Monday, April 16, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 16, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Bottleneck Threatens Air Traffic Across Middle East and North Africa

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/aviation/bottleneck-threatens-air-traffic-across-middle-east-and-north-africa

2) Implementing NextGen Technology a 'Mindset'

Link to article in Air Transport World:

http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/implementing-nextgen-technology-mindset-0413

OTHER

3) Presentations from ITS-NY Forum 'Managing Weather-Related Events with ITS Technology'

Link to presentations:

http://www.its-ny.org/library.php#y12 (scroll down)

4) Latest Pew Study Gives Further Evidence That It's a Mobile World

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/latest-pew-study-gives-further-evidence-that-it-is-a-mobile-world/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Washington Justices: Accident Reports are Public Record

Link to AP article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017969364_apwascowaccidentrecords2ndldwritethru.html

6) FHWA Office of Highway Policy Information – Sloppy and Stupid

Link to commentary on TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/5873

RAILROADS

7) Speech by EU Vice President and Commissioner for Transport on Using Better Rail Traffic Management

Link to text of remarks:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/265&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Ford Survey Shows Distracted Driving Isn't Just a US Problem

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120415/COPY01/304159994/1489

(free registration required)

TELEMATICS

9) IBM, Honda Try Connecting Electric Vehicles Directly to Utilities

Link to article on Greentech Media:

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/ibm-honda-connect-evs-direct-to-utilities/

TRANSIT

10) Dubai's RTA Simplifies Bus Schedule and Route Maps

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/rta-simplifies-bus-schedule-and-route-maps-1.1008932

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Tsunami Alert Exposes Traffic Management Problems in Sri Lanka

Link to article in the Sunday Island:

http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=49566

12) Metro Traffic Watch Program to be Launched in Manila

Link to article in the Manila Bulletin:

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/357102/metro-traffic-watch-program-launched

13) Indian Traffic Monitoring Firm Birds Eye Gets Angel Funding; Plans Expansion

Link to article in Mint:

http://www.livemint.com/2012/04/17000403/Traffic-monitoring-firm-Birds.html

VEHICLES

14) QNX Joins Car Connectivity Consortium

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/qnx-joins-car-connectivity-consortium/news/id-005519

News Releases

1) US DOT Releases Survey Analysis Showing Young People are Least Likely to Speak Up About Distracted Driving as Passengers

2) Towards a Single European Rail Area: the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS)

3) PBS Series America Revealed to focus on Transportation in Next Episode

4) Inrix Traffic App Debuts on Windows 8 Consumer Preview

5) Introducing Waze's Free HD Citizen Traffic Reporting for TV

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Putting the Pieces in Place - Seamless Regional Fare Payment Puts the 'Super' in Southern California's 'Super Region' – April 26

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s120426_super_region.asp

Today in Transportation History

1912 **100^th anniversary** Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/americas-first-lady-of-the-air.html

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