Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 5, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) For the 'Connected' Airplane, Young Engineers Have Right Mind-Set

Link to article in Aerospace Engineering:

http://www.sae.org/mags/aem/11572?PC=130204ALL

CAMERAS

2) Arizona Bill Would Make Communities Justify Photo Radar on Highways

Link to article from the Cronkite News Service:

http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/02/05/bill-would-make-communities-justify-photo-radar-on-highways/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Xerox Transportation Solutions Interview – Ken Philmus

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/H0M

OTHER

4) North Carolina DOT Can Blame Its Customers or Learn from Them

Link to column in The News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/02/04/2656086/road-worrier-ncdot-can-blame-its.html

5) Thinking Highways – December 2012/January 2013

Link to magazine:

http://thinkinghighways.com/publications/issue/?issue=6754&utm_source=North+America%2FCanada

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) North Dakota Bill Looks at Confidentiality of Crash Reports

Link to AP article:

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/388817/group/News/

ROADWAYS

7) Urban Mobility Report Takes Annual Look at Congestion in US

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/H0w

8) Sign Graffiti Spurs Kansas DOT to Close Freeways, Remove Sign Catwalks

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/05/4049778/graffiti-spurs-kdot-to-close-freeways.html

9) New Device Will Better Track Traffic Conditions in Washington State

Link to story on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/New-device-will-better-track-traffic-conditions-189743251.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Sandy Created a Black Hole of Communication

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Sandy-Black-Hole-of-Communication.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) How Virtual Traffic Lights Could Cut Down on Congestion

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/02/virtual-traffic-lights-real-traffic-reduction/4594/

News Releases

1) New EU Project to Develop an 'Internet of Mobility'

2) 2.1 Billion Contactless Credentials Will Ship into the Transportation and Ticketing Market in 2018

3) OmniAir Certification Services Awards Second Certification to 6C Tolling Device Manufacturer

4) TomTom Launches Free Taxi Booking App for iPhone in Holland

5) New York MTA BusTime Wins Innovative Transportation Solution of the Year

Upcoming Events

Webcast: Distance-Based Charging – February 14

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5447173366475555072?goback=%2Egde_4471473_member_210226473

Today in Transportation History    

1918 **95^th anniversary** Lt. Stephen W. Thompson became the first person in the US military to shoot down an enemy aircraft.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7155

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, February 4, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Future Airport – Issue 1 2013

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c0ffa8fd#/c0ffa8fd/1

CAMERAS

2) Hard to Put Red-Light Violations Under a Lens

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323701904578276382784487080.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_second

3) Turn Off the Red-Light … Cameras – Safer Intersections Are Within Reach

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://bit.ly/X783bl 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Traffic Technology Reaches Forsyth County, Georgia

Link to article in the Forsyth Herald:

http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-TOP-STORIES-c-2013-02-04-197243.114126-sub-Traffic-technology-reaches-Forsyth-County.html

5) European Urban ITS Expert Group Publishes Results

Link to documents and further information:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/its/road/action_plan/its_for_urban_areas_en.htm

6) ERTICO's iMobility Network Newsletter

Link to newsletter:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=1d32465641&e=db383a35b9

OTHER

7) New Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles' Website Will Feature Ads

Link to story on WWLP-TV:

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/massachusetts/new-rmv-website-will-feature-ads

8) Articles from VTT Impulse

 -  The Future of Sensor Networks (page 20)

 -  Heavy-Vehicle Traffic Turns Street Smart (page 42)

http://issuu.com/mcipress/docs/impulse0212

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Oregon's Port of Coos Bay Loses Public Records Request Case

Link to article in The World:

http://theworldlink.com/news/local/port-loses-sierra-club-records-case/article_1c8ecb60-ecfc-50b0-80c5-bd5234e32478.html  

ROADWAYS

10) Washington State Lawmakers to Reconsider Digital Billboards on State Highways

Link to article from The News Tribune:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020282792_billboardsolympiaxml.html

TAXIS

11) Ride-Hailing Apps Offer New Way Around Town

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/02/04/ride-hailing-apps-uber/1890795/

TELEMATICS

12) European Telematics Provider Making Inroads into North America

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/technology/european-telematics-provider-making-inroads-north-america

TRANSIT

13) New South Wales RailCorp Discriminates Against Blind, Court Finds

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/railcorp-discriminates-against-blind-court-finds-20130201-2dooa.html

14) Is Pinterest the Next Big Social Network for Transit?

Link to article on The Transit Wire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2013/02/04/is-pinterest-the-next-big-social-network-for-transit

15) Manila Piloting Biometric Bus Driver Monitoring

Link to article on ThirdFactor:

http://www.thirdfactor.com/2013/02/01/manila-piloting-biometric-bus-driver-monitoring

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Delaware Secretary of Transportation Takes Reins at I-95 Corridor Coalition

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/Gzx

17) Missouri Officials Say Goal of Advanced Traffic Management System is Greater Efficiency

Link to article in the Springfield News-Leader:

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20130204/NEWS01/302040026/Advance-Traffic-Management-System-goal-travel-efficiency

News Releases

1) Transportation Media Magazines to Showcase Truck Photography of David Benjatschek

2) Missouri DOT Will 'ShakeOut' a Plan for Earthquake Response

3) University Researchers Identify Links Between Visibility and Safety from Roadway Lighting

Solicitation

 -  Request for Applications – Multistate Corridor Operations and Management Program – Federal Highway Administration

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-01/html/2013-02157.htm

Upcoming Events

Mid-America Trucking Show – March 21-23 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://www.truckingshow.com/

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. 

http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/rosaparks/home.asp

1993 **20^th anniversary** The Los Angeles County MTA held its first board meeting.

http://metroprimaryresources.info/this-date-in-los-angeles-transportation-history/february-4/

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Friday, February 1, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 1, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Changes in Memphis Save Jet Fuel, Cut Emissions and Reduce Aircraft Noise

Link to article in The Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/jan/30/faa-changes-in-memphis-save-jet-fuel-cut-and/

2) Dayton, Ohio Airport Adds Free Wi-Fi in Cellphone Lot

Link to blog in the Dayton Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/blog/2013/01/dayton-airport-adds-free-wi-fi-in-cell.html

OTHER

3) Cities Snipe Over Super-Bright Digital Billboards

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/31/fights-digital-signs-billboards/1880121/

4) Former WBZ Radio Traffic Reporter Joe Morgan Dies

Link to story on CBS Boston:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/01/31/former-wbz-newsradio-traffic-reporter-joe-morgan-dies/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) New Bay Bridge PR Team Smaller and Cheaper

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_22493762/new-bay-bridge-pr-team-smaller-and-cheaper

RAILROADS

6) New Documentary, Trainsforming America, Promotes Passenger Rail Travel in US

Link to interview on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/GtW

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Global Road Safety Partnership News – January 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/WCtPj

VEHICLES

8) NVIDIA Drives Autos Into the High-Tech Era

Link to article on The Motley Fool:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/01/31/nvidia-drives-autos-into-the-high-tech-era.aspx

News Releases

1) NTSB Praises Communication Initiatives Taken by Organizations Based on Safety Recommendations

2) airBaltic Improves Online and Mobile Check-In Service

Friday Bonus

While much of our time in transportation is spent looking ahead, it's nice to remember where we've come from.  These companies honor their past by recalling what they used to look like.

American Airlines: http://assets.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/AA_LiveryAircraft_3gens*900.jpg

Norfolk Southern: http://www.pwrr.org/heritage/NS.jpg

US Airways: http://www.flightglobal.com/Assets/GetAsset.aspx?ItemID=12106

Union Pacific: http://www.dccinstalled.com/v/vspfiles/assets/images/sd70ace.jpg

Upcoming Events

2013 Annual Freight Meeting – March 12-14 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://midamericafreight.org/events/2013am/

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** New York City's Grand Central Terminal opened.

http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=948

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