[TCN] Tuesday, May 13, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Call for Presentations Closes May 14 for IBTTA's 2014 Annual Meeting, September 14-17 in Austin, TX

 

Tomorrow, May 14 is the deadline for the Annual Meeting call for presentations for IBTTA's 82nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 14-17 in Austin, TX. So, if you plan to submit a topic to the largest event on the tolling industry's annual calendar, you'll have to act fast. This meeting is your opportunity to showcase your knowledge in your choice of session tracks: technology and innovation, customers and communication, policy and politics, and finance and funding. To propose a topic, just fill out the online submission form. Click here for meeting information, and use our convenient online registration tool for a 10% discount on our regular Delegate fees.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) UN: More Robust Flight Tracking Needed by Global Aviation Community

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/13/travel/malaysia-airlines-flight-tracking/

 

2) Southern California Air Traffic System Failure Caused by Computer Memory Shortage

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/12/us-airtraffic-bug-exclusive-idUSBREA4B02320140512

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Transport for London Engages Grayling to Inspire Londoners to Cycle More this Summer

Link to article in The Drum:

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/05/13/transport-london-enagages-grayling-inspire-londoners-cycle-more-summer

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Moscow to Suspend American GPS Sites on Russian Territory from June

Link to story on RT:

http://rt.com/news/158680-russia-usa-rocket-gps/

 

MARITIME

 

5) Bangladesh to Upgrade Maritime Safety, Security Tools

Link to article in the Dhaka Tribune:

http://www.dhakatribune.com/environment/2014/may/11/maritime-safety-security-project-given-boost

 

6) US Coast Guard, Massachusetts DOT Respond to Reports of Foghorn Blaring During Clear Weather

Link to article in The Herald News:

http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140512/NEWS/140519155

 

OTHER

 

7) Poor Communication, Tribal Damage Plague Bertha's Restart in Seattle

Link to story on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/business/Poor-communication-tribal-damage-plague-Berthas-restart-258991311.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Highway Safety Group Sues US DOT for Information on Guardrail Design

Link to article from Courthouse News Service:

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/05/12/67778.htm

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Canadian Pacific Fined for Late Reporting of New York Derailment

Link to article in the Times Union:

http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Canadian-Pacific-s-tardiness-is-costly-5472900.php

 

10) Virginia Governor Creates Rail Safety Task Force After Crude-Train Derailment

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/safety/news/Virginia-Gov-McAuliffe-creates-rail-safety-task-force-after-CSX-crudetrain-accident--40406

 

11) World's First Satellite-Based Railway Management System

Link to article in Engineering and Technology Magazine:

http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2014/may/satcoms-for-trains.cfm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Illinois DOT Will Increase Use of Speed-Indicator Boards at Work Zones

Link to article in the Belleville News-Democrat:

http://www.bnd.com/2014/05/12/3204586/how-effective-are-speed-indicator.html

Link to news release

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

13) How Calgary's Traffic Controllers Ease Gridlock During Crashes

Link to story on Global News:

http://globalnews.ca/news/1326397/how-calgarys-traffic-controllers-ease-gridlock-during-crashes/

 

14) Latest Issue of TIME (Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Task Force of Metro Atlanta) Newsletter

Link to newsletter:

http://www.timetaskforce.com/images/TIME2Q2014.pdf

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Bill Would Allow NJ Transit to Sell Online Ads to Private Firms

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-agencies-may-begin-selling-online-ads-to-private-firms-1.1014657

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Safety Technologies: The New Frontier

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/drivers/article/story/2014/05/safety-technologies-the-new-frontier.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) NHTSA Launches TireWise Consumer Education Campaign

2) Rhode Island DOT Debuts New Website

3) Las Vegas and McCarran International Airport Unveil New TSA Pre-Checkpoint Videos

4) Mercedes-Benz Launches In-Car Traffic Cameras from Vizzion/Inrix

5) Russia Becomes 50^th Country of TomTom's Global Speed Cameras Service

 

 

Upcoming Events

Iowa Trails Summit – June 13-14 – Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa

http://iowatrailssummit.org/2014-summit/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1954 **60^th anniversary** President Dwight Eisenhower signed the St. Lawrence Seaway Bill.

http://youtu.be/m0QL0tSAW0M

 

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