[TCN] Wednesday, February 29, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, February 29, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) United Airlines Set for Single Reservation System

Continental website disappears on Saturday.

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/unitedcontinental-idUSL2E8DT7RD20120229

Link to Continental site: http://www.continental.com

 

2) Guidebook for Airport Irregular Operations (IROPS) Contingency Planning

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166569.aspx

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Never Lost: MIT Creates Wayfinding Arrows Projected from Your Cellphone

Link to article on Co.Design:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669110/never-lost-mit-creates-wayfinding-arrows-projected-from-your-cellphone

 

4) Alaska DOT&PF Featured on Modern Marvels

Agency's use of GPS on snowplows is highlighted.

Link to video from History:

http://www.history.com/shows/modern-marvels/videos/modern-marvels-alaska#modern-marvels-alaska

 

RAILROADS

 

5) Via Rail Derailment: Positive Train Control Could Reduce Accidents

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/1138219--via-rail-derailment-modern-train-control-system-could-reduce-accidents

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Port of Mobile, Alabama Looks to Install Mass Notification System

Link to article in the Press-Register:

http://blog.al.com/press-register-business/2012/02/port_of_mobile_looks_to_instal.html

 

TRANSIT

 

7) Saskatoon Transit Ad Policies Changed to Comply with Charter

Link to article in The StarPhoenix:

http://www.thestarphoenix.com/life/Transit+policies+changed+comply+with+charter/6224583/story.html

 

8) 'Go to Hell Barack' Ad Must be Removed, Congressman Tell WMATA

Link to story on WJLA-TV:

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/-go-to-hell-barack-ad-must-be-removed-moran-tells-wmata--73204.html

 

9) Both WMATA and Its Riders Craft New Tools to Track the System

Link to blog on TBD:

http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2012/02/both-wmata-and-its-riders-craft-new-tools-to-track-the-system-14656.html

 

10) Photographers Shouldn't Have to Defend Legal Metro Photos to WMATA

Link to blog on TBD:

http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2012/02/photographers-shouldn-t-have-to-defend-legal-metro-photos-to-wmata-14638.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Traveller Information Services Association Community Meets in Singapore

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/news-from-tisa-6/

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Backup Camera Rule at Cost of $2.7 Billion Delayed by US DOT

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376-M04FFX07SXKX01-66OTB36BHO1QUCA3SKC28CBE9D

 

13) American Trucking Associations Sides with Feds on Electronic Truck Log Recorders

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/regulation/ata-sides-feds-over-electronic-truck-log-recorders

 

14) Ford Adding Facebook Features to Sync

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57387791-48/ford-adding-facebook-features-to-sync

 

15) Volkswagen's de Meo: Internet Becomes No. 1 Communication Channel

Link to interview in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/vws-de-meo-internet-is-no-1-communication-channel/news/id-005198

 

 

News Releases

1) Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Offers Free Wi-Fi at Every Gate plus New Mobile Website

2) New Traffic Information Line Opens for British Columbia's Evergreen Line

3) Twitter Feedback Leads to Enforcement Blitz in Sackville, Nova Scotia

 

 

Upcoming Events

Texas Aviation Conference – March 28-30 – Galveston, Texas

http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tac12/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1840 John Philip Holland, inventor of the submarine, was born in Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/269340/John-Philip-Holland

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, February 28, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Attend IBTTA Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees and Transportation Finance Summit, April 29-May 1, 2012 in Jersey City, New Jersey

 

This conference combines the best features of IBTTA's Transportation Finance Summit with the depth of content from the Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees organized by the Texas Department of Transportation Institute and the University of Minnesota in 2009-2011. Sessions will explore the latest studies and pilot programs in mileage-based user fees and the diverse range of financing tools available to toll agencies, state DOTs and local governments. Conference Partners: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Texas Transportation Institute and TRB. Co-Sponsors: I-95 Corridor Coalition, Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance and the Reason Foundation.  View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel and travel reservations, and register today! www.ibtta.org/jerseycity

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

1) Politicians Tell UK Department for Transport 'Newspapers are the Best Place for Traffic Regulations'

Link to article in the Hastings and St. Leonards Observer:

http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local-news/newspapers_are_the_best_place_for_traffic_regulations_1_3560848

 

RAILROADS

 

2) ScotRail to Pilot Wi-Fi on Edinburgh to Glasgow Trains

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17190861

 

ROADWAYS

 

3) New Technology Could Help Washington State DOT Better Predict Road Conditions

Link to story on Northwest Cable News:

http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=140655373&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10222

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

4) US Secretary of Transportation Honks When He Sees Drivers Talk or Text

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2764717

 

5) In-Car Cameras Help Teens Improve Driving Skills

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/In-car-cameras-help-teens-improve-driving-skills-140613853.html

 

TRANSIT

 

6) Myki Website Glitch Triggers More Commuter Anger

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/myki-glitch-triggers-more-commuter-anger-20120228-1u07o.html

 

7) University of Cape Town Launches Jammie Shuttle Traveler Information System

Link to article in Monday Paper:

http://www.uct.ac.za/mondaypaper/?id=8961

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

8) App Will Help Blind, Visually Impaired Navigate Streets

Link to article in the Minnesota Daily:

http://www.mndaily.com/2012/02/28/app-will-help-blind-visually-impaired-navigate-streets

 

VEHICLES

 

9) US Rule Set for Cameras at Cars' Rear

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/business/us-rule-set-for-cameras-at-cars-rear.html

 

10) Mercedes to Integrate Apple's Siri into New Cars

Link to article in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250872/mercedes_to_integrate_apples_siri_into_new_cars.html

 

 

News Releases

1) In-Vehicle Connectivity an Opportunity for Mobile Audio

2) China Selects Telvent SmartMobility Technology to Enhance Mobility Management in the Country's Cities

3) Gary Umpleby Appointed New Chairman for ITS United Kingdom Public Transport Interest Group

4) DC Metro Launches New Alert System to Keep Bus and Rail Customers Better Informed

5) Tennessee DOT Launches US 27 Project Website

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Second Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study: A Look at SunGuide – February 29

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14lqSewckZQRFlryFNLhmoPJ32TFE9g4drYxPWUTAXhU/edit

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1827 **185^th anniversary** Maryland passed an act to incorporate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maryland_state_laws_relating_to_the_Baltimore_and_Ohio_Rail_Road#1826_Chapter_123

 

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[TCN] Monday, February 27, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, February 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) United Arab Emirates Launches Electronic Aviation Encyclopedia

Link to article from the Emirates News Agency:

http://www.wam.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289997686197&pagename=WAM%2FWAM_E_Layout

 

CAMERAS

 

2) New York State DOT Rethinks Traffic Camera Towers on Parkways After Complaints

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120226/NEWS02/302260054/DOT-rethinks-traffic-towers-Westchester-parkways-after-complaints

 

3) Maine DOT Adding Traffic Cameras to I-295 in Advance of Construction

Link to article in The Portland Press Herald:

http://www.pressherald.com/news/drivers-will-see-traffic-from-i-295-web-cams_2012-02-27.html

Link to news release from Maine DOT:

http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=DOT_Press_Releases&id=353963&v=article

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) Poster Campaign Urges Toronto Residents to 'Save the Subways'

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/26/toronto-subway-ads-taxpayers-coalition.html

Link to news release from the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition:

http://www.torontotaxpayer.ca/PressReleases/Taxpayers-Coalition-Announces-Advertising-Campaign-To-Save-The-Subways

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) New Jersey Fire Chief Develops App to Improve Emergency Response

Link to article in the Daily Record:

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20120227/NJNEWS/302270011/Firefighting-There-s-an-app-that

Link to further information: http://www.first-responder.com

 

TELEMATICS

 

6) US DOT's Distraction Guidelines as Challenge and Opportunity

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/dot%E2%80%99s-distraction-guidelines-challenge-and-opportunity

 

TRANSIT

 

7) Minnesota Light Rail Gets a Name, New Logo

Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/02/22/central-corridor-metro/

Link to news release:

http://www.metrocouncil.org/news/2012/METRObrandingFeb23.htm

 

8) Linx Transportation Network in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming Launches Online Ticketing

Link to article in Teton Valley News:

http://tetonvalleynews.net/news/linx-transportation-network-launches-online-ticketing/article_46bbd406-5f09-11e1-b236-0019bb2963f4.html

Link to further information from Linx:

https://webstore.linx.coop/ticketing/Default.asp

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Kentucky Speedway Getting the Fix on Traffic

Link to article in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/25/2083877/mark-story-kentucky-speedway-getting.html

 

10) New Animated DC Beltway Traffic Map Takes Guesswork Out of Commute

Link to story on WUSA-TV:

http://wusa9.com/news/article/192809/373/New-Animated-Beltway-Traffic-Map-Takes-Guesswork-Out-Of-Commute

Link to map: http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~rahul/I495/

 

11) Speed Sensors to Help Ohio Motorists Plan Travel Routes

Link to article in The Daily Jeffersonian:

http://www.daily-jeff.com/local%20news/2012/02/26/speed-sensors-to-help-ohio-motorists-plan-travel-routes

 

12) Master of Lights: The Man Who Controls Over 4,000 Signal Lights in Los Angeles

Link to article on Neon Tommy:

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/02/master-lights-man-who-controls-over-4000-signal-lights-los-angeles

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Bill Ford: Computing Tech Will Upend the Auto Industry

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57386019-78/bill-ford-computing-tech-will-upend-the-auto-industry

 

14) More Fleets Get Connected

Link to article in Connected World:

http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS120223151424157

 

 

News Releases

1) San Francisco International Airport's Noise Abatement Website Goes 3D

2) City of Zhenjiang, China and IBM Collaborate to Build a Smarter City

3) Megabus.com Launches New Bus Tracking Application for Customers

4) TomTom Expands Coverage of Real-Time Traffic Products for Licensing Customers

5) TomTom Signs Deal with NDrive to Enable Innovative Location-Based Apps for the Growing Mobile Market

6) BMW Introduces AUPEO Personal Radio App

7) ALK Technologies Announces Free CoPilot GPS App

8) Texas DOT Lets Potential Drunk Drivers See Themselves Behind Bars

 

 

Upcoming Events

Passenger Terminal Expo – April 18-20 – Vienna

http://www.passengerterminal-expo.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

2002 **10^th anniversary** A train fire in India killed 59 Hindu pilgrims.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/27/newsid_4168000/4168073.stm

 

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[TCN] Friday, February 24, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, February 24, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Westchester County Airport Traffic Controllers Caught on Video

Link to story on WNYW-TV:

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/national/air-traffic-controllers-caught-on-video-20120223-share

 

2) Selecting a Seatmate to Make Skies Friendlier

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/business/global/selecting-a-seatmate-to-make-skies-friendlier.html

 

BICYCLES

 

3) DIY Mapping: Cycle Routes in Moscow

Bicycle activist working to map bicycle paths in city.

Link to blog on Pattern Cities:

http://patterncities.com/archives/1011

Link to site: http://pixelchannel.ru/useless/ (in Russian)

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) McDonald's to Trial Car Navigation Food Order System

Link to article on Japan Trends:

http://www.japantrends.com/mcdonalds-trial-car-navigation-order-system/

Link to news release form McDonald's Japan:

http://www.mcd-holdings.co.jp/news/2012/company/20120222.html (in Japanese)

 

5) NY Waterway Ferry Users Get Global Positioning System for Edgewater, New Jersey Residents

Link to article in Edgewater View:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/140265073_Ferry_users_get_global_positioning_system_.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) China Could Use Technology to Improve Train Safety and for Real-Time Traffic Information

Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/1185013/1/.html

 

7) We Need Limits on Dashboard Distractions

Link to editorial in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_20022822

 

TRANSIT

 

8) SEPTA to Spend $100 Million for Positive Train Control

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120224_New_SEPTA_system_aimed_at_preventing_train_collisions.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Northumberland, UK to Test System Warning Drivers When Tides Flood Causeway

Link to article in the Northumberland Gazette:

http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/is_the_tide_turning_on_causeway_rescues_1_4275667

 

10) New Traffic Center Controls Tyne and Wear Roads

Link to article in The Journal:

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/02/24/new-traffic-centre-controls-tyne-and-wear-roads-61634-30396049/

 

 

News Releases

1) DFW International Airport Named Overall Winner in Regional Routes Airport Marketing Awards

2) South Dakota DOT Announces ClearPath 511

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Operations Supervisor – City of Appleton Valley Transit – Appleton, Wisconsin

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=25932

 -  Deputy Executive Director, Administration – Metra – Chicago, Illinois

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=26031

 

 

Upcoming Events

Railway Terminal World Design and Technology Conference – April 18-19 – Vienna

http://www.railwayterminalworld.com/conf_programme.php?n=conf

 

 

Friday Bonus  

A different way to carpool.

http://www.laff-away.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/border-crossing.jpg

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1887 **125^th anniversary** The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers held its first meeting.

http://www.csce.ca/

 

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