Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
Merry Christmas!
AVIATION
1) Integrating Web-Based Emergency Management Collaboration Software into Airport Operations
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170032.aspx
CARTOGRAPHY
2) The Most Innovative Maps of 2013
Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/12/most-innovative-maps-2013/7952/
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3) ITS Minnesota Newsletter – Winter 2013
Link to newsletter:
RAILROADS
4) Wi-Fi Doesn't Just Enhance Amtrak – It May Actually Encourage New Riders
Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Why Your Facebook Account Could Be a Vital Travel Tool
Link to article on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2013/12/22/why-your-facebook-account-could-be-an-important-travel-tool/
6) US Government Seeks Assistance in Disseminating Alerts
Link to commentary in Time:
http://swampland.time.com/2013/12/23/now-hear-this-big-brother-wants-to-talk-to-you-right-now
Link to RFI from FEMA: http://goo.gl/lBhQoe
TRANSIT
7) Federal Judge Backs MBTA on Turning Down Pro-Israel Subway Ad
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
8) Review of New Jersey Transit's Response to Sandy Finds Need for More Coordination
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
Link to report: http://superstormsandyrecovery.com/documents/teex.html
9) Public Bus Companies in Borneo Prefer Beepers to GPS to Monitor Speeding
Link to article in The Borneo Post:
http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/12/24/public-bus-companies-prefer-beepers-to-gps/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) Traffic Management Center in Bangalore to Be a Reality Soon
Link to article in the Deccan Herald:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/376397/traffic-management-centre-reality-soon.html
11) Massachusetts DOT Readies Three Month Plan for Callahan Tunnel Bypass
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
12) South Placer Transit Information Center Wins Regional Project of the Year
Link to article on Placer County Online:
Link to site: http://pctpa.net/sptransitinfo/
13) Texas Transportation Commission Approves New Cameras to Monitor Road Conditions, Improve Signals in Houston Area
Link to article in The Pasadena Citizen:
VEHICLES
14) A Car Monitor that Also Talks to Facebook
Link to article in The New York Times:
News Releases
1) Rockwell Collins Completes Acquisition of ARINC
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Work Zone ITS Implementation Guide – January 30
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=907
Today in Transportation History
1963 **50th anniversary** New York International Airport, better known as Idelwild, was renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in honor of the president who was assassinated the month before.
http://www.panynj.gov/airports/jfk-history.html
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