[TCN] Friday, July 20, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, July 20, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join IBTTA September 9-13, 2012 for our 80^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.

This year's annual meeting promises to provide top-notch content combined with an exhibit hall and exciting special events and tours. Hosted by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, attendees will hear about tolling solutions and experiences from across the globe.  Network with toll industry professionals and hear experts discuss transportation policies, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to worldwide mobility challenges.

 

Register by August 24, 2012 to receive the early bird registration discount.  And be sure to book your hotel today to receive the IBTTA negotiated rate.  To get all the meeting details and to register, visit www.ibtta.org/orlando.   

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Airlines Want NextGen to Anchor US Policy

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/07/airlines-want-nextgen-to-anchor-us-policy/

 

2) Shorter Flight Paths – Sweden's Green Navigation Connection

Link to article in Airport Technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featureflight-path-green-navigation-airport-sweden

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Researchers Improve Electric Car Range: With Better GPS System

Link to article on Green Car Reports:

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1077862_researchers-improve-electric-car-range-with-better-gps-system

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) Utah DOT Reaches Out on Big Screen for I-15 Project

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/central/orem/udot-reaches-out-on-big-screen/article_b614c258-8be8-5489-84b3-ee55e271ad42.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) North London Road Signs Ruled 'Confusing' After Costing Motorists £5 Million in Fines

Link to article in the London Evening Standard:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/road-signs-ruled-confusing-after-costing-motorists-5-million-in-fines-7961647.html

 

6) Chinese Authorities Explain Huge Cost of Highway Signs

Signs being brought up to unified national naming standards.

Link to article from the Shanghai Daily:

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7880550.html

 

TRANSIT

 

7) Wi-Fi Plan Back on Track for Trinity Railway Express

Link to article in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/07/17/4106597/wifi-plan-back-on-track-for-trinity.html

 

8) Technology Helps South Portland, Maine Bus Riders

Link to article in the South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Sentry:

http://sentry.mainelymediallc.com/news/2012-07-20/Front_Page/Technology_helps_city_bus_riders.html

 

9) Can Chicagoans Design the Perfect Transit App?

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670314/can-chicagoans-design-the-perfect-transit-app#1

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) At the Olympics, Transport Chiefs Must Trust the Wisdom of Crowds

Crowd control is often driven by a fear of panic and selfish behavior, but this view is out of date – communication is key.

Link to commentary in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/20/olympics-transport-crowd-control-network-rail

 

VEHICLES

 

11) Hot Technologies Driving the Next-Gen Vehicles

Link to article in PCQuest:

http://pcquest.ciol.com/content/techtrends/2012/112072001.asp

 

 

News Releases

1) Iowa DOT 511 Mobile App Now Available for iPhone

2) Qantas to Launch QStreaming Across B767 Fleet – In-Flight Entertainment via iPads at Every Seat

 

 

Upcoming Events

Workshop on Freeway Management Strategies – August 17 – Lake Buena Vista, Florida

http://trc.ce.ufl.edu/news_and_events/freeway_management_workshop_2012.php

 

 

Friday Bonus  

Glad this wasn't around when they filmed Singin' in the Rain.

http://www.gizmag.com/lampbrella-streetlamp-umbrella/23233/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** The world's first passenger hovercraft service began on a route between Wales and England.

http://rhylhistoryclub.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/the-hovercraft-1962/

 

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