[TCN] Tuesday, November 25, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, November 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TCN Fundraiser

 

CBS, Disney, Comcast, Fox; they're all media empires with a variety of outlets. When it comes to transportation communications media empires think the TCN! ;-) Of course there's the flagship newsletter, but you also have Transportation Radio, which brings you interviews you won't find anywhere else; transportation voiceover services which can be heard in places such as the NYC subway and soon, PATCO; other transportation newsletters and even radio traffic reports on Saturdays in NY and NJ. To keep this all going I can use your support. November is one of two months of the year when I ask for contributions for the TCN. You can make a monetary donation, you can purchase an ad or you can just let your colleagues know about the TCN. Information on contributing can be found below. Thank you!

 

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

1) Virginia Attorney General: Virginia Beach Lacks Zoning Authority to Regulate Bike Ads

Link to AP article:

http://www.wboc.com/story/27468897/ag-va-beach-lacks-zoning-authority-for-bike-ads

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Real-Time Mapping Service Coordinates Chicago's Road Work

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2014/11/19/chicago-transportation-dotmaps.aspx

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) US DOT's 2014 ITS Benefits, Costs and Lessons Learned Report and Fact Sheets Available Online

Link to further information from US DOT ITS Joint Program Office:

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=f7b43f07-5177-4ab1-b34f-9d4dea90aa77&c=77da6f90-5104-11e3-8e6b-d4ae52a4597c&ch=7a7c1c80-5104-11e3-8e6c-d4ae52a4597c

 

MARITIME

 

4) Port of Los Angeles Nets Awards for Cybersecurity and Public Outreach Efforts

Link to article in the Press-Telegram:

http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20141124/port-of-los-angeles-nets-award-for-standing-guard-against-hackers

Link to news release

 

5) Social Media Can Impact Maritime Search and Rescue Operations

Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Social-Media-Can-Impact-SAR-Operations-2014-11-24

 

PARKING

 

6) ParkPlus Tech Deal Could Bring Calgary Payment System Around World

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/ParkPlus+tech+deal+could+bring+Calgary+payment+system+around/10409316/story.html

Link to news release

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Joins Push to Hide CSA Safety Data from Public

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2014/11/cvsa-joins-push-to-hide-csa-data-from-public.aspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Hack-a-thon Invites Public to Solve Traffic Safety Issues in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/cars/news-and-reviews/2014/11/24/hackathon-invites-public-solve-traffic-safety-issues/k2YiG9OMFpukca0N96ISbJ/story.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Shanghai OnStar Announces New Weather Check and Reservation Features

Link to article on GM Authority:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/11/onstar-announces-new-weather-check-and-reservation-services/

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

10) November Issue of The Responder

Link to newsletter:

http://timnetwork.org/2014/11/the-responder-november-2014/

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Transit Windsor Asks for Funding to Pay for Real-Time Information System

Link to article on BlackburnNews:

http://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2014/11/24/real-time-transit-bus-technology/

 

12) Google Transit Coming to Regina

Link to article in the Leader-Post:

http://www.leaderpost.com/Google+Transit+coming+Regina/10408440/story.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) GM Scours Social Media to Find Car Defects, Company President Says

Link to article on Bloomberg:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-24/gm-scours-social-media-to-find-car-defects-ammann-says.html

 

14) Taking Driverless Cars to the Next Level

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/GT-Taking-Driverless-Cars-to-the-Next-Level.html

 

 

News Releases

1) University of Illinois at Chicago's Artificial Intelligence Lab Wins $5.5 Million Contract from Illinois DOT for Gateway Traveler Information System

2) Miami International Airport Launches New Mobile App

3) Iteris Completes Level of Service Monitoring Report for Alameda County Transportation Commission

4) NextBus Helps People Wait Less

 

 

TCN Contributions

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Bernie Wagenblast

1 Aberdeen Court

Cranford, NJ USA 07016-2911

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Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers – 2015 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium

http://www.iv2015.org/images/sub/call_for_papers/IV2015_CFP_140818.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS America Webinar: The Impact of the 2014 Midterm Elections on Transportation Policy – December 3

http://www.itsa.org/events/webinarseries

 

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