[TCN] Thursday, April 3, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, April 3, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) At Least Two Companies Compete on Satellite Plane Tracking

Link to AP article:

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/02/6289735/la-company-developing-aircraft.html

 

2) Melbourne Airport Inches Towards a Mobile Workforce

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/melbourne-airport-inches-towards-a-mobile-workforce-7000027958/

 

3) Three New Ways Airports Are Using Technology to Better Track Luggage

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2014/04/02/3-new-ways-airports-are-using-technology-to-better-track-luggage/

 

4) Building a Strong Brand Can Help Develop a World-Class Airport

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/3763-the-next-step

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Botched Miami-Dade Expressway Open-Road Toll System About to Produce Big Bills for Some Users

Link to story on WTVJ-TV:

http://www.nbcmiami.com/investigations/Botched-MDX-Open-Road-Toll-System-About-to-Produce-Big-Bills-for-Some-Users-253663051.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Russia's Glonass System Suffers Major Disruption

Link to article in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2139300/russias-glonass-gps-system-suffers-major-disruption.html

 

7) Galileo, EGNOS Open Europe's Road Ahead

Link to article in GPS World:

http://gpsworld.com/expert-advice-galileo-egnos-open-europes-road-ahead/

 

OTHER

 

8) Police in Kochi, India Encourage Public to Report Traffic Violations with WhatsApp

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/contact-kochi-police-on-whatsapp-to-report-traffic-violations/article5866305.ece

Link to news release

 

PARKING

 

9) San Francisco Cuts 'Cruising' for Parking in Half with Market-Clearing Prices

Link to article on Next City:

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/san-francisco-cuts-cruising-for-parking-in-half-with-market-clearing-prices

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Ohio DOT Wraps Record-Busting Winter in 50 Seconds

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/ohio-dot-wraps-record-busting-winter-in-50-seconds/

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) Maine Lawmakers Amend Highway Signs Bill

Link to story on WMTW-TV:

http://www.wmtw.com/politics/maine-lawmakers-amend-highway-signs-bill/25299908

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

12) Uber, Lyft Shake Up Atlanta Airport Ride Options

Link to article from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.aviationpros.com/news/11372337/uber-lyft-shake-up-airport-ride-options

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

13) Communication Protocol in the Works for British Columbia Highway Closures

Link to article in Pique Newsmagazine:

http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/communication-protocol-in-the-works-for-highway-closures/Content?oid=2549910

 

TRANSIT

 

14) New South Wales Transport Minister Promises No More Mobile Call Dropouts in Tunnels

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/nsw-transport-minister-gladys-berejiklian-promises-no-more-mobile-call-dropouts-in-tunnels-20140403-zqq7c.html

Link to news release

 

15) Denver RTD Installs HD Surveillance on Bus Transit System

Link to article in Government Video:

http://www.governmentvideo.com/article/denver-installs-hd-surveillance-on-bus-transit-system/115051

 

16) Real-Time Transit Travel Information Could Improve Life on Isle of Man

Link to column on IOM Today:

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/columnists/smarter-ways-to-use-the-buses-1-6533801

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Local TV Stations to Test Over-the-Air Interactive Service Including Personalized Traffic Info

Link to article in TV Technology:

http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/local-tv-stations-to-test-over-the-air-interactive-tv/269747

 

VEHICLES

 

18) GM Secrecy on Crashes Adds to Families' Pain

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/03/business/barriers-wall-off-the-facts-of-gm-car-crashes.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Roadway Safety Foundation Announces Cooperative Agreement with FHWA to Promote Crash Countermeasures

2) GEWI Newsletter – The Navigation Issue: March/April 2014

3) US DOT Launches First-Ever National Distracted Driving Enforcement and Advertising Campaign

4) States Support First Distracted Driving Enforcement Campaign

5) Ford MyKey Technology Helps Encourage Safer Driving in Fleets

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Entries – Powerful Answers Award (Transportation) – Verizon

https://www.verizon.com/powerfulanswers/award/2014/about/#transportation

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webcast: OneBusAway Multi-Region – Rapidly Expanding Mobile Transit Apps to New Cities – April 17

http://www.cutr.usf.edu/2014/04/upcoming-cutr-webcast-onebusaway-mobile-transit-apps/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1929 **85^th anniversary** The RMS Queen Mary was ordered by Cunard-White Star.

http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/queenmary.html

 

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