[TCN] Monday, November 3, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, November 3, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join ITS America November 17-18 for the Complete Streets & ITS Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia
Make plans to join ITS America, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and ITSGeorgia for the Complete Streets & ITS Symposium next month. This two-day event will focus on how ITS technologies can increase safety, assist with complete streets redevelopment, and improve urban freight movement, as well as how communities can fund future complete streets projects to enhance the transportation experience as a whole.

 

The symposium program features keynote addresses from the Federal perspective as well as the Atlanta region, four panel discussions featuring industry and government thought leaders, a networking reception and a table-top exhibition of transportation technologies.  A special program highlight includes guided tours of Atlanta-specific ITS projects that are enhancing the regions complete streets network that you won't want to miss. Secure your spot and register today. Special registration rates are available for both the private and public sector. For a detailed schedule of events and speakers please visit www.itsa.org/completestreetsAtlanta.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Police Targeted Media with No-Fly Zone Over Ferguson, Missouri, Tapes Show

Link to AP article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/03/us/police-targeted-media-with-no-fly-zone-over-ferguson-tapes-show.html

 

2) Brisbane Airport Bans Climate Change Digital Billboard Ahead of G20 Leaders' Summit

Link to article in the Brisbane Times:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/brisbane-g20/brisbane-g20-airport-vetoes-onmyagenda-climate-change-billboard-20141103-11fzdm.html

 

3) New Air Traffic Control Eases Congestion at Muscat Airport

Link to article in the Times of Oman:

http://www.timesofoman.com/News/42068/Article-New-air-traffic-control-eases-congestion-at-Muscat-airport

 

4) Westfield Looks to Technology to Boost Retails Sales in US Airports

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/westfield-looks-to-technology-to-boost-retail-sales-in-us-airports-20141103-11g3gb.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) Florida Counties Test Mapping Tool that Shows Roads, Infrastructure Threatened by Rising Seas

Link to AP article:

http://www.local10.com/news/counties-test-mapping-tool-shows-roads-infrastructure-threatened-by-rising-seas/29492224

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) Singapore Transport Minister: How Satellite-Based Electronic Road Pricing System Will Benefit Motorists

Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/how-a-satellite-based-erp/1450550.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) IEEE ITSC2014 Special Issue with Matt Barth from University of California Riverside

Link to podcast:

http://itsp.cicei.com/?p=555&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ITSPodcast+%28Intelligent+Transportation+Systems+Podcast%29

 

OTHER

 

8) New York City Subway Musicians Collaborate from Different Stations via Skype

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-musicians-collaborate-subway-stations-article-1.1996403 

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Heavily Redacted Financial Documents from New York State Thruway Authority Offer Tappan Zee Bridge Toll Clues, Raise Questions

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/tappan-zee-bridge/2014/11/01/tz-toll-documents-redacted/18271849/

 

10) Linking Community Visioning and Highway Capacity Planning

Link to project brief from TRB:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/171574.aspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Call Boxes on New Mexico Bridge Will Connect to Suicide Hotline

Link to article in The Taos News:

http://www.taosnews.com/news/article_3ffc43ca-614b-11e4-8f61-f7ad27e60efe.html

 

12) Work Zone Safety Can Be Economically Viable

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/cost-benefit-analysis/features/workzone-safety-can-be-economically-viable

 

13) Coalition Supports E-Citation Tech for Safety, Service and Savings

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/blogs/pulse/2014/10/ecitation.aspx

 

14) M&M Street Signs Guide Drivers in Hackettstown, New Jersey

Link to story on WRNJ Radio:

http://wrnjradio.com/community-news/2014/the-new-mm-street-signs-that-will-be-on-main-st-in-hackettstown/

 

TELEMATICS

 

15) Telematics Event Highlights Direction, Challenges of Connected Car Market

Link to article in U-T San Diego:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/oct/31/GM-Ford-connected-cars-jaguar-toyota-pioneer/

 

16) Telematics West Coast – Day 2: The Great Apps Debate

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-west-coast-day-2-great-apps-debate

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

17) Wisconsin DOT Meets Weekly with Emergency Responders on Major Construction Project

Link to story on WITI-TV:

http://fox6now.com/2014/11/02/a-very-proactive-approach-traffic-engineers-meet-with-emergency-responders-on-zoo-interchange-project/

 

TRANSIT

 

18) Forget Self-Driving Cars; We Should Be Focusing on Self-Driving Buses

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/290281/forget-self-driving-cars-we-should-be-focusing-on-self-driving-buses/

 

19) Trains and Self-Driving Cars, Headed for a (Political) Collision

Link to article in Fortune:

http://fortune.com/2014/11/02/trains-autonomous-vehicles-politics/

 

20) Improving and Increasing Mass Transit with Wi-Fi

Link to article on CleanTechnica:

http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/improving-increasing-mass-transit-wi-fi/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

21) Test in Spain Used Sound to Manage Traffic Congestion

Link to article on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/10/a-new-approach-to-traffic-control-put-ears-to-the-ground/382177/

 

22) Guide to Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel-Time Reliability

Link to report from TRB:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168764.aspx

 

VEHICLES

 

23) In-Car Technology Often Presents Steep Learning Curve for Drivers

Link to article in The Blade:

http://www.toledoblade.com/Automotive/2014/11/02/In-car-technology-often-presents-steep-learning-curve-for-drivers.html

 

24) Infotainment Software is Center of Attention

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20141103/OEM06/311039975/infotainment-software-is-center-of-attention

 

25) Articles from automotiveIT

 -  Daimler CEO Cites Autonomous Potential for Trucks

http://www.automotiveit.com/handelsblatt-conference-zetsche-cites-autonomous-potential-for-trucks/news/id-009756

 -  Volkswagen CEO Sees Growth Potential in Digitalization

http://www.automotiveit.com/handelsblatt-conference-winterkorn-sees-growth-potential-in-digitalization/news/id-009752

 

26) Preparing for a Quantum Leap in Transportation Technology

Link to blog from Atkins:

http://angles.atkinsglobal.com/opinion/preparing-for-a-quantum-leap-in-transportation-technology

 

 

News Releases

1) Texas Highways Magazine Strikes Gold at Annual Magazine Awards

2) New York's Capital District Transportation Authority Rolls Out Real-Time Passenger Information Pilot Program

3) San Luis Obispo Transit Marketing Video Going Viral

4) Cubic Integrates oti's WAVE NFC Device into Its NextWave Mobile Mass Transit Platform

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Community Relations Coordinator – VIA Metropolitan Transit – San Antonio, Texas

https://apply.viainfo.net/Pages/JobSummary.aspx?ID=S6401

 

 

Upcoming Events

US DOT Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Webinar Series – Part 4: Security Credential Management System – November 17

http://www.itsa.org/cvpilotswebinar

 

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