Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, June 3, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
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:
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:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) New Service Concept Developed in Finland Aids Getting Around
Link to article in Engineering News:
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.
Today in Transportation History
1621 **390th anniversary** The Dutch West India Company was chartered.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/westind.asp
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