[TCN] Wednesday, February 6, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Los Angeles Airport Officials Will Revise $3.9 Million Publicity Contracts

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/02/los-angeles-airport-commissioners-on-wednesday-unanimously-decided-to-withdraw-and-renegotiate-39-million-in-public-relatio.html

 

2) Singapore Air Traffic Management Research Center to Open by Start of 2014

Link to article in The Straits Times:

http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/air-traffic-management-research-centre-open-the-start-2014-20130206

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – February 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2013/2013-Feb.pdf

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) New York City Transit Union Rolls Out Creepy Campaign Promoting Safety Efforts

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/campaign-save-subway-riders-grim-article-1.1256473

 

5) MARTA Board: We Broke the Open Meetings Law During General Manager Search

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/transportation/marta-board-we-broke-the-open-meetings-law/nWGj3/

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Virginia DOT Steps Up Highway Sign Safety Inspections

Link to story on WWBT-TV:

http://www.nbc12.com/story/20974006/12-investigates-vdot-steps-up-highway-sign-safety-inspections

 

7) Technology That Can Beat the Traffic

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/02/05/technology-can-beat-traffic/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Public Not Informed About Heightened Terror Alarm at Norway Airports

Link to article on Views and News from Norway:

http://www.newsinenglish.no/2013/02/06/silent-alarm-rang-at-oslo-airports/ 

Link to article in Aftenposten:

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Slo-full-terroralarm-ved-Oslos-flyplasser-7112690.html (in Norwegian)

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) New Markets for Fleet Telematics, Part I

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/new-markets-fleet-telematics-part-i

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

10) Articles from The Responder – February 2013

 -  Florida's Turnpike Incident Management Program Realizes Continued Success

http://goo.gl/LcK00

 -  New Coalition, Outlook Keep Wisconsin TIME Program a Vital Force for Safety

http://goo.gl/1t1PQ

 

TRANSIT

 

11) New York MTA Revamps Online Subway Map with Interactive Features

Link to story on CBS New York:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/02/06/mta-revamps-online-subway-map-with-interactive-features/

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Self-Driving Cars More Jetsons Than Reality for Google Designers

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-06/self-driving-cars-more-jetsons-than-reality-for-google-designers.html

 

13) Cadillac Working on Fix for Its Laggy, Unresponsive CUE Infotainment System

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/02/cadillac-cue-update-coming/

 

14) SiriusXM CEO Says Buzzword is 'Connected Car'

Link to article in Radio Ink:

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2613689&spid=24698

 

 

News Releases

1) Smart Technology on the Way for Victoria's West Gate Freeway

2) WirelessCar Awarded 'Best China Telematics Company'

3) Image Sensing Systems Introduces Rapid Plate Recognition

4) NATS Targets Air Traffic Management Projects in Japan

 

 

Upcoming Events

North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority BRT Symposium – March 20 – Newark, New Jersey

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=6e1719b655e0f9b9be2232402&id=6939c952d1&e=dd7c6884c0

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1978 **35^th anniversary** Much of the transportation system in the northeastern US came to a halt when a blizzard hit the region.

http://www.blizzardof78.org/

 

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