[TCN] Wednesday, April 12, 2017

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Shows Off New Air-Traffic Communications at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport

Star Tribune

2) Cleveland Hopkins Airport to Start Testing New TSA Wait-Time Notification

Plain Dealer

3) FAA Plans to Update Radar Video Maps Weekly After Controller Sends Plane to Closed Runway Where Building Now Stands

AP

4) How Technology Has Failed to Improve Your Airline Experience

New York Times

5) Airlines Use Complex Calculations to Determine Who Is on Bump List

USA Today

6) Crisis Managers Lay Out How United Can Save Itself

Computerworld

7) Ins and Outs of ADS-B

FAA Safety Briefing

CAMERAS

8) Louisiana Legislator Wants to Make Speed Cameras 'Clearly Visible' with Better Signs

Times-Picayune

9) Tennessee Traffic Camera Confidentiality Bill Withdrawn in House

AP

MARITIME

10) Abu Dhabi Ports Introduces New Digital Services

TradeArabia News Service

OTHER

11) How Arizona DOT Is Using Digital Facial-Recognition System to Catch Crooks

Phoenix New Times

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

12) Mexico City Transit Cameras Fight Sexual Harassment By...Sexually Harassing Men

Allure

TRANSIT

13) Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Rolls Out 'Talking' Buses Aimed at Safety

WPRI-TV

14) Making Federal Policies Work at the Local Level: Reflections from Both Vantage Points

Passenger Transport commentary

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Traffic Anomalies No Longer a Mystery Thanks to Drivers' Bluetooth Devices

Thinking Highways

VEHICLES

16) Automakers Soon Will Have New Ways to Profit from Driver Data

Car and Driver

News Releases

1) New Research Indicates Anti-Drunk Driving Efforts Should Include Bicyclists and Pedestrians

2) Central Ohio Transit Authority Appoints Laura Koprowski VP of Government Affairs and Strategic External Communications

3) Finalists Announced for TU-Automotive Awards 2017

4) UK Report Shows Need for Better Use of Data in Transport

Solicitations

-  Nominations Sought - South Dakota Transportation Hall of Fame - South Dakota DOT

-  Call for Papers - International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Engineering and Smart City

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Using Competitive Dialogue and Pre-Commercial Procurement for Procurement of ITS: the Experiences from Highways England - April 25

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[TCN] Tuesday, April 11, 2017

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017 - Gillette, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Philippines Civil Aviation Board Rolls Out 24/7 Hotline, Help Desks in More Airports

GMA News

2) Zimbabwe Civil Aviation Authority Urged to Update Communications Equipment

NewsDay

FREIGHT

3) Volkswagen Launches Digital Logistics Platform

automotiveIT International

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Street Lights to Get Smarter, Collect Data on Anything from Traffic to Trash

WHTM-TV

OTHER

5) Federal Mobility Data Helps State, Local Governments Make More Intelligent Transportation Systems

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) ACT Government in Australia Refuses to Release Transport Communications Strategies, Citing Likelihood of Public Confusion

Canberra Times

TRANSIT

7) Big Blue Bus Launches App for Transit Passes

Canyon News

Further information on Token Transit

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) University of Pittsburgh Sponsoring Test of TransitScreen in Oakland

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

9) Did New Jersey Do Enough to Warn Drivers About Garden State Parkway Traffic Nightmare on Saturday?

WKXW Radio

10) Grab and Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Launch OpenTraffic Partnership

Paul Tan's Automotive News

Grab news release

VEHICLES

11) New Safety Tech Is Already Banning Some Cars from Race Tracks

Jalopnik

News Releases

1) ITS America Sets New Public Policy Mission, Announces Senior Leadership Team

2) Nevada DOT Begins Installation of Enhanced Driver Information Systems on US 395 in North Valleys

Solicitations

-  Call for Abstracts - 2017 CO/WY ITE - ITS Rocky Mountain Joint Meeting

-  Call for Entries - European Satellite Navigation Competition

Upcoming Events

TU-Automotive Detroit – June 7-8 – Novi, Michigan

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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[TCN] Monday, April 10, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Monday, April 10, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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Join EDI's Upcoming Webinars: Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet Overview and Advanced  Transportation Controller Cabinet Component Overview

Eberle Design Inc. (EDI) announces two upcoming webinars led by Chief Technology Officer Scott Evans. On Tuesday, April 11, EDI will host a webinar on "Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet Overview" and on Tuesday, April 25, EDI will host "Advanced Transportation Controller Cabinet Component Overview." These 45-minute, free webinars will be held at 8 a.m. MST / 11 a.m. EDT. Registration details are available at http://bit.ly/2nr5bJO.

AVIATION

1) FCC Chairman Seeks to Keep Voice-Call Ban on Planes

USA Today

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai statement

2) Hong Kong Aviation Authority to Reconsider Retiring Old Air Traffic Control System

South China Morning Post

3) United Airlines with PR Problems Following Forcible Removal of Passenger to Make Room for Employees

Courier-Journal

United Airlines CEO's statement

4) Air India Mulls Setting Up Aviation University

Press Trust of India

5) Guidebook for Preparing Public Notification Programs at Airports

ACRP Research Report

FREIGHT

6) FedEx's Fred Smith: 'Don't Be Afraid of Technology'

Knoxville News Sentinel

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Los Angeles Metro Partners with Waze to Offer Grade Crossing Alerts

Progressive Railroading

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Safer, Faster, Smarter? The Road Ahead for Illinois' High-Tech Highway

WBEZ Radio

9) Mobility Rush 18

ITS America

OTHER

10) How Convergence is Revolutionizing Transportation Audio Visual

Systems Contractor News

11) SunGuide Disseminator - March 2017

Florida DOT

PARKING

12) Cutting Edge Technology to Help Drivers Find Handicapped Parking Spaces in UK Towns

Oxford Times

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

13) New Videos Show Motorists, Pedestrians How to Coexist with QLINE Rail Cars in Detroit

WWJ Radio

RAILROADS

14) One Year In: Denver's Airport Train Continues to Experience Computer Problem with Crossing Gates

Denver Post

ROADWAYS

15) Wisconsin DOT Efforts to Forecast Traffic Draws Scrutiny in Audit, Federal Court

Wisconsin State Journal

16) Utah Finds Unexpected Benefits from Statewide Road Data Project

Government Technology

17) Algorithm Powering New Iowa DOT Site Delivers Bridge Conditions 'In Nearly Real-Time'

Better Roads

SAFETY / SECURITY

18) Earthquake Early-Warning System Comes to Washington State — But It's Not for Public Yet

Seattle Times

19) A Newfangled Traffic Light Built for People and Robots

Wired

20) Machine Learning and Work Zones

WorkZoneITSBlog

TELEMATICS

21) Researchers:Usage-Based Insurance Systems Can Be Hacked

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

22) Louisiana State Police Explain Protocol for Handling Trapped Traffic After Fatal Crashes

Times-Picayune

TRANSIT

23) Autonomous Public Bus to Be Launched in Singapore by 2020

Straits Times

Land Transport Authority news release

24) Who Owns Transit Data?

CityLab

25) What Metro Can Learn from the Atlanta Subway's Effort to Win Riders

Washington Post

26) Can We Trust Transit Agencies After New York Commuter Fiasco?

New York Post editorial

27) ATRA Pulse - April 2017

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

28) Using Data Flow to Improve California's Traffic Flow

Government Technology

29) Lawsuit Says Mazda Connect 'Live Traffic' Function Disabled

CarComplaints.com

VEHICLES

30) Soon, Your Car May Be Able to Read Your Expressions

New York Times

News Releases

1) The Monitor from Eberle Design Inc. and Reno A&E - April 2017

2) UK Air Traffic Control Provider, NATS, Launches Flight Tracking App

3) TransCore Selected to Deploy Virginia's Latest Express Lane Toll Project

4) Continental Uses Road Condition Detection for Active Driving Safety

Solicitation

-   Applications Sought - AASHTO National Transportation Leadership Institute - AASHTO

-   Request for Proposal - ITS Traffic Data Collection - Arizona DOT

Upcoming Events

World Ports Conference - May 7-12 - Bali, Indonesia

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

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