[TCN] Monday, July 15, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, July 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Black Box Aids Safety at Smaller Airports

Link to article in the Kennebec Journal:

http://www.kjonline.com/news/Device-aids-safety-at-smaller-airports.html

 

2) Evolution of Airport IT Systems Will Transform Operations

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/2710-the-way-forward

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Appalachian Trail Hikers Are Going Digital

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/07/appalachian_trail_goes_digital.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Aerial Maps Are Playing a Major Role in Transport in UK

Link to article in the Leicester Mercury:

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Aerial-maps-playing-major-role-transport/story-19504422-detail/story.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Ghana to Name Every Street in 18 Months

Link to article from Next City:

https://medium.com/editors-picks/f14d265ffc39

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology Seeks Introduction of ITS in County's Transport System

Link to article in the Daily Times:

http://www.dailytimes.com.ng/article/nitt-seeks-introduction-its-nigeria-transport-system

 

OTHER

 

7) NTSB Apologizes After Intern Confirms Racist Pilot Names to TV Station

Link to Reuters article

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/07/13/news/nation/national-transportation-safety-board-apologizes-after-intern-confirms-racist-pilot-names-to-tv-station-in-asiana-crash/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) NTSB Chief Steps Into Spotlight

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/310765-ntsb-chief-steps-into-spotlight-

 

9) Asiana Airlines to Sue TV Station for Damaging Airline's Reputation

Link to AP article:

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/asiana-slander-94140.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Smart Lanes Have Twin Cities' Drivers Guessing

Link to column in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/215453251.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) National Conference Takes on Texting and Driving

Link to story on WCSH-TV:

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article/249734/314/National-driver-safety-conference-held-in-Maine?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Cbc%7Clarge

 

12) MIT Studies Seek to Limit Stress of Driving

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/07/14/the-worry-wagon-mit-puts-stress-test-wheels/EXLjbPXismSHd4yxBN8kkK/story.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

13) Where Car is King, Smartphones May Cut Traffic

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/us/In-Los-Angeles-Where-Car-Is-King-Smartphones-May-Cut-Traffic.html

 

14) Uber's Plans Go Far Beyond Car Rides

Link to article in Fortune:

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/15/ubers-plans-go-far-beyond-car-rides

 

TELEMATICS

 

15) Telematics Update Detroit Blog

Link to blog from Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/content/tu-detroit-day-one-blog (Day One)

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/content/tu-detroit-2013-day-two-blog (Day Two)

 

TRANSIT

 

16) Minnesota's Metro Transit Goes High-Tech to Find Freeloading Riders

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/215324711.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Traffic Situation in Cebu, Philippines Now Available Online

Link to article in Cebu Daily News:

http://www.cdn.ph/news_details.php?id=17622

 

18) Regional Transport App Makes Debut in Mildura, Australia

Link to article in The Weekly Times:

http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2013/07/15/576506_politics-news.html

 

VEHICLES

 

19) GM CEO Bets Big on Web-Connected Cars

Link to story on Bloomberg TV:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/gm-ceo-akerson-bets-big-on-web-connected-cars-eyCMrb7BQWaNZB0WjhkKqA.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Minnesota DOT 511 Mobile App Provides Motorists with Another Source of Travel Information

2) Killeen, Texas Newspaper Launches Jam Cam Online

3) American Airlines Cargo Launches New Website Design, Improved Functionality

4) Minnesota to Use Safety Messages on Signs Above Roads to Encourage Safe Driving

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Rural ITS Conference – August 25-28 – St. Cloud, Minnesota

http://nritsconference.org/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1983 **30^th anniversary** An Armenian terrorist group, ASALA, bombed a Turkish Airlines check-in counter at Paris' Orly Airport.  The blast killed eight and injured 55.

http://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/09/world/around-the-world-french-hold-armenians-in-orly-airport-bombing.html

 

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