Monday, July 28, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, July 28, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) How Israel Convinced Airlines Ben Gurion Airport is Safe

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-25/how-israel-convinced-airlines-tel-avivs-ben-gurion-airport-is-safe

2) Delta Investigates After Pilot Rants to Atlanta Air Traffic Controller

Link to story on WSB-TV:

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/delta-investigates-after-pilot-rants-atlanta-air-t/ngpdR/

3) Changi Airport Group’s Success with Connected Travelers

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/features/marketing-communications/4023-airport-marketing-exchange-changi-s-success-with-connected-travellers.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Maps May be Coming for Pedestrians in Staunton, Virginia

Link to story on WHSV-TV:

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Staunton-To-Get--268552402.html

5) Apps Might Improve Bicycle Safety

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/28/solid-connected-bicycle

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Maine Turnpike Authority Rules Out All-Electronic Tolling in York

Link to article in The York Weekly:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20140727-NEWS-407270318

MARITIME

7) Cruising High Seas, Engineers Detect Fake GPS Signals

Link to article in the Cornell Chronicle:

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/07/cruising-high-seas-engineers-detect-fake-gps-signals

OTHER

8) Text and Ride in India

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/26/business/international/start-ups-in-india-streamline-auto-rickshaw-business.html

9) Finding a Sponsor for Your Commute

Link to article on OZY:

http://www.ozy.com/resolved/advertisings-next-bumper-crop/6082.article

PARKING

10) Indianapolis Modernizes Parking, Adds Millions

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/applications/Indianapolis-Modernizes-Parking-Adds-Millions.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) ‘Century Crunch’ Warnings Appear to be Working in Los Angeles

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-century-crunch-warnings-appear-to-be-working-20140726-story.html

12) New Website Helps Minnesotans ‘Get Connected’ to MnDOT

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/268808021.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Auto Industry Trade Group Offers Free Window Decals Warning of Hot Car Dangers for Kids

Link to AP article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/automakers-offer-decals-warning-of-hot-car-danger/2014/07/28/6158ef0e-1683-11e4-88f7-96ed767bb747_story.html

TRANSIT

14) The Brooklynite Who Brought the Joys of a Transit Countdown Timer Into His Home

Link to blog in The Village Voice:

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/07/when_it_comes_to_mass.php

VEHICLES

15) How Many Ways Can You Connect a Car?

Link to article on RCR Wireless News:

http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20140725/m2m/emea-many-ways-can-connect-car-11

16) Connected Cars Will Monitor Drivers for Signs of Fatigue

Link to article in FutureStructure:

http://www.futurestructure.com/Connected-Cars-Will-Monitor-Drivers-for-Signs-of-Fatigue.html

17) Music Industry Wants Royalties from Carmakers. It Won’t Get Them

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-28/the-music-industry-wants-royalties-from-ford-dot-it-wont-get-them

News Releases

1) Siemens to Equip StreetScooter Electric Vehicle with Innovative Electronics and Software

2) Delta to Offer Free Entertainment to All Seats via Seat-Backs and Streaming to Devices

3) Idaho Transportation Department Finds Public Outreach Efforts Successful

4)  New York MTA to Invest in Additional Safety Measures

Today in Transportation History

1914 **100th anniversary** World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

http://ghostsofdc.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1914-july.jpg

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Friday, July 25, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Eurocontrol's Role in Managing the Aviation Network

Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

http://www.nridigital.com/air-magazine.html?wv=s%2FAIR%2520Magazine%2Fdebc6c14-1eaf-5439-8958-43fe753b38bf%2FAIR1405%2Feurocontrol.html

2) Gatwick Airport Embraces Cloud Power

Link to article on airport-technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featureairport-it-gatwick-embraces-cloud-power-4316115/?WT.mc_id=WN_Feat

OTHER

3) 22 States Represented at Transportation Advocacy Workshop

Link to article in Better Roads:

http://www.betterroads.com/22-states-represented-at-transportation-advocacy-workshop/

4) Nancy Bailey, Longtime Editor at Transport Topics, Dies at 68

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=35574&t=Nancy-Bailey-Longtime-Editor-At-Transport-Topics-Dies-at-68  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Norfolk Southern Sues Maryland to Block Disclosure of Crude Oil Shipments

Link to McClatchy News article:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/07/24/234381/norfolk-southern-sues-to-block.html

6) North Carolina DOT Admits Communication Mistakes on Bridge Project

Link to story on WGHP-TV:

http://myfox8.com/2014/07/24/dot-admits-pilot-mountain-bridge-project-mistakes/

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Is the Future of 911 a Nationwide Connected System?

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/next-gen-911/Is-the-Future-911-Connected-System.html

TELEMATICS

8) Usage-Based Insurance: An Invisible Market

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2014/07/25/Insurance-companies-are-struggling-to-get-past-the-ick-factor-in-UBI-offers.aspx

TRANSIT

9) 'Sesame Rings' Allow You to Pay MBTA Fares with a Fist-Bump

Link to article in Boston:

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2014/07/17/sesame-ring-for-sale-mbta-gift-shop/

10) Contactless Payments Due for London Tube Network

Link to story on BBC News:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-28479906

11) Can Technology Help New York City's Subways Handle Increasing Ridership?

Link to article in City & State:

http://www.cityandstateny.com/157/max-capacity.html#.U9JsPY1dXrX

VEHICLES

12) Where Technology, Safety and Savings Interact in the Trucking Industry

Link to article in FleetOwner:

http://fleetowner.com/blog/where-technology-safety-and-savings-intersect

News Releases

1) Missouri DOT Gets Sassy to Send a Message

2) MBTA to Install New Wi-Fi System on Commuter Rail System

3) US DOT Fines Turkish Airlines Over Late, Incomplete Responses to Consumer Complaints

Friday Bonus

The humble rest area documented by photographer.

http://www.nicolosertorio.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1&a=0&at=0

Upcoming Events

Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture Workshop – August 20-21 – San Francisco

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-17289.pdf

Today in Transportation History    

1609 **405^th anniversary** The Sea Venture was deliberately driven ashore on a reef off Bermuda. The 150 people aboard founded a colony on the island.

http://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_00004a.htm

1984 **30^th anniversary** The USSR's Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to do a space walk.

http://in.rbth.com/articles/2012/08/09/svetlana_savitskaya_the_first_woman_to_walk_in_space_16899.html

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 24, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Family Booted Off Southwest Airlines After Dad Tweeted About 'Rude' Gate Agent

Link to story on ABC's Good Morning America:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-booted-off-southwest-airlines-dad-tweeted-rude/story?id=24685645

2) Articles from Future Travel Experience

 -  Turkish Airlines Uses iBeacons to offer Free Access to Digital Sky Library

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/07/turkish-airlines-uses-ibeacons-offer-free-access-digital-sky-library

 -  Copenhagen Airport Asks Travelers to Help Define the Airport of the Future

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/07/copenhagen-airport-asks-travellers-help-define-airport-future

 -  Qantas Launches Interactive Digital Experience in Australian Airport Lounges

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/07/qantas-launches-interactive-digital-experience-australian-airport-lounges

 -  Improving Airport Security and Immigration Pain Points with a Risk-Based Approach, Automation and More Choice

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2014/07/improving-airport-security-immigration-pain-points-risk-based-approach-automation-choice

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Q&A: Nokia Here Targets iOS and Android, Expanding Its Role as the 'Location Cloud'

Link to article on GeekWire:

http://www.geekwire.com/2014/nokia-here-ceo-maps-broader-strategy-including-ios-android/

4) Paper Maps Have Kept Their Usefulness, Fans Say

Link to article in the Hartford Courant:

http://www.courant.com/travel/hc-vann-shopping-around-0727-20140727,0,7531950.story

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) GM CEO to Keynote Detroit Forum on 'Smart' Cars

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140724/AUTO0103/307240072/1361/GM-CEO-to-keynote-Detroit-forum-on--smart--cars

Link to news release

OTHER

6) New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Florida Pizza Restaurants Spar Over Logo

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/nj_turnpike_authority_florida_pizza_restaurants_spar_over_logo.html

7) Congressman Bill Shuster: Technology Plays Key Role in Transportation

Link to commentary in The Washington Times:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/23/technology-plays-key-role-in-transportation/

PARKING

8) New Site, App Posts Parking Garage Rates in Portland, Oregon

Link to story on KOIN-TV:

http://koin.com/2014/07/23/new-site-app-posts-portland-parking-garage-rates/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Michigan Transportation Officials Delay I-94 Modernization Project to Seek Extensive Public Input

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/07/state_transportation_officials_1.html

10) Los Angeles Gets Snarky About Obama Traffic Delays: #ThanksObama

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-obama-social-media-commuters-20140723-story.html

11) US Transportation Secretary Joins Push to Prevent 'Hot Car' Deaths

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/213260-foxx-joins-push-to-prevent-hot-car-child-deaths

ROADWAYS

12) Better Traffic-Light Timing Will Get You There Faster

Link to article in Smithsonian:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/better-traffic-light-timing-will-get-you-there-faster-180952123/

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) US Terror Watchlist Can Include Dead, Acquitted Suspects

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/213165-terror-watchlist-can-include-dead-acquitted-suspects

14) To Snag Hit-and-Run Drivers, California Officials Want to Tap Technology

Link to McClatchy News Service article:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/To-Snag-Hit-and-Run-Drivers-Calif-Officials-Want-to-Tap-Technology.html

15) Iowa's Texting-While-Driving Ban Not Reducing Crashes, Hard to Enforce

Link to article on IowaWatch.org:

http://iowawatch.org/2014/06/08/iowas-texting-while-driving-ban-not-reducing-crashes-hard-to-enforce/

16) California Highway Patrol Removes Motorcycle Lane-Splitting Safety Guidelines

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Motorcyclists-revved-up-about-removal-of-5642436.php

17) Safety Changes Made in Newfoundland Following Highway Worker's Death

Link to article in The Gulf News:

http://www.gulfnews.ca/News/Local/2014-07-23/article-3810801/Transportation-workers-death-has-led-to-safety-changes%3A-Department-of-Transportation/1

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

18) Flywheel App Launches Advance Taxi Booking to San Francisco Airport

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/flywheel-app-launches-advance-taxi-booking-to-airport/Content?oid=2856062

Link to news release

TRANSIT

19) Hampton Roads Transit Agencies Turning to Apps that Provide Real-Time Bus Schedule Information

Link to article in the Daily Press:

http://www.dailypress.com/news/traffic/dp-nws-regional-transit-apps-20140723,0,30025.story

20) New York City Subway Riders Group Proposes New Signage for Service Changes

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/transit/mta-subway-riders-group-proposes-new-signage-for-service-changes-1.8877306

21) Idea for Smarter Transit Fares Wins George Mason Competition

Link to article Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2014/07/23/idea-for-smarter-transit-fares-wins-george-mason-competition/

22) Voiceover Veteran to be Voice of Tucson's Sun Link Streetcar

Link to article in the Arizona Daily Star:

http://tucson.com/lifestyles/recreation/voiceover-veteran-is-talk-of-the-town/article_d6275e14-196a-53a5-9a64-1478f1f52172.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) Does Toronto's New Transportation Operations Center Have Power to Fix Gridlock?

Link to article in the National Post:

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/23/does-torontos-new-transportation-operations-centre-have-the-power-to-fix-gridlock-in-canadas-biggest-city/

24) How Accurate Are Portland, Oregon's New 'Travel Time' Highway Signs?

Link to column in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/07/joseph_rose_how_accurate_are_p.html

VEHICLES

25) Industry Wants Green Light for Smart Cars

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/213141-industry-wants-more-freedom-to-develop-smart-cars

26) GM Rolling Out 2015 Vehicles with Wireless Hotspots

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20140723/BUSINESS0101/307230134/Chevrolet-4G-LTE

News Releases

1) Toronto Transit Riders, blogTO Readers Choose Transit App as Favorite

2) Jacksonville, Florida Dedicates New PORTS Real-Time Data System

3) Case Study: ITS Canada Website

4) DC Metro to Start Running New Ads for New Silver Line

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Open Data Policy Guidelines for Transit-Part II – August 7

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140807_open_dataII.asp

Today in Transportation History    

1904 **110^th anniversary** James Rhyne Killian, Jr., who played a key role in the establishment of NASA and was the 10^th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was born in Blacksburg, South Carolina.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/317775/James-Rhyne-Killian-Jr

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