Monday, October 21, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, October 21, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Inside SFO: A Tour of the Airport's Safety Operations

Link to article and video in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/SFO-Airports-Safety-Operations.html

2) Proposal Would Allow 'Wireless' Gambling at Indianapolis Airport

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/10/20/proposal-would-allow-wireless-gambling-at-indy-airport/3091411/

CAMERAS

3) Proposed License Plate Scan Regulations Get Thumbs-Down from Police in Michigan

Link to story on Michigan Radio:

http://michiganradio.org/post/proposed-license-plate-scan-regulations-get-thumbs-down-police

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Quatriz System Inks MOU with Touch 'n Go, Mitsubishi to Set Up ITS R&D Center in Malaysia

Link to Bernama article:

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=987078

5) Daily News from ITS World Congress

Link to newsletters:

http://goo.gl/Lzrl7s (Day 1)

http://goo.gl/c0pvHb (Day 2)

http://goo.gl/7edtvb (Day 3)

OTHER

6) Lionel Trains: 113 Year Old Icon Goes Digital

Link to article on CNNMoney:

http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/21/smallbusiness/lionel-trains/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Pilot Virtual Open House Ushers in New Era of Public Engagement

Link to article in the Texas Transportation Researcher:

http://tti.tamu.edu/2013/09/01/pilot-virtual-open-house-ushers-in-new-era-of-public-engagement-2/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Google and San Francisco Launch Real-Time Crisis Map

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Google-San-Francisco-Crisis-Map.html

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Miclab Lets You Virtually Hail Taxis With or Without Internet Connection

Link to article on Tech in Asia:

http://www.techinasia.com/micab-lets-virtually-hail-taxis-internet-connection/

TRANSIT

10) Brazen Scammers Target Long Island Rail Road Riders with Ticket Machine Cameras

Link to story on WCBS-TV:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/10/18/brazen-scammers-target-lirr-riders-with-ticket-machine-cameras/  

11) Beijing Mulls Real-Name System for Transportation Card

Link to story on CRI:

http://english.cri.cn/6909/2013/10/21/2982s793375.htm

12) Trip Planner Program Helps Twin Cities' Metro Transit Website Traffic Soar

Link to column in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/228558551.html

VEHICLES

13) Self-Driving Car Demand Seen Boosted by Aging Population

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20131021/OEM06/131029990/self-driving-car-demand-seen-boosted-by-aging-population#axzz2iOGCiuyG

News Releases

1) Input Sought on Future of Arizona Traveler Information System Website 

2) IBTTA Announces Speakers for Global Technology Workshop

3) Vermont DMV Launches New Mobile App to Help Parents Track Teen Supervised Driving Time

4) Transportation Tolling Experts Look Back on Year of Emergency Preparedness, Planning and Adaptation

5) NJ Transit Expands Mobile Ticketing to the Morris & Essex and Montclair-Boonton Lines

Upcoming Events

Webinars: Using Anonymous Cellphone Data to View Population Movements – October 22 & 30

http://airsage.com/Contact-Us/Webinar-Signup/

Today in Transportation History    

1833 **180^th anniversary** Alfred Bernhard Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prize, was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

http://www.nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel

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