[TCN] Friday, March 22, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, March 22, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Air Traffic Control: An Easy Target?

Link to article in Air Industry Review:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c4768a78#/c4768a78/3

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Traffic Camera in Onchon, Isle of Man Did Not Comply with Data Act

Link to article on Isle of Man Today:

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/traffic-camera-in-onchan-did-not-comply-with-data-act-1-5519203

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Maps in Motion: Telling Stories from Transit Data

Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/03/22/maps-in-motion-telling-stories-from-transit-data/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Intelligent Transportation Systems and Vehicle-Highway Automation 2012

Link to papers from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168624.aspx

 

MARITIME

 

5) Group Promotes New York/New Jersey Harbor to Public, Politicians

Link to article in Port Strategy:

http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/insight-and-opinion/the-new-yorker/Putting-ports-centre-stage

 

OTHER

 

6) High-Level Transport Delegates from Europe and Latin America Meet in São Paulo

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/eu-latin-american-transport-cooperation/

 

7) Thinking Aloud Podcast from Thinking Highways

Link to podcast:

http://thinkinghighways.com/podcasts/?id=7087&page=0

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) TRB to Host Free Webinar on Importance of Communicating Highway Preservation

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/032213HwyPreservation.aspx

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Anatomy of a Parking Sign That Actually Makes Sense

Link to The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/03/anatomy-parking-sign-actually-makes-sense/5056/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) TSA Says It Tested Tracking Airline Passengers' Bluetooth Signals in Effort to Determine Security Line Wait Times

Link to story from Cox Media Group:

http://www.whiotv.com/news/news/breaking-news/tsa-says-it-tested-tracking-bluetooth-signals/nWyZq/

 

11) Creating Safer Roads with Vehicle Communication

Link to article in Catalyst:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2013/march/saferoads/

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Judge Rules New York City Transit Rule Requiring Riders to Carry ID is Unconstitutional

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/judge-nixes-nyc-transit-straphanger-id-requirement-article-1.1296229

 

13) Texas' Capital Metro Adds Pinterest to Social Media Arsenal

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/article/Capital-Metro-adds-Pinterest-to-social-media-arsenal--35579

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Edmonton Using Predictive Technologies to Improve Road Safety

Link to article in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/data-crunching-can-prevent-cars-from-crashing/article10084389/

 

15) Dallas Area Rapid Transit to Launch Corridor Management System

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2013/03/dart-to-keep-an-eye-on-n-central-and-with-launch-of-new-website-it-hopes-to-make-commuters-lives-less-stressful.html/

 

16) Signs on UK Road Will Tell Drivers How Deep Flood Waters Are

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21895708

 

17) New Hampshire Traffic Management Center Monitors Snowstorm

Link to story on WMUR-TV:

http://www.wmur.com/weather/stormwatch/Traffic-management-center-monitors-another-snow-storm/-/17328920/19407752/-/2jey0f/-/index.html

 

18) Long-Defunct Message Board Still Greets Staten Island-Bound Motorists on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Link to article in the Staten Island Advance:

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/long-defunct_message_board_sti.html

 

19) Louisville TV Broadcasters Say Traffic and Weather Are Popular with Viewers
Link to column on Insider Louisville:

http://insiderlouisville.com/news/2013/03/22/rick-redding-tv-forecast-more-weather-sports-and-traffic/

 

VEHICLES

 

20) Honda Confirms Effects of Its Traffic Jam Prevention Technology

Link to article on Tech On:

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20130322/272512/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/Hs3kn

 

21) Sprint Velocity Technology to Debut at New York Auto Show

Link to article in Auto Week:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130322/NEWYORK/130329937?

Link to video from Sprint: http://newsroom.sprint.com/video_display.cfm?video_id=262

 

22) School Buses Becoming Rolling Billboards in Cumberland County, Tennessee

Link to story on WBIR-TV:

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=260847

 

 

News Releases

1) FAA Makes Tower Closing Decision

2) Arizona DOT Twitter Account Tops 20,000 Followers

3) US Customs and Border Protection Announces Automation of Official Arrival/Departure Record

4) Red-Light Cameras Keeping Us Safe On and Off the Road

5) United Airlines Launches Windows Phone 8 Mobile App

6) Pioneer Car Navigation Integrates iPhone 5 Connectivity

7) BMW Group Boosting Research Expertise in Asia with Technology Office Opening in Shanghai

 

 

Friday Bonus

It sometimes takes patience to be an air traffic controller.

http://youtu.be/PkSh9JEDv50

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webcast: Connected Vehicles – March 28

http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=b010154754aca9cc2b9def920&id=6655424ed0&e=2a42d7f7f7

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1508 **505^th anniversary** Amerigo Vespucci was commissioned as the chief navigator of Spain by King Ferdinand.

http://www.biography.com/people/amerigo-vespucci-9517978

 

1913 **100^th anniversary** The Van Nuys-San Fernando Extension of the Pacific Electric Railway opened for service.

http://www.erha.org/pewsfv.htm

 

1938 **75^th anniversary** Construction began on the Arroyo Parkway which connects Pasadena and Los Angeles.

http://metroprimaryresources.info/arroyo-seco-parkway-at-70-the-unusual-history-of-the-pasadena-freeway-california-cycleway-rare-traffic-plan-images/852/

 

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