[TCN] Wednesday, July 9, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, July 9, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) The FAA is Deciding if Plane-Sharing Apps Are Legal

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2014/07/08/planesharing/

 

2) Easyjet Pilots Bluetooth Beacons at Three European Airports

Link to article on NFC World+:

http://www.nfcworld.com/2014/07/08/330226/easyjet-pilots-bluetooth-beacons-three-european-airports/

Link to news release

 

3) Air New Zealand Pulls Safety Video Featuring Swimsuit Models

Link to article on news.com.au:

http://www.news.com.au/travel/world-travel/air-new-zealand-pulls-sexy-inflight-safety-video-featuring-sports-illustrated-supermodels-after-online-backlash/story-e6frfqci-1226980305317

 

4) Understanding the Value of Social Media at Airports for Customer Engagement

Link to document from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170977.aspx

 

MARITIME

 

5) EU Decides to Pool Maritime Surveillance Sources

Link to article in Maritime Reporter:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/surveillance-maritime372603.aspx

 

OTHER

 

6) US DOT CIO on Cyber, Shared Services and 'Technology that is Changing Constantly'

Link to article in FCW:

http://fcw.com/articles/2014/07/08/dot-mckinney-qanda.aspx

 

7) Indiana Cop's 'OINK' License Plate Spurs Battle Over Free Speech

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/07/08/indiana-cops-0ink-license-plate-spurs-battle-over-free-speech/

 

8) Bosch Develops Traffic Sign-Reading App

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/news/bosch-develops-traffic-reading-app_id147896.aspx

Link to news release (in German)

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Oregon Fire Marshal Delays Posting Oil Train Reports Online, Has No Timetable

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/07/oregon_fire_marshal_delays_pos.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Sensors, Wireless Tech Help States Monitor Troubled Bridges

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Sensors-Wireless-Tech-Help-States-Monitor-Troubled-Bridges.html

 

11) Viral Video Convinces British Columbia Government to Raise Speed Limits

Link to article on Jalopnik:

http://jalopnik.com/someone-finally-understands-speed-kills-province-raise-1601088776

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Identifying Traffic Safety Practices and Needs of Local Transportation and Law Enforcement Agencies

Link to article in the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum:

http://www.trforum.org/journal/view.php?abstract=285

 

13) TSA's Electronics Checks Coming to US Airports Soon

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-09/u-s-said-to-expand-mobile-device-rules-at-airport-checkpoints.html

 

14) TSA Policy Change Could Compound Security Concerns for Journalists in Transit

Link to blog from the Committee to Protect Journalists:

http://www.cpj.org/blog/2014/07/tsa-policy-change-could-compound-security-concerns.php

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Voices of Public Transit Systems

Link to Not Of It blog:

http://cdandrews.blogspot.com/2014/07/voices-of-public-transit-systems-whos.html

 

 

News Releases

1) New Paris Airports Website Designed for Foreign Passengers

2) North Carolina DOT Unveils New Webpage for the US 220/NC 68 Connector Project

3) New York MTA Begins Communications Blitz to Alert Riders to Possible Service Disruption

4) Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Names Myra Blanco as Director of New Automated Center

 

 

Upcoming Events

Metro Atlanta TIME Task Force Annual Conference – September 29-30 – Young Harris, Georgia

http://timetaskforce.com/conference

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1904 **110^th anniversary** The Peterborough Lift Lock, the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, opened in Ontario, Canada.

http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/visit6/lock21.aspx

 

1964 **50^th anniversary** President Lyndon Johnson signed the Urban Mass Transportation Act.

http://research.archives.gov/description/299892

 

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