Monday, February 17, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, February 17, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Tornado Jet Collision: Warning System was 'Canceled'

Link to article in The Scotsman:

http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/tornado-collision-warning-system-was-cancelled-1-3309016 

2) Four Years After 'Belo' Incident, Philippine Immigration Issues Ad-Free Airport Cards

Link to story on GMA News:

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/348848/news/nation/4-years-after-belo-incident-immigration-issues-ad-free-airport-cards

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) Police Department in Wales to Tweet Every Incident Next Weekend

Link to article in the Stornoway Gazette:

http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/island-police-to-tweet-every-incident-1-3309304

Link to Western Isles Police Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/WIslesPolice  

RAILROADS

4) As More Oil Rides the Rails, BNSF Prepares for the Worst

Link to article in the Flathead Beacon:

http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/as_more_oil_rides_the_rails_bnsf_prepares_for_the_worst/37872/

ROADWAYS

5) Report: Computerized Stoplights Eased Raleigh, North Carolina's Snow Gridlock

Link to article in the News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/17/3630387/report-computerized-stoplights.html

TRANSIT

6) Topeka Metro Uses 'Bus Pants' Humor from 'Big Bang Theory' to Target College Students

Link to article in The Topeka Capital-Journal:

http://cjonline.com/news/2014-02-16/topeka-metro-uses-bus-pants-humor-big-bang-theory-target-washburn-students

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) System to Offer Better Traffic Forecasts in Taiwan

Link to article in the Taipei Times:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/02/18/2003583798

VEHICLES

8) Your Car is Spying on You and Congress Isn't Sure What to Do About It

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-17/your-car-is-spying-on-you-and-congress-isnt-sure-what-to-do-about-it

News Releases

1) Real-Time Parking Information Now Available in Lexington, Kentucky

2) New Location Description Edit Feature for Traffic Operations Improves Data Quality

3) Vehicle and Road Automation Project Launches Website and Collaborate Tools to Develop the VRA Community

4) US DOT Seeks Comment on Whether to Ban Mobile Device Voice Communications on Flights

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Transportation and Livability: What's that Really Mean for Rural Transportation Systems? - February 28 - Cambridge, Massachusetts 

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/event/transportation-and-livability-whats-really-mean-rural-transportation-systems

Today in Transportation History    

1864 **150^th anniversary** The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine, became the first sub to sink an enemy warship.

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org12-3.htm  

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