Friday, July 12, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 12, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Refuses to Rank Airlines By Safety Records

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_23643474/faa-doesnt-rank-airlines-by-safety-records

2) Dubai Airports Introduce Smart Gates to Reduce International Wait Times

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2013/07/11/dubai-airports-introduce-smart-gates-to-reduce-waiting-time/

CAMERAS

3) Toronto Transit Commission Suspends Use of Wheel-Trans Cameras to Weed Out Ineligible Users

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/07/10/ttc_suspends_covert_camera_use.html

MARITIME

4) Norway Mulls Broadband Internet Coverage in Arctic as Maritime Activity Grows

Link to AP article:

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/215077651.html

OTHER

5) Long Beach, California Moves to Freeze Ice Cream Trucks' Music Output

Link to NPR story:

http://news.prairiepublic.org/post/calif-city-moves-freeze-ice-cream-trucks-music-output

6) Articles from Texas Transportation Researcher

 -  Old Modes, New Data: TTI's Work in Bike and Pedestrian Research (page 4)

 -  Voice-to-Text Apps: No Safety Benefits (page 6)

 -  Plane Spotting: Sensors Assist General Aviation Airports with Plane Traffic Counts (page 11)

http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/documents/researcher/ttr-v49-n2.pdf

ROADWAYS

7) North Carolina Bill Weakens Cities' Regulatory Power Over Highway Billboards

Link to article in The Charlotte Observer:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/11/4160168/regulatory-reform-with-billboard.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Expert: Full Disclosure Needed on Risky Cargo

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/M%C3%A9gantic+Full+disclosure+needed+risky+cargo+expert/8649195/story.html

TRANSIT

9) Transit Launches Real-Time Transit Schedules in Mexico City, Paris and, Perhaps Soon, Manila

Link to blog on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/11/transit-launches-real-time-transit-schedules-in-mexico-city-paris-and-perhaps-soon-manila/

News Releases

1) University of Delaware Students Collect Traffic Data Using GPS Technology

2) PennDOT and Pennsylvania Turnpike Seek Public Input on Traveler Information Survey

Friday Bonus

I'm sorry captain, I keep getting aft and stern confused.

http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2013/07/07/cement-carrier-ship-crashes-into-boats-in-norway-video/

Upcoming Events

Ohio Conference on Freight – September 12-13 – Sandusky, Ohio

http://www.ohiofreight.org/OCF_agenda.htm

Today in Transportation History    

1918 **95^th anniversary** The Japanese battleship Kawachi exploded and sank in Tokuyama Bay with the loss of 621 people.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B05EEDD143EE433A25754C1A9619C946996D6CF&oref=slogin

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