[TCN] Tuesday, December 11, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Transportation Radio Interview and Topic Suggestions

 

I hope you've had a chance to listen to my Transportation Radio reports.  While I have some upcoming reports planned, I'd also want to ask for your suggestions for interviews.  For the TCN the subject should relate to some aspect of transportation communications.  If it's appropriate, I also link the reports in other newsletters I edit. 

 

The interviews can be done by phone so interview subjects can be anywhere in the world.  The interviews typically run under ten minutes and are then edited into a report of less than four minutes.  If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Convenient App Delivers Food to Your Airport Gate at a Touch

Link to article on Australian Business Traveller:

http://www.ausbt.com.au/convenient-app-delivers-food-to-your-airport-gate-at-a-touch

 

OTHER

 

2) Traffic Noise Causes Communication Breakdowns in Kangaroo Rats

Link to article on Science 2.0:

http://www.science20.com/anthrophysis/traffic_noise_causes_communication_breakdowns-98577

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) San Francisco District Attorney Hopes New Campaign Will Make Drivers and Pedestrians Not Hate Each Other

Link to blog in SF Weekly:

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2012/12/da_hopes_new_campaign_will_mak.php

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/Bbnro

 

RAILROADS

 

4) Federal Railroad Administration Adjusting Positive Train Control Requirements

Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety:

http://ohsonline.com/articles/2012/12/11/fra-adjusting-positive-train-control-requirements.aspx

 

5) Thales Selected for India's First CBTC Deployment

Link to article in the International Railway Journal:

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/signalling/thales-selected-for-indias-first-cbtc-deployment.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Three Emerging Technologies That Will Impact Emergency Management

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/3-Emerging-Technologies-Emergency-Management.html

 

TOURISM

 

7) Ohio DOT Looks to Change Structure of Travel Information Centers

Link to article in the Portsmouth Daily Times:

http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/bookmark/21087042-ODOT-looks-to-change-structure-of-TIC

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Who Made That New York City Subway Signage?

Link to article in The New York Times Magazine:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/magazine/who-made-that-subway-signage.html

 

VEHICLES

 

9) Car Collision Avoidance Technology Could Drive Down Teen Insurance

Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2012/12/10/car-collision-avoidance-technology-could-drive-down-teen-insurance/

 

 

News Releases

1) Smart Transportation Market Worth $102.31 Billion by 2018

2) Elite Association of Logistic Networks Formed to Represent Freight Forwarders

3) TÜV Rheinland to Discuss Model-Based Systems of Traffic Control at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

4) Automotive Apps Set for Explosion in North American Market

5) NTSB Recommends Improved Signage and Roadway Markings, GPS Warnings to Cut Wrong-Way Accidents

6) San Francisco Bay Area's 511 Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

7) Agero Connected Services Leads Digital Dashboard Revolution With New AgeroVie Cloud Delivery Platform

 

 

Upcoming Events

COMeSAFETY Webinar: European International and National FOTs for Cooperative ITS Evaluation – December 12

https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/349435911

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1912 **100^th anniversary** Roland Garros set a new altitude record of 18,670 feet while flying over Tunis.

http://www.skytamer.com/4.1/1912.html

 

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