[TCN] Wednesday, August 21, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Los Angeles Airports Panel Throws Out Bids on Media Services Contract

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-conflict-vote-20130821,0,3740009.story

 

2) NTSB Urges Aviation Weather Cameras for Hawaii

Link to article from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:

http://www.aviationpros.com/news/11118676/hawaii-aviation-weather-cameras-national-transportation-safety-board

 

3) US DOT Opposes FCC's Bid to Ban 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters

Link to article from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/August/20/DOT-opposes-FCC-bid-to-ban-121-5-MHz-ELTs.aspx

 

4) NextGen Time-Based Metering Tool Deployed

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/08/nextgen-timebased-metering-tool-deployed/

 

5) Airline IT – What is the Impact on Travelers and Employees

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/08/21/news/airline-it-what-is-the-impact-on-travellers-and-employees

 

6) Virtual Assistants Push Into New Areas with Button Panels

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2944-virtual-assistants-push-into-new-areas-with-button-panels

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

7) How a Happy Crab Helped Reduce Pedestrian Fatalities by 56% in Ocean City, Maryland

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/aug/20/how-happy-crab-helped-reduce-pedestrian-fatalities-56-percent/

Link to further information from Ocean City: http://oceancitymd.gov/WalkSmart/

 

CAMERAS

 

8) Alaska DOT Installing 'Avalanche Cams' in Juneau

Link to article in the Juneau Empire:

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-08-21/dot-installing-avalanche-cams-thane-road#.UhUZO2RoT2w

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

9) Massachusetts Electronic Tolls Plan Meets Resistance

Link to article in the Telegram & Gazette:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20130820/NEWS/308209475/1116

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

10) Hanoi Plans 'Intelligent' Traffic Flow

Link to article on VietNamNet Bridge:

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/82219/hanoi-plans--intelligent--traffic-flow.html

 

MARITIME

 

11) Sea Traffic Control Pushed in Philippines Following Fatal Collision

Link to article in BusinessWorld:

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Sea-traffic-control-pushed-amid-mishap&id=75307

 

12) PORTS System for Jacksonville

Link to article in Hydro International:

http://www.hydro-international.com/news/id6390-PORTS_System_for_Jacksonville.html

 

PARKING

 

13) Airports Need to Look at New Car Parking Strategies, Including Improved Customer Communication

Link to article in Airport World:

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?eid=f0de8db8-4e3a-4151-96a2-1a3b44daf2ed&pnum=78 (free registration required)

 

RAILROADS

 

14) Railroads Seek to Install Cameras to Watch Crews

Link to AP article:

http://timesleader.com/news/apbusiness/509813745966308077937/Railroads-seek-to-install-cameras-to-watch-crews

 

ROADWAYS

 

15) Seven Year Battle Ends in New York State with Billboard's Removal

Link to article in the Times Union:

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Can-t-tell-it-on-a-mountain-4748012.php

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

16) Big Data to Make Driving Safer

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57599417-48/big-data-to-make-driving-safer/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

17) Regulations Prompt New Fight Between DC Taxicab Commission and Uber

Link to story on WAMU Radio:

http://wamu.org/news/13/08/21/new_regulations_prompt_new_fight_between_dc_taxicab_commission_and_uber

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) Q&A with Inrix on Their Plans for Brazilian Telematics Market

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/qa-playing-brazilian-telematics-market

 

19) Going Orbital with Vehicle Communications

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/blog/going-orbital-vehicle-communications

 

TRANSIT

 

20) Singapore and China to Launch Dual-Currency Transit Card

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/sg/singapore-and-china-to-launch-dual-currency-transit-card-7000019667/

 

21) Raleigh Transit Authority Sued by Humane Society of US for Rejecting Bus Ads

Link to article in Pork Magazine:

http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/latest/Raleigh-Transit-Authority-sued-by-HSUS-for-rejecting-bus-ads-220418391.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

22) New Electronic Messages Signs on New Jersey Turnpike Arriving in Time for Super Bowl

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/gwb_electronic_message_signs_arriving_on_nj_turnpike_in_time_for_super_bowl.html

 

VEHICLES

 

23) GM and Ford Look to Silicon Valley for Transformative Ideas and Technology

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/analysis-detroit-carmakers-rassle-silicon-213036878.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Icertis and Microsoft to Collaborate on Public Transport Management Initiative

2) FCC and Industry Canada Agree on New Spectrum-Sharing Arrangements Along US-Canada Border Affecting General Aviation

3) 36% of Consumers Would Switch Auto Insurers to Receive Usage-Based Insurance Discount According to LexisNexis Insurance Telematics Study

4) Public Invited to Participate in Naming Process for TriMet Light Rail Bridge

5) Canadian Public Transit Industry Sues to End Frivolous Patent Claims

6) London Gatwick Airport to Host Live Twitter Q&A with Head of Retail

7) Accellos Announces Integration with Rand McNally's Mobile Fleet Management Systems

 

 

Upcoming Events

MOBiNET Stakeholder Workshop – September 17 – Espoo, Finland

http://www.erticonetwork.com/events/eventdetail/64/-/mobinet-stakeholder-workshop-help-design-the-future-internet-of-mobility

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1993 **20^th anniversary** NASA lost contact with the Mars Observer as it neared the planet.

http://www.msss.com/mars/observer/project/mo_loss/moloss.html

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, August 20, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, August 20, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Pennsylvania DOT May Be First Agency in State to Deploy Drones

Link to article in The Patriot-News:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2013/08/state_of_drones_in_pas_air_fle.html

 

2) Real Estate Agents Using Drones to Showcase Properties

Link to story on KABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/consumer&id=9211755

 

3) Merchandise, Mobile and Other Elements on the Airline Digital Wishlist

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/08/20/news/merchandise-mobile-and-other-elements-on-the-airline-digital-wishlist

 

CAMERAS

 

4) New Jersey Red-Light Cameras Ensnaring Motorists with Quick Yellow Lights, Lawmaker Says

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/nj_red-light_cameras_ensnaring_motorists_with_quick_yellow_lights_lawmaker_says.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Improving Your Commute, One (Smarter) City at a Time

Link to commentary from IBM:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/naveen-lamba/ibm-improving-your-commute_b_3745637.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Faster Broadband Coming to Planes, Trains and Ships as UK Eyes Spectrum Changes

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/faster-broadband-coming-to-planes-trains-and-ships-as-uk-eyes-spectrum-changes-7000019624/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) West Virginia DMV Agrees to Offer Redaction Option for Residency Requirements

Link to story on HuntingtonNews.net:

http://www.huntingtonnews.net/69919

 

8) Talking Transportation Connections: Four Tips for Growing Social Media Audiences

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/talking-transportation-connections-four-tips-for-growing-social-media-audiences/

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Tokyo to Replace Romanized Japanese with English on Traffic Signboards for Tourists

Link to article in The Asahi Shimbun:

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201308200054

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Abu Dhabi Traffic Safety Campaign Reaches Out to Over 3 Million

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/abu-dhabi-traffic-safety-campaign-reaches-out-to-over-3-million

 

11) Three Reasons Smartphones Aren't Ready to Replace Police Radios

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/08/16/smartphones-cant-replace-police-radios.aspx

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) From Pay-per-Click to Pay-per-Drive

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/pay-click-pay-drive

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Include Public in Chicago-Area Transit Reforms, Panel Urged

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-metra-lipinski-20130820,0,787673.story

 

14) Verizon to Get On Board New York City Subways

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57599352-94/verizon-to-get-on-board-nyc-subways/

 

15) Tweets Let Riders Express Rage at Long Island Rail Road Delays

Link to editorial in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/opinion/riding-and-raging-on-the-rail-road.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Google Maps Adds Waze Traffic Reports

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57599315-93/google-maps-adds-waze-traffic-reports/

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Smart Driving Cars – August 20

Link to newsletter:

http://orfe.princeton.edu/~alaink/SmartDrivingCars/SDC082013.pdf

 

 

News Releases

1) University of Wyoming Transit and Parking Offers Real-Time Bus Tracking Service

2) GM Unlocks RemoteLink for Microsoft Windows Phones

3) I-405 Bridge Bash – 'Where Did the Traffic Go?'

4) Minnesota State Agencies, Including DOT, Create New Silica Sand Website

 

 

Upcoming Events

US DOT Connected Vehicle Public Meeting – September 24-26 – Arlington, Virginia

http://www.itsa.org/connectedvehicleworkshop

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1968 **45^th anniversary** Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops began their invasion of Czechoslovakia.

http://www.radio.cz/en/section/czechs/the-soviet-invasion-of-czechoslovakia-and-the-crushing-of-the-prague-spring

 

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[TCN] Monday, August 19, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, August 19, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) US Coast Guard Aviators Shop for a Course-Plotting iPad App

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2013/08/coast-guard-aviators-shop-course-plotting-ipad-app/68837

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Study Finds East Germany's Ampelmännchen More Effective at Crosswalks

Link to story on Deutsche Welle:

http://www.dw.de/east-german-crosswalk-man-outshines-western-cousin/a-17014424

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) US DOT ITS Joint Program Office ITS Newsletter – August 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/5jzcZ0

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) State Sign Shop Helps Keep Maryland Motoring

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-highway-sign-shop-20130816,0,59858.story

 

5) 'Don't Hit the Car In Front of You' Message on VMS Criticized

Link to article on TheBlaze:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/17/dont-hit-the-car-in-front-of-you-bizarre-taxpayer-funded-sign-just-outside-d-c-stirs-controversy/

 

TRANSIT

 

6) A Context Aware Transit Navigator

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169361.aspx

 

VEHICLES

 

7) GM to Offer Smartphone Wireless Charging in 2014 Cars

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-19/gm-to-offer-smartphones-wireless-charging-in-2014-cars.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Celebrating 40 Years, Texas Highways Magazine Offers New Look, Expands Coverage

2) HART OneBusAway Tampa App Empowers Riders with Real-Time Bus Location Information

3) ParkMe Launches Real-Time Parking in San Francisco

4) Western Star Truck Sales Website Gets Makeover

 

 

Upcoming Events

IAA International Motor Show – September 12-22 – Frankfurt am Main

http://www.iaa.de/en/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Adolphe Pegoud became the first pilot to parachute from a plane.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10D17FA3D5913738DDDA90A94D0405B838DF1D3

 

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[TCN] Friday, August 16, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, August 16, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ITS Georgia Annual Meeting and Expositions – September 15-17

 

Join transportation professionals from around the country and southeast for the 2013 Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia Annual Meeting and Expositions September 15 – 17 at beautiful Callaway Gardens, Georgia.  Scheduled speakers include Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Keith Golden and ITS America CEO and President Scott Belcher.

Topics include: Rural ITS Solutions, Successful ITS Project Delivery, ITS Improvements for Arterials and, Improvements in Signals. Come see and try out the latest in ITS products from a wide variety of manufacturers and vendors.  For more information visit, www.itsga.org

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Self-Service Kiosks Speed Passport Line at O'Hare Airport

Link to AP article:

http://seattletimes.com/html/travel/2021621948_passportlineoharexml.html

 

2) Use of Cellphones Banned in Operational Areas of Indian Airports

Link to Express News Service article:

http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Use-of-cell-phones-banned-in-operational-areas-of-airports/2013/08/16/article1736772.ece

 

3) US Navy to Locate Mission Control Center for Fleet of Maritime Patrol UAVs at Jacksonville Naval Air Station

Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2013/08/bams-control-complex.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Pricey San Francisco Bike Counter isn't as Reliable as Billed

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/pricey-bike-counter-isnt-as-reliable-as-billed/Content?oid=2548184

 

FREIGHT

 

5) Move Over, CB Radio: Trucker Apps Are Helping to Haul the Load

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/automobiles/move-over-cb-radio-trucker-apps-are-helping-to-haul-the-load.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Top 10 Israeli Apps That Are Revolutionizing Your Journeys

Link to article on Israel21c:

http://israel21c.org/technology/top-10-israeli-apps-that-are-revolutionizing-your-journeys/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Messaging for Engineering: From Research to Action

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169216.aspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Research Shows Fleets Can Risks of Driver Fatigue with Use of Multiple Technologies

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/safety/doubling-safety-technologies

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Twitter Analysis Reveals Least Popular Rail Company in Britain

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2394831/Which-worst-train-company-country-Britains-popular-revealed-according-angry-comments-left-Twitter.html

 

 

News Releases

1) I-95 Corridor Coalition Incident Management Committee and TIM Network Partner to Improve Emergency Responder Safety

2) Harris Corporation Awarded $150 Million Contract for FAA's NextGen Data Communications Program

3) Colorado DOT Launches Unprecedented 'Drink & Don't Drive' Campaign

4) Synergy Technology Introduces Robotic Work Zone Flaggers with Gate Arm

 

 

Friday Bonus

Stephen Colbert's unique take on TSA's expanded jurisdiction.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428559/august-13-2013/tsa-expansion-program

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Special Notice to Contractors – Installation and Integration of Video Wall System at ALDOT TMC – Alabama DOT

http://alletting.dot.state.al.us/Docs/Project%2099_609_690_000_102%20Special%20Notice%20to%20Contractors.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar: 2013 Supply Chain State of Logistics Report – August 21

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=888

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** The NASA M2-F1 made its first flight.  The craft was unpowered and the concept was later used in the Space Shuttle.

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/M2-F1_50_years_later.html#.UgzDIGRoT2w

 

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[TCN] Thursday, August 15, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, August 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

 

1) Freehold Mall First New Jersey Shopping Center to Use License Plate Readers

Link to video from the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/videonetwork/2591738441001/Freehold-mall-license-plate-readers-first-in-NJ

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

2) ITS America Transportation Technology News – August 15

Link to newsletter:

http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/itsa/itsa081513.php

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) TriMet Does Not Hide Documents or Delay Public Requests, Law Firm Says

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/08/trimet_does_not_hide_documents.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/PZQbB7

 

RAILROADS

 

4) New STB Rule Requires Class I Railroads to Separately Provide Positive Train Control Expenses in Annual Reports

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=37275 

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) New Jersey Law Requires Signs Throughout State Reminding Drivers Not to Text and Drive

Link to article in the Courier-Post:

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20130814/NEWS01/308140069/Nikki-s-Law-against-distracted-driving-signed

Link to text of law: http://goo.gl/woXCkO

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

6) Teens Use Twitter to Thumb Rides

Link to story on NPR:

http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=209530590

 

TELEMATICS

 

7) Brazil World Cup and Olympics: Opportunities Lost and Gained

Link to articles on Telematics Update:

http://goo.gl/q1GQP7 (part 1)

http://goo.gl/t8Lo9X (part 2)

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Des Moines Area Regional Transit Wants Anti-Mass Transit Ads Banned from Bus Benches

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/08/14/dart-wants-anti-transit-ads-banned-from-bus-benches/article

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Vancouver-Area Project Monitors Cellphones to Track Traffic Jams

Link to Canadian Press article:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/the-canadian-press/130814/vancouver-area-project-monitors-private-cellphones-track-tra

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/A7M6uK

 

10) Vietnam Taps Big Data to Avoid China's Traffic Catastrophe

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/115427

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/8dDpGP

 

VEHICLES

 

11) SiriusXM Buys Agero's Connected Vehicle Business for $530 Million

Link to story on Fox Business:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/08/15/sirius-xm-buys-agero-roadside-assistance-business-for-530m/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/SJq2kU

 

 

News Releases

1) AirSage First Ever Transportation Industry Survey

 

 

Upcoming Events

IRF World Meeting and Exhibition – November 9-13 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

http://irf2013.org/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1973 **40^th anniversary** Queen City Metro began service as the public transit operator in the Greater Cincinnati area.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130811/NEWS/308110031/Metro-started-joyride-40-years-ago

 

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