Transportation Communications Newsletter: May 2013

Friday, May 31, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

TCN Fundraiser – Last Day

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BICYCLES

1) New York City Bike-Share Glitches Slow Some Riders

Link to story on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/may/30/nyc-bike-share-glitches-slow-some-riders/

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) GPS 'Junk' Data Reveals Volcanic Plumes

Link to Inside Science News Service article:

http://www.insidescience.org/content/gps-junk-data-reveals-volcanic-plumes/1016

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) Coming Soon: Jacksonville, Florida Traffic Gets Intelligent

Link to article in the Jacksonville Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/print-edition/2013/05/31/intelligent-traffic-system-jacksonville.html

OTHER

4) States Shift to High Gear with Online Driving Tests

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/blogs/pulse/2013/05/virginia-dmz-online-driving-test.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Colorado DOT Uses Technology to Detect Wildlife and Warn Drivers

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Dirty-Jobs-in-Government-Roadkill-Prevention.html

TRANSIT

6) New Programs Aim to Help Teens and Adults with Autism Navigate Edmonton Transit

Link to article in the Edmonton Journal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/health/programs+help+autistic+teens+adults+navigate+Edmonton/8458214/story.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Even with Accidents, Inrix Says Traffic is Predictable

Link to interview on KTTH Radio's David Boze Show:

http://mynorthwest.com/194/2285378/Even-with-accidents-Kirkland-company-says-traffic-is-predictable

VEHICLES

8) Baby, You Can Program My Car

Link to podcast on Marketplace:

http://www.freakonomics.com/2013/05/29/baby-you-can-program-my-car-a-new-marketplace-podcast/

WEATHER

9) 2013 Extreme Weather Events Symposium

Link to presentations:

http://environment.transportation.org/center/products_programs/conference/2013_extreme_weather_symposium.aspx

News Releases

1) Wisconsin 511 Launches Two New Travel Information Tools

2) TransCore’s Toll Services Work Receives National Recognition Award from American Council of Engineering Companies

3) Nuance to Accelerate Automotive Business with Acquisition of Tweddle Connect

TCN Contributions

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Friday Bonus

This takes sidewalk art a few steps beyond the chalk drawings we did as kids.

http://www.flavorwire.com/360078/astounding-and-interactive-sidewalk-art-around-the-world/view-all

Upcoming Events

European Parking Association Congress – September 11-13 – Dublin

http://www.epacongress.eu/

Today in Transportation History

1578 **435^th anniversary** King Henry III laid the first stone of Pont-Neuf, Paris' oldest bridge.

http://www.france-pittoresque.com/spip.php?article1492 (in French)

1953 **60^th anniversary** Pacific Electric Railway's West Hollywood Line made its final run.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrolibraryarchive/2932458584/

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 30, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Most EU Airports Not Accessible for Deaf People, Research Finds

Link to article on Reduced Mobility Rights:

http://www.reducedmobility.eu/20130530316/The-News/most-eu-airports-not-accessible-for-deaf-people-research-finds.html

2) OTG to Install 7,000 iPads at Airport Gates in North America

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/05/30/news/smarter-airports-otg-to-install-7000-ipads-at-gates-in-north-america/

CAMERAS

3) Jakarta Police Want Greater Surveillance of Crime, Traffic

Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-police-want-greater-crime-traffic-surveillance-2/

4) New Traffic Cameras to Aid in Beaufort County, South Carolina Evacuation

Link to story on WSAV-TV:

http://www.wsav.com/story/22451817/new-traffic-cameras-to-aid-in-beaufort-county-storm-evacuation

5) Photos to Be Taken of License Plates of Vehicles Entering and Leaving Pawleys Island, South Carolina

Link to story on WBTW-TV:

http://www.wbtw.com/story/22451612/pawleys-island-cameras-big-help-or-big-brother

OTHER

6) Utah DMV Reveals Data Breach Discovered in March

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56383382-78/dmv-roberts-employee-breach.html.csp

RAILROADS

7) Maryland Derailment Response Gets High Marks

But misidentification of chemicals caused confusion in early hours.

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-hazardous-manifests-20130528,0,2336204.story

ROADWAYS

8) Electronic Train Warning Signs Coming Soon to Langley, British Columbia

Link to article in the Langley Times:

http://www.langleytimes.com/news/209532011.html

TAXIS

9) Beijing Transport Authority to Ban App Which Allows Riders to Bargain with Taxi Drivers

Link to article in China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-05/30/content_16546668.htm

TELEMATICS

10) OnStar: GM's Not-So-Secret-Weapon

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-30/onstar-gms-surprisingly-strong-toehold-in-the-tech-world

TRANSIT

11) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Launch Real-Time Developer Platform

Link to article in The Transit Wire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2013/05/30/mbta-to-launch-real-time-developer-platform

12) Pregnant Boys? New Chicago Transit Ads Spark Dialogue

Link to story on WTTW-TV's Chicago Tonight:

http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/05/29/pregnant-boys-new-transit-ads-spark-dialogue

VEHICLES

13) Feds to Study Self-Driving Cars, Urge State Caution

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/05/30/nhtsa-google-self-driving-cars/2372113/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/uc8o3

14) How Mobile Technology is Accelerating the Auto Industry

Link to commentary on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/viewpoint-how-mobile-technology-accelerating-auto-industry

News Releases

1) International Association of Public Transport Gives Awards for Innovation

2) GEWI Attends, Exhibits and Presents at ITS Canada 2013

3) Clear Channel Airports Wins 2013 International Digital Signage Award for Interactivity

4) Transit Screen Launches First Real-Time Multimodal Transportation Information Display in Washington, DC

Upcoming Events

Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation – September 4-6 – Stockholm

http://www.kth.se/en/abe/centra/cts/heart

Today in Transportation History

1883 **130^th anniversary** Twelve people are trampled to death on the Brooklyn Bridge due to a stampede.

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1883-05-31/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

INRIX is recruiting for a rock star Senior Product Manager to identify, define, and champion innovative business and product initiatives. As Senior Product Manager, Traffic Platform, you will focus on new technologies, new businesses, product profitability, competitive offerings, and, above all – customers – with a heavy influence on delivery, positioning, and sales tools for our various B2B/B2G channels. In this role, you will continuously balance responsibilities for product planning, product management and product marketing. You will drive the entrepreneurial spirit within INRIX by being at the forefront of innovation. Apply at http://inrix.com/careers.asp.

AVIATION

1) Remote-Controlled Aerial Photo Industry Encountering Political Turbulence

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/remote-controlled-aerial-photo-industry-encountering-political-turbulence-b9918687z1-209288541.html

2) Sierra Leone Deputy Transport Minister Calls for More CCTV for Lungi Airport

Link to article in Awoko:

http://awoko.org/2013/05/29/deputy-transport-minister-calls-for-more-cctv-for-lungi-airport/

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Facebook Acquisition Talks with Waze Fall Apart

Link to article on All Things Digital:

http://allthingsd.com/20130529/facebook-acquisition-talks-with-waze-fall-apart/

MARITIME

4) Look for Muskegon's Port Online and All You Might Get is a Grand Rapids Golf Course Website

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2013/05/look_for_muskegons_port_online.html

OTHER

5) Environmental Monitoring Goes Online for Tappan Zee Bridge Construction

Link to article in the Times Herald-Record:

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130528/BIZ/130529728/-1/NEWS

6) California Legalizes Ridesharing App on Interim Basis

Link to blog in SF Weekly:

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2013/05/state_legalizes_sidecar_--_for.php

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Florida Governor Signs Texting-While-Driving Ban Into Law

Link to article in Hernando Today:

http://www.hernandotoday.com/he/list/news/gov-scott-signs-texting-while-driving-ban-into-law-20130528/

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

TOURISM

8) New Touch Screens Provide Tourists Help at Indiana Toll Road Travel Plazas

Link to story on WNDU-TV:

http://www.wndu.com/news/indiana/headlines/New-interactive-touch-screens-provide-tourists-help-at-travel-plazas-209169801.html

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) Washington State DOT Workers Monitor Bridge Detours on First Day of Full-Strength Commute

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/dot-workers-monitor-bridge-detours-first-day-full-/nX47P/

TRANSIT

10) Colorado Springs Transit System Refuses Bus Shelter Ads

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://gazette.com/colorado-springs-transit-system-refuses-bus-shelter-ads-from-citizens-project/article/1501317

Link to further information from Citizens Project: http://www.citizensproject.org/

11) Beer Ads to Continue on Buffalo Metro Rail Cars

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130528/CITYANDREGION/130529219/1002

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Taiwan, China Sign Agreement to Develop Traffic Message Channel Applications

Link to article on Taiwan Today:

http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=205702&ctNode=445

News Releases

1) ITS America to the FCC: Provide a Stable and Secure Platform for Connected Vehicles in the 5.9 GHz Band

2) Inrix Expands Real-Time Traffic Coverage Worldwide

3) Nokia's HERE Expands Real-Time Traffic to 16 New Cities in Russia

4) Toyota Announces New Big Data Traffic Information Service in Japan

5) JCDecaux Unveils Largest Digital Sign at JFK Airport; Launches First Digital Network at Newark Airport

6) SAP to Cooperate with China on ITS Powered by SAP HANA

7) North Dakota Highway Patrol Launching Automated Truck Routing and Permit System

8) City of Albuquerque Transit Department Rolls Out New Text Messaging Service

Upcoming Events

Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting: Highway Safety and Technology – August 25-28 – San Diego, California

http://www.ghsa.org/html/meetings/annual/2013/index.html

Today in Transportation History

1953 **60^th anniversary** Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/29/newsid_2492000/2492683.stm

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