[TCN] Friday, July 25, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, July 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Eurocontrol's Role in Managing the Aviation Network

Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

http://www.nridigital.com/air-magazine.html?wv=s%2FAIR%2520Magazine%2Fdebc6c14-1eaf-5439-8958-43fe753b38bf%2FAIR1405%2Feurocontrol.html

 

2) Gatwick Airport Embraces Cloud Power

Link to article on airport-technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featureairport-it-gatwick-embraces-cloud-power-4316115/?WT.mc_id=WN_Feat

 

OTHER

 

3) 22 States Represented at Transportation Advocacy Workshop

Link to article in Better Roads:

http://www.betterroads.com/22-states-represented-at-transportation-advocacy-workshop/

 

4) Nancy Bailey, Longtime Editor at Transport Topics, Dies at 68

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=35574&t=Nancy-Bailey-Longtime-Editor-At-Transport-Topics-Dies-at-68  

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Norfolk Southern Sues Maryland to Block Disclosure of Crude Oil Shipments

Link to McClatchy News article:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/07/24/234381/norfolk-southern-sues-to-block.html

 

6) North Carolina DOT Admits Communication Mistakes on Bridge Project

Link to story on WGHP-TV:

http://myfox8.com/2014/07/24/dot-admits-pilot-mountain-bridge-project-mistakes/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Is the Future of 911 a Nationwide Connected System?

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/next-gen-911/Is-the-Future-911-Connected-System.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Usage-Based Insurance: An Invisible Market

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2014/07/25/Insurance-companies-are-struggling-to-get-past-the-ick-factor-in-UBI-offers.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

9) 'Sesame Rings' Allow You to Pay MBTA Fares with a Fist-Bump

Link to article in Boston:

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/07/17/sesame-ring-for-sale-mbta-gift-shop/

 

10) Contactless Payments Due for London Tube Network

Link to story on BBC News:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-28479906

 

11) Can Technology Help New York City's Subways Handle Increasing Ridership?

Link to article in City & State:

http://www.cityandstateny.com/157/max-capacity.html#.U9JsPY1dXrX

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Where Technology, Safety and Savings Interact in the Trucking Industry

Link to article in FleetOwner:

http://fleetowner.com/blog/where-technology-safety-and-savings-intersect

 

 

News Releases

1) Missouri DOT Gets Sassy to Send a Message

2) MBTA to Install New Wi-Fi System on Commuter Rail System

3) US DOT Fines Turkish Airlines Over Late, Incomplete Responses to Consumer Complaints

 

 

Friday Bonus

The humble rest area documented by photographer.

http://www.nicolosertorio.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1&a=0&at=0

 

 

Upcoming Events

Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture Workshop – August 20-21 – San Francisco

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-17289.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1609 **405^th anniversary** The Sea Venture was deliberately driven ashore on a reef off Bermuda. The 150 people aboard founded a colony on the island.

http://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_00004a.htm

 

1984 **30^th anniversary** The USSR's Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to do a space walk.

http://in.rbth.com/articles/2012/08/09/svetlana_savitskaya_the_first_woman_to_walk_in_space_16899.html

 

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