Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, May 10, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA to Keep 149 Contract Towers Open
Link to article in Politico:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/faa-to-keep-149-contract-towers-open-91191.html?hp=l4
Link to statement from US DOT: http://goo.gl/YwOFC
2) Many Air Passengers Never Turn Off Electronics, Survey Finds
Link to article in The New York Times:
3) Moving to the Cloud Let London-Gatwick Airport Kill 200 Servers
Link to article on CITEworld:
http://www.citeworld.com/cloud/21840/london-gatwick-moves-cloud-kills-200-servers
BICYCLES
4) Cycling is the New Golf When It Comes to Business Networking
Link to article in The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2013/04/business-networking
5) Bikes and Bytes Hackfest to Create Bike-Themed Applications
Link to blog on PeopleForBikes:
http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/geeks_unite_the_bond_between_bicyclists_and_techies
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6) US DOT Announces New Connected Vehicle Test Bed Affiliation
Link to further information:
OTHER
7) Sponsorships Offered on 511 Websites, Mobile Apps and Traffic Camera Feeds
Link to article on ClickZ:
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2267433/roadside-ads-to-be-part-of-integrated-campaigns
8) Schneider Electric Powers Up Services Business During Equipment Slump
Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:
9) White House Champions of Change Features Tech Innovators in Transportation
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Montana DOT Beartooth Pass Crew Becomes Famous on Web-Posted Videos
Link to article in the Billings Gazette:
11) New Director of Georgia Road and Tollway Authority Promises Open Communications
Link to blog on the Saporta Report:
12) Landmark Steps to Liberate Open Data
Link to The White House Blog:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/05/09/landmark-steps-liberate-open-data
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) Wrong-Way Crash Combat: NTSB Takes Action
Link to story on WJZ-TV:
14) Via Rail Considering Passenger ID Checks
Link to CP article:
15) New Safety Program Premiers on AASHTO's Transportation TV
Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:
http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/051013TTV.aspx
16) Traffic Safety at the Heart of Walks, Rallies Around the World
Link to story on the Voice of America:
17) Mobile Game Airport Scanner Helping TSA Officers Screen Luggage More Accurately
Link to article on GamesBeat:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/09/pocket-gems-takes-airport-scanner-mobile-game-to-android/
TELEMATICS
18) Telematics and Eco-Driving Solutions
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/telematics-and-eco-driving-solutions
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
19) Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority Launches Emergency Management Centers
Link to article in Gulf News:
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/rta-launches-emergency-management-centres-1.1181687
VEHICLES
20) When Cars Talk, this is What They'll Tell Each Other
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9239018/When_cars_talk_this_is_what_they_ll_tell_each_other
21) Documentary Looks at Active Safety Systems
Link to The Thinking Car:
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/the_thinking_car
News Releases
1) ITS America Members Honored by White House as 2013 Transportation Champions of Change
2) Pittsburgh International Airport App Now Available on iTunes
3) APN Outdoor Rolls Out Wi-Fi on Adelaide Buses and Trams
4) New Air Traffic Control Tower Opens at Edmonton International Airport
5) More Women Move to Telematics-Based Insurance
6) WWBT-TV in Richmond, Virginia Launches New Traffic Site
Friday Bonus
If you think this is bad, wait until you see the pedestrian countdown signals.
http://shanghaiist.com/2013/02/15/worlds_most_confusing_traffic_light.php#photo-1
Solicitation
- Survey – Use of Web-Based Customer Feedback to Improve Public Transit Services – Transit Cooperative Research Program
http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1190592/5ac76b6bebb0
- Request for Comments – Potential Technology Trials – Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/document/technology-transitions-policy-task-force-seeks-comment-trials
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Keep It Real - Real-Time Transit Traveler Information Systems - 511, Social Media and More – June 13
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s130613_real_time.asp
Today in Transportation History
1503 **510th anniversary** Christopher Columbus sighted the Cayman Islands, naming them Las Tortugas.
http://www.caymanislands.ky/whoyoufa/history.aspx
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