[TCN] Tuesday, September 24, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, September 24, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Proposes to Replace Old Honeywell Displays on Boeing Jets Due to Possible Wi-Fi Interference

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-faa-honeywell-idUSBRE98N03A20130924

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

2) Port Manatee Fires Spokeswoman After She Complains About Ethics

Link to article in the Herald-Tribune:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20130923/ARTICLE/130929857/-1/news?Title=NEW-Port-fires-spokeswoman-after-she-complains-about-ethics

 

RAILROADS

 

3) Long Island Rail Road Union Questions Plan to Eliminate Signals on Eight Miles of Track

Link to article from Newsday:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11175949/lirr-union-questions-plan-to-eliminate-signals

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) New Flagler Bridge in Florida Gets Smarter with Built-In Sensor Technology

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-smart-flagler-bridge-20130915,0,1071651.story

 

5) New SMART Signal Installation Helps Minnesota DOT Monitor Timing Plans

Link to article in CTS Catalyst:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2013/september/smart/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Transport Canada Awards Contract to Find Better Rail Crossing Safety Tools

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4120290-ottawa-would-pay-uw-120-000-to-find-better-rail-crossing-safety-tools/

 

7) New Study Could Help Make Driving Vastly Safer

Link to blog in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/blogs/fedwatch/gov-new-study-could-help-make-driving-vastly-safer.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Telematics and Content Sourcing Strategies

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-and-content-sourcing-strategies-part-i (Part 1)

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-and-content-sourcing-strategies-part-ii (Part 2)

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Ontario's Guelph Transit Wants $3.1 Million Technology Upgrade

Link to story on CTV News:

http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/guelph-transit-wants-3-1-million-technology-upgrade-1.1467202

 

10) Bangalore Bus Stops to Soon Have Real-Time Arrival/Departure Information

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Bangalore-will-soon-have-intelligent-transport-system-facility/articleshow/23012192.cms

 

VEHICLES

 

11) Technology That Rewards You Just for Driving Your Car

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2013/09/24/technology-that-rewards-you-just-for-driving-your-car

 

12) Connected Vehicles: How Technology Will Transform Transportation Safety and Mobility (and Sooner Than You Think)

Link to article in Network:

http://www.pbworld.com/pdfs/publications/pb_network/network_76.pdf (page 6)

 

13) Total Traffic Network's Dash for a Better Dash

Link to article in Radio World:

http://rwonline.com/article/ttn%E2%80%99s-dash-for-a-better-dash/221427

 

 

News Releases

1) Quebec Airport First to Use New SITA Service to Unlock Data

2) Study: Pedestrians, Cyclists Need Consistency at Rail Crossings

3) European Travel Technology Companies Tell IATA to 'Get Real' About New Distribution Capability Standard

4) Frost & Sullivan: Conventional Solutions for Vehicle Parking Make Way for an Era of Mobility-Related Innovations in Parking Management

5) Airports Council International-North America and Airside Mobile Debut Mobile Passport Control App

6) World States Gather to Endorse New Roadmap for Sustainable Global Aviation Progress

7) New York MTA and AT&T Announce 2013 App Quest Winners

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers – Passenger Terminal Expo 2014

http://www.passengerterminal-expo.com/speaking_opportunities.php?n=conf

 

 

Upcoming Events

Wisconsin ITS Forum 2013 – October 31 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e80293ijd813e580&llr=xxnduskab

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1948 **65^th anniversary** The Honda Motor Company, Ltd. was founded.

http://world.honda.com/history/limitlessdreams/doyouremember/index.html

 

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