Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Taiwan Advertises for Support to Join UN Aviation Group
Link to CAN article:
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201009290017
2) Shreveport Airport Facebook Group Catches Eye of Southwest Airlines
Link to article in The News-Star:
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100929/BUSINESS/9290301
BICYCLES
3) Seattle Gets 'Bike Box' to Make Street Safer for Cyclists
Link to article and video in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traffic/2013020364_bikebox29m.html
OTHER
4) Augmented Reality Comes to Mobile Phones
Link to article on CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20017965-266.html
5) Baltimore Rolls Out Transportation Program for Students to 'Rate Your Ride'
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
RAILROADS
6) Getting Off Train Early Costs Professor £155
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11420790
7) New Social Media Application to Raise Awareness of European Rail Travel
Link to article on m-Travel.com:
ROADWAYS
8) Survey Says: Most Americans Favor Digital Billboards
Link to article on Digital Signage Today:
http://www.digitalsignagetoday.com/article.php?id=25267
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) US Senators Introduce Bill to Require Electronic On-Board Recorders
Link to article in The Trucker:
http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/9/29/BEAKINGNEWSSenatorsintroducebilltorequireEOBRs.aspx
10) Transportation, Industry Look for Ways to Stop Distracted Driving
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100928_8655.php
11) Illinois Hopes Shocking Ads Will Help Deter Texting While Driving
Link to article in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=411513&src=109
12) Understanding the Dynamics of Emergency Communication: Propositions for a Four-Channel Model
Link to article abstract in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:
http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/vol7/iss1/55/?sending=11161
TELEMATICS
13) BMW's McKenna: Mobile is Key to Telematics
Link to article in MarketingDaily:
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=136591
14) Checking in with Esurance on Emerging Tech
Link to interview in Insurance & Technology:
TRANSIT
15) Report: No One Running Public Transport Coordination in Melbourne
Link to article and video in The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/no-one-running-public-transport-coordination-20100928-15vvd.html
16) Norman, Oklahoma CART Riders Can Track Buses in Real-Time
Link to article in The Oklahoman:
http://newsok.com/cart-riders-can-track-the-buses-in-real-time/article/3499659
17) University of Houston Students Raise Concerns Over Bus Shuttle Data Collection, Time
Link to article in The Daily Cougar:
http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/20/students-raise-concerns-over-shuttle-data-collection-time/
18) 'Smart' Bus Stop Signs in Israel to Say When the Bus is Due
Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=189586
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) Motorists on New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway to Get High-Tech Traffic Forecasts
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/motorists_on_nj_turnpike_garde.html
20) Waze Brings 'Social Driving' to TV News
Link to article on The Next Web:
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/09/29/waze-brings-social-driving-to-tv-news/
VEHICLES
21) Consumers Confused by Proposed EPA Car Labels
New labels offer a wealth of information – perhaps too much for consumers seeking simple answers.
Link to article on the Mother Nature Network:
http://www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/stories/consumers-confused-by-proposed-epa-car-labels
News Releases
1) Radio Competition Names Operation Lifesaver Radio PSA Best of the Year
2) China Auto Electronics Market to Exceed US in 2012
3) Masternaut Launches World’s First All-in-One Vehicle Telematics System
4) Hess Corporation Monitors Driver Safety with FM Communicators
Upcoming Events
Airport Expo 2010 – November 9-11 – Las Vegas
http://www.airportexpo2010.com/
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** A Wright Brothers bi-plane raced a steam locomotive from Chicago to Springfield.
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=12323
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