[TCN] Monday, June 2, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, June 2, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airline Group to Recommend Plane Tracking Options

Link to AP article:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20140602_ap_9843b33c9ad64c94adadbe564baaee3e.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) AT&T Offering $50,000 to Engineers to Make New York City Safer for Pedestrians

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/01/att-is-offering-up-50k-to-engineers-to-make-new-york-city-safer-for-pedestrians/

 

BUSES

 

3) Trailways Unveils Ride Along Video Series

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/05/trailways-unveils-ride-along-video-series.aspx

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) In GPS Battle, Russia Sets Restrictions of Its Own

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/world/europe/russia-and-us-battle-over-gps-global-positioning-restrictions-space.html

 

5) Mapping Apps Follow the Crowd

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/automobiles/mapping-apps-follow-the-crowd.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) 'Sound Cannon' Road Safety Tool Makes Debut on Missouri Highways

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/30/5057289/sound-cannon-makes-its-debut-on.html

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

7) Houston-Area Officials Plan to Revive Towing Program to Clear Traffic

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/Officials-plan-to-revive-towing-program-to-clear-5517114.php

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Indiana's South Shore Line Takes Mobile Tickets

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-mobile-ticketing-south-shore-met-20140602,0,1546538.story

 

9) Nassau County, New York Bus System Rolls Out Smartphone Bus Fare App

Link to article from Newsday:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11498332/nice-rolls-out-gomobile-smartphone-bus-fare-app

Link to news release

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Streamlined Info for New Hampshire DOT, Drivers the Aim of Planned Traffic Management System

Link to article in the Concord Monitor:

http://www.concordmonitor.com/community/town-by-town/concord/12166414-95/streamlined-info-for-dot-drivers-the-aim-of-planned-traffic-management-system

Link to news release

 

11) Mobile App to Get Traffic Updates on West Bengal Highways

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.bgr.in/news/mobile-app-to-get-traffic-updates-on-west-bengal-highways/

 

 

News Releases

1) LTA, SMRT, StarHub and IBM Collaborate to Improve Transport with Data for Singapore Commuters

2) UAE's Roads and Transport Authority Adds New Features to Transit Portal

3) FAA to Consider Exemptions for Commercial UAS Movie and TV Production

4) SITA to Introduce Enhanced Aircraft Tracking Capability

5) IBM Unleashes New Tools to Accelerate Data-Driven Cities

6) Ford AppLink to be Introduced in Taiwan, New Zealand, Thailand

7) Ohio DOT Asking Citizens to Design a Transit System

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: The Future is Now: Innovative Intelligent Transportation Research and Development – June 5

http://www.ite.org/education/webinars_ITRD.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1994 **20^th anniversary** Some of Britain's top intelligence experts were among 29 people killed when a helicopter they were flying in crashed in the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/2/newsid_2495000/2495409.stm

 

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