[TCN] Friday, April 22, 2016

 

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Friday, April 22, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Amid Passover Exodus, Rogue Radio Waves Scramble Israeli Airport

Link to Times of Israel article

http://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-passover-exodus-rogue-radio-waves-scramble-airport/

 

2) Airport Transformation Through Digital Passenger Experience

Link to Airport Business article

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/12161849/airport-transformation-through-digital-passenger-experience

 

3) Guidebook for IROPS (Airport Irregular Operations) Stakeholder Communication and Coordination

Link to publication

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/174234.aspx

 

MARITIME

 

4) San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park to Be Featured on Stamp

Link to Linn's Stamp News article

http://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/2016/april/san-francisco-maritime-national-historical-park.html

Link to news release

 

OTHER

 

5) NTSB Takes Heat for Reality TV Show

Link to The Hill article

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/277155-federal-safety-board-takes-heat-for-reality-tv-show  

Link to further information on 'Alaska Aircrash Investigations'

 

6) Advertising Campaign Uses Traffic Technology to Target Specific Audience

Link to Traffic Technology Today article

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=79027

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) NHTSA is Scolding People on Twitter for Texting and Driving

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/22/11490138/nhtsa-twitter-texting-and-driving

 

8) Port of Olympia May Allow Video, PowerPoint Presentations During Public Comment at Meetings

Link to Olympian article

http://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article73276377.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Why UK Road Sign Rules Could Spell Trouble for Motorists

Link to Daily Telegraph article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/why-new-road-sign-rules-could-spell-trouble-for-motorists/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Color Index for US Border Security is Rejected

Link to AP article

http://www.news1130.com/2016/04/21/ap-exclusive-color-index-for-us-border-security-is-rejected/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) A Look Inside Traffic Command Centers for Seattle Viaduct Closure

Link to KING-TV story

http://www.king5.com/news/traffic/a-look-inside-traffic-command-centers-working-on-viaduct-closure/147816677

 

12) Alabama DOT Unveils New ITS Website with Real-Time Traffic Information

Link to Times Daily article

http://www.timesdaily.com/news/shoals-traffic-cameras-should-be-online-later-this-year/article_f4d94548-8e54-579f-8e7a-8344dd048863.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Elon Musk Wants to Solve Traffic Congestion with Self-Driving Buses

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/21/11478358/elon-musk-self-driving-bus-city-traffic-congestion-tesla

 

 

News Releases

1) TIC Traffic News Service Connects DOTs and Broadcasters

2) Cape May-Lewes Ferry Launches Live Osprey Cam, Creates Maritime Trading Cards

3) International Motorcoach Group, University of Vermont Team to Spread Awareness of Motorcoach Travel

4) Abellio and Cubic Win at the SmartRail Europe Innovation Awards

5) WestJet First Canadian Airline to Provide 24/7 Social Media Support

6) Montreal Joins Waze Connected Citizens Program

 

 

Job Postings

 -   Senior & Junior Traffic Engineer – AECOM – Philadelphia /Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

http://goo.gl/dFs8bk    http://goo.gl/X7if3d

 

 

Friday Bonus

Saturday is the 400^th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare. To mark the occasion the London Underground has created a special map.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/william-shakespeare-london-underground-tube-map-recreated-to-mark-400th-anniversary-a6989411.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: ITS Observatory, an Introduction – May 10

http://its-observatory.eu/webinar-observatory-unique-tool-deployment-introduction/

 

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