Friday, February 24, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 24, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Westchester County Airport Traffic Controllers Caught on Video

Link to story on WNYW-TV:

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/national/air-traffic-controllers-caught-on-video-20120223-share

2) Selecting a Seatmate to Make Skies Friendlier

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/business/global/selecting-a-seatmate-to-make-skies-friendlier.html

BICYCLES

3) DIY Mapping: Cycle Routes in Moscow

Bicycle activist working to map bicycle paths in city.

Link to blog on Pattern Cities:

http://patterncities.com/archives/1011

Link to site: http://pixelchannel.ru/useless/ (in Russian)

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) McDonald's to Trial Car Navigation Food Order System

Link to article on Japan Trends:

http://www.japantrends.com/mcdonalds-trial-car-navigation-order-system/

Link to news release form McDonald's Japan:

http://www.mcd-holdings.co.jp/news/2012/company/20120222.html (in Japanese)

5) NY Waterway Ferry Users Get Global Positioning System for Edgewater, New Jersey Residents

Link to article in Edgewater View:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/140265073_Ferry_users_get_global_positioning_system_.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) China Could Use Technology to Improve Train Safety and for Real-Time Traffic Information

Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/1185013/1/.html

7) We Need Limits on Dashboard Distractions

Link to editorial in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_20022822

TRANSIT

8) SEPTA to Spend $100 Million for Positive Train Control

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120224_New_SEPTA_system_aimed_at_preventing_train_collisions.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Northumberland, UK to Test System Warning Drivers When Tides Flood Causeway

Link to article in the Northumberland Gazette:

http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/is_the_tide_turning_on_causeway_rescues_1_4275667

10) New Traffic Center Controls Tyne and Wear Roads

Link to article in The Journal:

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/02/24/new-traffic-centre-controls-tyne-and-wear-roads-61634-30396049/

News Releases

1) DFW International Airport Named Overall Winner in Regional Routes Airport Marketing Awards

2) South Dakota DOT Announces ClearPath 511

Job Postings

- Operations Supervisor – City of Appleton Valley Transit – Appleton, Wisconsin

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=25932

- Deputy Executive Director, Administration – Metra – Chicago, Illinois

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=26031

Upcoming Events

Railway Terminal World Design and Technology Conference – April 18-19 – Vienna

http://www.railwayterminalworld.com/conf_programme.php?n=conf

Friday Bonus

A different way to carpool.

http://www.laff-away.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/border-crossing.jpg

Today in Transportation History

1887 **125^th anniversary** The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers held its first meeting.

http://www.csce.ca/

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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 23, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Air Traffic Errors in US Stay Flat After Surge

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204131004577237680504721766.html

2) Network Failure Knocks Out Cellphones, Communication at New England Air Traffic Centers

Link to story on WBZ Radio:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/02/22/severed-cable-knocks-out-cell-phones-two-faa-centers-near-boston/

3) Future Airports – March 2012

A number of communication-related articles are in this issue.

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/94b899fd#/94b899fd/1

OTHER

4) Guide Offers Solutions to Applying Machine Vision to ITS Challenges

Link to article in Vision Systems Design:

http://www.vision-systems.com/articles/2012/02/guide-offers-solutions-to-intelligent-transportation-systems-challenges.html

ROADWAYS

5) Colorado DOT: Better Signage Coming to Highway 82 in Wake of Fatal Pedestrian Crash

Link to article in The Aspen Times:

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20120223/NEWS/120229931/1077&ParentProfile=1058

6) California Lawmaker Wants to Put Brakes on Naming Freeways, Bridges

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2012/02/california-lawmaker-wants-to-put-brakes-on-naming-of-freeways-bridges.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Utah Bill Updates Texting While Driving Ban to New Technology

Link to article in the Deseret News:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550661/Bill-updates-texting-while-driving-ban-to-new-technology.html

8) TSA Piggybacks on Coast Guard Emergency Alert Systems

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/02/27/tsa-shares-coast-guard-alert-system.aspx

TRANSIT

9) Heard Underground, In Your Dreams

Fantasy New York City subway announcements.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/your-fantasy-subway-announcements/?ref=nyregion

10) Why @WMATA is Failing at Social Media

Link to blog on The Shortest Road:

http://theshortestroad.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/why-wmata-is-failing-at-social-media/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Tweets from North Carolina DOT are a Bad Weather Option for Good Info

Link to story on WFMY-TV:

http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/215532/57/Twitter-Drives-Information-Sharing-About-Snowy-Roads

VEHICLES

12) Look, No Hands! The Driverless Future of Driving is Here

Link to story from CNN:

http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/22/the-sci-fi-future-of-driving-its-already-here

13) Livio Radio: How Apps Get Into Cars

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/livio-radio-how-apps-get-cars

News Releases

1) Bay Area 511 Releases Its First Smartphone App

2) TomTom Expands Blom Partnership to Get Europe Moving Again

3) Ford Says Color Can Keep You Alert, Make You Feel Good – Both In and Out of Your Vehicle

4) Automotive Infotainment Electronics Market Set for Growth in 2012

5) Cambridge Wireless Project Will Explore How Data Can be Shared to Reduce Impact of Severe Weather on Transport and Others

Upcoming Events

ASME 2012 Joint Rail Conference – April 17-19 – Philadelphia

http://www.asmeconferences.org/JRC2012/

Today in Transportation History

1927 **85^th anniversary** The Radio Act of 1927 was signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge. The act created the Federal Radio Commission, forerunner of the Federal Communications Commission.

http://goo.gl/pQGSU

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Changing to a Management and Operations Culture - The Road Ahead by Phil Tarnoff

Are you paying attention to the highway legislation as it works its way through Congress? Are your friends paying attention? The Road Ahead, written by Phil Tarnoff, is mandatory reading for everyone concerned about the future of our transportation system. It was written to get the attention of both practitioners and the general public regarding the deteriorating state of the Nation’s highway system. It describes the present crisis and offers constructive suggestions for the future. The reviews have been uniformly positive. Read the book yourself. Give it to a spouse or friend. Help Phil get the word out. The Road Ahead can be ordered directly from the publisher at http://sbpra.com/philiptarnoff/ or from Amazon at www.philiptarnoffamazon.com.

AVIATION

1) Google Goes Mobile with Flight Search Tool

Link to article in USA Today:

http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/02/google-going-mobile-with-flight-search-tool/632038/1

BICYCLES

2) Indiana Driver's Manual Provides Scant Details on Bike Lanes

Link to story on WTHR-TV:

http://www.wthr.com/story/16986078/indiana-drivers-manual-provides-scant-details-on-bike-lanes

CAMERAS

3) Proposed Red-Light Camera Ban Defeated in Colorado

Link to story on KMGH-TV:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30512294/detail.html

4) What's Driving the Backlash Against Traffic Cameras

Link to story on NPR:

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147213437/whats-driving-the-backlash-against-traffic-cameras

MARITIME

5) GPS Attacks Risk Maritime Disaster, Trading Chaos

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/security-gps-idUSL5E8DK7G720120222

6) International Group Agrees on Spectrum for Ocean Radar

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/25686

7) Articles from Maritime Reporter and Engineering News – February 2012

- Emergency Preparedness for Ports (page 30)

- Efficiencies Through the Airwaves – Satellite Communications Roundtable (page 32)

http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/pubs/nwm/maritimereporter/201202/

OTHER

8) Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles: Lookalike Websites a Scheme

Link to story on WTVJ-TV:

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/DHSMV-Look-A-Like-Websites-a-Scheme-139893783.html

RAILROADS

9) Amtrak Finds It Hard to Take Citizens' Help, Even When They Build a Station

Despite volunteers who meet every train, Amtrak tells travelers station is unstaffed.

Link to article on Crosscut:

http://crosscut.com/2012/02/22/transportation/21985/Amtrak-finds-it-hard-to-take-citizens--help,-even-when-they-build-a-station/

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Various Challenges Likely to Slow Implementation of a Public Safety Broadband Network

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-343

11) Mobilize to Save Moose

Woman donates money for message signs on Wyoming highway.

Link to article in Jackson Hole News&Guide:

http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8277

TRANSIT

12) Work to Begin on Lahore Intelligent Transport System March 5

Link to article in The Express Tribune:

http://tribune.com.pk/story/339797/public-transport-work-on-intelligent-transport-system-to-begin-march-5/

13) New 'Metro Master' iPhone App Promises an Easier WMATA Ride

Link to story on TBD:

http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2012/02/creators-of-new-metro-master-app-learned-wmata-the-hard-way-14580.html

VEHICLES

14) Big Auto Goes High-Tech

Link to article on The Motley Fool:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/02/22/big-auto-goes-high-tech.aspx

15) How It Works: The Computer Inside Your Car

Link to article in Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair/how-it-works-the-computer-inside-your-car

16) Driving the Business Case for the Connected Car

Link to column on FierceWireless:

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/driving-business-case-connected-car/2012-02-22

News Releases

1) California Assemblyman Wants Drivers on Tech Forefront; Show Proof of Insurance and Registration via Smartphone or Tablet

2) Rhythm Engineering’s New InSync:Tesla Ends Traffic Congestion in One Day

3) Columbian Delegation and GEWI Meet at Trade Visit

4) Technology Key to Relieving Pressure at the Pumps as Diesel Prices Reach Record High

5) WHAS-TV Introduces Louisville Traffic Tracker App

6) Research and Markets: Global Benchmark of Real-Time Traffic Information Services

Solicitation

- Volunteers Sought – ITS Standards Professional Capacity Building Training – Institute of Transportation Engineers

http://www.ite.org/news/pcbtraining.asp

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Creating Partnerships Through Online Trip Planning and More with National RTAP's GTFS Builder Web App – February 29

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/2012/02/creating-partnerships-through-online-trip-planning-and-more-with-national-rtaps-gtfs-builder-web-app-webinar/

Today in Transportation History

1857 **155^th anniversary** Heinrich Hertz, whose work played a major role in the development of radio, was born in Hamburg.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/0222/How-Heinrich-Rudolf-Hertz-revealed-the-invisible-world

1912 **100^th anniversary** Jules Vedrines became the first person to fly over 100 mph.

http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/vedrines.html

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