Friday, September 26, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 26, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Chicago-Area Air-Traffic Center Fire Grounds 1,700 Flights

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/26/us-usa-chicago-airport-idUSKCN0HL1J120140926

2) San Jose, California Officials Frustrated Over Airport Security Information Blackout

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_26607944/san-jose-officials-frustrated-over-airport-security-information

3) Balloon Fiesta Pilots Will Trade in Paper Maps for GPS Tablets this Year

Link to story on KOB-TV:

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s3571822.shtml#.VCXIaytdXrU

4) Supermarkets Partner with Airports to Order Groceries Abroad and Pickup Upon Return

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2769195/Grocery-stores-open-click-collect-lockers-airports.html

Link to news release

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS May Be Contributing to Truck Crashes

Link to story on WBZ-TV:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/09/26/i-team-gps-may-be-contributing-to-truck-crashes/

MARITIME

6) Communications and Operations Center Established for Port of Santos, Brazil

Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Pilotage-Facilities-Upgraded-at-Port-of-Santos-2014-09-25

7) Ports in Atlantic Canada Should Blow Their Own Horn, Association Head Says

Link to article in The Telegram:

http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2014-09-26/article-3882715/Ports-should-blow-their-own-horn,-association-head-says/1

OTHER

8) IBM Researchers Visiting Baton Rouge to Study Transportation Woes

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/traffic/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/09/ibm_researchers_in_town_next_w.html  

Link to news release

ROADWAYS

9) Dutch Roads to Get Even More Road Signs

Link to article on DutchNews:

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/09/dutch_roads_to_get_even_more_r.php

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Safety: Driving While Texting with Google Glass as Distracting as Phone

Link to Reuters article:

http://whbl.com/news/articles/2014/sep/25/driving-while-texting-with-google-glass-as-distracting-as-phone-study/

11) Frequently Repeating Safety Messages Can Help Change Driver Behavior

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/092614signs.aspx

Link to report

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Nashville Airport First in US to Allow Uber, Lyft

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2014/09/25/nashville-airport-bna-uber-lyft-ride-sharing/16209319/

13) Los Angeles and San Francisco Threaten Ridesharing Firms

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/26/sidecar-litigation-idUSL3N0RR2KR20140926

TRANSIT

14) Honolulu Transit Agency Previews Future Operations and Control Center

Link to story on KHON-TV:

http://khon2.com/2014/09/25/hart-previews-rail-transits-future-operations-and-control-center/

15) New App, Website Allow Springfield, Missouri-Area Transit Riders to Track Buses

Link to article in the Springfield News-Leader:

http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/09/26/app-website-will-allow-cu-transit-riders-track-buses/16263697/

Link to additional information

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Illinois Tollway to Test Traffic App

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://breakingnews.suntimes.com/chicago/illinois-tollway-to-test-traffic-app/

VEHICLES

17) US DOT Answers the Most Frequently Asked Questions about the Upcoming Connected Vehicle Pilots Program

Link to further information from the ITS Joint Program Office:

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=8f69e9f3-1644-4365-ab16-f681002ba99f&c=77da6f90-5104-11e3-8e6b-d4ae52a4597c&ch=7a7c1c80-5104-11e3-8e6c-d4ae52a4597c

News Releases

1) Documentary Looks at History of Transportation in North Carolina

2) Cubic Unlocks 'the Key' as Southern Railway Connects to London's Oyster Network

3) Governor Debuts 'Virginia Faces of Drunk Driving' Site to Combat DUI in Commonwealth

4) Connecticut DMV Launches Mobile App

Friday Bonus

This gives new meaning to 'downtown' airport.

http://vimeo.com/69441203

Upcoming Events

Utah DOT Annual Conference – October 28-30 – Sandy, Utah

http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:pg:0:::1:T,V:1844

Today in Transportation History    

1934 **80^th anniversary** The RMS Queen Mary was launched in Clydebank, Scotland.

http://youtu.be/d8BLqFAR3dw

1954 **60^th anniversary** The Tōya Maru, a Japanese train ferry, sank during a typhoon while sailing between Hokkaido and Honshu. Over 1,100 people died.

http://en.atropedia.net/article:c9b993

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