[TCN] Thursday, September 19, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, September 19, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airport Can Drive Deeper Brand Relationships by Fully Embracing Social Media Platforms

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/11049008/airports-can-drive-deeper-brand-relationships-by-fulling-embracing-social-media-platforms

 

2) Digital Surveillance System Helps Protect Fixed-Base Operator

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/11063115/adding-a-digital-surveillance-system-helps-millennium-aviation-secure-assets-safeguard-staff-and-passengers-and-shield-itself-from-false-liability-claims

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) A New Breed of Pedestrian Advocate is Making City Streets Safer for Everyone

Link to article on Plantnetizen:

http://www.planetizen.com/node/65198

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Lance Wyman: The Man Behind DC Metro's Newest Subway Map

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/09/18/more-details-on-metros-newest-subway-map

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) E-ZPass at 20: Expansion Ahead

Link to article from The Journal News:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/18/e-zpass-at-20-expansion-ahead/2834823/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) GPS Jammers Could Knock Out Signals in a Medium-Sized City

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/09/gps-jammers-could-knock-out-signals-medium-sized-city/70582

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) Queensland Highways Could Get Different Speed Limits for Each Lane

Link to article in The Courier-Mail:

http://www.news.com.au/national-news/queensland/queensland-highways-could-get-different-speed-limits-for-each-lane/story-fnii5v6w-1226723126503

 

OTHER

 

8) Improving Management of Transportation Information

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169522.aspx

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Illinois Transit Task Force Hit for Banning Public from 'Working Group' Meetings

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/22653275-418/transit-task-force-hit-for-banning-public-from-smaller-working-group-meetings.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) 'Big Brother' Insurance on the Way in Australia

Link to article in the Brisbane Times:

http://brisbanetimes.drive.com.au/motor-news/big-brother-insurance-on-the-way-20130918-2tywc.html

 

11) Black Boxes Fly Into Cars on Britain's Roads

Link to article in Metro:

http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/19/from-the-skyway-to-the-highway-black-boxes-fly-into-cars-on-britains-roads-4046152/

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Wi-Fi and Cellphone Service on Subway Trains? New York MTA Leader Says It May Happen

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/nyregion/mta-plans-wi-fi-and-phone-service-on-subway-trains.html

 

13) Open Data's Road to Better Transit

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Open-Datas-Road-to-Better-Transit.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Washington State DOT's Tweets Helping Motorists Dodge Traffic Nightmares

Link to story on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/DOTs-tweets-helping-motorists-dodge-traffic-nightmares-224289351.html

 

15) Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground Keep Mumbai Roads Clear on Visarjan Day

Link to article on Mumbai Mirror:

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Eyes-in-the-sky-boots-on-the-ground-keep-the-roads-clear/articleshow/22773512.cms

 

VEHICLES

 

16) BMW Gears Up IT Resilience with Private Cloud Infrastructure

Link to article in Computer Weekly:

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240205641/BMW-gears-up-IT-resilience-with-private-cloud-infrastructure

 

17) Poll of German Car Buyers Shows Interest in Using Google Glass in the Vehicle

Link to article in automotiveIT:

http://www.automotiveit.com/poll-interest-in-google-glass-in-the-car/news/id-008701

 

 

News Releases

1) US Campaign Launches to Promote Aviation Manufacturing Training

2) 140 Million Connected Cars Projected to be on the Road Globally by 2017

3) ITS America Hires Transportation Innovator Leo McCloskey to Serve as Senior VP for Technical Programs

4) New Oregon DOT Outreach Program Will Connect Large and Small Businesses

5) Wi-Fi Sets Sail on North Carolina DOT's Pamlico Sound Ferries

 

 

Upcoming Events

International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo – December 2-6 – Las Vegas http://www.iccve.org/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1963 **50th anniversary** The conversion of Ottawa's Union Station into the Government Conference Centre began.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/chateau-laurier/Photos+Union+Station/6666279/story.html

 

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