Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
Countdown to IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop ― April 10-12, Jersey City, NJ
Register today for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop and keep current on the latest industry trends in building a better organization. If you are responsible for the communications, marketing, HR, finance, and administration in your organization, this meeting is for you! This popular workshop will focus on emerging issues and practical solutions related to advancing your organization and keeping stakeholders satisfied. Meeting highlights include Gerard Braud, Keynote Speaker and Crisis Communications Expert; general session on regional mobility challenges featuring a power panel of transportation executives and commissioners; communications open house, and more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/JERSEYCITY to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.
AVIATION
1) FAA Moves to Limit Blockout System Hiding Private Jet Flights
Link to article on ProPublica:
http://www.propublica.org/article/faa-moves-to-limit-secrecy-for-private-jets
Link to news release from the National Business Aviation Association:
http://www.nbaa.org/news/pr/2011/20110304-019.php
2) Uniform Format for Airline E-tickets in India Soon
Link to article in The Economic Times:
3) Getting the Required Navigation Performance Out of Your Aircraft
Link to article in Aerospace Engineering:
http://www.sae.org/mags/AEM/9475
CAMERAS
4) Ohio Abandons Plans for Security Camera Network
Link to AP article:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9LQNEUO1.htm
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) GPS Outage 'Could Floor' Some Services, Industries
Emergency services and public transport among those which would be seriously impacted.
Link to article in Computerworld UK:
Link to news release from The Royal Academy of Engineering:
http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=633
6) Iditarod Mushers Allowed Use of GPS for the First Time
Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:
http://www.adn.com/2011/03/07/1742131/some-like-to-use-gps-others-disdain.html
MARITIME
7) Tug's Mate on Phone at Time of Deadly Duck Accident in Delaware River, NTSB Report Says
Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/117567398.html
OTHER
8) Whetting Your Travel App-etite
A sampler of useful transportation-related tools for smart phones.
Link to article in InTransition:
http://intransitionmag.org/Winter_2011/transportation_apps.aspx
9) How to Leverage Technology to Improve Transportation Cheaply
Link to commentary in The Providence Journal:
http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_giglio8_03-08-11_RMMQQLP_v6.1f41be2.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) A New Way to Talk About Transportation
Link to publication from AASHTO:
http://downloads.transportation.org/ANewWayToTalkAboutTransportation/ANewWayToTalkSummary.pdf
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) The Responder – March 2011
Link to newsletter of the TIM Network and National Traffic Incident Management Coalition:
TRANSIT
12) New App for Calgary Transit
Link to article in the Calgary Herald:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Where+There+that/4400710/story.html
13) The Bright Ride: Twitter Account Extols Virtues of WMATA
Link to blog in Express:
http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2011/03/new-twitter-extols-positives-of-wmata-dc-rider.php
14) How Businesses Can Use NexTrip
Link to blog on +Metro:
http://www.plusmetro.com/archive/all/2011/03/04/how-businesses-can-use-nextrip
News Releases
1) America Back on the Road to Gridlock According to the Inrix National Traffic Scorecard
2) TrafficLand Launches Live Traffic Video in Los Angeles and Orange County, California
3) New System to Improve Process for Routing Oversize Truck Loads in Kansas
4) US Department of Transportation Releases New 'Faces of Distracted Driving' Video
5) Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi Selected for Smart Community Project in Spain
6) Nav Canada Boosts Technology Solutions with NAVCANatm
Solicitation
- Media Travel Grant – 2011 International Transport Forum
http://internationaltransportforum.org/2011/mediatravel.html
Upcoming Events
Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association Spring Conference & Expo – April 19-22 – Charleston, South Carolina
http://www.tlpa.org/meetings/springconference2010.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** Ford Motor Company (England) Limited was incorporated.
http://www.ford.co.uk/AboutFord/News/CompanyNews/CountDown
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