Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
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:
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:
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:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
7) How a Happy Crab Helped Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities by 56% in Ocean City, Maryland
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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
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
Upcoming Events
MOBiNET Stakeholder Workshop – September 17 – Espoo, Finland
Today in Transportation History
1993 **20th 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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