Transportation Communications Newsletter: January 2015

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Friday, January 30, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Produces Video Reminding Fans Super Bowl is a 'No Drone Zone'

Link to story on WXIX-TV:

http://www.fox19.com/story/27973239/trending-now-faa-video-says-super-bowl-is-a-no-drone-zone

2) Airport Renamed Pensacola Intergalactic for Pensacon Convention

Link to article in the Pensacola News Journal:

http://www.pnj.com/story/entertainment/events/pensacon/2015/01/29/pensacon-make-announcement-airport/22525661/

Link to news release

3) The Latest In-Flight Entertainment: Virtual Reality Headsets

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/01/29/the-latest-in-flight-entertainment-virtual-reality-headsets/22537205/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Wyoming Bill Would Require Neon Clothes, Government ID for Cyclists

Link to article in the Jackson Hole Daily:

http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/jackson_hole_daily/local/bill-would-require-neon-clothes-government-id-for-cyclists/article_d53b9712-2e93-517d-9e33-8f13d693ba21.html

Link to bill

CAMERAS

5) Chicago's Mayor Open to Countdowns for Red-Light Camera Intersections

Link to article from the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.govtech.com/local/Chicagos-Mayor-Open-to-Countdowns-for-Red-Light-Camera-Intersections-.html

6) Crews Install 300 Traffic Cameras Across Windsor, Ontario

Link to story on CTV News Windsor:

http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/crews-install-300-traffic-cameras-across-windsor-1.2212283

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

7) Is India Ready for Narendra Modi's 'Smart Cities'?

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/01/30/is-india-ready-for-smart-cities/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Michigan RTA Hires Consultant to Sell 2016 Ballot Issue

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2015/01/29/consultant-hired-regional-transit-authority/22553215/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) NHTSA Seeks Takata Whistleblowers

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/30/us-autos-takata-regulator-idUSKBN0L22HC20150130

10) Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency Advocates Installation of High-Tech Speed-Monitoring Gadgets

Link to article in This Day:

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nema-advocates-installation-of-hi-tech-speed-monitoring-gadgets/200499/

11) Rubber Manufacturers Association Uses 'Deflategate' to Call Attention to Tires

Link to article in Rubber & Plastics News:

http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20150130/NEWS/150129930/rma-also-uses-deflategate-to-call-attention-to-tires

Link to news release

12) European Commission Road Safety Newsletter – January 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/news/nl17_en.pdf

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) The Responder – January 2015

Link to newsletter from The TIM Network:

http://timnetwork.org/2015/01/the-responder-january-2015/

TRANSIT

14) 4G Wireless Coming to Chicago Subways Later this Year

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cta-subways-4g-met-0130-20150129-story.html

Link to news release

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) How OpenSignal Uses Millions of Smartphones to Create a Giant Social Laboratory

Link to article on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2015/01/30/how-opensignal-uses-millions-of-smartphones-to-create-a-giant-social-laboratory/

Link to report

16) National Operations Center of Excellence Newsletter – January 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e32558fa517687722df0c403f&id=ed162bde6c&e=7410a88ced

WEATHER

17) Spire Plans to Use Tiny Satellites for More Accurate Weather Forecasts

Link to article on Gizmag:

http://www.gizmag.com/spire-cubesat-weather-forecasting/35838/

Link to news release

News Releases

1) NOAA Satellites Helped in the Rescue of 240 People Last Year

2) Bosch Completes Acquisition of ZF Lenksysteme

3) Antelope Valley Transit Authority Now Offering Real-Time Bus Location Information

4) TomTom Launches New Map Input Tracker

5) TomTom Enhances Its Maps Worldwide

Job Postings

- Director, Media Relations & Business Communications – Amtrak – Washington, DC

http://jobs.amtrak.com/job/Washington-Director%2C-Media-Relations-&-Bus-Comms-90181674-Washington-DC-20002/244675900/

Friday Bonus

If you really want to show how much of a transportation geek you are, impress your friends with this list of the 51 longest highways in US.

http://experience.usatoday.com/america/story/best-of-lists/2014/10/20/51-longest-highways-interstates-america/17631071/

Solicitation

- Presolicitation Notice – Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployments: Phase 1-Concept Development – FHWA

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4bb6693ac3021c178595d83fab3b5d73

Upcoming Events

ITS Summit Singapore – February 12-13 – Singapore

https://www.regonline.sg/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1660375

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AVIATION

1) Momentum Builds for Aviation Research Park Next to Atlantic City Airport

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/momentum-builds-for-aviation-research-park/article_3fe5c67c-a750-11e4-9200-ebfb3cf2277c.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Raytheon CEO Says Problems Resolved with GPS Ground System

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/29/raytheon-gps-raytheon-idUSL1N0V81OC20150129

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) ITS Australia Newsletter – January 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/0A3B6B020F570CF82540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

MARITIME

4) Simulated Cyberattack for Hawaii Ports

Link to story on KITV-TV:

http://www.kitv.com/news/defending-hawaii-ports-from-cyberattacks/30974746

Link to news release

OTHER

5) The Last Traffic Jam Made Possible By Technology

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougnewcomb/2015/01/29/the-last-traffic-jam-made-possible-by-technology/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) North Carolina Business Group Launches Ads Targeting 'Trouble' Bridges

Link to story on WCNC-TV:

http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/traffic/2015/01/28/state-group-targets-trouble-bridges/22483313/

Link to news release

7) Can You Make Disaster Information Go Viral?

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Can-You-Make-Disaster-Information-Go-Viral.html

RAILROADS

8) Canadian Transportation Safety Board Concerned About Federal Government Response to Lac-Megantic

Link to Canadian Press article:

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/tsb-concerned-about-federal-government-response-to-lac-megantic-1.2210402

Link to news release

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Improving Safety Culture in Public Transportation

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172000.aspx

10) Guide for Communicating Emergency Response Information for Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/171999.aspx

TRANSIT

11) New York City Mayor Plays Down 'Late Notice' He Got from Governor on Subway Shutdown

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/de-blasio-plays-late-notice-mta-shutdown-article-1.2094947

Link to clip from NBC's Today

12) Why Smartphone Train Ticketing Hasn't Sped Up

Link to blog on Pymnts:

http://www.pymnts.com/in-depth/2015/why-smartphone-train-ticketing-hasnt-sped-up/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Sheriffs Expand Concerns about Waze, Complain It Interferes with Speeding Tickets

Link to AP article:

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2015/01/28/sheriffs-expand-concerns-about-waze-mobile-traffic-app

Link to news release

WEATHER

14) New York Governor's Plan on Weather Has Doubters

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/cuomo-plan-to-develop-state-system-to-help-forecast-weather-has-doubters-1422497914

News Releases

1) Colorado DOT Executive Director Offers Tips for Transportation Departments on Managing the Future of Transportation in a Changing Technology Landscape

2) IBM Automotive 2025 Report

3) NJ Transit Announces Expansion of Mobile Ticketing to Bus Routes Between New Jersey and New York City

4) AASHTO Completes Series of Reports Tracking Commuter Trends and Behavior

5) How Smartphones Will Transform the Future of Transportation

6) Battelle Readies for Connected Vehicle Regional Pilots

7) FCC Adopts Rules to Help Emergency Responders Better Locate Wireless 911 Callers

8) Houston Association of Realtors Introduces 'Inrix Drive Time' Tool to Show Commute Times from Potential Homes

Solicitation

- Scholarship Applications – Railway Supply Institute

http://rsiweb.org/rsi-scholarship/

Upcoming Events

USDOT Webinar: Dynamic Mobility Applications Program-FRATIS Bundle – February 9

http://www.itsa.org/dmawebinarseries

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