Transportation Communications Newsletter: Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 16, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Close to Operational Decision on En Route Automation Program

Link to article in Aviation Week:

OTHER

2) School Buses Give Ads a Ride

Link to article in USA Today:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

3) Managing Traffic Through Information Technology

Link to article in The Economic Times:

4) TomTom Launches Traffic Site

Link to article on WebProNews:

VEHICLES

5) Ford Models to Come with Digital Radios by 2013

Link to article on autoevolution:

News Releases

Job Postings

- Entry/Mid-Level Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

- Experienced Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Upcoming Events

Foundations of Dynamic Traffic Assignment Workshop – April 28 – Tallahassee, Florida http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/dtaworkshop.htm

Today in Transportation History

1521 **490^th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan reached Guam anchoring his three boat fleet in Umatac Bay.

1911 **100^th anniversary** John B. McDonald, a noted railroad builder, including the first New York City subway line, died.

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