Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, October 15, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Learning from Atlanta
A look at the user-friendly design of Hartsfield-Jackson's new international terminal.
Link to article in Airport World:
http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/1919-learning-from-atlanta
2) The iPad Kiosk: Landing at an Airport Near You
Link to article in CIO:
http://www.cio.com/article/718687/The_iPad_Kiosk_Landing_at_an_Airport_Near_You
3) Singapore Changi Airport Launches High-Definition App for Apple iPad
Link to article in Airport World:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/QKXta
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) South African Political Party Seeks Access to Gauteng ETC Contract
Link to article in The Citizen:
5) Thank the Cold War for E-ZPass Technology
Link to column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Rockwell Collins to Develop US Navy Technology to Track GPS Jamming Signals
Link to article in The Gazette:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/rLVAQ
MARITIME
7) The Weather Channel Debuts 'Coast Guard Florida'
Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:
8) Hong Kong Maritime Tragedy Revives Old Questions About State Media
Link to editorial in The China Post:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/editorial/world-issues/2012/10/14/357525/Maritime-tragedy.htm
OTHER
9) Articles from September Issue of Texas Transportation Researcher
- Highway Signs and the TTI/TxDOT Relationship
http://tti.tamu.edu/2012/09/01/testing-is-key-to-roadside-safety/#hwy-signs
- New Approaches to Traditional Research: Collecting and Analyzing Travel Data for TxDOT
- Providing Positive Protection for Work Zones
http://tti.tamu.edu/2012/09/01/providing-positive-protection-for-work-zones/
RAILROADS
10) Take an Audio Tour of New York's Grand Central Terminal
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
ROADWAYS
11) North Carolina DOT to Install Advanced Warning System on I-277
Link to story on WSOC-TV:
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/traffic/ncdot-install-advance-warning-system-i-277/nScT7/
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/gryZM
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
12) Analysis Modeling, and Simulation for Traffic Incident Management Applications
Link to report from FHWA:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=839
TRANSIT
13) US Judge Explains Decision to Force DC Transit System to Display Anti-Jihad Ads
Link to AP article:
Link to opinion from the US District Court for the District of Columbia: http://goo.gl/SyK3p
14) Experts Say Pittsburgh Transit Has Potential to Be 'Smart' Transportation System
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
15) Dubai Transport Officials Planning to Roll Out Mobile Payments
Link to article on 7Days in Dubai:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/ujk3M
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Kansas DOT's WICHway Recognized for Outstanding Achievement
Link to story on KSNW-TV:
17) Audit Shows Kuala Lumpur Traffic Info System 'Unsatisfactory', Lacked Cost-Benefit Study
Link to article on The Malaysian Insider:
News Releases
1) US DOT Updates the ITS Strategic Research Plan, 2010-2014
2) Milestone Agreement Will Help Improve Response to Hazardous Material Incidents Across Frontiers
3) Zonar Introduces the 2020 Tablet as the Next Frontier of Mobile Transportation Technology
5) TravelCenters of America Receives ATA's Mike Russell 'Good Stuff' Trucking Image Award
6) Broadcom and Hyundai Motor Power Next-Generation Connected Car
8) Hughes Telematics Recognized for Innovations in Automotive and mHealth Technology
9) New Electronic Car Park Signs Mean Quicker, Easier Parking in Wellington, New Zealand
10) Abu Dhabi Ports Company to Showcase IT Services
Solicitation
- Comments Sought – Field Test of Application No. 7 Report of the Results (Emergency Brake Lights Warning) – ACECR at Sharif University of Technology
http://cvt-project.ir/En/EnNewsDetail.aspx?SubjectType=109&InfoID=1154
Upcoming Events
2012 Committee for a Smart New Jersey Symposium – November 8 – Piscataway, New Jersey
Today in Transportation History
1962 **50th anniversary** A US U2 flight over Cuba took the first pictures of Soviet missile sites on the island.
http://www.cubanmissilecrisis.org/
1997 **15th anniversary** ThrustSSC set a new land speed record in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The jet-powered vehicle reached 763 mph (1,228 km/h).
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