Friday, January 25, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 25, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Athens International Airport Introduces 'Internet Island' and Virtual Assistants

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/news-articles/item/2259-athens-international-airport-introduces-internet-island-and-virtual-assistants

2) The Future of Airport Customer Service

Link to article on AviationPros:

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10858911/online-exclusive-the-future-of-airport-customer-service

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) US DOT's ITS JPO Posts Descriptions of Dynamic Mobility Applications Selected for Development

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/dma/dma_development.htm

OTHER

4) Intelligent Vehicles, Tools and Collaboration Hot Topics at Transportation Research Board Meeting

Link to article in Engineering News-Record:

http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/transportation/2013/0128-intelligent-vehicles-tools-and-collaboration-hot-topics-at-meeting.asp

5) Thinking Aloud Podcast

Link to podcast from Thinking Highways:

http://www.thinkingaloudpodcast.com/?utm_source=North+America%2FCanada&utm_campaign=4b58a8abf4-TH_email_broadcast_North_America_1_25_2013

RAILROADS

6) Operation Lifesaver Adjusts Communication Methods to Reach 21^st Century Audience

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/Gge

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Majority of Americans Support Ban on Hand-Held Cell Use and Texting, Survey Finds

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/012513RITAreport.aspx

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

8) ResponderSafety Learning Network Offers Online News and Training to First Responders

Link to site:

http://learning.respondersafety.com/

TRANSIT

9) BART Upgrade Could Boost Riders' Wi-Fi

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-upgrade-could-boost-riders-Wi-Fi-4221828.php

10) Wi-Fi Network Planned for New York's Grand Central Terminal

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414632,00.asp

11) Why Talking Cars Will Be Good for Buses

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/01/why-talking-cars-will-be-good-buses/4484/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Swapping Smarts for Asphalt

Virginia DOT uses smart traffic signals as a tool to cut congestion.

Link to article on Bacon's Rebellion:

http://www.baconsrebellion.com/articles/2013/01/traffic_lights.html

VEHICLES

13) Concern Mounts Over 5.9 GHz Band Spectrum Sharing, Future of Connected Vehicle Program

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/0125135-9GHzBand.aspx

News Releases

1) Safety and Security Telematics Installed in One Out of Every Seven Cars Shipping Globally in 2013

2) Trapeze Group Enters Agreement to Acquire Mentor Engineering

Friday Bonus

Next time you go for a drive bring along Aerosmith, Elton John and Norah Jones.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9787334/Want-to-drive-safely-Listen-to-Elton-John-Aerosmith-or-S-Club-7.html

Solicitation

 -  Call for Abstracts – National Rural ITS Conference

http://nritsconference.org/agenda.html

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Ten Year Impacts of Technology on Traffic Management Centers – February 6

http://goo.gl/erxsu

Today in Transportation History    

1953 **60^th anniversary** The RMS Empress of Canada caught fire and heeled over while docked in Liverpool.  The ship was re-floated and scrapped.

http://www.liverpoolships.org/empress_of_canada_loss_by_fire.html

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