Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) What's Keeping FAA's NextGen Air Traffic Control on the Runway?

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/07/22/faa-next-generation-air-transportation-system.aspx

2) US Senator Jeanne Shaheen Tours Nashua, New Hampshire Air Traffic Center to Stress Needs

Link to article in the New Hampshire Union Leader:

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130723/NEWS06/130729744

3) 'Go Team' from Boston's Logan Airport Goes to Crash Sites to Bring Home Lessons

Link to story on WBZ Radio:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/07/22/all-things-travel-go-team-helps-keep-logan-airport-travelers-safe/

4) High-Tech Video Displays Put Denver International at Forefront of Digital Advertising

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00489

5) Aboard America's Doomsday Command and Control Plane

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13576_3-57594992-315/aboard-americas-doomsday-command-and-control-plane/

PARKING

6) Parking Moves to the Digital Realm, and Your Driveway

Link to blog in the Houston Chronicle:

http://blog.chron.com/thehighwayman/2013/07/parking-follows-food-to-the-digital-realm-and-to-your-driveway/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Show Your Work: Transportation Behind the Scenes

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/show-your-work-transportation-behind-the-scenes/

ROADWAYS

8) Arizona DOT to Auction Off Ad Space on Metro Traveler Services Signs

Link to article in the Phoenix Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2013/07/22/adot-to-auction-off-ad-sapce-on.html?page=all

TRANSIT

9) Phone is Just the Ticket for Transport in Beijing

Link to article in the China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-07/22/content_16812759.htm

10) Riders at Unmanned New York City Subway Station Entrances to Get Remote Assistance

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/unmanned-subways-remote-article-1.1406379#ixzz2Zs41blLq

11) Thai Advertisers Move Toward Digital Screens, Transit Displays

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Advertisers-move-towards-digital-screens-transit-d-30210965.html

News Releases

1) Tolling Industry Announces Major Advancement on Nationwide Interoperability and All Electronic Tolling at Denver Summit

2) SITA Named 'Aviation IT Service Provider of the Year' By African Airlines Association AFRAA

3) JOC Group Launches Port Productivity Database

4) QNX and Windows Embedded Automotive Market Share to Drop to 69% with Open Source Linux/GENIVI Grabbing 20% of Automotive OS Shipments by End of 2018

5) Iteris Selected on Team to Operate Virginia's Transportation Operations Centers

6) App Developers Geeked to Engage with GM

Solicitation

 -  Request for Qualifications – Consultant to Assess the Feasibility and Develop an Implementation Plan for Consolidation of the Three Fixed Route Bus Services in Greater Portland, Maine Region – Greater Portland Council of Governments

http://www.pactsplan.org/documents/Final%20SMART%20RFQ.pdf

Upcoming Events

ITS Pennsylvania Annual Workshop and Conference – August 12-13 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

http://www.itspennsylvania.com/Portals/0/2013%20ITSPA%20Annual%20Meeting%20Registration%20Form.pdf

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** The Rochester 400, a streamlined passenger train operated by the Chicago & North Western Railway, ceased operation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_400

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