[TCN] Monday, October 29, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, October 29, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) NASA Applies Deep-Diving Text Analytics to Airline Safety

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/10/26/nasa-applies-text-analytics-to-airline-safety.aspx

 

BICYCLES

 

2) DC to Add Ads to Capital Bikeshare Stations

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/d.c.-to-add-ads-to-capital-bikeshare-stations/article/2511938#.UI5vSoXszuc

 

OTHER

 

3) Internet, Phone Companies Brace for Hurricane Sandy

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2012/10/internet-phone-companies-brace-hurricane-sandy/59097

 

RAILROADS

 

4) Baltimore's Penn Station to Get Spiffier with Video Board, Welcome Sign

Link to article in the Baltimore Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2012/10/26/baltimores-penn-station-may-get-a.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Traffic Lights Dumped for Stop Signs in Kansas City Has Many Seeing Red

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/28/3889841/traffic-lights-dumped-for-stop.html

 

6) A Glow-in-the-Dark 'Smart Highway' is Coming to the Netherlands

Link to article in Business Insider:

http://www.businessinsider.com/dutch-to-build-glow-in-the-dark-highway-2012-10

 

7) Mobile App May Help Drivers Outsmart Traffic Signals

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/Mobile-App-May-Help-Drivers-Outsmart-Traffic-Signals.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Chicago Transit Authority Credits Drop in Robberies to Video Surveillance

Link to story on WLS-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8862010

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/PPdgt

 

TAXIS

 

9) Taxi Apps Face Bumpy Road

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204005004578082630070372690.html

 

10) New Taxi App Fixing Some Issues Before Chicago Rollout

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-around-1029-20121029,0,2537369.column

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Telematics Munich 2012: Day One

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-munich-2012-day-one

 

TOURISM

 

12) New Visitor Center Plans in Port Huron, Michigan Include Electronic Kiosk

Link to article in the Times Herald:

http://www.thetimesherald.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/310290007/New-visitor-center-plans-include-electronic-kiosk

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

13) University of Illinois Students Use Homecoming Game to Analyze, Improve Event Traffic

Link to article in The News-Gazette:

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/education/2012-10-27/ui-students-use-homecoming-game-analyze-improve-event-traffic.html

 

14) Nokia Brings More Employees to Downtown Chicago to Join Mapping Division

Link to article on Medill Reports - Chicago:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=209351

 

TRANSIT

 

15) In an Entrenched Car Culture, Painting a Bolder Face on Mass Transit
Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/26/in-an-entrenched-car-culture-painting-a-bolder-face-on-mass-transit/

 

16) Chennai's Metropolitan Transport Corporation to Revive Announcement System for Upcoming Bus Stops

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Metropolitan-Transport-Corporation-to-revive-announcement-system-for-upcoming-bus-stops/articleshow/17000058.cms

 

17) New York MTA Bus Time Coming to the Bronx

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bus-time-arrives-bronx-month-article-1.1192144

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

18) Graphics-Based Traffic Alerts on Six Major Singapore Roads

Link to article in The Strait Times:

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/graphics-based-traffic-alerts-6-major-roads-20121029

 

 

News Releases

1) GM Tops OEM Safety and Security Telematics Competitive Assessment, Ford and Toyota Ending Second and Third

2) Great Differences Between EU Member States in How Well Transport Systems Cope with Weather Phenomena

3) Need to Build Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure Drives the Intelligent Transportation Systems Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

4) Cubic Nextcity Video Wins Prestigious International Competition

 

 

Upcoming Events

Telematics for Fleet Management USA – November 13-14 – Atlanta

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/fleet/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** East Anglian Flying Services was renamed Channel Airways.

http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Channel%20Airways.htm

 

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