Monday, June 30, 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 30, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION
1) Technology Helps West Virginia Airport in Virtually Every Way
Link to article in The Register-Herald:
BICYCLES
2) An App Designed to Lead the Blind Safely
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3) South Africa’s Stellenbosch University Launches Smart Mobility Lab
Link to article on Ventureburn:
MARITIME
4) Port of Houston Incidents Rarely Investigated Formally
Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:
PARKING
5) San Francisco Parking App Refuses Shutdown Order
Link to AP article:
RAILROADS
6) New York State Reviewing Whether to Disclose Oil Train Movements
Link to article in the Poughkeepsie Journal:
7) Amtrak Passengers Said They Were Left in the Dark on Delayed Train
Link to article in The Buffalo News:

SAFETY / SECURITY
8) New Maryland Facility Will Rehearse Foreigner Iris and Facial Recognition at Airport Exits
Link to article on NextGov:
TRANSIT
9) New York City Council Funds New Countdown Clocks for Buses
Link to AP article:
10) Free Wi-Fi to Be Installed at Bus Stops in Baku, Azerbaijan
Link to article from ABC. AZ:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) New Variable Message Sign Network to Ease Delhi Traffic Chaos
Link to article in India Today:
VEHICLES
12) Google, Detroit Diverge on Roadmap for Self-Driving Cars
Link to Reuters article:
13) Ford to Use Wearables to Improve Health and Safety in Cars
Link to article on ZDNet:

News Releases
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Effectiveness of Disseminating Traffic Messages on Dynamic Message Signs - July 16

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Friday, June 27, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, June 27, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION
1) Aviation Industry to Track All Flights Over Oceans
Link to article in USA Today:
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) Microsoft Explores Indoors GPS
Link to article in eWeek:
PARKING
3) Mobile Apps Transforming the Future of Parking
Link to story on CNN:
VEHICLES
4) Looking to Cars, Trucks Step Up Safety
Link to article in The New York Times:
News Releases
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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Thursday, June 26, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 26, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

Vacation Note

My wife and I are headed to Europe for vacation. The TCN will still be published while we're away but the newsletter may be sent earlier or later than usual. Also, some of the usual features, such as 'Today in Transportation History' and the 'Friday Bonus,' will be suspended while we're traveling.


AVIATION

1) FAA Tells Congress NextGen on Track
Link to article in Flying:

2) France Air Traffic Controller Strike Called Off
Link to story on France 24:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Transport for London Agrees to Scrap 'Cyclists Stay Back' Stickers on Buses
Link to article on road.cc:

4) hitchBOT: At the Intersection of Hitchhiking and Technology
Link to article in Government Technology:

5) Portland, Oregon TV Newscast Offers Biking Conditions with the Weather Report
Link to Streetsblog USA:

CARTOGRAPHY

6) San Francisco Muni to Launch a New, More Legible Map
Link to San Francisco Streetsblog:

7) BlindMaps Makes Braille GPS Navigation a Reality
Link to article on West:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) Manila-Cavite Expressway, First in Philippines with RFID Toll Collection
Link to article in ITS International:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

9) Tech Evangelists Hit Capitol Hill to Showcase Transportation Inventions
Link to article in Roll Call:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) South Carolina Radio Reporter Receives National Award for Transportation Reporting
Link to article in The Connector:

11) Transportation Agencies Work to Effectively Share Their Environmental Stories
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

RAILROADS

12) California Seeks More Disclosure from Railroad on Plans for Oil Trains
Link to McClatchy News Service article:

ROADWAYS

13) Tampa Needs Funding for Better Signal Monitoring
Link to story on WTSP-TV:

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Traffic Police in Myanmar Push Remote Monitoring of Buses
Link to article in The Myanmar Times:

TELEMATICS

15) Detroit Telematics Show 2014: Cloud Platforms, Smartphone Connectivity and Big Data
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

TRANSIT

16) Georgia's Cobb County Transit Makes Maps Accessible to the Blind
Link to article in The Marietta Daily Journal:

17) 'm-Kaart' Replaces 'e-go' Card on Public Transport in Luxembourg
Link to article on Luxemburger Wort:

18) Orlando Tech Firm Echo Develops SunRail App
Link to story on WOFL-TV:

VEHICLES

19) Road Testing a Smart Car
Link to story on Al Jazeera America's TechKnow:

20) Congressman Bob Gibbs: Driverless Cars 'Next Generation of Cruise Control'
Link to article in The Hill:

21) Will Car-Hacking Become the New Carjacking?
Link to article on MarketWatch:

22) The Internet of 3,500-Pound Things: Big Data Arrives in Your Car
Link to article on ExtremeTech:

23) 4G in Cars is Coming Fast
Link to video on CNET's Next Big Thing:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Grants Notice – Establishment of New Certification Environment Based on Wireless Communications – Federal Highway Administration


Upcoming Events
IFA Consumer Electronics Show – September 5-10 – Berlin


Today in Transportation History    
1959 **55th anniversary** The St. Lawrence Seaway was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower.

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