Monday, July 22, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, July 22, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) San Francisco Plane Crash Has Some Fliers Wanting More Information on Pilots

Link to article in the Deseret News:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865583440/San-Francisco-plane-crash-has-many-fliers-wanting-more-information-on-pilots.html

2) UAE Ministry of Interior Plan E-Gates at All Airports

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/government/ministry-of-interior-plan-e-gates-at-all-airports-1.1211568

3) Adelaide Airport Introduces Google Maps’ Indoor ‘Street View’ Technology

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2869-adelaide-to-google-maps

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) High-Tech Solutions Will Fight Central Florida Traffic Congestion, Not More Roads

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-07-19/business/os-electronic-traffic-management-20130718_1_traffic-congestion-signals-metroplan-orlando

RAILROADS

5) When It Comes to Rail Traffic in Vermont, Hazardous Materials Data is Hard to Get

Link to article on VTDigger:

http://vtdigger.org/2013/07/21/when-it-comes-to-rail-traffic-in-vermont-hazardous-materials-data-is-hard-to-get/

ROADWAYS

6) Painted Messages on Pavement Cut Down on Bridge Strikes in New York

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20130721/NEWS/307180086/Painted-signs-on-parkways-cut-down-on-bridge-strikes

7) Fake Signs on San Francisco Bay Area Highways Say Drones Looking for Speeders

Link to story on KPIX-TV:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/07/19/fake-signs-warn-of-drones-patrolling-bay-area-highways/

TRANSIT

8) New York MTA Considers Selling Naming Rights to Subway Stations
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/20/nyregion/mta-considers-selling-rights-to-name-subway-stations.html

9) Paris Metro, London Tube and Other Mass Transit Signs Around the World

Link to article on The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/21/world-mass-transit-signs_n_3623804.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) With HopStop Acquisition, Apple Plans to Beef Up Public Transit Directions

Link to story on ABC News:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/apple-buys-hopstop-beef-public-transit-maps-directions/story?id=19718695

11) US State Department’s Smart Traveler App Should Be Left at Home

Link to review on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/mobile/2013/07/state-departments-smart-traveler-app-should-be-left-home/67082

VEHICLES

12) Get Ready for More Advertising Inside Your Car

Link to article on The Motley Fool:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/07/21/get-ready-for-more-advertising-inside-your-car.aspx

13) Black Boxes in Cars: A Question of Privacy

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/business/black-boxes-in-cars-a-question-of-privacy.html

14) US DOT Releases Summary Report from First Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) Public Stakeholder Workshop

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2013/cvria_workshop.htm

News Releases

1) Transit Screen Brings First Multimodal Transit Displays to San Francisco Bay Area

2) FMCSA Collaborates with Transport Canada and Others to Launch Interactive Driver Fatigue Management Tool

3) Maryland SHA Partners with Artscape 2013 to Promote Bicycle Safety

4) IllinoisTollway Launches Mobile Website for I-Pass Customers

Solicitation

 -  Request for Comments – A Report on Performance of VMS Updating Application Using Connected Vehicle Technology Based on DSRC Protocol – ACECR, Sharif University Branch
http://cvt-project.ir/En/EnNewsDetail.aspx?SubjectType=109&InfoID=1212

Today in Transportation History    

1793 **220^th anniversary** Alexander Mackenzie reached the Pacific Ocean to complete the first east to west crossing of North America north of Mexico.

http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mackenzie_alexander_5E.html

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