[TCN] Monday, September 30, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, September 30, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Deaf Airline Passengers Seek Captioned Entertainment

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/09/28/airlines-deaf-entertainment/2811259/

 

2) At Los Angeles International's Remodeled Terminal, Where's the Wi-Fi?

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-20130930,0,852013.story

 

3) Boeing 787 Forced to Land in Iceland Because of Faulty Air Identification System

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/business/boeing-787-forced-to-land-because-of-a-faulty-system.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Deadly Yom Kippur Crash Spurs Safety Push for Observant Jewish Pedestrians

Link to article in The Jewish Daily Forward:

http://forward.com/articles/184591/deadly-yom-kippur-crash-spurs-safety-push-for-obse/

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Lights in Florida Will Stay Yellow a Bit Longer

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-yellow-light-times-20130927,0,84102.story

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Thinking Aloud at ITS California – Show 1

Link to podcast:

http://thinkinghighways.com/podcasts/?id=7952

 

OTHER

 

7) Virginia Starting to Develop a Master Identity Database

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/va-starting-to-develop-a-master-identity-database/article_772d70fe-28ac-11e3-95ec-001a4bcf6878.html

 

8) Transportation Tech Bubble Makes DC 'Ripe for Disruption'

Link to article from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/09/27/transportation-tech-bubble-makes-d-c-ripe-for-disruption/

 

PARKING

 

9) If You Want a Smarter City, Start with Parking. Yes, Parking

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/09/27/municipal-wifi-parking.aspx

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) The TSA is Definitely Not Wasting Money on Fancy Videos

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2013/09/27/the-tsa-is-definitely-not-wasting-money-on-fancy-videos/

 

11) Are Idaho's Public Information Officers Public Servants or Spin Doctors?

Link to article in the Idaho Statesman:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/29/2788125/public-servant-or-spin-doctor.html

 

12) Keeping the Spirit of the Freedom of Information Act Strong

Link to editorial in the Lansing State Journal:

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20130926/OPINION01/309260011/Editorial-Keeping-spirit-FOIA-strong

 

ROADWAYS

 

13) Sign-Testing in California's Caldecott Tunnel Puzzles and Slows Drivers

Link to article from the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_24207895/caldecott-tunnel-sign-testing-signs-puzzles-and-slows

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

14) Using Light to Map Real-Time Safety Cues Onto Urban Environments

Link to story on PFSK:

http://www.psfk.com/2013/09/mapping-real-time-safety-cues-onto-urban-environments-light-future-light.html

 

TRANSIT

 

15) NFC Transit Ticketing Arrives in Dubai

Link to article in NFC World:

http://www.nfcworld.com/2013/09/27/326078/nfc-transit-ticketing-arrives-dubai/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Odense, Denmark Turns to Technology to Fight Congestion

Link to article in The Evening Post:

http://cphpost.dk/national/odense-turns-technology-fight-congestion

 

VEHICLES

 

17) 4G Cars Are Coming, But We Won't Have Much Choice in How We Connect Them

Link to article on GigaOM:

http://gigaom.com/2013/09/28/4g-cars-are-coming-but-we-wont-have-much-choice-in-how-we-connect-them

 

18) Google's Plan for Autonomous Cars Doesn't Go Far Enough

Link to commentary in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/09/we-need-to-think-about-the-infrastructure-for-autonomous-cars-too/

 

 

News Releases

1) GEWI TIC for Mobile Traffic Data Now in Apple App Store

2) Amtrak Teams with Google to Create Interactive Train Locator Map

3) 'The Source' Newsletter from Information Station Specialists

4) Iteris Introduces iPeMS lite Software to Better Know Your Roadway Network

5) Knoxville, Tennessee Launches Webpage, Public Meetings on Traffic Calming, Neighborhood Traffic Safety

6) Cisco Positive Train Control: Enhancing End-to-End Rail Safety … and More

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Association for Pupil Transportation Annual Summit – October 19-24 – Grand Rapids, Michigan

http://naptonline.org/summit/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1968 **45^th anniversary** The Boeing 747 was rolled out for the first time in Everett, Washington.

http://www.flightglobal.com/page/747-8i-rollout/

 

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