[TCN] Wednesday, August 21, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Los Angeles Airports Panel Throws Out Bids on Media Services Contract

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-conflict-vote-20130821,0,3740009.story

 

2) NTSB Urges Aviation Weather Cameras for Hawaii

Link to article from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:

http://www.aviationpros.com/news/11118676/hawaii-aviation-weather-cameras-national-transportation-safety-board

 

3) US DOT Opposes FCC's Bid to Ban 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters

Link to article from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/August/20/DOT-opposes-FCC-bid-to-ban-121-5-MHz-ELTs.aspx

 

4) NextGen Time-Based Metering Tool Deployed

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/08/nextgen-timebased-metering-tool-deployed/

 

5) Airline IT – What is the Impact on Travelers and Employees

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/08/21/news/airline-it-what-is-the-impact-on-travellers-and-employees

 

6) Virtual Assistants Push Into New Areas with Button Panels

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2944-virtual-assistants-push-into-new-areas-with-button-panels

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

7) How a Happy Crab Helped Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities by 56% in Ocean City, Maryland

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/aug/20/how-happy-crab-helped-reduce-pedestrian-fatalities-56-percent/

Link to further information from Ocean City: http://oceancitymd.gov/WalkSmart/

 

CAMERAS

 

8) Alaska DOT Installing 'Avalanche Cams' in Juneau

Link to article in the Juneau Empire:

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-08-21/dot-installing-avalanche-cams-thane-road#.UhUZO2RoT2w

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

9) Massachusetts Electronic Tolls Plan Meets Resistance

Link to article in the Telegram & Gazette:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20130820/NEWS/308209475/1116

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

10) Hanoi Plans 'Intelligent' Traffic Flow

Link to article on VietNamNet Bridge:

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/82219/hanoi-plans--intelligent--traffic-flow.html

 

MARITIME

 

11) Sea Traffic Control Pushed in Philippines Following Fatal Collision

Link to article in BusinessWorld:

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Sea-traffic-control-pushed-amid-mishap&id=75307

 

12) PORTS System for Jacksonville

Link to article in Hydro International:

http://www.hydro-international.com/news/id6390-PORTS_System_for_Jacksonville.html

 

PARKING

 

13) Airports Need to Look at New Car Parking Strategies, Including Improved Customer Communication

Link to article in Airport World:

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=f0de8db8-4e3a-4151-96a2-1a3b44daf2ed&pnum=78 (free registration required)

 

RAILROADS

 

14) Railroads Seek to Install Cameras to Watch Crews

Link to AP article:

http://timesleader.com/news/apbusiness/509813745966308077937/Railroads-seek-to-install-cameras-to-watch-crews

 

ROADWAYS

 

15) Seven Year Battle Ends in New York State with Billboard's Removal

Link to article in the Times Union:

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Can-t-tell-it-on-a-mountain-4748012.php

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

16) Big Data to Make Driving Safer

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57599417-48/big-data-to-make-driving-safer/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

17) Regulations Prompt New Fight Between DC Taxicab Commission and Uber

Link to story on WAMU Radio:

http://wamu.org/news/13/08/21/new_regulations_prompt_new_fight_between_dc_taxicab_commission_and_uber

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) Q&A with Inrix on Their Plans for Brazilian Telematics Market

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/qa-playing-brazilian-telematics-market

 

19) Going Orbital with Vehicle Communications

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/blog/going-orbital-vehicle-communications

 

TRANSIT

 

20) Singapore and China to Launch Dual-Currency Transit Card

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/sg/singapore-and-china-to-launch-dual-currency-transit-card-7000019667/

 

21) Raleigh Transit Authority Sued by Humane Society of US for Rejecting Bus Ads

Link to article in Pork Magazine:

http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/latest/Raleigh-Transit-Authority-sued-by-HSUS-for-rejecting-bus-ads-220418391.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

22) New Electronic Messages Signs on New Jersey Turnpike Arriving in Time for Super Bowl

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/gwb_electronic_message_signs_arriving_on_nj_turnpike_in_time_for_super_bowl.html

 

VEHICLES

 

23) GM and Ford Look to Silicon Valley for Transformative Ideas and Technology

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/analysis-detroit-carmakers-rassle-silicon-213036878.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Icertis and Microsoft to Collaborate on Public Transport Management Initiative

2) FCC and Industry Canada Agree on New Spectrum-Sharing Arrangements Along US-Canada Border Affecting General Aviation

3) 36% of Consumers Would Switch Auto Insurers to Receive Usage-Based Insurance Discount According to LexisNexis Insurance Telematics Study

4) Public Invited to Participate in Naming Process for TriMet Light Rail Bridge

5) Canadian Public Transit Industry Sues to End Frivolous Patent Claims

6) London Gatwick Airport to Host Live Twitter Q&A with Head of Retail

7) Accellos Announces Integration with Rand McNally's Mobile Fleet Management Systems

 

 

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Today in Transportation History    

1993 **20^th anniversary** NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer as it neared the planet.

http://www.msss.com/mars/observer/project/mo_loss/moloss.html

 

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