[TCN] Friday, June 26, 2015

 

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Friday, June 26, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Plans to Discontinue Printed World Aeronautical Charts Without Public Comment Period

Link to AOPA article:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2015/June/25/FAA-plans-to-discontinue-printed-WACs

 

2) NASA Commences UAS Sense-and-Avoid Tests

Link to article in UAS Magazine:

http://www.uasmagazine.com/articles/1150/nasa-commences-uas-sense-and-avoid-tests

 

3) Robots Could Replace Immigration Officers Under New Technology Presented in Paris

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11687588/Robots-could-replace-immigration-officers-under-new-technology-presented-in-Paris.html

 

4) Guidebook for Advancing Collaborative Decision Making at Airports

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172799.aspx

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

5) Ford Introduces High-Tech Bicycle

Link to article on Business Insider:

http://www.businessinsider.com/ford-high-tech-bike-2015-6

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Mass Transport in India: Tech as the Modernizing Enabler

Link to article in The Financial Express:

http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/automobiles/mass-transport-in-india-tech-as-the-modernising-enabler/90620/

 

7) Smart Highways – Summer 2015

Link to magazine:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=599c5bd91eb1b9d77fc8bc3f0&id=e835367f1b&e=1a2bd417f0

 

MARITIME

 

8) New Vessel Traffic Management System for Portsmouth, England

Link to article on MarineLink:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/management-traffic-vessel393630.aspx

 

OTHER

 

9) President Obama's Man on a Motorcycle: USDOT Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Gregory Winfree

Link to article in the National Journal:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/president-obama-s-man-on-a-motorcycle-20150626

 

10) Oxford English Dictionary Makes 'Masshole' Official

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2015/06/25/oxford-english-dictionary-makes-masshole-official/mJaPq3OErMFtrQnasOlVMJ/story.html  

 

PARKING

 

11) New Technologies Making Airport Parking Easier

Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

http://goo.gl/199gsF

 

RAILROADS

 

12) Railroads Use New Oil Train Rule to Fight Transparency

Link to McClatchy Washington Bureau article:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/06/25/271191/railroads-use-new-oil-shipment.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) London Buses to Trial Speed Safety Technology

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/london-buses-to-trial-speed-safety-technology/

 

14) TSA Wants to Tweet with Travelers

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2015/06/tsa-wants-tweet-travelers/116314/

 

15) Texas Texting Bill's Demise a Victory for Tea Party Freshmen

Link to article on The Texas Tribune:

http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/

 

16) Designers Imagine Ways to Make Electric Cars Safer by Making Music

Link to article on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2015/06/making-music-out-of-traffic/396941/

 

17) Increasing Awareness at Rail Crossings

Link to Train of Thought blog:

http://oli.org/blog/detail/increasing-awareness-at-crossings-communities-and-cans

 

TRANSIT

 

18) New York MTA Sued After Rejecting Ads for Film 'The Muslims Are Coming!'

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/transit/mta-sued-after-rejecting-the-muslims-are-coming-ads-1.10579212

Link to film trailer

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

19) Real-Time Traffic Signs on Roads Leading to George Washington Bridge Slated for Upgrade

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/real-time-traffic-signs-on-roads-leading-to-gwb-slated-for-upgrade-1.1363532

 

 

News Releases

1) CHK Graphic Designer Kyril Negoda Honored for Work on Minnesota Pedestrian Project

2) Illinois RTA Receives Silver Telly Award for Humorous Campaign Promoting Transit Use

3) Team Wins Award from ITS New York for Bus Display Signs

 

 

Friday Bonus

Welcome to Cleveland

http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2015/06/guy-who-lives-near-airport-painted-welcome-to-cleveland-on-his-roof-he-lives-in-milwaukee.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

Railway Interchange – October 4-7 – Minneapolis

http://www.railwayinterchange.org/

 

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