Friday, March 14, 2014

π Transportation Communications Newsletter π

Friday, March 14, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Irish Aviation Authority Assumes Air Traffic Control for Northern Ireland

Link to article in the Belfast Telegraph:

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/republics-irish-aviation-authority-assumes-air-traffic-control-for-northern-ireland-30091827.html

Link to news release

2) Wearable Technology in Airports

Link to article in Air Magazine:

http://www.nridigital.com/air-magazine.html?wv=s%2FAIR%2520Magazine%2Fdebc6c14-1eaf-5439-8958-43fe753b38bf%2FAIR%20Feb14%2Fwearable.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Blinking Beacons Warn Drivers of Cyclists on Oregon Bridges

Link to story on KATU-TV:

http://www.katu.com/news/local/New-bike-warning-beacons-installed-on-Barbur-Boulevard-250208441.html

MARITIME

4) Port of Rotterdam Joins Fight Against GPS Jamming

Link to article in Port Technology International:

http://www.porttechnology.org/news/rotterdam_joins_fight_against_gps_jamming/#.UyNcJ0JdXrU

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Interactive Website Helps Billings, Montana Citizens Get Involved in Transportation Planning

Link to article in the Billings Gazette:

http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/government-and-politics/interactive-website-helps-citizens-get-involved-in-transportation-planning/article_e1a2ddca-9d20-55a1-b872-d9000067cf1c.html

6) Delaware DOT Aims to Keep Public in the Loop on Route 26 Project

Link to article in the Coastal Point:

http://www.coastalpoint.com/content/deldot_aims_keep_public_loop_route_26_project_03_13_2014

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak Gets on Board with Social Media

Link to blog on Allvoices:

http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/16699254-amtrak-gets-on-board-with-social-media

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) Hiding in 172 Million Cab Rides: A New Frontier for the 'Sharing Economy'

Link to article on Xconomy:

http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2014/03/12/hiding-in-172m-cab-rides-a-new-frontier-for-the-sharing-economy/

TELEMATICS

9) Telematics for Fleet Management Europe 2014

Reports from Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/telematics-fleet-management-europe-2014-day-one (Day 1)

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/telematics-fleet-management-europe-2014-day-two (Day 2)

TRANSIT

10) Most Mass Transit Bus Stops in Guam Have No Posted Schedules

Link to story on KTGM/KEQI-TV:

http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43140:video-most-mass-transit-bus-stops-have-no-posted-schedules-a-no-shelters&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Meet Christchurch's Traffic Puppet Master

Link to article in The Press:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/transport/9828648/Meet-Christchurchs-traffic-puppet-master

12) Real-Time Traffic Updates in Thessaloniki, Greece

Link to article in Ethnos:

http://www.ethnos.gr/article.asp?catid=22768&subid=2&pubid=63977705 (in Greek)

News Releases

1) US Geological Survey Merging The National Map and National Atlas

2) Major European Air Traffic Management Collaboration Grows

Friday Bonus

One reason not to play music on your navigation device.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/606105

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar: Innovative Low-Cost Freight Transportation Collaborations - Public and Private Partnership Opportunities – March 19

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=917

Today in Transportation History    

1879 **135^th anniversary** Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0314.html

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