[TCN] Friday, September 19, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, September 19, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Heathrow Airport Installs Sensory Park Pod in Terminal 2

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/4429-heathrow-installs-sensory-park-pod-in-t2.html

 

2) Gatwick Airport's CIO on Outsourcing to the Cloud

Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

http://www.nridigital.com/air-magazine/august-2014.html?wv=s%2FAIR%2520Magazine%2Fdebc6c14-1eaf-5439-8958-43fe753b38bf%2FAIR1408%2Fcloud.html

 

3) Smart Air Travel

Link to article in TTG Asia:

http://www.ttgasia.com/article.php?article_id=23824

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Boulder, Colorado Quietly Tests Bicycle-Specific Traffic Signals

Link to article in the Daily Camera:

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_26561778/boulder-quietly-tests-bicycle-specific-traffic-signals

 

5) Apple Watch – Tactile GPS for Cycling

Link to article on ETA:

https://www.eta.co.uk/2014/09/19/apple-watch-tactile-gps-for-cycling/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) High-Tech Highways Roll Into Washington County, Oregon

Link to article in the Hillsboro Tribune:

http://www.pamplinmedia.com/ht/117-hillsboro-tribune-news/234057-98266-high-tech-highways-roll-into-hillsboro

 

7) Florida DOT District Four ITS Quarterly Newsletter

Link to Smart Moves:

http://www.smartsunguide.com/pdf/SMART%20Moves%2039%20Edition%20web.pdf

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Activist Critical of PR Effort by Texas Transportation Agency

Link to commentary in the San Antonio Express-News:

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/terrihall/2014/09/rma-targets-toll-opposition-in-taxpayer-funded-pr-campaign/

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Can Better Signage Save Lives at West Lake Forest, Illinois Train Station?

Link to article on Gazebo News:

http://gazebonews.com/2014/09/18/signage-lacking-at-west-lake-forest-metra-station/

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Florida Police Chief Says Confusing Signs Have Drivers Slamming on Brakes

Link to story on News 13:

http://mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/9/18/police_chief_says_co.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) New York City Taxi Drivers Get Sticker Reminding Them to Yield to Pedestrians

Link to story on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/taxi-drivers-get-sticker-reminding-them-yield-pedestrians/

 

TRANSIT

 

12) More New Jersey Transit Commuters Use Social Media, Just Not Behind the Wheel

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/09/more_transit_commuters_use_social_media_but_drivers_stuck_in_the_slow_lane.html

 

13) Free Wi-Fi for Vienna Public Transport

Link to article on The Local:

http://www.thelocal.at/20140918/free-wifi-for-vienna-public-transport

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Two New Reports from the Transportation Research Board

 -  Establishing Monitoring Programs for Travel Time Reliability

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168765.aspx

 -  Understanding the Contributions of Operations, Technology and Design to Meeting Highway Capacity Needs

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166939.aspx

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Tesla Software Upgrade Sends Real-Time Traffic Information to Cars

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20140919/OEM06/140919796

Link to further information from Tesla

 

 

News Releases

1) FAA Call on the Aviation Industry to Equip for NextGen

2) Global VSAT Forum Announces Launch of 'Glossary' of Maritime Communications

3) New Report Reveals What Americans Want from Public Transit

4) Mercedes-Benz Cars Learning US Traffic Regulations

 

 

Friday Bonus

All I can say is thank goodness for electronic fare payment.

http://youtu.be/PH_Z8Ghuq6E

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: How to Hack the Increasingly Connected Car – September 25

http://ww2.frost.com/event/calendar/hacking-increasingly-connected-car/?eID=348

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1989 **25^th anniversary** A Union de Transports Aériens flight en route from N'Djamena, Chad to Paris, was destroyed by a bomb over Niger. All 170 people aboard were killed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3163621.stm

 

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