Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 12, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) FAA Still Seeking Cause of Flight Plan System Shutdown
Link to story in ComputerWorld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9024404&intsrc=news_ts_head

2) Wi-Fi Could Soon be Available Behind the Wheel
Link to story and video report on KGO-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5388249

3) Stop Text Messaging, Drivers Urged
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-11-dwt_N.htm

4) Long Island Rail Road Riders Call on New LIRR President to Fix Woes in Service, Safety and Communication
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lilirr115251522jun11,0,1218817.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines

5) June Edition of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2007/06_2007/06_2007.htm


News Releases

1) Evacuation Software Finds Best Way to Route Millions of Vehicles
http://uanews.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/UANews.woa/27/wa/SRStoryDetails?ArticleID=13956


Job Posting
- Communications Coordinator – PRR – Olympia, Washington
http://www.prrbiz.com/thefirm/employment.html (scroll down)
- Director, Marketing – CoreStreet – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.corestreet.com/careers/director-marketing.html


Solicitation
- Request for Qualifications – Electronic and Manual Toll Collection Systems – Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
http://www.masspike.com/user-cgi/contracts.cgi?dbkey=101


Upcoming Events
ITS Georgia 2007 Annual Meeting – September 30-October 2 – Augusta, Georgia
http://www.itsga.org/2007annmtg.htm


Today in Transportation History
1832 – The Tuscumbia Railway, Alabama’s first railroad, began operations.
http://www.tuscumbiarailway.com/history.html

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