Thursday, June 9, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 9, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Proposes Airspeed-Sensor Fixes

Link to article from The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/newsfeeditem.aspx?id=145955873647407

2) Secrets of Success in Replacing Main JFK Airport Runway

Public information campaign important part of project.

Link to article in the Queens Tribune:

http://www.queenstribune.com/feature/Feature_060211.html

CAMERAS

3) Ohio DOT Traffic Cams are Coming Soon to Cleveland Area

Link to story and video on WOIO-TV:

http://www.woio.com/Global/story.asp?S=14870904

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Port of Houston Commissioner Calls for More Open Meetings

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7602043.html

ROADWAYS

5) Oregon House Gives the Green Light to Digital Billboards

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/legislature_gives_the_green_li.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) NHTSA Puts Industry on Notice: A Car is Not a Mobile Device

Link to article on The Car Connection:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1061337_nhtsa-puts-industry-on-notice-a-car-is-not-a-mobile-device

7) Apple Blocks New DUI Checkpoint Apps

Link to article in the San Francisco Business Times:

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/06/09/apple-blocks-dui-checkpoint-maps.html

TELEMATICS

8) Hyundai Sets Prices for Blue Link Telematics

Link to article in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110609/CARNEWS/110609843

TRANSIT

9) New Fort Worth Bus Corridor to be Marketed Like a Rail Line

Link to article in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/06/08/3138604/new-fort-worth-bus-corridor-to.html

10) Unified Vision, Message Next Steps for Suburban Atlanta Transit Projects

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/unified-vision-message-next-971005.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) New Jersey Mashes Up to Keep Traffic Moving

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/06/13/nj-511-traffic-mash-up.aspx

12) British Columbia Government Failed on Response to Oil Tanker Spill, Report Says

On-site traffic coordination and information on road closures to pubic was inadequate.

Link to article in The Vancouver Sun:

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Government+failed+response+Malahat+tanker+spill+says+report/4919527/story.html

VEHICLES

13) Software Updates Now Vital for Cars, Too

Link to column in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110609/OPINION03/106090361/Software-updates-now-vital-for-cars--too

News Releases

1) International Telematics Update Awards 2011 Winners Announced

2) 2011 ‘Work Zone Safety Awareness Award’ Winners Announced

3) Frontier Airlines Fined for Failing to Display On-Time Performance on Its Website

4) Standard Parking Website Provides Online Parking Reservations at Select Phoenix Venues

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

- Marketing Position – Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority – Charleroi, Pennsylvania

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=21176

- Executive Director – Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority – Columbia, South Carolina

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=21183

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Open Payments, Mobile Payments and Personal Identification Verification (PIV) Acceptance – Overview of Innovations in Public Transit Payment Systems – June 29

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s110629_farecollection101.asp

Today in Transportation History

1986 **25^th anniversary** The Rogers Commission Report on the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was released to the public.

http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/genindex.htm

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