Friday, June 3, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 3, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Continental, US Airways Violated Price Advertising Rules, US DOT Says

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/06/02/airlines.penalties/

BICYCLES

2) Huntington Beach, California Offers Traffic School for Bicycle Lawbreakers

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0603-bike-etiquette-20110603,0,853103.story

MARITIME

3) Ships Tracked In and Out of South Africa

Link to story on News24:

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Ships-tracked-in-and-out-of-SA-20110602

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Noida, India Traffic Cops Get Popular on Facebook

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/Traffic-cops-get-popular-on-Facebook/articleshow/8699864.cms

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) West Virginia Officials Considering Building First Responder Center

Link to article in the Charleston Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.com/News/201106020949

6) 'Star Trek' Sensors Light Safest Route for Building Evacuations

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/technology/Star-Trek-Sensors-Light-Safest-Evacuations.html

TRANSIT

7) Miss the Bus? Your Smartphone Knows Where the Next One is

Link to article on AltTransport:

http://alttransport.com/2011/06/miss-the-bus-your-smartphone-knows-where-the-next-one-is/

8) New York City Subway Stations: Peeling Paint, Cracked Walls, Electronic Signs

Link to story and video on WNYW-TV:

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/investigative/subway-stations-peeling-paint-cracked-walls-electronic-signs-20110602

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) New Service Concept Developed in Finland Aids Getting Around

Link to article in Engineering News:

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/intelligent-transport-service-concept-aids-getting-around-2011-06-03

Link to video on Vedia from VTT: http://youtu.be/zFbMZb1h9m4

VEHICLES

10) Transport Data Explosion Highlighted at ITS UK Annual Conference

Link to article in Local Transport Today:

http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/local_transport_today/news/?id=26901

News Releases

1) With 'Teens and Trucks,' the Roadmap this Summer is on Safety

2) Alaska Airlines In-flight Wi-Fi Available on Most Every Aircraft

Job Postings

- Traffic Engineer-Safety Research – Westat – Rockville, Maryland

http://www.westat.com/jobs/ Job ID 4075BR

- Transportation Human Factors Project Director – Westat – Rockville, Maryland

http://www.westat.com/jobs/ Job ID 3877BR

- Senior Study Director for Transportation Safety on Impaired Driving – Westat – Rockville, Maryland

http://www.westat.com/jobs/ Job ID 3454BR

- Transportation Human Factors Research Associate – Westat – Rockville, Maryland

http://www.westat.com/jobs/ Job ID 3440BR

Solicitation

- Transit Operations and Maintenance – Antelope Valley Transit Authority – Lancaster, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Solicitation_Listing.cfm?SolicitationID=21031

Upcoming Events

Workshop: Continuity of Traffic Management ITS Services – June 20 – Brussels

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/events/2011_06_20_its-ws3_en.htm

Friday Bonus

Revival of pony express fails.

http://youtu.be/1ljrWQ5sGbY

Today in Transportation History

1621 **390^th anniversary** The Dutch West India Company was chartered.

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/westind.asp

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