[TCN] Wednesday, September 17, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Will Funding Issues Force FAA's NextGen Into a Holding Pattern?

Link to article on FedScoop:
http://fedscoop.com/nextgen-implementation-cant-happen-without-stable-funding-experts-say/

 

2) Spirit Picks Flamboyant Yellow as US Airlines Repaint Planes

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/09/16/spirit-picks-flamboyant-yellow-as-us-airlines-repaint-planes/15711597/

 

3) Unregulated Skies: Keeping Watch on America's Vertical Borders

Link to story on NPR's Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/17/349008566/unregulated-skies-keeping-watch-on-americas-vertical-borders

 

4) San Francisco Airport Launches #Converge@flySFO Innovation Space

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/local/San-Francisco-Airport-Launches-ConvergeflySFO.html

Link to news release

 

5) Southwest Florida International Airport Rolling Out Digital, High-Definition Signs

Link to article in the News-Press:

http://www.news-press.com/story/money/2014/09/16/signs-times-pop-sw-florida-international/15733059/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

6) SCOOT: The Traffic Lights that Count Pedestrians

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/17/world/europe/scoot-pedestrian-technology/

 

7) Traffic Safety Concept Replaces 'Don't Walk' Sign with Dancing Stick Figure

Link to article in the Staten Island Advance:

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/09/traffic_safety_concept_replace.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

8) Express-Lane Technology Being Put to the Test in Virginia

Link to article in The Free Lance-Star:

http://news.fredericksburg.com/newsdesk/2014/09/16/express-lane-technology-is-being-put-to-the-test/

 

9) Kapsch TrafficCom IVHS Looking to Grow in US

Link to story on WDRB-TV:

http://www.wdrb.com/story/26548213/news-analysis-likely-bridges-toll-operator-looking-to-grow-in-us

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

10) Senator Grills NHTSA Over GPS Rules

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/regulation/217947-senator-grills-nhtsa-over-gps-rules

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

11) Thinking Aloud Podcast at ITS 3C Summit

Link to podcasts:

http://thinkinghighways.com/its-3c-summit-thinking-aloud-show-1/ (Show 1)

http://thinkinghighways.com/its-3c-summit-2014-thinking-aloud-show-2/ (Show 2)

 

MARITIME

 

12) Bird's-Eye View Helps Her Guide Sea Traffic Around Singapore

Link to article from The Straits Times:

http://business.asiaone.com/news/birds-eye-view-helps-her-guide-sea-traffic

 

ROADWAYS

 

13) Technology Points to Houston Traffic Getting Better

Link to story on KPRC-TV:

http://www.click2houston.com/news/technology-points-to-houston-traffic-getting-better/28092852

 

14) Some States Profit, Others Lose on Highway Food and Gas Signs

Link to story on WRTV and KJRH-TV:

http://www.kjrh.com/news/national/some-states-profit-others-lose-on-highway-food-and-gas-signs

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) Idaho Farm Groups Fund Road Safety PSA

Link to article on Capital Press:

http://www.capitalpress.com/Idaho/20140916/idaho-farm-groups-fund-road-safety-psa

 

TRANSIT

 

16) Spokane Transit Authority Begins 'Smart Bus Initiative'

Link to story on KHQ-TV:

http://www.khq.com/story/26539301/sta-begins-smart-bus-initiative

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) SUNA Traffic Channel Expands in Australia

Link to article on TechRadar:

http://www.techradar.com/news/car-tech/suna-traffic-channel-gives-the-green-light-to-two-million-new-drivers-1265846

 

18) Adelaide Traffic Jams Flagged to Drivers on Smartphone

Link to story from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-17/adelaide-website-traffic-sa-flags-delays-to-smartphone-users/5749690

 

 

News Releases

1) Austin Hosts a Thousand Transportation Leaders from 18 Countries on Future of Mobility at IBTTA Annual Meeting

2) Gogo Wins Bidding to Provide In-Flight Connectivity Services for Vietnam Airlines

3) Wi-Fi Takes to the Skies with Inmarsat and roKKi

4) Hawaiian Airlines Pioneers SwiftBroadband for Safety Services

5) Northrop Grumman Launches New Air Traffic Control Communication Portfolio

6) Institute of Advanced Motorists: Apple Watch May Impair Driving Performance

7) Ford Offers Award-Winning Surveillance Mode Technology to Encourage Expanded Adoption

8) Operation Lifesaver Announces Grants to 11 Transit Agencies for 'See Tracks? Think Train!' Campaigns

9) Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Renames Emergency Operations Center in Honor of the Late Ernesto Butcher

10) NASA Administrator Visits North Texas Air Traffic Management Facilities, Discusses NextGen Development

11) Traffic-Busting Professor Wins 2014 ASPIRE Prize

 

 

Upcoming Events

APTA Expo 2014 & Annual Meeting – October 13-15 – Houston

http://www.aptaexpo.com

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1939 **75^th anniversary** The British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous, was sunk by a German U-boat.

http://youtu.be/irDBWqtK070

 

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