[TCN] Thursday, September 13, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, September 13, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Developing Next-Generation Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://goo.gl/pdQls

 

2) Travel App Launched to Help Those Traveling Between Airports and City Centers

Link to article on Business & Leadership:
http://www.businessandleadership.com/marketing/item/37128-travel-app-launched-to/

 

3) The Multiple Issues Surrounding Airlines and Ownership of Passenger Data

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/09/13/news/the-multiple-issues-surrounding-airlines-and-ownership-of-passenger-data

 

4) TV Advertisements Still Matter to Airlines in an Internet Age

Link to blog from the Airline Passenger Experience Association:

http://blog.apex.aero/finance-2/tv-advertisements-airlines-matter-internet-age/

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Prince George's County, Maryland Installing Cameras to Watch Cameras

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://wtop.com/58/3034979/Cameras-to-watch-the-speed-cameras

 

6) Automated Enforcement for Speeding and Red-Light Running

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167757.aspx

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

7) Massimo Vignelli's 1970s New York City Subway Map is Reborn

Link to article from Phaidon:

http://uk.phaidon.com/agenda/design/articles/2012/september/12/massimo-vignellis-nyc-subway-map-is-reborn/

 

OTHER

 

8) UAE – Intelligent Transportation Technologies Gain Ground

Link to MENAFN article:

http://www.menafn.com/menafn/1093553132/Saudi-Intelligent-transportation-technologies-gain-ground

 

9) Bangalore Traffic Police to Log Off Blackberrys

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/article3891565.ece?homepage=true

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Website Aims to Educate Seniors About How Their Medications Could Impair Their Driving

Link to story on KIVI-TV:

http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/169559596.html

Link to Roadwise Rx: http://www.roadwiserx.com/

 

11) State DOTs Use of Social Media Evolving

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/state-dots-use-of-social-media-evolving/

 

RAILROADS

 

12) Chinese to Get Train Tickets via Smartphones

Link to Xinhua article:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-09/12/c_131846281.htm

 

13) Railroads Gear Up to Protect Computers from Hackers

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/csx_transportation/article/Railroads-gear-up-to-protect-computers-from-hackers--32354#

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) Why Smartphones are Still Key to Telematics In-Car Apps

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/why-smartphones-are-still-key-telematics-car-apps

 

TRANSIT

 

15) South Carolina Bus System to Add Video Message Boards to Downtown Columbia Transit Center

Link to article in The State:

http://www.thestate.com/2012/09/13/2439347/bus-system-to-add-video-message.html#.UFG4y9CXR3Y

 

16) MBTA Director of Innovation on Technology's Place in America's Oldest Transit System

Link to article on BostInno:

http://bostinno.com/2012/09/12/mbta-mobile-technology-innovation/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) iPhone 5 and iOS 6 for Drivers: Real-Time Traffic, Navigation, Yelp

Link to article on Motor Authority:

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1079111_iphone-5-ios-6-for-drivers-real-time-traffic-navigation-yelp

 

18) Trucking Fleets Leverage Traffic Data to Work Smarter, Cut Costs

Link to article in Directions Magazine:

http://www.directionsmag.com/articles/trucking-fleets-leverage-traffic-data-to-work-smarter-cut-costs/276210

 

 

News Releases

1) TomTom Partners with NYSERDA to Help Fleet Operators in New York State Reduce Fuel Costs and Improve Productivity

2) Port Authority of Guam Creates Travel and Training Repository

3) Cubic Concludes Public Transit Security Pilot in Edmonton

4) Google Tops ABI Research's Indoor Location Technology Competitive Assessment, with Nokia/Microsoft and Qualcomm Second and Third

5) Toyota Expands National Teen Safe Driving Program with Dealership and High School Outreach

6) Toyota and University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Launch Teen Driver Distraction Study

7) Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center Launches Seven New Projects and Four New Partnerships with Leading Academic and Research Institutions

8) North Carolina DOT to Educate Communities on Designing 'Complete Streets' to Better Accommodate Pedestrians, Cyclists and Buses

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Assistant Transit Analyst – San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission – Stockton, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=31319

 -  Multi-Media Specialist – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Washington, D.C.

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=31323

 

 

Upcoming Events

Rail~Volution 2012 – October 14-17 – Los Angeles

http://mobility21.com/aboutrv/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1882 **130^th anniversary** Service began on the Canada Atlantic Railway between Coteau Junction and Ottawa.

http://twu.ca/sites/laurentian/heritage/railways.html

 

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