[TCN] Thursday, June 20, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, June 20, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) EU's Single Sky Ambitions Remain Grounded by National Air Traffic Jams

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-future-aviation-qu/eu-single-sky-ambitions-remains-news-528718

 

MARITIME

 

2) China, Vietnam Agree on Hotline to Resolve Maritime Disputes

Link to story on the Voice of America:

http://www.voanews.com/content/china-vietnam-agree-on-hotline-to-resolve-maritime-disputes/1685504.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) The Road Not Taken: How Los Angeles Survived and Thrived During Two Weekend Closures of Its Busiest Freeway

Link to article in Public Roads:

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/13mayjun/02.cfm

 

4) Bridging the Digital Divide: The Challenges of Information Accessibility Prompt Efforts to Digitize Backlogs of Transportation Resources

Link to article in Public Roads:

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/13mayjun/07.cfm

 

RAILROADS

 

5) US Lawmakers Question Effectiveness of $20 Billion Rail Safety Mandate

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/pending-regs/306563-lawmakers-question-effectiveness-of-20b-rail-safety-mandate

 

6) New Caltrain Signal System to Make Corridor Safer, Compatible with High-Speed Rail

Link to article in The Daily Journal:

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/lnews/2013-06-20/caltrain-moves-toward-major-enhancements-new-signal-system-to-make-corridor-safer-compatible-with-high-speed-rail/1770519.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) New Road Signage Promotes New Brunswick Agri-Tourism

Link to article in Farm Focus of Atlantic Canada:

http://www.atlanticfarmfocus.ca/Agriculture/2013-06-20/article-3284941/New-road-signage-promotes-NB-agri-tourism/1

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) EU Approves User Rules for 'Smart' Tachographs

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/regulation-policy/transportation-regulations/international-transportation-regulations/eu-approves-user-rules-smart-tachographs_20130620.html

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Pittsburgh-Area Port Authority Selling Audio Ads on Buses

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/port-authority-to-sell-audio-ads-692375/

 

10) WMATA Engineers Uncover Rail-Car Intercom Problems

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=36560

 

11) Color of Bus Lights a Source of Friction in New York Legislature

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/20/nyregion/source-of-friction-in-albany-a-new-color-for-bus-lights.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Indian Ban on Bulk Text Messages Blocks Police from Sending Traffic Alerts

Link to DNA article:

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1850528/report-not-getting-traffic-updates-blame-ban-on-bulk-smses

 

13) New Traffic System to Make Travel Safer, More Efficient in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

Link to article in the Shippensburg Sentinel:

http://cumberlink.com/shippensburg/new-traffic-system-to-make-travel-safer-more-efficient-in/article_283381c6-d8fe-11e2-9284-001a4bcf887a.html

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Backup Camera Rule for Cars in US Pushed Back to 2015

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-20/backup-camera-rule-for-cars-in-u-s-pushed-back-to-2015.html

 

15) Sirius XM Joins the In-Car Streaming Music Battle

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/siriusxm-joins-the-in-car-streaming-music-battle/

 

16) Q&A: Improving the Car Ownership Experience Outside of the Vehicle

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/qa-improving-car-ownership-experience-outside-vehicle

 

 

News Releases

1) DRIVE C2X Project Hosted Its Major Event in Sweden

2) German State Police in Thuringia Upgrade to TIC3

3) Global-5 Communications Wins PRSA Silver Anvil Award Marketing Campaign for Florida DOT's 511

4) TripAdvisor Acquires GateGuru

5) North County Transit District: Free Wi-Fi Service is Back on the Coaster

6) European Field Test Shows Networked Cars Make Traffic Safer and More Efficient

7) Smart Parking Comes to Downtown Redwood City, California

8) Volvo Car Group Demonstrates Self-Parking Car

9) Silver Airways Upgrades to New Reservations System and Website

10) Maryland State Police Honored with Smart Solution Spotlight Award for Implementing Drivewyze Motor Carrier Bypass Telematics Technology

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Parking Association Convention – October 7-10 – Chicago

http://www.npaconvention.org/2013/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** The merger of Eastern Air Lines and American Airlines was rejected by the US Civil Aeronautics Board.

 

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