Thursday, December 12, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 12, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FCC Chairman to Congress: Calls on Planes Up to Each Airline

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fcc-chairman-calls-planes-airline-154209825.html

Link to FCC statements: http://goo.gl/aCyLoi

Link to statement from US DOT Secretary: http://goo.gl/TDaXPn

2) Aviation Engineers Target Better Data, Safety

Link to article in the Redstone Rocket:

http://www.theredstonerocket.com/tech_today/article_3a7d5e58-6277-11e3-8ad9-001a4bcf887a.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Capital Bikeshare Hackers Pedal Their Wares at Mobility Lab

Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/12/11/capital-bikeshare-hackers-pedal-their-wares-at-mobility-lab/

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Beautiful Isometric Transit Maps from Japan

Link to blog on Treehugger:

http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/public-transportation/beautiful-isometric-transit-maps-japan/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) FCC Chairman Tells Congress Agency Won't Allow Additional Wi-Fi if It Interferes with ITS

Link to article on Multichannel News:

http://www.multichannel.com/policy/wheeler-congress-news-info-study-not-attempt-influence-media/147178

6) Hyundai Engineering and Construction Develops Advanced Road Weather, Traffic Info System

Link to Yonhap article:

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2013/12/12/29/0501000000AEN20131212003300320F.html

MARITIME

7) No Fear, NOAA Paper Nautical Charts Still Will Be Produced

Link to article on MarineLink:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/charts-paper-still361885.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Boston Society of Architects Hosting Series of Transportation Forums

Link to article in the Boston Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2013/12/11/new-transportation-series-in-boston.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Road Sign Reflectors Turn Blue When Temperatures Drop Below Freezing

Link to story on KLEW-TV:

http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/freezing-reflectors-235233771.html

TELEMATICS

10) Content and Apps for Automotive USA 2013: Day One

ink to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/content-and-apps-automotive-usa-2013-day-one

TRANSIT

11) New York MTA Tests Systems to Save Fallen Straphangers from Subway Trains

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-tests-technology-save-fallen-straphangers-subway-trains-article-1.1545244

12) 11 NJ Transit Stations to Get Wi-Fi By Middle of January

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/can_you_hear_me_now_eleven_nj_transit_stations_to_get_wi-fi_by_end_of_this_month.html

13) Final Components of Schuylkill Transportation System ITS Project Installed

Link to article in the Republican Herald:

http://republicanherald.com/news/sts-updates-technology-at-union-station-1.1599943

News Releases

1) Ford Reveals Automated Fusion Hybrid Vehicle

2) ITS Australia Elects 2014 Officers

3) EU Provides Funding Support for Sharing Field Operational Test Traffic Data

4) Federal Railroad Administration Launches 'Operation Deep Dive' at Metro-North

5) Transportation Research Will Investigate How Communications Technology Can Improve Public Transportation and Alternative Modes

6) Qatar Mobility Innovations Center, Masarak's iTraffic System Win Awards at Gulf Traffic

7) Prince Edward Island's French Language Services Act Includes 511 and Highway Traffic Signs

8) Teens Report Texting or Using Phone While Driving Significantly Less Often than Adults

9) Smart Railways Market Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2013-2018)

10) Southwest Airlines Forecasts Weather with Water Vapor Sensor System

11) New Version of Waze Released

Upcoming Events

Public Meeting Seeking Stakeholder Input to FHWA's Intelligent Network Flow Optimization – December 18 – Romulus, Michigan

http://goo.gl/vuGUES

Today in Transportation History    

1988 **25^th anniversary** Three commuter trains collided in south London killing 35 people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/12/newsid_2547000/2547561.stm

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