Monday, September 21, 2015

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Monday, September 21, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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EDI Brings Technology to a New Level with ATC Cabinet Solutions

Eberle Design Inc. (EDI) is at the forefront of the industry’s development of the new Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet (ATCC) – bringing the traffic cabinet of the future into the market today. The ATC cabinet has an open architecture design that takes advantage of ultra-low power LED signals, enhanced fail-safer design, with enhanced cabinet peripheral equipment diagnostics, compact double-density size and modularity. EDI looks forward to working closely with its OEM partners, and traffic management agencies wishing to deploy the ATCC in either new or upgraded intersections. For more information, kindly contact EDI Application Sales and Technical Services Manager Matt Zinn at mzinn@editraffic.com and visit www.editraffic.com/atcc.

AVIATION

1) In-Flight Wi-Fi Comes to Europeans Next Year

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/in-flight-wi-fi-comes-to-europeans-next-year/

Link to news release

2) Onboard Wi-Fi Speeds Could Soar if Airlines Make the Investment

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-onboard-wi-fi-speeds-20150918-story.html

3) How One Small Delaware Airport Deals with an Identity Crisis and Bigger Rivals

Link to AP article:

http://skift.com/2015/09/20/how-one-small-airport-deals-with-an-identity-crisis-and-bigger-rivals/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Bicycle-Shaped Road Lights Being Tested on London Bikes

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-34271551

Link to further information on Blaze Laserlight

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Mapkin App Makes GPS More Human by Adding Personality to Directions

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/technology_news/2015/09/making_gps_more_human

Link to Mapkin

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Seminar Eyes Smarter Viet Nam Traffic

Link to article in Viet Nam News:

http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/276029/seminar-eyes-smarter-vn-traffic.html

Link to further information (in Vietnamese)

MARITIME

7) Smart Ships to Revolutionize Shipping

Link to article in Port Technology:

http://www.porttechnology.org/news/smart_ships_to_revolutionise_shipping

OTHER

8) In-House Radio Helps Freymiller Promote Truck Driver Appreciation

Link to article in Commercial Carrier Journal:

http://www.ccjdigital.com/hitting-the-airwaves-in-house-radio-helps-freymiller-promote-driver-appreciation/  

Link to Freymiller Radio

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Private Partners Join Statewide Toward Zero Deaths Awareness Campaign in Minnesota

Link to article in the Wadena Pioneer Journal:

http://www.wadenapj.com/news/state/3840176-private-partners-join-statewide-toward-zero-deaths-awareness-campaign

RAILROADS

10) Short Line Safety Institute to Spread the Safety Culture Gospel Among Small Railroads

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/short_lines_regionals/article/Short-Line-Safety-Institute-to-spread-the-safety-culture-gospel-among-small-railroads--45695

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Simple Signs Lead to Fewer Serious Crashes in Alaska Highway Safety Corridors

Link to article on Alaska Dispatch:

http://www.adn.com/article/20150920/simple-signs-lead-safety-bump-along-alaskas-highway-safety-corridors

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Will New Apps Finally Get Carpool Use on the Fast Track?

Link to article from the San Francisco Chronicle:

https://www.techwire.net/will-new-apps-finally-get-carpool-use-on-the-fast-track/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Bulgaria's Road Infrastructure Agency to Launch Real-Time Road App in October

Link to Novinite article:

http://www.novinite.com/articles/170908/Bulgaria%E2%80%99s+Road+Infrastructure+Agency+to+Launch+Real-Time+Road+App+in+October

Link to news release (in Bulgarian)

14) Preparing for the Traffic Demands of Pope Francis' Visit to US

Link to article in Newsweek:

http://www.newsweek.com/pope-francis-visit-traffic-washington-new-york-city-philadelphia-373893

News Releases

1) Time-Based Arrival Estimates to Launch Throughout New York City on MTA Bus Time

2) Battelle to Provide Safety Assessments for New York’s Queens Boulevard Line Modernization

3) USDOT Announces New Connected Vehicle Basics Website

4) Baron Brings 'Beat the Traffic' System to US TV Stations

5) National ITS Implementation Action Plan Being Developed in Bulgaria (in Bulgarian)

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Data-Driven Transportation Demand Management – Make Better, More Cost Effective Decisions Using Powerful Analytics – September 22

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2184218700570352897

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