[TCN] Tuesday, October 16, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Boxever Wants to Bring Genuine Big Data to Airlines

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/10/12/tlabs/boxever-wants-to-bring-genuine-big-data-to-airlines

 

2) Bob Hope Airport Begins Online Data Collection to Lay Foundation for Safety Management System

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00422

 

3) Philippine Government Urged to Resolve Dispute Over New Air Traffic Management and Communications System

Link to article in the Manila Standard Today:

http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/10/17/ph-urged-to-resolve-radar-row/

 

BICYCLES

 

4) Is Boston's Bloody New Helmet PSA Bad for Cycling?

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/10/bostons-bloody-new-helmet-psa-bad-cycling/3593/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) More Accurate Next-Generation GPS III Coming Soon

Link to story on CBS News:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57532755/more-accurate-next-generation-gps-iii-coming-soon/

 

OTHER

 

6) Previewnews for ITS World Congress

Link to newsletter from ITS International:

http://campaign.route2email.com/view.aspx?id=361

 

PARKING

 

7) Los Angeles Parking Ticket Refunds Can Now Be Researched Online

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/la-parking-ticket-refunds-can-now-be-searched-online.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) National White Cane Day Brings Awareness to Blind Pedestrians

Link to article in The News-Press:

http://www.news-press.com/article/20121015/NEWS0111/121015016/National-White-Cane-Day-brings-awareness-blind-pedestrians

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Articles from CTS Catalyst – October 2012

 -  Benefits of SMART Signal System Showcased in New Video

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2012/october/smartsignal/

 -  'Smart Bridge' Technology Helps Monitor I-35W Bridge Behavior

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2012/october/smartbridge/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Safety Improving in European Road Tunnels

Surveillance and communications among factors rated.

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/transport/light-tunnel-road-safety-campaig-news-515407

Link to further information from EuroTest: http://goo.gl/5DZ12

 

11) Iowa DOT Unveils New Student Transportation Website

Link to article in School Transportation News:

http://www.stnonline.com/home/latest-news/4806-iowa-department-of-transportation-unveils-new-student-transportation-website

 

12) Contacts Are Key in Emergency Management

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Contacts-Key-Emergency-Management.html

 

TAXIS

 

13) Uber Quietly Puts an End to New York City Taxi Service

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57533376-94/uber-quietly-puts-an-end-to-nyc-taxi-service/

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) Telematics in Brazil: Four Ways Into the Infotainment Market

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-brazil-4-ways-infotainment-market

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

15) An Insider's Guide to Seattle's Afternoon Rush Hour

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=174275841&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10212

 

TRANSIT

 

16) Clipper Cards Reveal Travelers' Whereabouts to Police, Lawyers, Apps

Link to article in The Bay Citizen:

http://www.baycitizen.org/transportation/story/clipper-cards-reveal-travelers-police/

 

17) Guerrilla Sticker Craze Hits London's Tube

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19858746

 

18) Las Vegas Monorail in the Black, But It Needs an Image Boost

Link to article in Vegas Inc:

http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/oct/15/monorail-black-it-needs-image-boost/

 

 

News Releases

1) World Congress Puts ITS on the Political Agenda

2) US DOT Gives Connecticut and Massachusetts $550,000 for Texting Ban Enforcement Demonstrations

3) A Pragmatic Approach to Modernizing Europe's Air Traffic Management Systems

4) Dubai RTA Launches Payment of Public Transport Fare Through Mobile Phones

5) Iowa DOT Changes the Way Traffic Incident Information is Delivered

6) Skyscanner Partners with VIA Rail Canada to Compare Trains and Flights Online

7) MyStar Offering Solution to Frustrating Voice-Activated Telematics Systems: Live Human Beings

8) T2 Systems and ParkMe Integrate to Help Parking Operators Bring Their Real-Time Availability Data Online for Consumers

9) 'Like' Maryland Roads? New Facebook Page Shares Maryland Highway News, Facts and Figures

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Keeping Risks in Check - Applying the Updated FHWA Model Systems Engineering Document to Adaptive Signal Control Technology Systems Implementation – October 31

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s121031_asct_impl.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1972 **40^th anniversary** A plane carrying US House majority leader Hale Boggs and Congressman Nick Begich crashed en route from Anchorage to Juneau.  The plane, nor the remains of any of the four people aboard, was ever found.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28376.html

 

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