[TCN] Thursday, April 24, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, April 24, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Flight Ban on Electronic Devices Eased in India

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.indiawest.com/news/18532-flight-ban-on-electronic-devices-eased.html

 

2) How Airlines and Airports Will Use Tech to Boost Retail

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2014/04/23/how-airlines-and-airports-will-use-tech-to-boost-retail/

 

3) Articles from Future Travel Experience

 -  How Airports and Airlines Are Innovating to Help Passengers Relax and Stay Productive

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/04/airports-airlines-innovating-help-passengers-relax-stay-productive-terminal

 -  Iberia and airberlin Develop Smartwatch Boarding Passes

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/04/iberia-airberlin-develop-smartwatch-boarding-passes

 -  easyJet Using Mobile Push Notifications to Keep Passenger Informed

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/04/easyjet-using-mobile-push-notifications-keep-passengers-informed

 

4) Note to Airlines: Start Talking to Your Customers

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelfertik/2014/04/23/note-to-airlines-start-talking-to-your-customers/

 

5) Interim Report of a Review of the Next Generation Air Transportation System Enterprise Architecture, Software, Safety and Human Factors

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170590.aspx

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) Thousand Islands Bridge Authority Gets Data About Toll Booth Upgrades, E-ZPass Inclusion

Link to article in the Watertown Daily Times:

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20140424/NEWS03/704249834

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) High-Tech Road Safety Network Moving Ahead in Florida

Link to article in the Pensacola News Journal:

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/2014/04/24/fdot-interstate-safety/8064651/

 

MARITIME

 

8) Global Shipping Exposed to Cyber Threats

Link to article on MarineLink:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/shipping-exposed-threats367675.aspx

 

9) An Electronic Captain at the Helm

Link to article on Txchnologist:

http://txchnologist.com/post/83637710862/an-electronic-captain-at-the-helm

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Oregon DOT Backs Down from Plan to Limit Disclosure of Oil Train Shipments

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/04/odot_backs_down_from_plan_to_l.html

Link to editorial

 

11) Ottawa Politicians Complain About Lack of Light-Rail Construction Details

Link to article in Metro:

http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1011813/lack-of-lrt-construction-details-causes-incredible-frustration-councillor/

 

RAILROADS

 

12) Acoustic Sensing: The Future for Rail Monitoring?

Link to article in The Rail Engineer:

http://www.therailengineer.com/2014/04/24/acoustic-sensing-monitoring/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) Highway Conference to Promote Safety on Roadways

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2014/04/24/highway-conference-promote-safety-roadways/8095419/

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) Telematics and the Future of European Electronic Toll Services

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/telematics-and-future-eets

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Boston T Debuts Revamped Map, Real-Time Tracking Info

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/2014/04/23/mbta-debuts-new-maps-and-real-time-tracking-info/TKtBrVAT4VaW3M8d1iV2fK/story.html

Link to news release

 

16) Milwaukee County Transit Tests Real-Time Bus Route Technology

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/milwaukee-county-transit-tests-real-time-bus-route-technology-b99254333z1-256365211.html

Link to MCTS Real-Time

 

17) New GPS System Will Allow Riders to Track Buses in Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Link to article in Steamboat Today:

http://www.steamboattoday.com/news/2014/apr/23/new-gps-system-will-allow-riders-track-buses-steam/

 

18) OC Transit Slogan Doesn't Sit Well with Some Riders

Link to article in the Ottawa Sun:

http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/04/24/oc-transpo-slogan-doesnt-sit-well-with-some-barrhaven-riders  

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

19) Real-Time Info Signs to Ease Greater Toronto Area's Traffic Congestion

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/real-time-info-signs-to-ease-gta-s-traffic-congestion-1.2620236

 

 

News Releases

1) Spring/Summer 2014 Online ITS Blended (Instructor-Led) Course Offerings Through the Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE)

2) Austraffic: The Sexy Science of Smarter Data

3) RideScout Partners with Zipcar, Optimizes the App in Boston

4) Iteris Awarded $1.2 Million Performance Contract from Virginia DOT

5) American Road Technologies Introduces Freedom Transit, Suite of Mobile Apps for Fare Payment, Traveler Information and Incident Alerts

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Statewide Freeway Operations Engineer – Virginia DOT – Richmond, Virginia

https://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=934377

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Local Solutions to Pay for Your Transportation Projects – Infrastructure Funding & Financing – May 13

http://ibtta.org/local-solutions-pay-your-transportation-projects-infrastructure-funding-financing

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1834 **180^th anniversary** The Long Island Rail Road was chartered by the State of New York.

http://www.dunton.org/archive/LongIslandRailroad.htm

 

1874 **140^th anniversary** Architect John R. Pope, who designed Broad Street Station in Richmond, Virginia, was born in New York.

https://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/virginia/richmond/unionsta/union.html

 

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