Monday, April 15, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Japan Aviation Bureau Mistakenly Sends Missile Alert to Airports After Saturday Quake

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/15/national/aviation-bureau-mistakenly-sends-missile-alert-to-airports-after-saturday-quake/

2) New Clear Channel Airport TV Network Takes Shape in US

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2535-new-clear-channel-airport-tv-network-takes-shape-in-us

3) Digital Ads to Light Up Chicago Airports, But Does City Risk Becoming a Midwest Vegas?

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/19404098-418/digital-ads-to-light-up-chicago-airports-but-does-city-risk-becoming-a-midwest-vegas.html

MARITIME

4) New Archivist Putting Port of Los Angeles History Online

Link to article in the Daily Breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_23014149/new-archivist-putting-port-los-angeles-history-online

ROADWAYS

5) Protest Signs to Blame for I-4 Crashes in Florida?

Link to story on Bay News 9:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2013/4/15/signs_to_blame_for_i.html

6) Vermont Agency of Transportation Denies Dummerston a Highway Sign

Link to article in the Bennington Banner:

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/news/ci_23025570/state-denies-dummerston-highway-sign

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Boston Websites Down; Officials Cut Cellphone Service Following Explosions

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-boston-phone-lines-jammed-website-down-marathon-explosion-20130415,0,2056451.story

8) Boston Explosions Put New Jersey Transit, New York MTA on Heightened Alert

Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/article/20130415/NJNEWS/304150078/Boston-explosions-put-NJ-Transit-MTA-heightened-alert

9) Social Media Alters Strategy on DUI Enforcement

Link to AP article:

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Social-media-alters-strategy-on-DUI-enforcement-4432095.php

10) Moose Detection System in Newfoundland Out of Order

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2013/04/12/nl-moose-detection-system-malfunction.html

11) High-Tech Tools Make Sense of Traffic Crashes

Link to Gannett Wisconsin Media article:

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20130414/APC0101/304140424/High-tech-tools-help-make-sense-traffic-crashes

TELEMATICS

12) Telematics and Emerging Electric Vehicle Technology, Part I

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/telematics-evs/telematics-and-emerging-electric-vehicle-technology-part-i

13) The UK Leads the Way, Again, in UBI Car Insurance

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2013/04/14/UBI-programs-must-overcome-privacy-and-portability-limitations-to-be-successful-One-UK-service-provider-at-least-has-the-answer.aspx

TRANSIT

14) Golden Gate Transit Pulls Wi-Fi from Buses Due to Technical Issues

Link to article in the Marin Independent Journal:

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_23015768/wi-fi-zapped-from-golden-gate-transit-buses

15) California's Sonoma County, Santa Rosa Bus Services Start Online Tracking System

Link to article in The Press Democrat:

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130414/ARTICLES/130419742/1033/news?Title=County-Santa-Rosa-bus-services-start-online-tracking-system

News Releases

1) State Transportation Funding Proposals Detailed in New AASHTO Web Resource

2) Ford Video Snacks Bring Vehicle Features Directly to Consumers

3) iBoat to Help Passengers Navigate the Thames

4) Allstate Adds Six More States to Usage-Based Insurance Program, Introduces Mobile App

5) Allstate 'Reality Rides' Tour Merges Virtual Technology and Driving to Combat Distractions on the Road

6) Pennsylvania DOT Releases New Video for National Work Zone Awareness Week

Solicitations

 -  Request for Proposals – Emergency Vehicle Operator On-Board Device Distractions – ITS America

http://www.tsag-its.org/docs/On-Board%20Device%20Distraction%20RFP%204.9.13.pdf

 -  David W. Davis Memorial Internship – Massachusetts Port Authority

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BygdO7AWsujgank4UExQcmJSSlE/edit?usp=sharing

Upcoming Events

ITS-NY 20^th Annual Meeting & Technology Exhibition – June 13-14 – Saratoga Springs, New York

http://www.its-ny.org/pdf/AnnouncPRELIMITS-NY2013Annual3-5-13.pdf

Today in Transportation History    

1958 **55^th anniversary** The Queen Elizabeth Hotel was opened atop the Montreal's Central Station.  The hotel was built by the Canadian National Railway.

http://www.fairmont.com/queen-elizabeth-montreal/

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