[TCN] Tuesday, December 2, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airport Programs Help Cultivate Avgeek Population

Link to article in Airways:

http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2014/12/01/airport-programs-help-cultivate-avgeek-population/

 

2) Twin Cities Airports Commission Now Streaming Meetings Live on the Web

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/284410881.html

Link to news release

 

3) TV Series to Reveal Inner Workings of Frankfurt Airport

Link to article in Broadcast:

http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/commissioning/discovery-jets-to-frankfurt-airport/5080565.article

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Missouri Supreme Court to Hear Three Cases on Traffic Camera Enforcement

Link to article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/missouri-supreme-court-to-hear-cases-on-traffic-camera-enforcement/article_7cb62067-b44c-56b6-9157-b267b5c56658.html

 

5) Florida DOT to Use Interstate Cameras to Keep Eye on Vandals

Link to story on WPLG-TV:

http://www.local10.com/news/interstate-cameras-to-keep-an-eye-on-vandals/30008298

 

6) Baltimore Didn't Have Enough Staff to Monitor Speed Cameras, Officials Testify

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/sun-investigates/bs-md-speed-camera-hearing-20141201-story.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

7) Maps Provide Unusual Views of States

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/304619/youd-never-know-it-from-these-beautiful-maps-that-us-infrastructure-is-crumbling/

Link to maps: http://shop.fathom.info/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

8) Recently Released Publications from the US DOT ITS Joint Program Office

Link to further information:

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=8b171aea-3781-49de-a0ca-b70eab7f8f41&c=77da6f90-5104-11e3-8e6b-d4ae52a4597c&ch=7a7c1c80-5104-11e3-8e6c-d4ae52a4597c

 

MARITIME

 

9) Organizing Intelligence Cooperation for the Maritime Industry

Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Organizing-Intelligence-Cooperation-for-Maritime-Industry-2014-12-01

 

10) India Reinforces Maritime Domain Awareness But Challenges Remain

Link to analysis in Eurasia Review:

http://www.eurasiareview.com/02122014-india-reinforces-maritime-domain-awareness-challenges-remain-analysis/

 

OTHER

 

11) Veniam Picks Up $4.9 Million to Turn Buses, Cabs and Any Car Into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Link to article on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/02/veniam-picks-up-4-9m-to-turn-buses-cabs-and-any-car-into-a-wi-fi-hotspot/

Link to news release

 

12) Leverage Social Media to Increase Your Fleet's Value

Link to article in FleetOwner:

http://fleetowner.com/fleet-management/leverage-social-media-increase-your-fleet-s-value  

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

13) Florida's Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority to Put Its Finances Online

Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/masstransit/hart-to-put-its-finances-online/2208532

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

14) Wisconsin DOT to be First in US to Test Orange Paint in Work Zone

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/dot-to-test-orange-paint-in-zoo-interchange-project-b99400972z1-284412071.html

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) Alert System Would Target California Drivers in Hit-and-Run Crashes

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hit-and-run-bill-20141202-story.html

 

16) Bringing the 911 Emergency Call Service Into the Digital Age

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/bringing-the-911-emergency-call-service-into-the-digital-age/2014/12/02/e98d830c-7a34-11e4-84d4-7c896b90abdc_story.html

 

17) States Dialing Up Tougher Distracted Driving Rules

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/02/states-tougher-driving-rules/19787443/

 

18) No Smartphone Service? Fewer Traffic Crashes

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2014/12/01/no-smartphone-service-fewer-traffic-crashes/

 

TELEMATICS

 

19) Ingenie: Telematics Reduces Accidents for Young Drivers

Link to article in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Ingenie-Telematics-Reduces-Accidents-for-Young-Drivers_a5202.html

 

TRANSIT

 

20) MetroCard Glitch Snags Thousands of Metro-North, Long Island Rail Road Riders

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/transit/2014/12/01/metrocard-glitch-snags-thousands-metro-north-riders/19736573/

 

21) Transit App Teams Up with Uber

Link to article on The Transit Wire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2014/12/02/transit-app-teams-uber

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

22) China Launches Its First National Traffic Management Website

Link to Xinhua article:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-12/02/c_133827597.htm

 

23) Text Alerts to be Introduced for Closures of Scotland's Skye Bridge

Link to article in The Press and Journal:

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/inner-hebrides/417990/text-alerts-to-be-introduced-for-skye-bridge-closures/

 

VEHICLES

 

24) While World Fixates on 'Autopilot,' GM Bets on a Revolution Within Reach

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/article/cars/general-motors-betting-vehicle-communications-v2v-not-autopilot

 

25) Self-Driving Trucks: How the Road Ahead May Shape Up

Link to article in FleetOwner:

http://fleetowner.com/fleet-management/self-driving-trucks-how-road-ahead-may-shape

 

 

 

News Releases

1) TomTom Telematics Acquires Fleetlogic, Leading Dutch Fleet Management Service Provider

2) Transit Can Now Create Better Service Using Rider Travel Patterns

3) EU to Invest in Parking Areas for Professional Drivers in Southern Italy

4) NATS and Nav Canada Finalize Technology Upgrade for Improved Flight Efficiency Across North Atlantic

 

 

Upcoming Events

Seminar: Connected Urban Mobility – December 16 – New York City

http://www.utrc2.org/events/connected-urban-mobility

 

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