[TCN] Monday, November 4, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, November 4, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Delta, JetBlue Get Green Light for Gadgets

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/189056-faa-ok%E2%80%99s-delta-jetblue-for-expanded-electronic-use

 

2) New App and Website Aim to Better Predict Airport Wait Times

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_24443630/new-app-and-website-aim-better-predict-airport

 

3) Companies Using Smartphones to Connect with Passengers at Airports

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/3136-going-mobile

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) App Helps Disabled Use Sidewalks and Transportation

Link to article in The Tartan:

http://thetartan.org/2013/11/4/scitech/transportapp

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Governor Backs Iowa DOT Over Police Chiefs in Battle Over Traffic-Camera Enforcement

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/11/04/branstad-backs-iowa-dot-over-city-police-chiefs-in-battle-over-traffic-camera-rules/article

 

OTHER

 

6) Articles from Latest Issue of Nordic Road and Transport Research

 -  New EU Project on Automated Driving (page 3)

 -  The Effect of Traffic Management on Road, Railway and Maritime Traffic (page 5)

 -  Employing a Driving Simulator for Road Planning (page 14)

http://www.nordicroads.com/2-2013-walking-for-life/#more-593

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) SEPTA Police Chief Gains a Following on Twitter

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20131104_From_a_police_dynasty__SEPTA_chief_embraces_the_new.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Canada Tests Animal Detectors

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/automobiles/canada-tests-animal-detectors.html

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Marijuana Ads on Portland, Maine Transit Stir the Pot Over Drug Safety, Free Speech

Link to McClatchy Newspapers article:

http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20131102/NEWS0107/311020322/#

 

10) Mobility Lab Alumni Launch Transit Info Service in Washington, DC Area

Link to article on ARLnow:

http://www.arlnow.com/2013/11/04/mobility-lab-alumni-launch-transit-info-service/

 

11) NYC Subway Goes Glam with Electronic Makeup Kiosk

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2426633,00.asp

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/5YlTGA

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Automated Cars Rumble Toward the Starting Line

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/automated-cars-rumble-toward-the-starting-line/2013/11/02/a5da11cc-409a-11e3-a751-f032898f2dbc_story.html

 

13) Stanford's Clifford Nass, Pioneer in Autonomous Vehicle Research, Dead at 55

Link to article on Stanford Report:

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/november/cliff-nass-obit-110413.html

 

14) How Universal is In-Car Radio Listening?

Link to blog on All Access:

http://www.allaccess.com/nuvoodoo/archive/17754/how-universal-is-in-car-radio-listening

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS Deployed in Verona with the European Project Compass4D

2) SiriusXM Completes Acquisition of Connected Vehicle Services Unit of Agero

3) New US DOT Rules Make Flying Easier for Passengers with Disabilities

4) US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Launches New Website

5) Tennessee DOT's SmartWay Mobile App Brings Home Honors

6) Volvo and Mercedes-Benz Driving Roll Out of ADAS as Standard Equipment in Cars

7) Raritan Valley Rail Coalition's 'One-Seat-Ride' Website Goes Live

8) Survey: Passengers at GRU Airport São Paulo Want Mobile Services

9) Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Offers Crash Reports Online

 

 

Solicitations

 -  Call for Papers – 21^st World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

http://itswc.confex.com/itswc/WC2014/cfp.cgi

 -  Request for Proposals – Smart Bus Solution – Metropolitan Area Planning Council

http://www.mapc.org/sites/default/files/128SmartBusSystem2013LegalNotice.pdf

 -  Request for Applications – Integrated Corridor Management Deployment Planning Grants – FHWA

https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/11/01/2013-26057/integrated-corridor-management-deployment-planning-grants

 -  Submissions Sought – Auto App Challenge – GPS Business News

http://www.connectedriver.com/autoappchallenge

 

 

Upcoming Events

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Open House – November 15 – Blacksburg, Virginia

http://www.vtti.vt.edu/anniversary/images/M_save-the-date.jpg

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1973 **40^th anniversary** The first 'Car Free Sunday' was held in the Netherlands during the 1973 oil embargo.

http://historicaltimes.tumblr.com/post/60924072876/a-group-of-people-having-a-picnic-on-a-highway

 

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