[TCN] Friday, October 30, 2015

 

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Friday, October 30, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Name Change for Green Bay Airport Stirs Debate

Link to article in the Green Bay Press-Gazette:

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/money/2015/10/29/new-name-likely-green-bay-airport/74780492/ 

 

2) Meet the Woman Future-Proofing Sydney Airport

Link to article in INTHEBLACK:

http://intheblack.com/articles/2015/11/01/the-woman-future-proofing-sydney-airport

 

3) Unique Food Delivery App Available in Indian Airports

Link to article on Food World News:

http://www.foodworldnews.com/articles/48050/20151029/order-pay-fly-unique-food-delivery-app-available-india-airports.htm

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) How Seattle is Using a 'Frankenbike' to Improve Its Bike Trails

Link to article in Smithsonian:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-seattle-using-frankenbike-improve-its-bike-trails-180957088/?no-ist

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Delay in Getting Traffic Cams Online Along I-70, I-79 in Pennsylvania Costing Taxpayers

Link to story on WPXI-TV:

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/target-11-delay-getting-traffic-cams-online-along-/npChR/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Japan to Introduce Transportation Innovations in Kazakhstan

Link to article from Trend News Agency:

http://en.trend.az/casia/kazakhstan/2450229.html

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Democrats Rail Against PTC Extension

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/258508-dems-rail-against-automated-train-extension

 

8) FRA Implores Transparency from Canadian Pacific on Bridge, But Is That Happening?

Link to story on WITI-TV:

http://fox6now.com/2015/10/29/railroad-secrets-fra-implores-transparency-from-canadian-pacific-on-1st-street-bridge-is-that-happening/

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Traffic Information Software Compatible with European eCall System

Link to article on Traffic Technology Today:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=74273

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Apps, Maps and Head Counts Transforming Public Transit

Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/29/452564409/apps-maps-and-head-counts-transforming-public-transit

 

11) Contra Costa Transit Agencies Join Clipper Card Service

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29043711/contra-costa-transit-agencies-join-clipper-card-service

 

12) Ericsson, Volvo Bus Launch Smart Transport System in Goiana, Brazil

Link to article on Telecompaper:

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ericsson-volvo-bus-launch-smart-transport-system-in-goiana--1110744

 

13) New Yorkers Do Not Hold Back on Yelp Reviews of Public Transit

Link to article on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2015/10/people-do-not-hold-back-on-yelp-reviews-of-public-transit/412939/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Using Waze App for Traffic Data

Link to AP article:

http://www.pressherald.com/2015/10/30/maine-new-hampshire-vermont-using-waze-app-for-traffic-data/

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Study: Self-Driving Cars Crash Five Times as Much as Regular Ones

Link to article in Fortune:

http://fortune.com/2015/10/29/self-driving-cars-crash/

 

16) Samsung Readies Belated Push Into Auto Technology

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20151030/OEM10/151039990/samsung-a-smartphone-giant-readies-belated-push-into-auto-technology

 

 

News Releases

1) Northrop Grumman Wins Contract to Support NextGen Air Transportation System

2) Mountain Metropolitan Transit Installs Devices to Help Riders Signal Bus Drivers After Dark

3) Jacksonville Transportation Authority Offers App for Bus Tracking and Arrival Time

 

 

Friday Bonus

Today's Friday Bonus comes from 1993. Back then I was the operations manager at TRANSCOM, a coalition of transportation agencies in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Getting ready for one of the busiest travel days of the year, Good Morning America came by to do some live broadcasts. Here was what was state-of-the-art technology in the early '90s.

https://youtu.be/l13jN48PZRU

 

 

Upcoming Events

University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference – November 4-5 – Washington, DC

http://www.cvent.com/events/connected-and-automated-vehicles-the-9th-university-transportation-centers-spotlight-conference/event-summary-72903771f52f4a1688240effb810be90.aspx

 

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