Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) is now accepting registrations for two of its online blended (instructor-led) courses:
Weather Responsive Traffic Management (WRTM) * New – May 3-June 23, 2013
This course provides information and guidance to transportation system managers and operators to help them effectively manage traffic flow and operations during adverse weather conditions.
Improving Highway Safety with ITS – May 10-June 29, 2013
This course aims to increase awareness of the benefits to be gained through the deployment of ITS for highway safety applications. The course is designed to assist professionals in both the highway safety and ITS communities.
All course materials are on-line but students have access to course instructors through three pre-scheduled conference calls. Cost is $250 each, $400 for both. FREE for U.S. local, state, regional, metropolitan, and Federal government agencies! - Use sponsor code PCB when you register. Questions, please contact Denise Twisdale or Kathy Frankle.
AVIATION
1) FAA Leader Vows Controller Furloughs Won't Risk Safety
Link to Bloomberg article:
2) Porter Files $4 Million Libel Suit Against Striking Refuelers' Union for Tweets
Link to Canadian Press article:
CAMERAS
3) Baltimore to Void More Than 6,000 Camera Tickets
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
4) TomTom Intros Speedcam Warning iOS App in France
Link to article on GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/TomTom-Intros-Speedcam-Warning-iOS-App-in-France_a4207.html
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) Daily News from ITS America Annual Meeting – Day 3
Link to newsletter from ITS International:
http://campaign.route2email.com/view.aspx?id=446
MARITIME
6) Japan, China to Reopen Talks on Maritime Hotline
Link to article in The Asahi Shimbun:
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201304240051
PARKING
7) New York City Phones It In: Pilot Program Tracks Where to Park
Link to Real Business at Xerox blog:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) New York City DOT Among Best Agencies in Responding to Freedom of Information Requests
Link to blog in The Village Voice:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/04/one_in_10_freed.php
RAILROADS
9) Feds Say Metra Retaliated Against Employee Who Reported Signals Weren't Being Tested Correctly
Link to article in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130423/news/704239707/
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Survey: More Cell Use on Vermont Roads
Link to article in the Bennington Banner:
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/local/ci_23092103/survey-more-cell-use-vt-roads
TAXIS
11) Last Hurdle Falls in New York City Taxi App Battle; Judge Dismisses Black Car E-Hail Lawsuit
Link to article on All Things Digital:
TRANSIT
12) RideScout App Changes Austin, Texas Transportation
Link to article in The Daily Texan:
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2013/04/24/ridescout-app-changes-austin-transportation
13) New York MTA Expanding Subway Cell Service this Week
Link to story on NY1:
http://www.ny1.com/content/transit/180869/mta-expanding-subway-cell-service-this-week
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Hyderabad Set to Get Live Traffic Updates
Link to article in the Deccan Chronicle:
15) Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Disseminating Traveler Information on Travel Time Reliability
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168809.aspx
16) A Lexicon for Conveying Travel Time Reliability Information
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168810.aspx
News Releases
1) BART.gov Launches New Estimated Train Crowding Feature
4) Tulsa World Introduces New Blog About Aviation, Transportation and Travel
5) iSoftStone and Ganyue Expressway to Build Smart Transportation System in China's Jiangxi Province
6) PACE Awards Highlight Game-Changing Automotive Suppliers
7) BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University Set Up First Joint Research Lab in Southeast Asia
8) New Air Situation Display for the Frankfurt Approach Control (in German)
Solicitation
- Nominees – Hoy A. Richards Career Achievement Award (for level crossing safety) – Texas A&M Transportation Institute
http://lxinfo.org/2013/04/22/college-station-texas-hoy-richards-career-achievement-award/
Upcoming Events
Using Technology to Improve Transportation: All-Electronic Tolling and Beyond – May 7 – Boston
Today in Transportation History
1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope was launched with the Space Shuttle Discovery.
http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/archive/hubble/
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