[TCN] Wednesday, October 16, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Bird Radar at Sea-Tac Airport Paying Off After Years of Testing

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Bird-Radar-at-Sea-Tac--Years-of-testing-paying-off-227915971.html

 

2) College Football Fans Get Warm Welcome at Airports

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/10/16/college-football-airports/2987281/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Toronto Study Shows Countdown Signals May Increase Injuries

Link to Metroland News Service article:

http://metronews.ca/news/kitchener/824307/countdown-signals-for-pedestrians-may-boost-collisions/

 

4) Sensor-Packing SeeSense Bike Lights Adapt to Lighting and Traffic Conditions

Link to article on Gizmag:

http://www.gizmag.com/seesense-bike-lights/29407/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) Google Maps for iOS Gets Faster Access to Navigation, Route and Traffic Overview

Link to article on The Next Web:

http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/10/15/google-maps-ios-gets-faster-access-navigation-route-traffic-overview-tips-tricks-section

 

6) New Frequent Transit Map Makes Navigating Baltimore Easier

Link to Greater Greater Washington blog:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/20480/new-frequent-transit-map-makes-navigating-baltimore-easier/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) GPS Accuracy Still Not Good Enough for Emergencies

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/10/16/gps-accuracy.aspx

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

8) ITS World Congress Opens in Tokyo

Link to articles in The Japan Times:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/15/business/use-of-its-to-curb-traffic-jams-accidents/#.Ul7nIJRoT2w

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/16/business/its-tech-on-display-in-tokyo/#.Ul7ngpRoT2w

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0000726855

 

9) US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office Posts 2015-2019 Strategic Planning Stakeholder Webinar Recordings

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/meetings/strategic_plan_webinar_recordings.htm

 

10) Thinking Cities: What Does It Mean for ITS?

Link to podcast:

http://thinkinghighways.com/podcasts/?id=8087&page=0&utm_source=North+America%2FCanada

 

11) Thinking Aloud at the ITS World Congress Podcasts

Link to podcasts:

http://thinkinghighways.com/podcasts/?id=8093 (Show 1)

http://thinkinghighways.com/podcasts/?id=8097 (Show 2)

 

12) Making the Connection: Advancing Traffic Incident Management in Transportation Planning

Link to primer:

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop13044/index.htm

 

OTHER

 

13) Public Meeting on Connected Vehicle Applications for Speed Harmonization with Queue Warning to be Webinar-Only Event

Link to notice from US DOT:

http://goo.gl/jU1Qbe

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

14) State DOTs Expand Use of Social Media But Implementation Challenges Remain

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/state-dots-expand-use-of-social-media-but-implementation-challenges-remain/

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

15) Boston's Transportation 'War Room'

Link to article in Commonwealth:

http://www.commonwealthmagazine.org/Investigations/What-Works/2013/Fall/001-Bostons-transportation-war-room.aspx

 

16) British Columbia Traffic Management Center Wins Building Award

Link to article in the Journal of Commerce:

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id57409/--transportation-management-centre-drives-to-the-top

 

TRANSIT

 

17) FindMyWay Brings Public Transport Info to South Africa Commuters' Mobile Phones

Link to article on Ventureburn:

http://ventureburn.com/2013/10/findmyway-brings-public-transport-info-to-commuters-mobile-phones/

 

VEHICLES

 

18) Will the Connected Car Leave the Smartphone in the Dust?

Link to article in Wireless Week:

http://www.wirelessweek.com/articles/2013/10/magazine-will-connected-car-leave-smartphone-dust

 

19) Texas Instruments Chips to Work with Cameras, Sensors to Make Cars Safer, Smarter

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/headlines/20131016-ti-chips-to-work-with-cameras-sensors-to-make-cars-safer-smarter.ece

 

 

News Releases

1) EU Grants of Almost €1.6 Billion to Support Key TEN-T Infrastructure Projects

2) Tokyo ITS World Congress Award for Transport Certification Australia

3) ITS America Announces the Americas' Inductees to the 2013 ITS World Congress Hall of Fame

4) Amtrak Police Department Launches APD11 Txt-a-Tip

5) Wisconsin WTS Announces 2013 Recognition Award Recipients

6) Texas DOT Prepares to Publish Names of Top Toll Violators

7) Chevrolet Announces Additional Vehicles with Siri

8) Forbes Taps Veteran Journalist Tony Velocci to Write Custom Business Aviation Reports

9) Apple Just One of Many Big Guns Entering $4 Billion Indoor Location Market

10) Iteris' Vantage SmartCycle Wins Orange County Tech Alliance High-Tech Innovation Award

11) National Teen Driver Safety Week Encourages Communication, Education

12) Image Sensing Systems Looks at Using Detection Systems for More than Traffic

13) Thales' US Communications Business Expands Its Company and Changes Its Name

14) 'The Source' - Newsletter from Information Station Specialists – October 2013

 

 

Solicitations

 -  Request for Proposals - Operation of the Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center – New York State DOT

https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/page/portal/doing-business/opportunities/consult-opportunities#c1525

 -  Presolicitation Notice – ITS Joint Program Office's Program Integration and Project Management Support Services - FHWA

http://www.its.dot.gov/procurements/program_integration.htm

 

 

Upcoming Events

Alabama DOT Small Business Enterprise Conference – October 28-30 – Mobile, Alabama

https://docs.google.com/file/d/11O-inm1odxef5_0f0vh6ZwfJuDoCCQSYs-vmDurWZ18vmeifzvFTX9McCasv/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 *100^th anniversary* The British battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth was launched in Portsmouth.

http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-01BB-Queen%20Elizabeth.htm

 

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