Friday, January 9, 2015

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Friday, January 9, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Bernie's Notes

I plan to be at TRB's annual meeting next week in Washington, DC. First, I'd welcome the opportunity to meet you if you'll be attending. Second, as happened previously for TRB, I'd like to know if anyone would be interested in sponsoring my attendance. The approximate cost is $700. In return, you'll be able to have seven days of ads in the TCN, or some other service such as voiceover work, in return for your support. If you'd like to meet or are interested in sponsoring me, please send me an email at bernie@bwcommunications.net. Thank you!

AVIATION

1) Police Advised on Drone Rules as FAA Seeks Enforcement Help

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2015-01-08/police-advised-on-drone-rules-as-faa-seeks-help-in-enforcement.html

Link to news release

2) Boingo Rolls Out Network Function Virtualization Technology for Wi-Fi at Five US Airports

Link to article on FierceWirelessTech:

http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/boingo-rolls-out-nfv-wi-fi-5-us-airports/2015-01-08

3) FAA Safety Briefing Examines Airspace and Air Traffic Control

Link to publication:

https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2015/media/JanFeb2015.pdf

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Smart Bike Pedal Tracks Location, Charts Speed and Counts Calories

Link to article on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/tech/2015/01/this-smart-pedal-will-track-down-your-bikes-thief/384370/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) New Jersey Turnpike Authority Budgets $350,000 for Website Redesign

Link to NJ Advance Media article:

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/01/faster_smarter_better_nj_turnpike_authority_lookin.html

ROADWAYS

6) New Railroad Signs in Spokane Aim to Prevent Collisions

Link to story on KREM-TV:

http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/spokane-county/2015/01/08/grants-lead-to-dozens-of-new-railroad-signs-in-spokane/21434175/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

7) China's Transport Ministry Bans Private Drivers in Taxi App Clampdown

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/chinas-transport-ministry-bans-private-drivers-in-taxi-app-clampdown/articleshow/45818078.cms

TRANSIT

8) Detroit DOT Buys 80 New Buses, Releases App

Link to story on WDIV-TV:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/detroit-department-of-transportation-buys-80-new-buses-releases-ddot-app/30601432

Link to news release

9) Why is Hamilton, Ontario Transit System Still Not on Social Media?

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/why-is-hsr-still-not-on-social-media-1.2892900

10) An Art Tour of the New York City Subway System

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/platforms-for-art-under-the-city-if-you-notice-1420678346

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Traffeek App Can Help Motorists Beat the Jams

Link to article in The Free Press:

http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/142843/tim-s-app-can-help-motorists-beat-the-jams.aspx

Link to Traffeek

VEHICLES

12) Nissan, NASA to Work on Autonomous Car Technology

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nissan-nasa-autonomous-car-technology-060052263.html

Link to news release

13) Putting the Mobile in Automobile

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2015-01-08/ces-auto-show-web-connected-cars-are-stars-of-2015

News Releases

1) Co-operative Insurance Pilots Young Driver Safety Modules Using Feedback from Telematics Data

2) PATCO Plans to Offer Comcast Xfinity Wi-Fi at All Stations by Summer

3) Cork Airport First in the World to Launch Flight Tracking Feature on App

4) AirIQ Announces Enhanced Map Overlap Features, Including Traffic Information

Friday Bonus

Take a ride on a Greyhound bus from New York City to Pittsburgh in 1946.

https://archive.org/details/6023_Bus_Driver_The_E00094_01_11_30_20

Solicitation

 -  Program Solicitation – Small Business Innovation Research Program – US DOT

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/work-with-us/small-business-innovation-research/solicitation-now-open

Upcoming Events

First Outsourced Probe Data Symposium – January 15 – College Park, Maryland

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/13PRVsnNwpqSDSW3lCHiGrmHNd7k3UJylx-4W2UeaNkg/viewform?c=0&w=1

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