[TCN] Monday, November 24, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, November 24, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Flight MH370: Emirates Chief Sir Tim Clark Believes Information is Being Concealed

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/national/flight-mh370-emirates-chief-sir-tim-clark-believes-information-is-being-concealed-20141121-11pue6.html

 

2) Planning for High-Priority NextGen Capabilities Underway, But Much Work Remains for Full Realization of Benefits

Link to audit report from US DOT Office of Inspector General:

https://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/32252

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Update from The ERTICO Network

Link to update:

http://www.erticonetwork.com/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=63&key=OrElCdV4&subid=5778-SYxmsJyY0jLW00&tmpl=component

 

MARITIME

 

4) Maritime Surveillance Network Launched in India to Beef Up Coastal Security

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2846567/Maritime-surveillance-network-launched-beef-coastal-security.html

 

PARKING

 

5) 3M Shutters Parking Division

Link to blog in Parking Today:

http://www.parkingtoday.com/blog/2014/11/3m-shutters-parking-division-what-was-federal-apd-is-no-more/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

6) Singapore's LTA to Launch New Taxi App, Enhance Existing Transport App

Link to article in Today:

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lta-launch-new-taxi-app-enhance-existing-transport-app

Link to news release

 

7) Is Ridesharing's Next Stop a Bus?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Is-Ride-Sharings-Next-Stop-a-Bus.html

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

8) I-70 Colorado Woes Tackled by Iraq War Vets

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_26999514/i-70-woes-tackled-by-iraq-war-vets

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Developers Pitch Smartphone Apps for New York MTA Riders

Link to article in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/developers-pitch-smartphone-apps-for-mta-transit-riders-1.9645068

 

10) MBTA Operations Control Center Undergoes $6 Million Upgrade

Link to article in Boston:

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/11/17/mbta-operations-control-center-upgrade/

 

11) Do Full-Vehicle Ads on Tucson Streetcars Defile Downtown?

Link to article in the Arizona Daily Star:

http://tucson.com/news/local/column/road-runner-do-streetcar-ads-defile-downtown/article_76830e77-c1b2-5121-9c8c-d04383e02921.html

 

12) People Legally Hacking Opal Fare Cards to Score Free Rides

Link to article on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2014/11/24/opal-card-hacks/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Boston Traffic Website Launches to Help Gridlock-Weary Commuters

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/11/23/transportation-enthusiasts-launch-boston-traffic-website-help-gridlock-weary-commuters/A9xlzbznLVHRAVisKWjHHJ/story.html

 

14) In 1915, 'Human Semaphores' Took Over Traffic Control in Los Angeles

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-retrospective-20141124-story.html

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Verizon Telematics CTO Says Connected Car Needs Route to 5G

Link to story on Mobile World Live:

http://www.mobileworldlive.com/verizon-telematics-cto-says-connected-car-needs-route-5g

 

 

News Releases

1) FAA Announces NextGen Upgrade for Washington Airspace in Time for Busy Holiday Travel Week

2) FAA 30-Day Review of Chicago Center Fire Underscores Need for Funding, Flexibility and NextGen

3) Connell Aviation Group, First-of-Its-Kind Aviation and Aerospace Communications Firm, Launches Operations

4) Popularity of Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority's 'OneBusAway Tampa' App Surges

5) New PTV Navigator App Makes the Step from Simple Navigation to a Convenient Suggestion System

6) World's Transportation Industry to Assemble at the Palais des congrès de Montréal

in 2017

7) Iowa DOT Sponsors TraumaHawk App to Help Save Lives

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Traffic Incident Management Funding Considerations and State Case Studies – December 4

http://timnetwork.org/2014/11/join-us-webinar-tim-funding-considerations-and-state-case-studies-dec-4-at-12-pm-et/

 

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