[TCN] Monday, January 13, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, January 13, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Bar Code Tags Help Airlines Cut Lost Baggage Claims

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/01/10/bar-code-tags-help-airlines-cut-lost-baggage-claims/

 

2) Delta Introduces $2 In-Flight Wi-Fi Passes for Smartphones

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2014/01/10/delta-introduces-2-in-flight-wi-fi-passes-for-smartphones/

 

MARITIME

 

3) Cruise Vessels: Most Required Security and Safety Measures Have Been Implemented, But Concerns Remain About Crime Reporting

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-43

 

OTHER

 

4) Articles from Texas Transportation Researcher

 -  Getting Information to Drivers to Improve Awareness, Safety

http://tti.tamu.edu/2013/12/01/getting-information-to-drivers-to-improve-awareness-safety/

 -  Improving Border-Crossing Wait Times

http://tti.tamu.edu/2013/12/01/improving-border-crossing-wait-times/

 -  Improved Data Collection for Improved Mobility

http://tti.tamu.edu/2013/12/01/improved-data-collection-for-improved-mobility/

 

PARKING

 

5) How London Plans to Eliminate the Search for a Parking Spot

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/01/how-london-plans-eliminate-search-parking-spot/8088/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Inside the George Washington Bridge Story

Link to podcast from NJ News Commons:

http://njnewscommons.org/inside-the-gw-bridge-story/

 

7) Pinellas County, Florida's $400,000 Transit Tax Campaign Focused on Educating Influential Core

Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/pinellas-nearly-400000-transit-tax-campaign-focused-on-educating-insiders/2160642

 

8) New Website Promotes Transport Across Swindon and Wiltshire, UK

Link to article in the Swindon Advertiser:

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10932381.New_website_promotes_transport_across_Swindon/

Link to site: http://www.wiltshirecommunitytransport.org.uk/

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Senators Expect Rule on Rail Cameras

Link to story on WNBC-TV:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Rail-Agency-Cameras-Safety-Trains-Chuck-Schumer-Metro-North-Derailment-239819411.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) In a Nasty Winter, Social Media Comfort SEPTA Commuters

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-12/news/46092777_1_social-media-assistant-general-manager-septa-bus

Link to SEPTA Twitter page: https://twitter.com/SEPTA_SOCIAL

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Inside West Michigan Transportation Operations Center

Link to story on WOOD-TV:

http://www.woodtv.com/news/local/grand-rapids/exclusive-inside-look-of-an-mdot-operations-center

 

12) Traffline – Your One Stop for Traffic Updates, Route Info

Link to article on SME Mentor:

http://www.moneycontrol.com/smementor/mentorade/starting-up/traffline--your-one-stop-for-traffic-updates-route-info-1023525.html

Link to Traffline: http://www.traffline.com/

 

13) From TRB 2014: Highway Operations, More Interesting Than You Think

Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://www.dot.gov/fastlane/trb-2014-transportation-ops-more-interesting-than-you-think

 

VEHICLES

 

14) The Next Data Privacy Battle May Be Waged Inside Your Car

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/11/business/the-next-privacy-battle-may-be-waged-inside-your-car.html

 

15) US Innovation Boosted by Silicon Valley-Detroit Team Up

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/us-innovation-boosted-by-silicon-valley-detroit-team-up/2014/01/13/1740b6d4-7a4a-11e3-b1c5-739e63e9c9a7_story.html

 

 

News Releases

1) New York MTA Adds Real-Time Arrival Estimates on L Line to Subway Time App, Website and Open Data Portal

2) New York MTA Adds Real-Time Train Arrivals to Weekender App

3) Denton County (Texas) Transportation Authority Kicks Off New I-35E Construction Marketing Campaign

4) Washington State DOT Survey Asks Drivers to Shed Light on Visibility Over Snoqualmie Pass

5) Inrix Teams with RE/MAX to Help Buyers Find the Perfect House

6) Open Roads Wins Contract to Deploy Video Analytics Monitoring System to Enhance West Virginia's Advanced Transportation Management Center

7) ATRI Seeks Industry Input on Smart Roadside Technologies

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Public Consultation – Provision of EU-Wide Real-Time Traffic Information Services – European Commission

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/its/consultations/2014-03-14-rtti_en.htm

 

 

Upcoming Events

Rail Safety 2014 – April 7-9 – Orlando, Florida

http://railsafetyseminars.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1989 **25^th anniversary** New York City subway gunman Bernhard Goetz was sentenced to a year in prison for carrying an illegal handgun.

http://articles.latimes.com/1989-01-14/news/mn-93_1_one-year-jail-sentence

 

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