Monday, September 15, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 15, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Scientists Working on Speeding Up Traffic at New York-New Jersey Airports

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/air-traffic-system-test-set-1.1087311

2) Asia Faces ‘Risk of Choking Skies’ as Air Traffic Grows

Link to article from The Straits Times:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/09/15/asia-faces-risk-choking-skies-air-traffic-grows.html

3) Copenhagen Airports Uses Crowdsourcing to Improve Passenger Experience

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/features/marketing-communications/4408-airport-marketing-exchange-delivering-a-better-airport-experience-via-crowdsourcing-ideas.html

4) Worst US Airports for Wi-Fi

Link to article in Kiplinger’s:

http://www.kiplinger.com/article/saving/T059-C011-S001-worst-u-s-airports-for-wi-fi.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Chongqing, China Tests Sidewalk Lane for Cellphone Users

Link to article on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/news/city-tests-sidewalk-lanes-for-cell-phone-users/

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS Technology Shaves Minutes Off Emergency Response Time

Link to story on KRCU Radio:

http://krcu.org/post/gps-technology-shaves-minutes-emergency-response-time

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

7) Can ITS Solve India’s Traffic Congestion Problems?

Link to analysis in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.in/informationweek/news-analysis/297909/intelligent-transportation-systems-solve-india-traffic-congestion

PARKING

8) Parking Sensors Malfunction in Walnut Creek, California

Link to McClatchy News Service article:

http://www.govtech.com/products/Parking-Sensors-Malfunction-in-Downtown-Walnut-Creek-Calif-.html

RAILROADS

9) Network Rail Completes York Operations Center

Link to article in the International Railway Journal:

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/signalling/network-rail-completes-york-operations-centre.html?channel=542

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) OnStar, Police Are Hitting the Brakes on Stolen Cars

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20140915/OEM06/309159953/onstar-police-are-hitting-the-brakes-on-stolen-cars

11) Radar System Promoted as Means to Alert Idaho Drivers to Wildlife

Link to article in the Idaho Mountain Express and Guide:

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2007153678

12) Trying to Hit the Brake on Texting While Driving

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/business/trying-to-hit-the-brake-on-texting-while-driving.html

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) Train-the-Trainer Pilot Courses for Incident Responders and Managers

Link to document from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168921.aspx

TRANSIT

14) Milwaukee County Executive Unveils New Transit Website

Link to article in the Milwaukee Courier:

http://milwaukeecourieronline.com/index.php/2014/09/13/county-executive-abele-unveils-new-transit-website/

15) Brazilian Project Encourages Riders to Make Their Own Bus Stop Signs

Link to blog on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2014/09/no-signage-at-your-bus-stop-make-your-own/380143/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) How South Australia's Traffic Management Center Averted Catastrophe on September 8

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/how-south-australias-traffic-management-centre-averted-catastrophe-on-september-8/story-fnii5yv6-1227057775602

17) A Lexicon for Conveying Travel Time Reliability Information

Link to document from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168810.aspx

VEHICLES

18) Interview: Connected Vehicles and Intelligent Traffic Management

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/GT-Interview-Connected-Vehicles-and-Intelligent-Traffic-Management-.html

19) Google Driverless Future Vision at Odds with Automakers

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-09-15/google-driverless-future-vision-at-odds-with-automakers

News Releases

1) Cincinnati.com Introduces Traffic App

2) Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia Named 2014 Outstanding State Chapter by ITS America

3) Michigan DOT Recognized for ITS Technology Leadership

4) NTSB Releases Agenda for Flight Data and Locator Forum

5) Dubai Roads and Transport Authority to Launch Five Smart Apps Offering 30 Services to Customers

6) Cubic Introduces Next-Generation Tolling Management Platform

Bernie’s Notes

If you’re attending the ITS 3C Summit in Mobile, Alabama, please be sure to stop by and say hello. I’ll be moderating the general session Tuesday morning on connected vehicles, starting at 10:30. If you can’t make that, and you’re in the area, please send me an email so we can meet.

Solicitation

-  Feedback Requested - FHWA 2015 Guidance for Connected Vehicles and Potential Formation of a V2I Deployment Coalition - FHWA

http://www.its.dot.gov/meetings/v2i_feedback.htm

Upcoming Events

Transportation Infrastructure Conference – October 3 – Rolla, Missouri

http://transportation.mst.edu/events/conference/

Today in Transportation History    

1984 **30th anniversary** Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass at Toronto's Downsview Airport. Over 500,000 people were in attendance.  

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19840915_messa-toronto_en.html

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