Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Why Do Airplane Transponders Have an 'Off Switch?'
Link to AP article:
http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Why-do-airplane-transponders-have-an-off-switch-5326400.php
CAMERAS
2) New South Wales Plans Switch to High Definition for Sydney Public Transport CCTV
Link to article in Government News:
Link to news release
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) Old GPS Maps Get Iceland Tourists into Trouble
Link to article in the Iceland Review:
http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/03/18/old-gps-maps-get-tourists-trouble
Link to story on RUV: http://www.ruv.is/frett/gps-taeki-senda-ferdamenn-a-kaf-i-skafla (in Icelandic)
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) New Approaches to Public Engagement
Link to article in Mass Transit:
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/11316290/new-approaches-to-public-engagement
RAILROADS
5) How Industry Specs and a Federal Loophole Allow Railroads to Avoid Response Planning Oversight
Link to story on Oregon Public Broadcasting:
http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/how-industry-specs-and-a-federal-loophole-allow-ra/
ROADWAYS
6) San Francisco Coloring Lanes Red to Indicate Transit-Only
Link to article in the San Francisco Examiner:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) LAX Shooting: Biggest Failure was Lack of Communication, Mayor Says
Link to story on KPCC Radio:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/03/18/42887/lax-shooting-report-investigating-police-response/
Link to news release
Link to report
8) SEPTA Officials Delighted When Passengers Don't Ignore Transit Crimes
Link to story on CBS Philly:
9) Electronic Logging to Prevent Truck Crashes, Protect Drivers
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
10) City of Sacramento to Taxi Drivers: Speak Some English, Please
Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/18/6247193/city-to-taxi-drivers-speak-some.html
TRANSIT
11) Mumbai Metro Train Timings to Be Displayed at Bus Shelters
Link to article on DNA:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) New Automated Reporting Tool Offers Insight Into Twin Cities Traffic Congestion
Link to article in CTS Catalyst:
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2014/march/reportingtool/
News Releases
1) Bosch Putting the Autopilot on the Road
2) Thales to Acquire LiveTV from JetBlue
3) Maritime and Surveillance Conference Starts in Accra, Ghana
4) iMobility Challenge: Latest Vehicle Technologies Need Smart Deployment to Benefit Society
5) Toshiba, Hitachi and Itochu Win Order for ITS Package for Vietnam Expressway
6) GM Creates Global Vehicle Safety Position
7) University at Albany Data Scientists Leading Nationwide Initiative to Improve Transportation
8) New Airborne GPS Technology for Weather Conditions Takes Flight
9) MIT, Audi Launch HubCab Project in New York City
Upcoming Events
Webinar: New Trends in Multi-Agency Corridor Management – April 3
http://www.itsva.org/resources/cite.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1994 **20th anniversary** Seven New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania transportation agencies selected a common read-write technology for an electronic toll collection system, E-ZPass.
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/INTERAGENCY+GROUP+SELECTS+E-ZPASS+VENDOR-a014924652
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