[TCN] Monday, July 29, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, July 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Funding Schemes in Congress Could Ground Drones; FAA Pressured Over Privacy

Link to article in The Washington Times:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/28/funding-schemes-in-congress-could-ground-drones

 

2) FAA Tells Foreign Pilots to Use GPS When Landing in San Francisco

Link to story on KNTV-TV:

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/FAA-Tells-Foreign-Pilots-to-Use-GPS-When-Landing-at-SFO-217338431.html

 

3) Airlines Take Different Routes to TV

Link to article from The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/jul/26/airlines-take-different-routes-to-tv/

 

4) Libraries Partner with Local Airports

Link to article in Library Journal:

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/07/marketing/libraries-partner-with-local-airports/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) This Guy's Never Met a Subway Map He Didn't Want to Fix

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/design/2013/07/guys-never-met-map-he-didnt-want-fix/6340/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) North Carolina Quick Pass and Florida SunPass Are Now Interchangeable

Link to article in the News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/29/3067076/nc-quick-pass-and-florida-sunpass.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Intel Closes Navigation App Developer Telmap

Link to article on Globes:

http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000865885&fid=1725

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

8) Industry Forums on the Next ITS Strategic Plan; Notice of Public Meeting

Link to further information in the Federal Register:

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-29/html/2013-18020.htm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) 'Hobo Cop' Helps Distracted Drivers in Edmonton

Link to article in the Edmonton Journal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Hobo+helps+ticket+distracted+drivers/8713795/story.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Tackling Sexual Harassment on England's Transit

Link to story on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=206310516

 

11) HopStop Transit App Receives First Update Following Its Acquisition By Apple

Link to story on AppAdvice:

http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/07/hopstop-transit-app-receives-first-update-following-its-acquisition-by-apple

 

12) New HD Penn Station Signs to Help Commuters, Long Island Rail Road's Bottom Line

Link to article from Newsday:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11070232/new-hd-penn-station-signs-to-help-commuters-lirrs-bottom-line

 

13) Seattle-Area Transit System's New Foreign Language Plan Off to a Bumpy Start

Link to The Seattle Globalist:

http://www.seattleglobalist.com/2013/07/29/metros-new-language-plan-off-to-bumpy-start/15048

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) South Carolina Taxpayers Pay $675,000 for Traffic Control, Mostly at Sports Events

Link to AP article:

http://www.thestate.com/2013/07/28/2886302/sc-agency-spends-635k-to-provide.html

 

15) Chandigarh, India Officials Mull Traffic Management Center to Ease Congestion

PA system at traffic signals would provide real-time information to the public.

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Chandigarh/UT-Admn-mulls-traffic-management-centre-to-ease-congestion/SP-Article1-1100031.aspx

 

16) FCC Updates TIS Rules to Benefit Public Safety

Link to article in The Source:

http://www.theradiosource.com/articles-news-2013-jul.htm

 

 

News Releases

1) Advances to the Intelligent Access Program Drives Interest from Transport Operators

2) TrafficLand Reaches Agreement with Texas DOT for Statewide Access to Traffic Cameras

3) Early Bird Registration Ends August 8 for IRF World Meeting & Exhibition

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS Georgia Annual Meeting – September 15-17 – Pine Mountain, Georgia

http://www.itsga.org/2013-annual-meeting.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1958 **55^th anniversary** President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which created NASA.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/spaceact.html

 

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