Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
July 15, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
Bernie's Notes
I'll be leaving
Saturday for an eleven-day trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland. The TCN will
continue to be published but it probably won't be sent at the usual 6 pm New
York time since I hope to be fast asleep then given the five-hour time difference.
The newsletter won't always include the usual features such as the
"Upcoming Events" and "Friday Bonus" since I'll be spending
less time than usual in front of a computer screen.
AVIATION
1)
Meet the Researcher Who Wants to Make
Airports More Efficient, Using Maths
Link
to Forbes article
2)
US National Weather Service Experiments
with Color-Coded Aviation Forecasts
Link
to Flying article
3)
Keeping One Step Ahead of the Game with
Airport Weather Forecasting
Link
to Airport Technology article
4)
Airport Libraries Take Off
Link
to Airport Technology article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5)
Toronto City Council Asks Ontario to Ban
Texting While Walking on Streets
Link
to National Post article
6)
3D Optical Illusion Zebra Crossing Comes
to Aid of Delhi Pedestrians
Link
to India Live Today article
CAMERAS
7)
Golden Gate Transit Plans to Replace
Obsolete Surveillance Cameras
Link
to KQED News story
CARTOGRAPHY
8)
Ford Invests in Mapping as Tesla,
Alphabet Maps Power Autonomy
Link
to Investor's Business Daily article
GPS / NAVIGATION
9)
Israeli Toll Road Operator, Fast Lane,
Sues Waze Over Rerouting
Link
to Hamodia article
MARITIME
10)
Carnival Corporation Opens Safety
Training Center in Netherlands
Link
to Cruise & Ferry article
Link
to Carnival Corporation news release
OTHER
11)
Inside London's Digital-First
Transportation Agency
Link
to Digiday article
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
12)
University of Minnesota's CTS Launches
Redesigned Traffic Control Game
Link
to Catalyst article
RAILROADS
13)
Positive Train Control Might Have
Prevented Fatal Texas Crash in June
Link
to NPR story
TRANSIT
14)
Campaign Aims to Stop Harassment on
Winnipeg Transit
Link
to CTV News story
15)
Metra: Service Alerts Glitch is Fixed
Link
to Chicago Transportation Journal article
16)
Transit Agencies Use Pokemon Go to
Encourage Ridership
Link
to Progressive Railroading article
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17)
Drone to Monitor Kanpur, India Traffic
Link
to Times of India article
18)
Pennsylvania DOT Launches Website for
Travel During DNC
Link
to Philadelphia Magazine article
Link
to news release
19)
'Smart Signs,' with Live Accident
Information, to Roll Out Over US 36, I-25 in Colorado
Link
to Denver Post article
VEHICLES
20)
Automated Vehicles Symposium 2016: Table
Set for Tesla Tussle
Link
to Strategy Analytics blog
News Releases
Friday Bonus
A few weeks ago I shared
one of my favorite bridges with you. It's a pedestrian-only drawbridge in
Maine. Another drawbridge I came upon during my travels is in Bermuda. The
Somerset Bridge is said to be the world's smallest drawbridge. There are planks
in the middle of the bridge that a passerby has to lift to allow the mast of a
sailboat to travel under the bridge.
Solicitations
-
Entries Sought – Student
Transportation Video Contest – American Road & Transportation Builders
Association
-
Nominees Sought – Women Leaders in
Transportation Design & Construction Awards – ARTBA
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Managing Driver
Speed in Fleets – July 26
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The
Transportation Communications Newsletter
is published electronically Monday through Friday.
Questions,
comments about the TCN? Please
write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@transportationradio.com.
1 Aberdeen
Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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