Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, March 31, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) European Commission Vice President Pushing for End of Airport Wi-Fi Roaming Charges
Link to article in Electronics Weekly:
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/viewpoints/kroes-airport-wifi-charge-2014-03/
2) Opponents of Allowing Cellphone Calls on Planes Gain Powerful Ally
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-20140331,0,65577.story#axzz2xXFrTRcM
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) Countdown Pedestrian Crossing Times to Switch to Thai Numerals in Phuket
Link to article in the Phuket Gazette:
http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-Countdown-confusion/29000
4) Cycling Journalist Steve Worland Dies of Heart Attack
Link to article on BikeRadar:
CARTOGRAPHY
5) New Tools Let Users See Spokane, Washington Road Projects By Neighborhood
Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/mar/31/new-tools-let-users-see-road-projects-by/
Link to map
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) Didn't Pay a Toll? Enforcers Might Track You Across State Lines
Link to article on Stateline:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7) Work Zone ITS Implementation Guide: Use of Technology and Data for Effective Work Zone Management
Link to document from US DOT:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=920
OTHER
8) This App Will Let Your Family Know You've Met with an Accident
Link to article from DNA:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) GM to Finally Reveal Names of Recall Crash Victims
Link to article on CNNMoney:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/31/news/companies/gm-recall-victims/index.html
10) Public Involvement Tool Needs Your Thoughts, Opinion
Link to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
11) US DOT Reprimands Oil Industry for Lack of Information
Link to AP article:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-government-industry-hampering-oil-train-safety-23101450
12) New FRA Rule Requires Railroads to Adopt a 'Critical Incident Stress' Plan
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
13) Officials Not Keeping Track of Oil Trains
Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/03/29/officials-keeping-track-oil-trains/7070635/
ROADWAYS
14) Animal Detection System Makes Idaho Highway Safer
Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:
SAFETY / SECURITY
15) TSA Wants to Link Alarms with CCTV
Link to article in FCW:
http://fcw.com/articles/2014/03/28/tsa-wants-to-link-alarms-with-cctv.aspx
16) Luxury Buses in India to Have Black Box-Type Device
Link to article in The Times of India:
17) Morgan City, Louisiana Considers Site for Emergency Operations Center
Link to article in The Daily Review:
http://www.daily-review.com/local/site-near-auditorium-proposed-emergency-operations-center
18) Cellphone Bans May Not Prevent Accidents
Link to blog in The New York Times:
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/cellphone-bans-may-not-prevent-accidents
19) Safety & Security for Road Infrastructure – March 2014
Link to magazine:
http://digital.ropl.com/2014/safety-security/mar/digital.html
TRANSIT
20) London Buses to Have Sensors in Bid to Cut Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths
Link to article in the London Evening Standard:
21) Transport Information System Launched in Pakistan
Link to article in The Express Tribune:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/688592/public-transport-transport-information-system-launched/
22) Melbourne Transport Timetables Hit Google Glass
Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:
23) Transit + Technology: Revitalizing Public Transportation for Smarter Communities
Link to article on Planetizen:
http://www.planetizen.com/node/67947
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
24) Drones to Be Tested by Radio Station for Monitoring Johannesburg Traffic
Link to article in IT News Africa:
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2014/03/aerial-drones-to-monitor-johannesburg-traffic/
VEHICLES
25) NHTSA to Require Backup Cameras on All Vehicles
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/03/31/nhtsa-rear-view-cameras/7114531/
Link to news release
26) Battle of the Dash: Tech Companies Try to Get Their Apps in a Row
Link to article in The New York Times:
27) Honda to Trial Car2Car Traffic Signal Information System in Japan
Link to article on The Motor Report:
News Releases
2) Vermont Traffic Safety Lecture Series in April
3) California's VTA to Expand Real-Time Information Signs to 80 Bus Stops Systemwide
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Institutionalizing Integrated Solutions Supporting Accessible Multimodal Transportation Network – New York State DOT and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop – April 6-8 – Jersey City, New Jersey
http://ibtta.org/events/maintenance-roadway-operations-workshop
Today in Transportation History
1854 **160th anniversary** The Treaty of Kanagawa was signed between Japan and the United States. The agreement opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American ships.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/treaty_of_kanagawa/
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