[TCN] Thursday, September 18, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, September 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Survey Reveals Best and Worst Airports in Europe for Free Wi-Fi

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2759073/Skyscanner-infographic-reveals-best-worst-airports-Europe-free-wifi.html

 

CAMERAS

 

2) London to Update Speed Cameras from Film to Digital

Link to article from BT:

http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/motoring/motoringnews/digital-cameras-to-catch-speeders-11363933039697

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Texas DOT Claims TxTag Issues Have Been Fixed

Link to story on KXAN-TV:

http://kxan.com/2014/09/17/txdot-explains-txtag-woes/

 

MARITIME

 

4) New Software Could Help Close Ports to Invasive Species

Link to article on Nature World News:

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/9080/20140917/new-software-help-close-ports-invasive-species.htm

 

OTHER

 

5) Anonymous Complaint Means Memorial to Drunk-Driving Victim Must Go, Wisconsin DOT Says

Link to article in the Wisconsin State Journal:

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/anonymous-complaint-means-memorial-to-sun-prairie-crash-victim-must/article_26e66f3b-152d-592d-978b-50ddeb309786.html

 

6) Latest Issue of Smart Highways

Link to magazine:

http://flickread.com/edition/html/index.php?pdf=54088d901efd4

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Bakken Rail Information Raises Right-to-Know, Public Safety Questions

Link to story on NET:

http://www.netnebraska.org/article/news/938665/bakken-rail-information-raises-right-know-public-safety-questions

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Could The Weather Company Change Emergency Alerting?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/applications/Could-The-Weather-Company-Change-Emergency-Alerting.html

Link to news release

 

9) Secure Flight: TSA Could Take Additional Steps to Strengthen Privacy Oversight Mechanisms

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-14-647

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Data Analytics Firms Make a Serious Play for Telematics

Link to article in Computing:

http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/feature/2370977/data-analytics-firms-make-a-serious-play-for-telematics

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

11) FHWA Training Course, Partner Efforts Aim to Reduce Injuries, Deaths for First Responders

Link to article in Public Roads:

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/14julaug/05.cfm

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Wisconsin DOT Getting Few Complaints About New Travel-Time Signs

Link to story on WISC-TV:

http://www.channel3000.com/news/dot-getting-few-complaints-about-new-beltline-signs/28119982

 

13) Knoxville, Tennessee Set to Overhaul Traffic System

Link to story on WBIR-TV:

http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/2014/09/16/tdot-funding-to-overhaul-stoplight-hardware/15754831/

 

VEHICLES

 

14) MIT-Bred Technology Would Let Cars Help Each Other Avoid Traffic Jams

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2685072/mitbred-technology-would-let-cars-help-each-other-avoid-traffic-jams.html

Link to news release

 

15) Miami-Dade County Teaming with IBM to Unsnarl Traffic

Link to article in Miami Today:

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/2014/09/17/county-teaming-ibm-unsnarl-traffic/

 

16) Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Writes Algorithm to Predict Traffic Flow

Link to article in Collegiate Times:

http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/state/article_db6ac06c-3ebd-11e4-84f7-001a4bcf6878.html

 

 

News Releases

1) IBTTA Elects Javier Rodriguez, Executive Director of Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, as 2015 President

2) Traffic Group: Distracted Driving Biggest Arkansas Driver Problem

3) Kapsch Cooperates with Sierra Wireless on Improved Cab Radios for Railroads

4) ZF Friedrichshafen Agrees to Acquire TRW Automotive

5) App Being Developed for Australian Traffic Network

6) Public Awareness Video Shows Tolling, Moving Smarter

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Abstracts – Grand Transportation Technology Symposium – University Transportation Research Center

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=34089c51-e88e-4bd9-9179-7cf6663046fd&c=21ba86e0-7bbb-11e3-b194-d4ae5275b3f6&ch=225196c0-7bbb-11e3-b1f2-d4ae5275b3f6

 

 

Upcoming Events

Surface Transportation Summit – October 15 – Mississauga, Ontario

http://www.surfacetransportationsummit.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1984 **30^th anniversary** Joseph Kittinger completed the first solo gas balloon crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-kittinger-220090917093718-photo.html

 

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