[TCN] Friday, February 13, 2015

 

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Friday, February 13, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) US Airports Will Automate Customs to Speed Passengers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/13/airport-customs-kiosks-tourism/23353885/

 

2) FAA to Establish Aircraft Cybersecurity Working Group

Link to article on the Runway Girl Network:

http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/02/12/faa-to-establish-aircraft-cyber-security-working-group/

Link to notice in the Federal Register

 

3) Airbus Concept Cabin Envisages Passenger Experience in 2050

Link to article in Inflight:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/show/8330

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Seattle Will Use Big Data to Tackle Pedestrian Safety Goals

Link to article on Next City:

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/seattle-new-speed-limit

Link to news release

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Obstructed License Plates Are Costing Massachusetts

Link to story on WWLP-TV:

http://wwlp.com/2015/02/13/i-team-problems-with-masspike-all-electronic-tolls/

 

OTHER

 

6) Smartphone Apps Shake Up Hong Kong Delivery Services

Link to article in the South China Morning Post:

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1710805/smartphone-apps-shake-hong-kong-transport-and-delivery-services  

 

RAILROADS

 

7) USDOT Won't Delay Positive Train Control

Link to article in the Poughkeepsie Journal:

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/2015/02/12/feds-train-safety-improvements/23306803/

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) New Research Shows Extra Traffic Lights Actually Improve Traffic Flow by 15%

Link to article in Traffic Technology International:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=66345

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Gets $2.7 Million to Develop Collision-Avoidance System for Buses

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/02/rta_gets_27_million_to_develop.html

 

10) Improving Safety at Railroad Crossings: Education is Key

Link to blog from Operation Lifesaver:

http://oli.org/blog/detail/improving-safety-at-railroad-crossings-education-is-key

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Building Brand Name Transit in Rochester

Link to article in Mass Transit: 

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12031656/building-brand-name-transit-in-rochester

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Boston Partners with Waze, Will Test Giving MBTA Signal Priority

Link to article on Boston com:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/02/13/boston-partners-with-traffic-app-waze-will-test-giving-mbta-signal-priority/KqtY7wNUPU70KbeqLxPQlO/story.html

Link to news release

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Driver's Ed: Ethics for Driverless Car Software

Link to video from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering:

http://youtu.be/SfP7FBSnojk

 

 

News Releases

1) USDOT Announces $29 Million in Grants to Promote New Technologies to Improve Transit Safety, Emergency Response

2) Los Angeles Metro Secures $1.7 Million USDOT Grant to Test Track Intrusion Detection System

3) Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Ten Cities and Five Countries to Participate in New Phase of Global Road Safety Initiative

4) USDOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics Seeking Comments on Confidential Commercial Information

5) EU to Support Cooperative ITS in France

6) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Researchers Create New Digital Command Center Applications

 

 

Friday Bonus

On your next visit to Addis Ababa, make sure you check out this intersection, preferably from this vantage point.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/UEIn8GJIg0E?rel=0

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Is Accessibility Planning Feasible in US Shrinking Cities? – February 19

http://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/events/professional-development/webinar-accessibility-planning-feasible-us-shrinking-cities

 

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