Transportation Communications Newsletter: April 2012

1967 **45^th anniversary** The Aldene Connection opened in New Jersey, rerouting trains to Newark. The connection meant a number of changes including the closure of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's waterfront terminal in Jersey City and the end of ferry service between Jersey City and Manhattan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldene_Connection

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Travelers Face Patchwork of Free vs. Paid Wi-Fi

Link to AP article:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20120426/APF/304269744/1002/business

MARITIME

2) Flying Sky High

CEO has Iridium at full steam ahead to provide innovative maritime communication solutions.

Link to article in Maritime Reporter:

http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/pubs/nwm/maritimereporter/201204/ (page 8)

OTHER

3) Traffic Technology International – April/May 2012

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e1a5fab8

ROADWAYS

4) Practices to Manage Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167037.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) US Ban Sought on Cellphone Use While Driving

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-drivingbre83q00c-20120426,0,2008544.story

6) Tornado Prompts Norman, Oklahoma Schools to Install GPS Radios

Link to story on KWTV-TV:

http://www.news9.com/story/17799299/tornado-prompts-norman-schools-to-install-gps-radios

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Researchers Tackle Victorian Traffic Systems

Link to article on iTnews:

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/298441,researchers-tackle-victorian-traffic-systems.aspx

8) Smartphone App Offers Real-Time Travel Info for Beijing

Link to article in China Daily:

http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-04/27/content_15163857.htm

VEHICLES

9) The Gadgets That Will Drive Car Demand in China

Link to article in China Daily:

http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2012-04/27/content_15159594.htm

News Releases

1) Panasonic Advances Automotive Millimeter-Wave Radar Technology to Detect Pedestrians and Vehicles in Low Visibility Conditions

2) OnStar Advisors Bridge Gap in Emergencies

3) GM Names Dell Exec to Lead Infotainment, OnStar

Upcoming Events

Airport Customer Service Forum 'From Curbside to Aircraft' – June 4-6 – Dubrovnik, Croatia

http://events.aaae.org/sites/120604

Friday Bonus

This is not what is meant by multimodal transportation.

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/332903/20120425/man-parks-car-paris-metro-station-stairs.htm

Today in Transportation History

2002 **10^th anniversary** The last usable telemetry was received from Pioneer 10.

http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/pioneer/farewell.html

2012 The Space Shuttle Enterprise made its final flight. Here's what I saw as it flew over Jersey City, New Jersey.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150689591311851&set=vb.604656850&type=2&theater

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 26, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Chief Outlines NextGen Test Program

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/04/faa-chief-outlines-nextgen-test-programme/

CAMERAS

2) Traffic Camera Company Sues Mississippi Over Law Prohibiting Enforcement Cams

Link to article in The Clarion-Ledger:

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120426/NEWS/120426028/Traffic-camera-company-sues-Mississippi

OTHER

3) States Aim to Launch More Mobile Apps

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/policy-management/States-Aim-to-Launch-More-Mobile-Apps.html

4) News from ERTICO

- Instant Mobility Stakeholder Workshop

http://www.ertico.com/instant-mobility-stakeholder-workshop-3/

- Instant Mobility Multimodal Services Acceptability Study Delivers Its Preliminary Results

http://www.ertico.com/instant-mobility-multimodal-services-acceptability-study-delivers-its-preliminary-results/

- InfoMobility Projects and 'Smart Cities' Workshop Held in Turin

http://www.ertico.com/infomobility-projects-and-smart-cities-workshop-held-in-turin/

5) Mesmerizing Visualization Maps Every Surface Transportation Route on Earth

Link to article on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2012/04/26/anthropocene-video/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) One DOT's Approach to Road Delays – Animating Summer Construction

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/one-dots-approach-to-road-delays-animating-summer-construction/

7) National Work Zone Awareness Week

Examples of public information and outreach.

Link to further information from US DOT:

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/outreach/wz_awareness.htm

ROADWAYS

8) Florida Criminal Probe of Tree Poisoning Spotlights Billboard Industry Drive to Keep Signs in View

Link to article on FairWarning:

http://fcir.org/2012/04/26/florida-criminal-probe-of-tree-poisoning-spotlights-billboard-industry-drive-to-keep-signs-in-view/

9) Knitting Guy Given 10 Days to Remove Stop Sign Flowers

Link to article in San Diego CityBeat:

http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/blog-875-knitting-guy-given-1.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Equipment Maker Caught Installing Backdoor Account in Control System Code

Link to blog in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/

Link to statement from RuggedCom: http://goo.gl/UIULo

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Decoding the Mysteries of Bay Area Traffic

Link to story on KALW Radio:

http://www.kalw.org/post/decoding-mysteries-bay-area-traffic

12) More Electronic Traffic Signs Planned for Halifax Region

Link to article in Metro:

http://metronews.ca/news/halifax/119618/more-electronic-traffic-signs-planned-for-halifax-region/

VEHICLES

13) NHTSA Considers Rules on Car-to-Car Networking

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120426/AUTO01/204260450/1361/NHTSA-considers-rules-on-car-to-car-networking

14) American Trucking Associations Rallies Support for Electronic On-Board Recorders

Link to article in Truck News:

http://www.trucknews.com/news/ata-rallies-up-support-for-eobrs/1001104392/

15) Bad Labels Force Another Recall of Nissan Titan, Armada

Link to article in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/04/nissan-titan-armada-recalls-tire-wheel-labels-safety-hazard/1#.T5m3FY5T97w

16) Honda Pioneers Technology Aimed at Preventing Traffic Jams

Link to article on Motor Authority:

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1075695_honda-pioneers-technology-aimed-at-preventing-traffic-jams

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/aPNN7

17) UK Automotive Testing Facility is the Most Advanced in the World

Link to article on Torque News:

http://www.torquenews.com/1070/uk-automotive-testing-facility-most-advanced-world-video

18) Chevy Volt OnStar 4G LTE Research Vehicle is Networked to the Gills

Link to blog on AOL Autos:

http://green.autoblog.com/2012/04/26/sae-congress-chevy-volt-onstar-4g-lte-research-vehicle/

WEATHER

19) Use of Social Media During Weather Events

Link to transcript and recording of NTOC webcast:

http://www.ntoctalks.com/web_casts_archive.php

News Releases

1) Amtrak Creates New Emergency Management and Corporate Security Department

2) Metro Atlanta’s Cobb County Doubles Use of SCATS Adaptive Signal Control System, Awards TransCore Deployment Contract

3) Poetry in Motion Expands to New York City Taxi Fleet

4) Stantec Signs Letters of Intent to Acquire ABMB Engineers and PHB Group

5) Singapore Land Transport Authority to Provide Real-Time Traffic Updates Along Six Major Arterial Roads

6) Provantage and Airports Company South Africa Launch Airport.tv

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Beyond Scheduling: Transit Scheduling and Operations IT - Lessons Learned – May 31

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s120531_largescale.asp

Today in Transportation History

1937 **75^th anniversary** The Spanish city of Guernica was bombed by German and Italian planes during the Spanish Civil War.

http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/guernica/glevel_1/1_bombing.html

1962 **50^th anniversary** The automobile brand, Packard, was eliminated at a stockholders meeting of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation.

http://www.stude100.com/stu/Pg4/pg4.php

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