[TCN] Wednesday, June 24, 2015

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Outlines Concerns with Airborne Network Security

Link to article on AINonline:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2015-06-23/faa-outlines-concerns-airborne-network-security

2) TripAdvisor Launches Comprehensive Airport Pages

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/24/travel/tripadvisor-airport-page/

3) Career Spotlight: What I Do in Airport Operations

Link to article on Lifehacker:

http://lifehacker.com/career-spotlight-what-i-do-in-airport-operations-1713193221

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Placemeter Launches in Bid to Provide Retailers, Cities with Better Data

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/06/23/placemeter-launches-in-bid-to-provide-retailers-cities-with-better-data/

Link to further information

CAMERAS

5) CCTV Plan 'to Monitor the Whole of Edinburgh'

Link to article in the Edinburgh Evening News:

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/cctv-plan-to-monitor-the-whole-of-edinburgh-1-3810808

MARITIME

6) Oakland Port Installing Sensors on Nearby Streets to Measure Truck Wait Times

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/oakland-port-installing-sensors-on-nearby-streets-to-measure-truck-wait-times-1435085331

Link to news release

7) Combatting Maritime Cyber Security Threats

Link to commentary on MarineLink:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/combatting-maritime393435.aspx

OTHER

8) Philadelphia Hospitals Lauded for Quick, Coordinated Response to Amtrak Injuries

Link to story on WHYY Radio:

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//item/83399-philly-hospitals-lauded-for-quick-coordinated-reponse-to-amtrak-injuries/  

RAILROADS

9) The Northeast Corridor's Curviest Stretches, and Amtrak's Plans for Safety and Speed

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/24/upshot/amtrak-crash-was-on-one-of-curviest-stretches.html

ROADWAYS

10) Pittsburgh Considers Removing Signs, Signals, Crosswalks in Downtown Area

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/06/24/Planners-studying-free-range-transportation-concept-for-Golden-Triangle/stories/201506240109

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

11) Traffic Incident Management Conference Held in Philadelphia

Link to story on KYW Radio:

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/06/23/for-a-hardworking-few-traffic-jams-are-just-another-day-on-the-job/

TRANSIT

12) NTSB Documents Show Critical Communications Breakdown During DC Metro Smoke Condition

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/ntsb-begins-two-days-of-public-hearings-into-fatal-metro-incident/2015/06/22/1884da66-190e-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html

Partial List of Incident-Related Communications

http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/metro-lenfant-incident/

13) High-Tech Trap to Catch Sydney Graffiti Vandals in the Act

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/22/us-australia-graffiti-catcher-idUSKBN0P218J20150622

14) Xerox to Trial Universal NFC Transport Solution

Link to article in The Engineer:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/xerox-to-trial-universal-nfc-transport-solution/1020571.article

Link to further information

15) Mobile App Based on QR Codes Gives Kenosha, Wisconsin Transit Riders Schedule Access

Link to article on QR Code Press:

http://www.qrcodepress.com/mobile-app-based-on-qr-codes-give-kenosha-transit-riders-schedule-access/8530515/

16) Transit App: A Smarter Way to Navigate Your City

Link to review on BetaNews:

http://betanews.com/2015/06/24/transit-app-a-smarter-way-to-navigate-your-city/

17) Open Transit Data in Maryland

Link to Greater Greater Washington blog:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/27092/annapolis-gets-on-board-with-open-transit-data/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Inside Ohio DOT Operations in Columbus

Link to story on WNWO-TV:

http://www.nbc24.com/news/story.aspx?id=1221644#.VYqb82RViko

19) Smart Cities of the Future - The Desirability of Connected Cities in the 21st Century

Link to article in Intelligent Utility:

http://www.intelligentutility.com/article/15/06/smart-cities-future-desirability-connected-cities-21st-century  

VEHICLES

20) Ford Diving Into Autonomous-Car Horse Race

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/06/23/ford-diving-into-autonomous-car-horse-race/29187375/

News Releases

1) Eberle Design Inc. and Reno A&E Announce Four New Webinars

2) Colorado DOT Launches New RIDEBUSTANG.COM Website

3) ITS America Cheers Innovation Title in Senate's Long-Term Surface Transportation Bill

4) Sensoria and Renault Sport Technologies Announce Availability of R.S. Monitor App, Integrated With Wearable Bluetooth Smart Heart Rate Sensing T-Shirt

5) IBTTA Statement on Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation Reauthorization Legislation

Job Posting

-  Tolling Consultant – Traffic Technologies Inc. – Southern California

http://tticonsulting.com/newsitem/employment-opportunity

Upcoming Events

Summit on All-Electronic Tolling, Managed Lanes and Interoperability - July 12-14 - Miami

http://ibtta.org/sites/default/files/documents/2015/Miami/2015AET_Brochure.pdf

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