[TCN] Thursday, July 17, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, July 17, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Second Ship Radar Approved for Boating Channel at Boston Logan

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/4191-boston-logan-operator-massport-invests-in-ship-radar.html

 

2) Airlines and Airports Developing End-to-End Digital Companions

Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/07/next-generation-apps-airlines-airports-developing-end-end-digital-companions-whats-next

 

3) Saab: 'Remote Tower' Concept Gaining Wider Acceptance

Link to article in Air Transport Perspective:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-air-transport-perspective/2014-07-17/saab-remote-tower-concept-gaining-wider-acceptance

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Syracuse University Student Creates App to Advance Bike Safety

Link to article in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/syracuse_university_grad_student_develops_a_safer_way_to_ride_a_bike.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) The Map Store Charting New Territory in GPS World

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/business/the-map-store-charting-new-territory-in-gps-world-b99312365z1-267414501.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Wi-Fi Push Grows in US House

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/212543-wi-fi-push-grows-in-house

 

7) Baltic States, Poland to Cooperation in ITS Development

Link to article in The Baltic Course:

http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=94140

 

PARKING

 

8) A Redesigned Parking Sign So Simple that You'll Never Get Towed

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/2014/07/a-redesigned-parking-sign-so-simple-youll-never-get-towed-again/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Study: No Evidence California Cellphone Ban Decreased Traffic Accidents

Link to article in the Daily Camera:

http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_26163499/cu-boulder-study-finds-no-decrease-traffic-accidents

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Audio Message to Play on Atlanta Streetcar to Boost Businesses Along Route

Link to blog on Saporta Report:

http://saportareport.com/blog/2014/07/atlanta-streetcar-exec-says-year-old-audio-message-transit-service-will-help-shops/

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

11) The Responder – July 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://timnetwork.org/2014/07/the-responder-july-2014/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Delaware Construction Project Challenges First Responders, Drivers

Link to article in the Coastal Point:

http://www.coastalpoint.com/content/first_responders_face_challenges_26_07_17_2014

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Nissan Cars Seen Self-Parking by 2016 as Autos Go Driverless

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-17/nissan-cars-to-park-themselves-by-2016-as-autos-go-driverless.html

 

14) AT&T Puts Data in the Driver's Seat

Link to article in Wireless Week:

http://www.wirelessweek.com/articles/2014/07/t-puts-data-drivers-seat

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS America Statement on Latta-Issa-Eshoo-Matsui 5.9 GHz Spectrum Bill

2) Anchorage People Mover Added to Google Maps

3) Open Roads Consulting to be Acquired by Q-Free

4) Kapsch CarrierCom Acquires Prodata Mobility Systems NV

5) TomTom Adds Bulgarian, Colombian Spanish, Hebrew and Northern African Arabic to Voice Maps

6) TomTom Adds Algeria, Colombia, Israel and Yemen to Navigable Map Database

7) Sharing the Road is a Work of Art at Artscape in Maryland

8) Successful FAA Trial Announced of Laufer Wind Radar-Activated Obstruction Lighting System

 

 

Upcoming Events

Public Works Congress & Exposition – August 17-20 – Toronto

http://www.apwa.net/congress

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1944 **70^th anniversary** Two ships being loaded with explosives at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, exploded killing 320 people.

http://www.nps.gov/poch/index.htm

 

1989 **25^th anniversary** The Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, made its first flight.

http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/B2SpiritBomber/Pages/default.aspx

 

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