[TCN] Tuesday, April 9, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airlines Lose Fewer Bags as Technology Tackles Transfers

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-09/airlines-lose-fewer-bags-as-technology-tackles-transfers.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/90r4j

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

2) Preview of ITS America Annual Meeting

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/JsQ

 

3) Thinking Aloud Podcast Looks at ITS in the Middle East

Link to podcast:

http://thinkinghighways.com/podcasts/?id=7132

 

MARITIME

 

4) US Navy Could Use Blimps to Track Drug Submarines

Link to article on Transportation Nation

http://transportationnation.org/2013/04/08/us-navy-could-use-blimp-to-track-drug-submarines/

 

OTHER

 

5) The Noisy Clatter of Traveling

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/business/learning-to-cope-with-the-noisy-clatter-of-traveling.html?pagewanted=all

 

6) Intelligent Mobility – Could Data Be the Key?

Link to blog in The Engineer:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/intelligent-mobility-could-data-be-the-key/1016002.article

 

7) Polis Newsletter – Spring 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://www.polisnetwork.eu/extrapolisnewsletter/7/78/Spring-April-2013

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) DC Kicks Off Traffic Safety Campaign with Interesting Ads

Link to blog on DCist:

http://dcist.com/2013/04/dc_kicks_off_traffic_safety_campaig.php

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Metra Argues for Delay of 'Fail-Safe' Rail System

Link to article from the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.equities.com/news/industrial/2013-04-09/1260714/metra-argues-for-delay-of-failsafe-rail-syste.story

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Protecting Missourians' Right to Die in Traffic Accidents

Newspaper is critical of legislators for not banning texting-while-driving.

Link to editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-protecting-missourians-right-to-die-in-traffic-accidents/article_797d94e8-6722-5a2b-9d83-e98c087feb00.html

 

TAXIS

 

11) GPS-Enabled Taxi Dispatch System Launched in Philippines

Link to article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

http://business.inquirer.net/116045/gps-enabled-taxi-dispatch-system-launched 

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Telematics: Attracting Investors to Support Growth

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/telematics-attracting-investors-support-growth

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Ontario's GO Transit Launches Free Wi-Fi at Some Stations

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/04/08/go_transit_launches_free_wifi_at_some_stations.html

 

14) Real-Time Arrival Tech Planned for California's Sonoma County Transit

Link to article in the North Bay Business Journal:

http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/71564/real-time-arrival-tech-planned-for-sonoma-county-transit/

 

15) New York City Subway Kiosks Will Guide Riders (in Between Ads)

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/new-screens-in-the-subway-will-guide-riders-and-sell-to-them-too/

 

16) Why Google Transit Will Never Be Enough for Small to Medium-Sized Systems

Link to blog on Human Transit:

http://www.humantransit.org/2013/04/guest-post-nate-wessel-on-why-google-transit-will-never-be-enough-for-small-to-medium-sized-systems.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) 511 Traffic Information System for Texas' Central Expressway Corridor in the Works

Link to story on KXAS-TV:

http://www.nbcdfw.com/traffic/stories/511-Traffic-Information-System-for-Central-Expressway-Corridor-in-the-Works-202028581.html

 

18) Designing for Transportation Management and Operations: A Primer

Link to report from FHWA:

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop13013/index.htm

 

VEHICLES

 

19) RAIN Summit Panel Examines the Steep Challenges the 'Connected Dashboard' Brings

Link to article in the Radio And Internet Newsletter:

http://kurthanson.com/news/summit-panel-examines-steep-challenges-connected-dashboard-brings

 

20) Q&A: Building the Infrastructure for V2X

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/qa-building-infrastructure-v2x

 

21) As Workload Overwhelms, Cars Are Set to Intervene

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/automobiles/as-workload-overwhelms-cars-are-set-to-intervene.html

 

22) Car Tech Isn't Failing, Owners and Infotainment Interfaces Are

Link to blog in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/04/car-tech-failing/

 

 

News Releases

1) Operation Lifesaver Shares Rail Safety Education Methods with Indian Railways Delegation

2) Michelin and FAA Introduce Online Tire Safety Training

3) New Delaware DOT App Now Available to Help Ease Fan Travel on Race Weekends

4) Michigan DOT Improves Mi Drive Site for Motorists

5) Canadian Trucking Alliance Launches First-Ever Driver Shortage Website

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Cisco Connected Transportation and the Internet of Things – April 11

http://tools.cisco.com/gems/cust/customerSite.do?METHOD=E&LANGUAGE_ID=E&SEMINAR_CODE=S18064&PRIORITY_CODE=000134764

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1973 **40^th anniversary** Canada and the US agreed on contingency plans to clean-up off-shore oil spills.

 

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