Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, May 14, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Who's REALLY Controlling Traffic?
With the proliferation of navigation devices, GEWI has noted a global trend of drivers relying less on traditional means of traffic information distribution in favor of in-vehicle, smartphone and portable navigation devices. This can have a negative impact in the ability of a public agency to control traffic information distribution, but GEWI has a solution. TIC is used by a wide range of customer types, used for a wide range of traffic solutions. For more information, visit booth #712 at ITS America, or contact us at info@gewi.com
AVIATION
1) Homegrown GPS Navigation Systems at All India Airports by Next Year
Link to Press Trust of India article:
2) Domestic Drones Could be Hijacked or Jammed, Pilots and Manufacturers Warn
Link to article on Nextgov:
3) Midnight was Movie Hour, Nap Time in New York Air Tower
Link to Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-11/midnight-was-movie-hour-nap-time-in-new-york-air-tower.html
4) FAA Chief Touts Benefits of NextGen to FedEx and Memphis
Link to article in The Commercial Appeal:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/may/13/delivering-efficiency/
BICYCLES
5) GloBars – Ultimate LED Handlebar for Your Bicycle
Link to article on The Future of Things:
http://thefutureofthings.com/news/11457/globars-ultimate-led-handlebar-for-your-bicycle.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Wireless Venture LightSquared Files for Bankruptcy
Link to article on CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57433929-94/wireless-venture-lightsquared-files-for-bankruptcy
Link to news release from LightSquared: http://goo.gl/RR41p
OTHER
7) Inrix CEO Bryan Mistele on Surviving 70 VC Rejections
Link to article on GeekWire:
http://www.geekwire.com/2012/inrix-ceo-bryan-mistele-built-big-company-70-vc-rejections/
8) Facebook Used to Help Stores Slowed by Tucson, Arizona Streetcar Project
Link to article in the Arizona Daily Star:
Link to 'Mind Our Own Businesses' Facebook page: http://goo.gl/vXjAq
9) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter – April 2012
Link to newsletter:
http://sites.ieee.org/itss/files/2012/05/v14n2.pdf
PEDESTRIANS
10) Fort Lee, New Jersey Cracks Down on Distracted Walkers
Link to story on WTXF-TV:
http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/Texting_While_Walking_Tickets_In_New_Jersey_051112
ROADWAYS
11) GPS-Based De-icer System Used by New Hampshire DOT Wins Holloway Competition
Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20120511-BIZ-205110397
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Report: Security Breaches Underreported by TSA
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/report_nearly_half_of_security.html
13) Parents Urged to Talk, Make Contract with Their Teen Drivers
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-24/teen-driving-safety-conversation/54941864/1
TAXIS
14) The Push to Make New York City Cab Rides Smarter
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/13/nyregion/taxi-rides-are-getting-smarter-by-the-app.html
TELEMATICS
15) Technology May Render Auto Insurance Unnecessary: Report
Link to blog on SmartPlanet:
TRANSIT
16) Washington's Cowlitz Transit Authority Wants Riders to be Able to Track Buses
Link to article in The Daily News:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) London's Traffic Lights 'Rigged' to Secure Olympic Bid
Link to article in the International Business Times:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/340623/20120514/traffic-lights-london-olympics-keith-mills.htm
18) Virginia DOT to Post Travel Times for Beachgoers
Link to story on WTVR-TV:
http://wtvr.com/2012/05/11/vdot-to-post-travel-times-for-beach-goers/
19) Traffic TV: Lawrence, Kansas Cameras Tapped to Help Keep Cars Moving
Link to article in the Lawrence Journal-World:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/may/12/traffic-tv-cameras-tapped-help-keep-cars-moving/
20) Estonian Road Administration to Release App for Drivers
Link to story on Estonian Public Broadcasting:
http://news.err.ee/sci-tech/47249bca-7d1a-471a-aec8-a4e794976bce
21) Smart Traffic Management in Florida
Link to column in The Gainesville Sun:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120514/OPINION03/120519936/-1/news
VEHICLES
22) Oregon Mileage Tax: State Looks for Simple Way
Link to article in the Albany Democrat-Herald:
23) James Pol of US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office on the Connected Vehicle Technology Challenge
Link to blog from Kevin Desouza:
http://kevindesouza.net/2012/05/james-pol-dot/
WEATHER
24) Extreme Weather Text Alerts Set to Begin
Link to article in USA Today:
News Releases
1) Canada and US Release Joint Plan for Emergency Border Traffic Management
2) World Highways Launches New Website
3) Researching Accessibility Gaps in Transit Hubs Communication Systems and Standards
4) ITS Network Meetings in Copenhagen
5) New York State DOT Celebrates History of Lake Champlain Bridge with New Website
Upcoming Events
8th World Congress on High-Speed Rail – July 10-13 – Philadelphia
Today in Transportation History
1957 **55th anniversary** Petrol rationing ended in the UK following the Suez crisis.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/14/newsid_2511000/2511733.stm
1962 **50th anniversary** President John F. Kennedy proclaimed the first National Transportation Week.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=24022#axzz1urJswEjF
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