Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, September 1, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) is offering its fall 2011 schedule of blended courses FREE to First Time students; each half price for returning students! Any of the following CITE courses can be obtained during this offer: Traffic Signal Timing, Introduction to Systems Engineering, Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) Equipment and Operations, and Configuration Management for Traffic Management Systems. Act NOW; register today! All course materials are on-line; NEW students register using Sponsor Code TBNF2011 http://www.citeconsortium.org/registration.html. Restrictions apply; click here for details Questions, please contact Denise Twisdale (mztwiz@umd.edu) or Kathy Frankle (kfrankle@umd.edu).
AVIATION
1) Technology Can Help Persian Gulf Air Carriers
Link to article in Gulf News:
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/technology-can-help-gulf-carriers-1.860308
2) Decoding Automation Before It Derails Your Flight
Link to article in FAA Safety Briefing:
http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2011/media/SepOct2011Magic.pdf
BICYCLES
3) Florida Cyclists Using Social Media to Get Traffic Information
Link to story and video on Bay News 9:
4) Musical GPS Lets You Steer Your Bike Without Looking at a Screen
Link to blog and videos on Grist:
MARITIME
5) Cruise Control? Charleston, South Carolina Port Officials Say New Billboard is Bad for Business
Link to story and video on WCIV-TV:
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/15368262/scspa-new-billboard-not-a-reflection-of-southern-hospitality
OTHER
6) ITS United Kingdom Holds Manchester Launch for Inclusive Mobility Interest Group
Link to article from ERTICO:
7) Q&A with Seattle Traffic Reporter, Jenni Hogan, Twitter's Top Local TV Journalist
Link to interview on Lost Remote:
http://www.lostremote.com/2011/09/01/a-qa-with-jenni-hogan-twitters-top-local-tv-journalist/
ROADWAYS
8) More of Texas DOT's High-Tech Sensors Could be Coming to Midland
Link to story and video on KWES-TV:
http://www.newswest9.com/story/15372658/more-of-txdots-high-tech-sensors-could-be-coming-to-midland
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Social Media Brings New Capacities and Liabilities to Crises
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110831_5693.php
TELEMATICS
10) OnStar for All Who Have the Wherewithal
Link to article in The New York Times:
VEHICLES
11) Texas DOT Launches New GIS-Based Overweight Load Permitting System
Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=74588
Link to additional information on TxPROS:
http://www.txdot.gov/business/motor_carrier/overweight_permit/txpros.htm
12) Faster? Shorter? Try Cheaper, Greener
Program gives drivers the most fuel-efficient route.
Link to article in GPS World:
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/gps0811/#/28
13) Connected Cars: The Fine Line Between Innovation and Distraction
Link to blog on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2011/09/01/ford-sync/
News Releases
1) Vermont Agency of Transportation Enhances Public Information Through Google Maps
2) ITS Australia Appoints Transport and Logistics Executive Susan Harris as CEO
3) As School Year Begins, Operation Lifesaver Issues School Bus Safety Route Reminder
4) Grand River Transit to Benefit from Technology Investments
5) Michigan DOT Offers Traffic Information Online for Game-Day Travelers
6) Prepare for Labor Day Travel with Florida 511
Job Postings
- Business Development Executive – RouteMatch Software – Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=22791
- Director of Marketing and Community Partnerships – Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority – Des Moines, Iowa
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=22694
Upcoming Events
17th Annual Central Europe/North America Airport Issues Conference – October 10-12 – Krakow, Poland
http://events.aaae.org/sites/111005/index.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** Bradford Lee Gilbert, an architect who designed a number of railroad stations, including an earlier version of Grand Central Station, died in Accord, New York.
http://www.bradfordleegilbert.com/
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