Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Dubai Airport Installs New Signage for Improved Wayfinding

Link to article in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/nationgeneral/2012/September/nationgeneral_September277.xml&section=nationgeneral

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/WDCw2

2) Race to Provide Free Wi-Fi on Planes Gets Interesting as JetBlue Unveils Free Service

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/09/19/news/race-to-provide-wifi-on-planes-gets-interesting-as-jetblue-unveils-free-service

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Golden Gate Bridge Will Switch to Automated Tolling in Early 2013

Link to story on KCBS Radio:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/09/18/golden-gate-bridge-will-switch-to-automated-tolling-in-early-2013/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/w1OhZ

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) China Adds Two More Satellites to Global Positioning Network Set to Rival America's GPS

Link to AP article:

http://goo.gl/D8Ez1

PARKING        

5) SpotHero Allows You to Reserve a Parking Spot

Link to article in The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/parking-and-recreation-the-future-of-not-circling-for-a-spot/262516/

PEDESTRIANS

6) Phoenix Website Helps Visually Impaired Residents

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Phoenix-Website-Helps-Visually-Impaired-Citizens.html

Link to site: http://www.phoenix.gov/streets/safety/aps/index.html

RAILROADS

7) PTC: Sounding the Alarm

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://goo.gl/m1KGe (page 56)

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Daughter's Brush with Texting Driver Spurs Dad to Create Lifesaving App

Link to article on Inside Bainbridge:

http://www.insidebainbridge.com/2012/09/18/daughters-brush-with-texting-driver-spurs-dad-to-create-lifesaving-app

TRANSIT

9) Real-Time Transit Tracking System Predates Troll Patent

Link to Courthouse News Service article:

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/09/18/50406.htm

10) Police Requests for Myki Data 'Not Common'

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-18/police-requests-for-myki-data-27not-common27/4267902

11) GPS to Keep Auckland, New Zealand Buses on Time

Link to article in Auckland Now:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/7702030/GPS-to-keep-buses-on-time

12) Smartcards to Debut in 2013, Helping Denver's RTD Collect Ridership Data

Link to article in the Daily Camera:

http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_21548357/ecopass-smart-cards-debut-2013

13) Public Transport Smartcards from November in South Australia

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-19/public-transport-fare-change-due-in-november/4269918?section=sa

14) How Apple's Passbook Can Bring Mobile Ticketing Mainstream

Link to Latest electronics blog:

http://www.latestelectronics-dennis.com/?p=51722

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Tennessee DOT's Smartway Project to Help Ease Traffic Congestion in Williamson County

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120919/WILLIAMSON12/309190038/TDOT-s-Smartway-project-help-ease-traffic-congestion-Williamson-County

16) Michigan DOT Traffic Control Keeps Sharp Eye on Bustling Metro Grand Rapids

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/09/photos_mdot_traffic_control_ke.html

VEHICLES

17) HELP to Test New Truck Communications System for Driver and Credentialing Information

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=78060

18) GM Offering Customers More Help with Touch Screens

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-offering-customers-more-help-210557860.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/dU7tU

News Releases

1) US DOT, FCC Join AT&T to Call for National Movement to Halt Texting While Driving

2) ITS America Announces Call For Participation for 23^rd Annual Meeting & Exposition in Nashville

3) ITS America Launches Fall/Winter Webinar Series

4) Telvent Wins Contract in Castellón de la Plana to Drive Forward Smart Mobility Management

5) New Jersey DOT to Install ITS Equipment on I-287

6) Sygic Selects TomTom Location Content to Power GPS Navigation App

Upcoming Events

National Parking Association Convention – October 15-18 – Hollywood, Florida

http://www.npaconvention.org/2012/index.cfm

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** The US Air Force announced the names of six astronauts for the Dyna-Soar program.  The proposed spaceplane program was canceled in 1963. 

http://www.456fis.org/X-20_DYNA_SOAR.htm

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