Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airlines Association Set to Rebrand

Air Transport Association to become Airlines for America.

Link to article in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69265.html

2) At Airports, a Bigger Push to Sell Electronics

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/29/business/at-airports-a-bigger-push-to-sell-electronics.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) New Version of Google Maps Brings Indoor Floor Plans to Your Phone

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/google-maps-indoor-update/

Link to further information from Google:

https://sites.google.com/site/gmm6press/

MARITIME

4) New Age Navigation: Vessel Monitoring in Europe

Link to article on Public Service:

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=17529

PARKING

5) Feed Your Expiring Meters by Cellphone in San Francisco

Service will also send alerts when time is expiring.

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/29/BA4S1M5AKA.DTL

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) New York City DOT Using Haiku to Promote Safety

Link to stories on WCBS-AM and WINS Radio:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/11/29/new-york-city-using-poetry-to-promote-safety/

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak Tests E-ticketing on Downeaster Service

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-28/Amtrak-tests-e-ticketing-on-Downeaster-service/51446944/1

ROADWAYS

8) Transportation Decisions Driven by Traffic Counts

Link to ADOT Blog from Arizona DOT:

http://adotblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/traffic-counts-are-important-planning.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Cellphone Emergency Call Service Failed Following East Coast Quake

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111128_2122.php

10) Wi-Fi Platform Sends Lifesaving Data Between Ambulances, Hospitals

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/health/Wi-Fi-Platform-Sends-Lifesaving-Data.html

11) Three Tips for Raising the Visibility of Emergency Management

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/3-Tips-for-Raising-Your-Visibility.html

TRANSIT

12) Illinois' RTA Asks Transit Users: How's the Ride?

Agency says $500,000 survey is worth the cost.

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-rta-surveys-riders-20111129,0,908396.story

13) ACLU Sues Ann Arbor Transportation Authority Over Refusal of Anti-Israel Bus Ad

Link to article on Ann Arbor.com:

http://www.annarbor.com/news/aclu-sues-aata-over-refusal-of-anti-israel-bus-advertisement/

Link to news release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan:

http://www.aclumich.org/issues/free-speech/2011-11/1637

14) Bay Area Transit Officials Tout Clipper Card in New Campaign

Link to story on KCBS Radio:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/11/27/bay-area-transit-officials-tout-clipper-card-in-new-campaign/

15) Why 'Talking Buses' are Necessary

Link to commentary in Public Service Review:

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=17529

16) How Open Data Could Make San Francisco Public Transportation Better

Link to blog in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1678624/how-open-data-could-make-san-francisco-public-transportation-better-updated

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) British Columbia's Park Royal Mall Adds Radio Station with Parking and Traffic Information

Link to article in North Shore Outlook:

http://www.northshoreoutlook.com/news/134682558.html

18) New York State 511 Travel Information Service – Development and Documentation

Link to report from New York State DOT:

http://goo.gl/9rdbh

19) London Streets Traffic Control Centre: Keeping London Moving 24/7

Link to video from Transport for London:

http://youtu.be/DNWtvKCsYsU

VEHICLES

20) Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks 'Choose Life' License Plate in North Carolina

Link to article in The Charlotte Observer:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/28/2810957/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks.html

21) Siri Hacked to Start and Stop Car Engine

Link to story on MSNBC:

http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/28/9073780-siri-starts-mans-car

22) US DOT Releases Final Report on Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) Program

Link to further information from the ITS Joint Program Office:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2011/ivbss_final_report.htm

WEATHER

23) National Center for Atmospheric Research Scientists Work to Glean Weather Data from Cars

Link to article in the Boulder Daily Camera:

http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_19413818

News Releases

1) Ford First to Integrate Slacker Radio App Providing In-Car Command and Control by Voice Using Sync AppLink

2) New Research Reveals Distracted Driving in Capital Beltway Construction Zones Declining

3) Province of North Holland and TomTom Sign Up to Beat Traffic

4) Online Trip Permits Make It Easier for Trucking Companies to Legally Travel on West Virginia Highways

5) Schneider Electric with Telvent Introduce Unprecedented Suite of Solutions to Help Make Cities Smarter

6) Tobii Paves the Way for Use of Eye Tracking in Driver Safety

7) Ryanair Blocking Screenscrapers to Prevent Unauthorized Sale of Its Seats

8) ViVOtech Contactless EMV and NFC Payment Software Powers Tri-Reader 3 for Cubic Transportation Systems

**Correction**

Story #9 in yesterday's TCN was about a GPS jamming device. The article from Nextgov said the jammer had a range of 500 to 1,000 miles. Reading the ad for the device, it appears the range is actually 500 to 1,000 meters. My apologies for the mistake.

Solicitation

- Request for Information – Traffic Data and Analysis for National Performance Measurement, System Planning and Transportation Research – Federal Highway Administration

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c4e1dd41aa7f1e3a62cdc2cd0f045e19&tab=core&_cview=0

Upcoming Events

ITS America Webinar: Connected Vehicle Technology Scan and Assessment – Fourth Generation Wireless Infrastructure – Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Advanced and Heterogenous Networks (HetNets) – December 14

http://www.itsa.org/events/itsamericawebinarseries

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** Enos became the first chimpanzee to orbit the Earth.

http://www.archive.org/details/SF143

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