Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, September 18, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Attendees at FTE Global 2015 Hear from Google, Facebook on How Technology Can Improve Customer Experience
Link to article on Future Travel Experience:
http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2015/09/future-travel-experience-global-2015-in-pictures/
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Research Shows Pedestrians Lack Visibility Based on Clothing Color, Not Driver Distraction
Link to article in The Sunflower:
http://www.thesunflower.com/news/article_fa85ce0c-5d92-11e5-80f0-13e488cfa5c6.html
Link to news release
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Inside iOS9: Apple Maps Gains Transit Directions for Buses, Trains, Subways, More
Link to article on AppleInsider:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) New US Air Force GPS Director Brings Technical, Space Program Background
Link to article in Inside GNSS:
http://www.insidegnss.com/node/4673
5) Opening the Floodgates: Five Reasons Truck Navigation is Growing
Link to article in Commercial Carrier Journal:
http://www.ccjdigital.com/opening-the-floodgates-5-reasons-truck-navigation-is-growing/
OTHER
6) What It's Like to Be Hearing Impaired in a Big, Dense City
Link to article on CityLab:
http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/09/what-its-like-to-be-hearing-impaired-in-the-city/405631/
7) MyWay European Smart Mobility Resource Manager Project Newsletter – September/October 2015
Link to newsletter:
http://myway-project.eu/images/pdf/MyWay_newsletter_4.pdf
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Skills Awards Highlight State DOT Public Communication Programs, Special Efforts
Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:
http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/091815awards.aspx
Link to Transportation TV video
9) Kris Van Cleave Upped to CBS News Transportation Correspondent
Link to article in Adweek:
http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/kris-van-cleave-upped-to-cbs-news-transportation-correspondent/272006
RAILROADS
10) Lawmakers Press FRA Nominee on Safety Deadline
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/us/sarah-feinberg-federal-railroad-administration.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) TSA Has Taken Steps Designed to Develop Processes for Sharing and Analyzing Information and to Improve Rail Security Incident Reporting
Link to US Government Accountability Office report:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-205T
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
12) Holy Holdups: Cities Gear Up for Papal Traffic Gridlock
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/18/pope-traffic-congestion-us-visit/72378440/
TRANSIT
13) 'Data Helps Us Provide Better Transport': Transport for London on Oyster Cards, Big Data and Contactless Payments
Link to article on CityMetric:
14) Can the New York City Subway Become a Musical Instrument?
Link to story on Studio 360:
http://www.studio360.org/story/can-the-subway-become-a-musical-instrument/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) British Columbia Posting Commute Times to Boost Port Mann Bridge Usage
Link to CTV News story:
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-posting-commute-times-to-boost-port-mann-usage-1.2569322
Link to news release
16) Inside Boston's Traffic Jams
Link to story on WGBH-TV:
http://wgbhnews.org/post/watch-inside-bostons-traffic-jams
VEHICLES
17) USDOT to Conduct Research in Maryland on Spectrum Effects on V2V and V2I
Link to article on MyEasternShoreMD:
18) Apple Meets California Officials to Discuss Self-Driving Car
Link to article in The Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/18/apple-meets-california-officials-self-driving-car
19) Apple and Google Create a Buzz at Frankfurt Motor Show
Link to article in The New York Times:
News Releases
1) Cubic and MasterCard Launch the Urbanomics Mobility Project
2) GM Admits to Failing to Disclose Deadly Safety Defect in Cars to Consumers and NHTSA
3) DC Metro Releases Travel Tips Video for Pope Francis' Visit
Friday Bonus
If you've been unlucky enough to be driving in a city when the president comes to town, you know how bad traffic can get. Take a look at how quickly things can change.
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Bell Road Signal Control Technology (ASCT) Deployment – Maricopa County, Arizona
- Request for Proposals – Wi-Fi System Concession – State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Airports Division
http://hidot.hawaii.gov/airports/files/2012/12/Wi-Fi-System-Concession-Notice-to-Proposers.pdf
Upcoming Events
IANA Intermodal Expo – September 20-22 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
http://www.intermodalexpo.com/program.php
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