Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Welcome Messages at Sea-Tac Airport Halted After Election Complaint

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2013/10/14/port-of-seattle-stops-welcome-messages-following-complaint/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) What Do Pedestrian Traffic Icons Say About Your Culture?

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2013/10/15/what-do-pedestrian-traffic-icons-say-about-your-culture/ 

MARITIME

3) Russia and UK to Collaborate on Arctic Navigation Technology

Link to article in Port Strategy:

http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/products-and-services/navigating-the-arctic 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Toronto to Consider Real-Time Updates for Motorists on Infrastructure Safety

Link to article in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-to-consider-real-time-updates-for-motorists-on-infrastructure-safety/article14863808/

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Fight Against Texting While Driving Could Take Decades

Link to article on CarInsurance.com:

http://www.carinsurance.com/Articles/texting-seat-belts-dui.aspx?WT.qs_osrc=fxb-175522210

6) What US Ambulance System Can Learn from India

Link to article in Government Health IT:

http://www.govhealthit.com/news/what-us-ambulance-systems-can-learn-india

TRANSIT

7) On-Demand Transit System in Finland Summons Buses via an App

Link to article on PSFK:

http://www.psfk.com/2013/10/personalized-bus-transport.html 

8) Real-Time Updates of Hillsborough Transit Bus Info Now Available on Google Maps

Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:

http://tbo.com/news/business/hillsborough-transit-bus-info-now-available-on-google-maps-20131014

VEHICLES

9) Ford, Toyota Crash-Avoidance Systems Target Pedestrian Fatalities

Link to article on Cars.com:

http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2013/10/ford-toyota-crash-avoidance-systems-target-pedestrian-fatalities.html

10) Ford CEO Talks About Future for Connected Vehicles

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/10/13/ceo-forum-alan-mulally-ford/2936435/

11) Ohio State University Testing Drivers' Reactions When Cars Take Over to Avoid Crashes

Link to article in Business First:

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/10/osu-testing-drivers-reactions-when.html

News Releases

1) Iteris' Vantage Vector Hybrid Successfully Completes Texas DOT Rigid Qualification Testing

2) Members of ITS World Congress Board Elect Econolite to ITS World Congress Hall of Fame

3) Iowa DOT Launches Virtual Museum

4) Global ITS Market Expected to Reach $30.2 Billion by 2019

Bernie's Notes

I'm on a short road trip and using a new computer for the first time.  That's the reason the formatting for yesterday's TCN was off.  I apologize for the small font size.  I've attempted to increase the font size in today's edition.

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