Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Why Do Airplane Transponders Have an 'Off Switch?'

Link to AP article:

http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Why-do-airplane-transponders-have-an-off-switch-5326400.php

CAMERAS

2) New South Wales Plans Switch to High Definition for Sydney Public Transport CCTV

Link to article in Government News:

http://www.governmentnews.com.au/2014/03/big-brother-switches-high-definition-sydney-public-transport-cctv/

Link to news release

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Old GPS Maps Get Iceland Tourists into Trouble

Link to article in the Iceland Review:

http://icelandreview.com/news/2014/03/18/old-gps-maps-get-tourists-trouble

Link to story on RUV: http://www.ruv.is/frett/gps-taeki-senda-ferdamenn-a-kaf-i-skafla (in Icelandic)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) New Approaches to Public Engagement

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/11316290/new-approaches-to-public-engagement

RAILROADS

5) How Industry Specs and a Federal Loophole Allow Railroads to Avoid Response Planning Oversight

Link to story on Oregon Public Broadcasting:

http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/how-industry-specs-and-a-federal-loophole-allow-ra/

ROADWAYS

6) San Francisco Coloring Lanes Red to Indicate Transit-Only

Link to article in the San Francisco Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sf-coloring-lanes-red-to-indicate-transit-only/Content?oid=2736937

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) LAX Shooting: Biggest Failure was Lack of Communication, Mayor Says

Link to story on KPCC Radio:

http://www.scpr.org/news/2014/03/18/42887/lax-shooting-report-investigating-police-response/

Link to news release

Link to report

8) SEPTA Officials Delighted When Passengers Don't Ignore Transit Crimes

Link to story on CBS Philly:

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/03/18/septa-officials-delighted-that-passengers-arent-ignoring-transit-crimes/

9) Electronic Logging to Prevent Truck Crashes, Protect Drivers

Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/electronic-logging-devices-prevent-truck-crashes-protect-drivers

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) City of Sacramento to Taxi Drivers: Speak Some English, Please

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/03/18/6247193/city-to-taxi-drivers-speak-some.html

TRANSIT

11) Mumbai Metro Train Timings to Be Displayed at Bus Shelters

Link to article on DNA:

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-metro-train-timings-to-be-displayed-at-bus-shelters-1970087

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) New Automated Reporting Tool Offers Insight Into Twin Cities Traffic Congestion

Link to article in CTS Catalyst:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2014/march/reportingtool/

News Releases

1) Bosch Putting the Autopilot on the Road

2) Thales to Acquire LiveTV from JetBlue

3) Maritime and Surveillance Conference Starts in Accra, Ghana

4) iMobility Challenge: Latest Vehicle Technologies Need Smart Deployment to Benefit Society

5) Toshiba, Hitachi and Itochu Win Order for ITS Package for Vietnam Expressway

6) GM Creates Global Vehicle Safety Position

7) University at Albany Data Scientists Leading Nationwide Initiative to Improve Transportation

8) New Airborne GPS Technology for Weather Conditions Takes Flight

9) MIT, Audi Launch HubCab Project in New York City

Upcoming Events

Webinar: New Trends in Multi-Agency Corridor Management – April 3

http://www.itsva.org/resources/cite.aspx

Today in Transportation History    

1994 **20^th anniversary** Seven New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania transportation agencies selected a common read-write technology for an electronic toll collection system, E-ZPass.

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/INTERAGENCY+GROUP+SELECTS+E-ZPASS+VENDOR-a014924652

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