Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, January 30, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Produces Video Reminding Fans Super Bowl is a 'No Drone Zone'
Link to story on WXIX-TV:
http://www.fox19.com/story/27973239/trending-now-faa-video-says-super-bowl-is-a-no-drone-zone
2) Airport Renamed Pensacola Intergalactic for Pensacon Convention
Link to article in the Pensacola News Journal:
Link to news release
3) The Latest In-Flight Entertainment: Virtual Reality Headsets
Link to article in USA Today:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4) Wyoming Bill Would Require Neon Clothes, Government ID for Cyclists
Link to article in the Jackson Hole Daily:
Link to bill
CAMERAS
5) Chicago's Mayor Open to Countdowns for Red-Light Camera Intersections
Link to article from the Chicago Tribune:
6) Crews Install 300 Traffic Cameras Across Windsor, Ontario
Link to story on CTV News Windsor:
http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/crews-install-300-traffic-cameras-across-windsor-1.2212283
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7) Is India Ready for Narendra Modi's 'Smart Cities'?
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/01/30/is-india-ready-for-smart-cities/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Michigan RTA Hires Consultant to Sell 2016 Ballot Issue
Link to article in The Detroit News:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) NHTSA Seeks Takata Whistleblowers
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/30/us-autos-takata-regulator-idUSKBN0L22HC20150130
10) Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency Advocates Installation of High-Tech Speed-Monitoring Gadgets
Link to article in This Day:
11) Rubber Manufacturers Association Uses 'Deflategate' to Call Attention to Tires
Link to article in Rubber & Plastics News:
Link to news release
12) European Commission Road Safety Newsletter – January 2015
Link to newsletter:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/news/nl17_en.pdf
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
13) The Responder – January 2015
Link to newsletter from The TIM Network:
http://timnetwork.org/2015/01/the-responder-january-2015/
TRANSIT
14) 4G Wireless Coming to Chicago Subways Later this Year
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cta-subways-4g-met-0130-20150129-story.html
Link to news release
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) How OpenSignal Uses Millions of Smartphones to Create a Giant Social Laboratory
Link to article on VentureBeat:
Link to report
16) National Operations Center of Excellence Newsletter – January 2015
Link to newsletter:
http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e32558fa517687722df0c403f&id=ed162bde6c&e=7410a88ced
WEATHER
17) Spire Plans to Use Tiny Satellites for More Accurate Weather Forecasts
Link to article on Gizmag:
http://www.gizmag.com/spire-cubesat-weather-forecasting/35838/
Link to news release
News Releases
1) NOAA Satellites Helped in the Rescue of 240 People Last Year
2) Bosch Completes Acquisition of ZF Lenksysteme
3) Antelope Valley Transit Authority Now Offering Real-Time Bus Location Information
4) TomTom Launches New Map Input Tracker
5) TomTom Enhances Its Maps Worldwide
Job Postings
- Director, Media Relations & Business Communications – Amtrak – Washington, DC
Friday Bonus
If you really want to show how much of a transportation geek you are, impress your friends with this list of the 51 longest highways in US.
Solicitation
- Presolicitation Notice – Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployments: Phase 1-Concept Development – FHWA
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4bb6693ac3021c178595d83fab3b5d73
Upcoming Events
ITS Summit Singapore – February 12-13 – Singapore
https://www.regonline.sg/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1660375
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