[TCN] Tuesday, March 19, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) US Senate Bill Would Require Accessibility for In-Flight Entertainment

Link to article on ITworld:

http://www.itworld.com/it-management/348651/bills-would-make-movies-and-flight-entertainment-accessible

 

2) Gatwick Airport Unveils New Interactive Media Wall

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2447-gatwick-unveils-new-interactive-media-wall

 

3) Google's Flight Search Reaches Europe

Link to article in Routes News:

http://www.routes-news.com/news/item/1165-googles-flight-search-reaches-europe

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Red-Light Camera Firms Get Heat Over Tickets

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/03/18/red-light-cameras-lawsuits/1985537/

 

5) New York City Police License Plate Readers Will Be Able to Track Every Car Entering Manhattan

Link to article on The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/13/nypd-license-plate-readers_n_2869627.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) US Government: No Warrant Needed to Track Your Car with a GPS Device

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/gps-warrant-requirement/

 

7) GPS Mandatory for Chartered Buses in India

Link to TNN article:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Now-GPS-mandatory-for-chartered-buses/articleshow/19052929.cms

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

8) Bangalore Turns to Tech to Pave Road for Ambulance

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/in/bangalore-turns-to-tech-to-pave-road-for-ambulance-7000012732/

 

OTHER

 

9) News from ERTICO

 -  eCall Developing in Europe and Going International

http://www.ertico.com/ecall-developing-in-europe-and-going-international/

 -  Towards Futurama – Developments in Road Transport Automation

http://www.ertico.com/towards-futurama-developments-in-road-transport-automation/

 -  My ITS Testfest Quest

http://www.ertico.com/my-testfest-quest/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Washington State Bill Would Highlight Transportation Project Mistakes

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/spincontrol/2013/mar/18/bill-would-highlight-transportation-project-mistakes/

 

RAILROADS

 

11) UK 2013 Budget Said to Include Funding for Wi-Fi and Mobile Access on Trains

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/18/budget-wi-fi-mobile-trains

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) Tappan Zee Bridge Renaming Could Raise Millions

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20130317/NEWS03/303170065/Tappan-Zee-Bridge-renaming-could-raise-millions

 

13) Vandalism a Sign of Rivalry in Canberra

Link to article in The Canberra Times:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/vandalism-a-sign-of-rivalry-20130307-2fmxf.html

 

14) British District Council Plans to Ban Apostrophes from Street Signs

Link to article in The Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/in-the-lanes-of-devon-the-signs-arent-looking-good-for-the-apostrophe-8536993.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) FCC Re-names Mobile Alert System to 'Wireless Emergency Alerts'

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/28748?c=disaster_preparedness_emergency_response

 

16) Boston Launches Traffic-Safety Initiative Along Busy Commonwealth Avenue

Link to article on Your Town:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/allston_brighton/2013/03/boston_launches_traffic-safety.html

 

TAXIS

 

17) Brazilian Cab Passengers Benefiting from Connectivity via Samsung Tablet-Based Multitoky Mobile

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2013/03/17/Brazil-breaks-new-ground-in-rearseat-device-connectivity-in-cabs.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

18) Charleston, South Carolina-Area CARTA Bus Service Goes 'Real Time' on Bus Location, Travel Time

Link to article in The Post and Courier:

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130318/PC16/130319313

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

19) Groundbreaking System Aims to Ease Los Angeles' Traffic Woes

Link to story on KQED Radio's The California Report:

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201303151630/b

 

20) Events Traffic Management – Tips from the Top

Link to article on Event Industry News:

http://www.eventindustrynews.co.uk/2013/03/19/events-traffic-management-tips-from-the-top/

 

 

News Releases

1) New South Wales Offers New Mobile Traffic Information Service

2) Commercial Vehicle OEM Line-Fit Telematics Plans Face Uphill Battle

3) SITA Named 'IT Company of the Year'

4) RideScout Announces Launch of Transportation Smartphone App for Austin, Texas

5) Cubic Transportation Systems Receives $27 Million Contract from New York MTA to Deliver Hardware System for MTA Bus Time

6) New On-Board Truck Toll Unit from Bosch

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – PIARC RNO-ITS Web Resource Module Authors – ITS America/US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office

http://www.itsa.wikispaces.net/file/view/Module+editor+RFP+March+18+2013.pdf/415862658/Module%20editor%20RFP%20March%2018%202013.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: National Traffic Incident Management Peer-to-Peer Exchange – April 18

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=25923

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1863 **150^th anniversary** The SS Georgiana, a Confederate cruiser, was scuttled and burned on its maiden voyage in Charleston Harbor.

http://shipwrecks.com/2013/03/georgiana-facts/

 

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