Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 13, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) US Airports Will Automate Customs to Speed Passengers
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/13/airport-customs-kiosks-tourism/23353885/
2) FAA to Establish Aircraft Cybersecurity Working Group
Link to article on the Runway Girl Network:
http://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2015/02/12/faa-to-establish-aircraft-cyber-security-working-group/
Link to notice in the Federal Register
3) Airbus Concept Cabin Envisages Passenger Experience in 2050
Link to article in Inflight:
http://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/show/8330
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4) Seattle Will Use Big Data to Tackle Pedestrian Safety Goals
Link to article on Next City:
http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/seattle-new-speed-limit
Link to news release
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) Obstructed License Plates Are Costing Massachusetts
Link to story on WWLP-TV:
http://wwlp.com/2015/02/13/i-team-problems-with-masspike-all-electronic-tolls/
OTHER
6) Smartphone Apps Shake Up Hong Kong Delivery Services
Link to article in the South China Morning Post:
RAILROADS
7) USDOT Won't Delay Positive Train Control
Link to article in the Poughkeepsie Journal:
ROADWAYS
8) New Research Shows Extra Traffic Lights Actually Improve Traffic Flow by 15%
Link to article in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=66345
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Gets $2.7 Million to Develop Collision-Avoidance System for Buses
Link to article in The Plain Dealer:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/02/rta_gets_27_million_to_develop.html
10) Improving Safety at Railroad Crossings: Education is Key
Link to blog from Operation Lifesaver:
http://oli.org/blog/detail/improving-safety-at-railroad-crossings-education-is-key
TRANSIT
11) Building Brand Name Transit in Rochester
Link to article in Mass Transit:
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12031656/building-brand-name-transit-in-rochester
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Boston Partners with Waze, Will Test Giving MBTA Signal Priority
Link to article on Boston com:
Link to news release
VEHICLES
13) Driver's Ed: Ethics for Driverless Car Software
Link to video from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering:
News Releases
2) Los Angeles Metro Secures $1.7 Million USDOT Grant to Test Track Intrusion Detection System
4) USDOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics Seeking Comments on Confidential Commercial Information
5) EU to Support Cooperative ITS in France
6) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Researchers Create New Digital Command Center Applications
Friday Bonus
On your next visit to Addis Ababa, make sure you check out this intersection, preferably from this vantage point.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/UEIn8GJIg0E?rel=0
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