[TCN] Monday, September 23, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, September 23, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Talks on Private Air-Traffic Control Turn Serious in US

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/talks-on-private-air-traffic-control-turn-serious-in-u-s-.html

 

2) FAA Nears New Rules on Devices

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/technology/faa-nears-new-rules-on-devices.html?pagewanted=all

 

3) E-Books, iPads During Takeoff Still 'a Way Off' in Australia

Link to article in The Australian Financial Review:

http://www.afr.com/p/national/books_ipads_during_takeoff_still_MUAcYsy3kk5qZYSQFW9qsN

 

4) Inconsistency Has Become Major Theme in NextGen Implementation. How to Rectify?

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/09/inconsistency-has-become-a-major-theme-within-the-field-of-nextgen-implementation-what-needs-to-be-done-to-rectify-that/

 

5) Signs of Our Times: Airport Ads Are Big Business

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/22/airport-ads-big-business/2842833/

 

6) How Creative Can Airport Ads Be? Lisbon Airport Shows the Way

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2013/09/22/how-creative-can-airport-ads-be-lisbon-shows-the-way/#1

 

7) App Helps Travelers Negotiate Airports

Link to article in the Telegram & Gazette:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20130922/NEWS/309229988/1237

 

8) Portland, Oregon Airport's Billboard Brouhaha

Link to editorial in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/09/port_of_portlands_billboard_br.html

 

MARITIME

 

9) Cuba, US Coordinate Search and Rescue Operations

Link to Prensa Latina article:

http://www.cadenagramonte.cu/english/index.php/show/articles/15456:cuba-usa-coordinate-search-and-rescue-operations

 

PARKING

 

10) Dispute Over Parking Sensors in Boise, Idaho Could Cost Taxpayers More Money

Link to story on KBOI-TV:

http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Truth-Squad-Boise-ACHD-parking-meters-sensors-taxpayers-dispute-224522351.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

11) Emergency Organizations Reach Out to Philadelphia's Commuting Public

Link to story on KYW Radio:

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/09/20/emergency-organizations-reach-out-to-philadelphias-commuting-public/

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Minnesota's Metro Transit Debuts Wi-Fi Service on Northstar Line

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/224887692.html

 

13) Advertising a Boon for Rome, Georgia Transit

Link to article in the Rome News-Tribune:

http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/23650915/article-Advertising-a-boon-for-city-transit

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) UK Highways Agency Tracks Millions of Motorists' Cellphones in 'Smart' Trials

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10324356/Highways-Agency-tracks-millions-of-motorists-handsets-in-smart-trials.html

 

15) Google to Keep Waze as Separate Service

Link to article on Globes:

http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000880419&fid=1725

 

16) A Closer Look at Inrix, the World's Largest Traffic Intelligence Network

Link to article in ITProPortal:

http://www.itproportal.com/2013/09/21/a-closer-look-at-inrix-the-worlds-largest-traffic-intelligence-network/

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Self-Driving Vehicles Progress Faster Than Rules of Road

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/self-driving-vehicles-progress-faster-than-rules-of-road.html

 

18) Connected Cars' Knob-Free Interface Challenge

Link to article in the Radio And Internet Newsletter:

http://kurthanson.com/category/issue-title/92013-making-it-easy-hard-connected-cars-knob-free-interface-challenge

 

 

News Releases

1) New York Governor Unveils 'Texting Zones' Along Thruway and Highways for Drivers to Pull Over and Use Their Cellphones

2) Bay Area Infrastructure Finance Authority to Solicit Industry Feedback for Express Lane Toll System Integrator Draft Request for Proposal

3) ITS, Highway Safety to be Tackled at Transportation Association of Canada Conference

4) Public Encouraged to Participate in First-Ever Online Public Meeting for Pennsylvania Transportation

 

 

Upcoming Events

Road Usage Charge Summit 2013 – November 13 – Portland, Oregon

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/RUFPP/Pages/Road-Usage-Charge-Summit-2013.aspx

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Roland Garros, a French aviator, made the first non-stop flight across the Mediterranean Sea, flying between France and Tunisia.

http://fly.historicwings.com/2012/09/garros-crosses-the-mediterranean/

 

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