[TCN] Tuesday, June 24, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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IBTTA Summit on AET, Managed Lanes & Interoperability – Four Weeks Away!

 

Make plans to join IBTTA in San Diego for the Summit on All-Electronic Tolling, Managed Lanes & Interoperability, July 20-22, 2014. Nearly 400 people have already registered for this event that will focus on questions such as how we can improve our customer's experience while on a toll facility, how the never ending flood of technology offerings actually help our customers and how improvements in operations and business rules enhance our customers acceptance of tolling. Listen to our keynote speaker, Joseph Kopser, the CEO of RideScout, as he describes how this new app was built to address the transportation and mobility needs of our customers. View the updated program and register today at www.ibtta.org/sandiego.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) British Airways Launches In-Flight 'Slow TV', with Seven-Hour Film of Train Journey

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/10920116/British-Airways-launches-in-flight-slow-TV-with-seven-hour-film-of-train-journey.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Bicycle Billboards Roll Into Sudbury, Ontario

Link to story on CBC News:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/bicycle-billboards-roll-into-sudbury-1.2684717

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Scottsdale, Arizona Police Use Stealth-Like Kiosk to Nab Speeders

Link to story on KTVK-TV:

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Scottsdale-police-use-new-stealth-like-tool-to-get-speeders-264319601.html

 

OTHER

 

4) Chicago's Futuristic Lamp Posts Will Track Pedestrians, Air Quality, Sound Levels

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/3032272/slicker-city/chicagos-futuristic-lamp-posts-will-track-air-quality-sound-levels-cell-phone-t

 

PARKING

 

5) Robot to Park Travelers' Cars at Dusseldorf, Germany Airport

Link to AP article:

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2014/06/23/robot-valet-to-park-cars-at-german-airport

 

6) StadiumPark Touts 'E-ZPass for Stadiums' Parking App Idea

Link to article in Mobile Sports Report:

http://www.mobilesportsreport.com/2014/06/stadiumpark-touts-ez-pass-for-stadiums-parking-app-idea/

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Surface Transportation Board Orders Railroads to Report Weekly on Efforts to Clear Grain Backlog

Link to AP article:

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/taste/264295871.html

 

8) Texas Considers Higher Roadside Billboards

Link to story on KBTX-TV:

http://www.kbtx.com/news/state/headlines/Texas-Considers-Higher-Roadside-Billboards-264102731.html

 

9) New Jersey Bid to Rename Toll Bridge for Fallen Marine Surprises Widow, Bridge Owner

Link to article in The Express-Times:

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2014/06/new_jersey_leaders_look_to_ren.html#incart_river

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Transportation Security Information Sharing: Stakeholder Satisfaction Varies; TSA Could Take Additional Actions to Strengthen Efforts

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-506  

Link to supplement:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-488SP  

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Calgary Transit Aims to Make Website More User-Friendly

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Calgary+transit+aims+make+website+more+user+friendly/9967615/story.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) New Signs, Cameras to Help I-94 Drivers in Michigan

Link to article in the Battle Creek Enquirer:

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20140623/NEWS01/306230014/New-signs-cameras-help-94-drivers

 

VEHICLES

 

13) This Startup Says It Can Make Any Car Autonomous for $10,000

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/2014/06/cruise-self-driving-car-startup/

 

14) BMW Cars Go Online in Australia – at a Price

Link to article in Motoring:

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/prestige-and-luxury/bmw/bmw-cars-go-online-%E2%80%93-at-a-price-44322

 

15) Are You Ready to Leave the Parking to Your Car?

Link to story on WWJ Radio:

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/06/23/are-you-ready-to-leave-the-parking-to-your-car/

 

 

News Releases

1) Virginia DOT to Refresh and Maintain Over 58,000 Lane Miles of Pavement Markings

2) DC Metro Unveils Silver Line TV Spots

3) Mattituck Services to Purchase Southern Avionics and Communications

4) Smarter Parking Project in Pisa, Italy Kicks Off

5) Kvitsøy, Norway Vessel Traffic Service Center Modernized

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Rest Area/Welcome Center Advertising and Sponsorship Program – Michigan DOT

http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,4616,7-151-9620-331666--,00.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

T-3 Webinar: Performance Measures and Benefit-Cost Analysis for Weather Responsive Traffic Management – July 8

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140708_its_weather_responsive.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

109 **1905^th anniversary** The Aqua Traiana was inaugurated by Roman Emperor Trajan. It carried water 40 kilometers to Rome.

http://archive.archaeology.org/1203/features/rome_aqua_traiana_aqueduct_carestia.html

 

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