Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, May 1, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) FAA Computer Problems Delays Flights in the West
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/business/faa-computer-problem-grounds-planes-in-los-angeles.html
2) Traffic Control Glitches Rarer as FAA Upgrades System
Link to article in USA Today:
3) EU Moves to Simplify Aviation Safety Rules
Link to article in American Shipper:
http://www.americanshipper.com/Main/News/EU_moves_to_simplify_aviation_safety_rules_57155.aspx
4) How Can Airlines and Airports Get the Most Value from Wearable Technology?
Link to article on Future Travel Experience:
http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/05/can-airlines-airports-get-value-wearable-technology
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5) Using Performance Art to Alert Drivers to Look Out for Pedestrians
Link to story on WUWM Radio:
http://wuwm.com/post/using-performance-art-alert-drivers-look-out-pedestrians
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) E-ZPass Sensor Snafu Caused Overcharges, Maine Turnpike Says
Link to story on WMTW-TV:
http://www.wmtw.com/news/ezpass-sensor-snafu-caused-overcharges-turnpike-says/25741482
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7) IEEE ITS Podcast with Hesham Rakha of Center for Sustainable Mobility at VTTI
Link to podcast:
OTHER
8) Air and Sea Travel Problems Ease in UK After IT Fault
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27225649
9) Ethics Violation Alleged Over Massachusetts DOT Email on Gas-Tax Law
Link to State House News Service article:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) How the FAA Grounds Freedom of Information Requests About Drones
Link to article on Motherboard:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-the-faa-grounds-freedom-of-information-requests-about-drones
ROADWAYS
11) Level Crossings – Can Road Users Detect Them in Time?
Link to article in Nordic Road and Transport Research:
http://issuu.com/nordicroads/docs/nordic_road_nr_1_2014_klar/3?e=6178237/7365139
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Senator Calls for Stricter Checks on TWIC Card Applicants
Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/04/warner-calls-stricter-checks-twic-card-applicants
13) Report: Texting Blamed for Increase in Pedestrian Deaths on Kansas City Roads
Link to story on KSHB-TV:
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/texting-blamed-for-increase-in-pedestrian-deaths-on-kc-roads
Link to report
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
14) Ridesharing Makes Friends in Some Jurisdictions, Enemies in Others
Link to article in Government Technology:
TELEMATICS
15) Car-Tracking Data Devices to Go Under Microscope in New Canadian Study
Link to CBC News story:
TRANSIT
16) Bringing Transit Info to the Masses
Link to interview in TheTransitWire:
http://www.thetransitwire.com/2014/05/01/bringing-transit-info-masses/
17) Articles from the Journal of Public Transportation
- Forecasting Mobile Ticketing Adoption on Commuter Rail
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JPT17.1_Brakewood.pdf
- Engaging Transit Riders in Public Awareness Programs
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JPT17.1_Haider.pdf
18) How New York's Subway Signs Came to Be
Link to article in The New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2014/04/how-new-york-subway-signs-came-to-be.html
VEHICLES
19) CITI Truck Driver Warning Initiative in Australia Seen as Springboard
Link to article in Australasian Transport News:
http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/news/industry/1405/citi-driver-warning-technology-seen-as-a-start/
20) General Motors on Using Cellular Communications to Drive V2X Adoption
Link to podcast on Telematics Update:
News Releases
1) FAA and General Aviation Community to Launch Weather Safety Campaign
2) Connecticut DMV to Offer More Online Services
Upcoming Events
Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum – June 17-19 – Yreka, California
http://www.westernstatesforum.org/CurrentForum/Default.html
Today in Transportation History
1959 **55th anniversary** Streetcars ended service in Ottawa.
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