Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, January 30, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) European Air Traffic Controllers Go on Strike Over EU Initiative
Link to story on Deutsche Welle:
http://www.dw.de/european-air-traffic-controllers-go-on-strike-over-eu-initiative/a-17393744
2) Introducing Technology at Heart of FAA-General Aviation Industry Safety Talks
Link to article from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:
http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2014/January/29/FAA-meets-with-industry-leaders.aspx
3) Arabian Gulf Airports Look to Adopt Innovative Technology
Link to article on Travel Daily ME:
http://www.traveldailymedia.com/203113/gulf-airports-look-to-adopt-innovative-technology/
PARKING
4) An Inside Look at Manchester Airport Group's Parking Command Center
Link to article on Parking Network:
http://www.parking-net.com/parking-news/scheidt-bachmann-gmbh/exemplary-command-center
RAILROADS
5) Rail-Safety Effort Stalled by Indian Reviews to Go Faster
Link to Bloomberg article:
6) CSX to Install Warning Devices on New York Rails for Unbalanced, Overweight Trains
Link to article in The Journal News:
http://www.lohud.com/article/20140128/NEWS/301280059/CSX-install-warning-devices-rails
ROADWAYS
7) Call 911 to Report a Pothole? Macomb County, Michigan Exec Says Yes, State Police Say No
Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/article/20140130/NEWS05/301300035/potholes-911-Macomb-Hackel
8) Smart Traffic Signals Coming to Little Rock, Arkansas
Link to story on KARK-TV:
9) Should Cities Help Drivers Hit Green Lights All the Time?
Link to article in The Atlantic Cities:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Wyoming Among States Eyeing Laws to Ban Google Glass While Driving
Link to Reuters article:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/usa-wyoming-google-idINDEEA0S0M120140129
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
11) Judge: New York City Can Use GPS to Track Cabbies
Link to article on Capital:
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/01/8539550/judge-city-can-use-gps-track-cabbies
TRANSIT
12) New Jersey Transit Scrambling to Protect Its Logos After Trademarks Lapsed in Error
Link to article in The Record:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Georgia Governor Calls for Review of Government's Response to Epic Traffic Jam
Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/gov-deal-calls-for-review-of-governments-response-/nc7Sb/
14) Do Smartphone Traffic Apps Really Work?
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/242649241.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue
15) Eyes in Sky and Boots on Ground Keep Bay County, Florida Bridges Open
Link to story on WMBB-TV:
http://www.wmbb.com/story/24583828/eyes-in-sky-and-boots-on-ground-keep-bay-county-bridges-open
16) Thai City Shares Intelligent Traffic Management Plan
Link to article in Future Gov:
http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2014/jan/30/thai-city-shares-intelligent-traffic-management-pl/
VEHICLES
17) EU 'Working on Technology that Would Allow Police to Remotely Disable Cars'
Link to article in ITS International:
18) Is HTML5 the Silver Bullet for Automotive App Development?
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/html5-silver-bullet-automotive-app-development
19) Potholes Abound on the Road to Car-to-Car Communication
Link to article on Ars Technica:
News Releases
1) Siemens Convergence Creators Expands US Presence
2) Massachusetts DOT Taps TrafficLand to Expand Access to Traffic Video
3) New York's Capital District Transportation Authority Launches Enhanced iRide Mobile App
4) MBTA Announces Completion of Subway Countdown Clock System
5) Cubic Wins 'Best Smartcard Ticketing Service' at 2014 MasterCard Transport Ticketing Awards
Solicitation
- Call for Abstracts – Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium
http://www.wistrans.org/midcon/
Upcoming Events
European Motorcyclists' Forum – March 5-6 – Brussels
http://www.fema-online.eu/index.php?page=european-motorcyclists-forum-2014
Today in Transportation History
1959 **55th anniversary** The MS Hans Hedtoft, a Danish liner, sunk off the coast of Greenland after striking an iceberg. All 95 people aboard died.
http://www.hanshedtoft.dk/01%20Hans%20Hedtoft/Forliset/forliset.htm (in Danish)
1964 **50th anniversary** Ranger 6, a spacecraft designed to provide high-resolution photos of the lunar surface, was launched.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1964-007A
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