Thursday, January 31, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, January 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Houston Airports to Get Connected with Free Wi-Fi

Link to article in the Houston Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2013/01/30/houston-airports-to-get-connected-with.html

2) Airport-Centric Magazine Takes Flight in Special Niche

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/business/smooth-landing-airportcentric-magazine-started-after-its-founder-was-laid-off-5-years-ago-takes-flight-in-special-niche-6187bc3-189131081.html 

3) An End in Sight to the Paper Documents for Air Cargo?

Link to article in Air Cargo World:

http://www.aircargoworld-digital.com/aircargoworld/201302#pg26

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) North Carolina's Triangle Toll Road Double-Billing Drivers with Two Tags

Link to story on WRAL-TV:

http://www.wral.com/nc-quick-pass-to-link-with-widely-used-e-zpass/12045440/

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Smartphones Can Solve the Map Update Challenge Now

Link to Strategy Analytics blog:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2013/01/31/Outdated-maps-are-a-driver-distraction-hazard-and-a-customer-satisfaction-point-of-failure.aspx

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) News from ERTICO

 -  EDITS (European Digital Traffic Infrastructure Network for Intelligent Transport Systems) Launched

 -  New EU Project, Compass4D, Starts Deploying Road Safety and Energy Efficiency Services in Seven European Cities

 -  Easy-OBU – Robust Positioning Made Easy

 -  Taxistars Project is Launched

 -  smartCEM Newsletter

MARITIME

7) Articles from IMO News – Issue 4 2012

 -  IT Systems Handover Brings Marine Electronic Highway Closer to Fruition (page 28)

 -  Tanzania Maritime Surveillance System Completed (page 30)

http://goo.gl/wWgs4

PARKING

8) Easing Regulations Via a Parking Web Portal?

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://parkingtoday.com/3D/parkingtodayfebruary2013/index.html (page 32)

TELEMATICS

9) Is There a Future for Usage-Based Insurance?

Link to blog on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/there-future-usage-based-insurance

10) Uncertainty About the Best Way to Adopt Telematics

Link to article on Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2013/1/31/uncertainty-about-the-best-way-to-adopt-telematics/46085/

TRANSIT

11) Utah Bill Would Protect Data On Mass Transit Travel

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/55732770-90/bill-fares-travel-uta.html.csp

12) New York MTA Loses Billboard Battle with NYC Agency

Link to article in Crain's New York Business:

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130131/TRANSPORTATION/130139968#utm_source=Daily%20Alert&utm_medium=alert-html&utm_campaign=Newsletters

13) This is How You Respond to Bigoted Bus Ads

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/01/how-you-respond-bigoted-bus-ads/4550/#

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Drones to Watch Over US Highways

Link to article on TechNewsDaily:

http://www.livescience.com/26707-drones-watch-over-highways.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/0LEy8

15) Traffic Management to Get 'Smarter' in Hyderabad

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/traffic-management-to-get-smarter-in-city/article4366138.ece

16) Alberta Transportation to Launch New 511 Services Monday

Link to article in the Edmonton Journal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/official+road+reports+service+launch+Monday/7890304/story.html

VEHICLES

17) Carhacking

Link to article in Government Executive:

http://www.govexec.com/magazine/features/2013/02/carhacking/60957/

News Releases

1) Theme Announced for 2013 National Work Zone Awareness Week

2) FCC Adopts Sweeping Changes to Experimental Rules

3) New Web Tool Steers Airport Sponsors Through Washington State Capital Improvement Program

4) Online Service Helps Iowa CDL Holders Comply with FMCSA Regulations

Upcoming Events

ITE 2013 Technical Conference and Exhibit – March 3-6 – San Diego

http://ite.cvent.com/events/ite-2013-technical-conference-and-exhibit/event-summary-8aa0a03fcb254e669b8d60db5c3c8fe5.aspx

Today in Transportation History    

1958 **55^th anniversary** Explorer 1, the first successful US satellite, was launched.

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Explorer_01

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Next in Spectrum Wars: Broadband for Airplanes

Link to article in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/next-in-spectrum-wars-broadband-for-airplanes-86843.html

2) American Airlines Goes on Tour to Sell Its New Look

Link to article in the Chicago Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/01/29/american-airlines-goes-on-tour-to-sell.html

3) Study: American Ranks as Chattiest US Airline

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100420320

BICYCLES

4) Traffic Sensors Give Columbus, Ohio Bicyclists Green Lights

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/01/30/bicyclists-given-green-lights.html

CAMERAS

5) In Slovenia, Traffic Cameras Become a Flash Point

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01/29/slovenia-traffic-cameras/1874685/

MARITIME

6) California's Port of Hueneme Pushes Ahead with Marketing Strategy

Link to article in the Ventura County Star:

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/jan/29/port-pushes-ahead-with-marketing-strategy/

OTHER

7) Business and Social Media: The Good and the Ugly

Traveler compares how WMATA and Amtrak responded to his tweets.

Link to blog on Tech.pinions:

http://techpinions.com/business-and-social-media-the-good-and-the-ugly/14083

RAILROADS

8) Federal Railroad Administration Extends Comment Period for Proposed PTC Rulemaking

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=34998 

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) TSA Forms Industry 'Engagement' Group

Link to article in Washington Technology:

http://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2013/01/29/tsa-industry-engagement-group.aspx

10) Families of Crash Victims Urge Texas Lawmakers to Ban Texting While Driving

Link to article in the Austin American-Statesman:

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/families-of-crash-victims-urge-lawmakers-to-ban-te/nT9hG/

11) Thwarting Cargo Theft While Boosting Efficiency Through Technology

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/technology/thwarting-cargo-theft-while-boosting-efficiency-through-technology

12) Smartphone App Steers Drivers Toward Safety

Link to article from the Association of University Technology Managers:

http://www.betterworldproject.org/Drive_Scribe_Jan_2013.htm

TAXIS

13) Some Las Vegas Taxi Companies Push Back on Tracking

Link to article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/business/some-taxi-companies-push-back-on-tracking-188975391.html

TELEMATICS

14) Electric Vehicle Telematics Bring the Cloud to the Car

Link to article on PluginCars:

http://www.plugincars.com/ev-telematics-bring-cloud-car-126274.html

TRANSIT

15) SEPTA's Trains All Wrapped Up, Ready to Roll

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20130130_SEPTA_s_trains_all_wrapped_up__ready_to_roll.html

16) Boston T Conductors Turn to iPhones for Updates

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/01/29/for-commuter-rail-conductors-reprogrammed-iphones-level-playing-field-for-information/IxIgIIDRXX1T6ifyuf1mfN/story.html

17) New York MTA Picks Finalists for Second Avenue Subway Line Video

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/vid_important_announcement_finalists_WOPx9eLFr7vCTGqqPP8diM

18) Crowdfixing: Improving Transit with Social Media

Link to Switchboard blog from the National Resources Defense Council:

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/lgo/crowdfixing_improving_transit.html

VEHICLES

19) Honda Puts Siri in Three 2013 Models

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130130/OEM06/130139990/honda-puts-siri-in-three-13-models&cciid=email-autonews-daily#axzz2JUv9ZIzc

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/pDLw2

20) Network RTK for Intelligent Vehicles

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/network-rtk-for-intelligent-vehicles/

News Releases

1) IBM Report Identifies Ways Nashville Region Can Improve Transportation, Economic Growth

2) Mercedes-Benz Luxembourg Chooses Be-Mobile for Traffic and Mobility Information for Navigation Systems

Upcoming Events

Smart Parking Symposium – March 18-19 – Berkeley, California

http://goo.gl/EOlro

Today in Transportation History    

1948 **65^th anniversary** Orville Wright died in Dayton, Ohio.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=9503E2DB173DE03ABC4950DFB7668383659EDE

1993 **20^th anniversary** Los Angeles Metro's Red Line opened.

http://metroprimaryresources.info/this-date-in-los-angeles-transportation-history/january-30-2/

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Alaska Tests New Search and Rescue System

Link to article in Flying:

http://www.flyingmag.com/news/alaska-tests-new-sar-system

2) Beyond ADA: Increasing Airport Accessibility for All

Link to commentary in Airport Improvement:

http://airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00450

BICYCLES

3) Neighborhood Clusters Added to Updated Capital Bikeshare Trip Visualizer

Link to blog on Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/01/29/neighborhood-clusters-added-to-updated-capital-bikeshare-trip-visualizer/

OTHER

4) Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to Leave Office

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/01/29/transportation-secretary-lahood/1873711/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) States Using 'POP' Before Talking Transportation

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/01/29/states-using-pop-before-talking-transportation/

RAILROADS

6) Why Mobile Ticketing Represents a New Era for US Railways

Link to article in Future Rail:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f10db37c#/f10db37c/18

7) Articles from Progressive Railroading – January 2013

 -  Grade Crossing Safety: Freight and Passenger Railroads Take a Multi-Pronged Approach

http://goo.gl/vgT9L

 -  Union Pacific Opens Information Technology Center in Austin

http://goo.gl/Jxdhb

ROADWAYS

8) Articles from Roads & Bridges – January 2013

 -  Improving Retroreflectivity on Curves Has Modest Effect

http://www.roadsbridges.com/safety-2013-slight-turn

 -  Cities Search for Answers to Prevent Deadly Wrong-Way Crashes

http://www.roadsbridges.com/safety-2013-there-right-way

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Earthquake Alert System May Be Coming to California

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Earthquake-alert-system-may-be-coming-4230685.php

10) US Navy Collecting Info About Tethered Aerostat Surveillance Systems for First Responders

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/28365?c=video_surveillance_cctv

11) Indian Urban Development Ministry Suggests CCTVs, GPS in Public Transport Buses

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Centre-suggests-CCTVs-GPS-in-public-transport-buses/Article1-1003667.aspx

TRANSIT

12) New York MTA Considers Alarm System for When Someone Falls or Jumps Onto Tracks

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/alarm-bells-platforms-article-1.1249707

13) Survey: Chicago Transit Riders Want Arrival Screens, More Shelter

Link to story on WBEZ Radio:

http://www.wbez.org/news/survey-cta-riders-want-arrival-screens-more-shelter-105182

14) Titan Inks Deal with Chicago Transit Authority, Plans 100 Digital Signage Screens for Chicago Loop

Link to article on DigitalSignageToday:

http://www.digitalsignagetoday.com/article/207341/Titan-inks-deal-with-CTA-plans-100-digital-signage-screens-for-Chicago-Loop

15) Chicago Transit Authority Website Offers Why 'Things Go Wrong'

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-28/classified/ct-met-getting-around-0128-20130128_1_cta-website-cta-spokeswoman-tammy-chase-cta-customers

VEHICLES

16) Will Smart Mobile Devices Change OEM Hardware?

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/viewpoint-will-smart-mobile-devices-change-oem-hardware

17) Continental CEO Says Automated Driving Possible in Three Years

Link to article on automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/car-symposium-conti-ceo-provides-automated-driving-timetable/news/id-007750

News Releases

1) Connecticut DOT Introduces Mobile Apps for Traffic and Public Transit Information and Updates

2) Missouri DOT Reminds You to Look to Your Smart Phone to 'Show Me My Buzz' on Super Bowl Sunday

3) Possible Link Between Electronic Billboards and Highway Crashes

4) Governor Launches 'Virginia's Road to the Future' Website

Job Posting

 -  Business Development Manager, North America – Citilog – Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania

http://www.citilog.com/Pdf%20new/Citilog_US_Sales_position_20130129.pdf

Upcoming Events

Webinar: After the Crash – Successful Traffic Incident Management is No Accident – January 31

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/932805650

Today in Transportation History    

1943 **65^th anniversary** The Battle of Rennell Island began.  It was the last major naval engagement in the fight for Guadalcanal.

http://www.battlesforguadalcanal.com/Story/Battles/Rennell_Islands/rennell_islands.html

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