Thursday, September 8, 2011

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 8, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057


Transportation Voice Recordings

If you're a reader of the TCN you're probably interested in good communications. Part of that is making sure your message is clear and persuasive. I can help you with that. I'm one of the few people who specialize in transportation voice recordings. There are unique challenges in communicating in transportation environments such as acoustics and background noise, and I can help you deal with those challenges. My voice is heard by thousands daily in one of the toughest locations in the world, the New York City subway. I'm also the voice who welcomes travelers to Kennedy and Newark Liberty airports onboard the AirTrain.

Transit isn't the only place my work can be heard. For example, I've narrated videos for Econolite, and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority; TV and radio commercials for NJ Transit; phone recordings for TransCore and PATH; and a PowerPoint presentation for the I-95 Corridor Coalition. I've even done line announcing, such as for the cornerstone laying ceremony for the new 1 World Trade Center tower.

Click here to read what some of my clients have said. I'd be honored to be considered for your project. Please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net for more information.


AVIATION

1) American Accuses Sabre of Boycott Against Airline

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-accuses-Sabre-of-apf-3320036515.html?x=0&.v=1

2) Newly Published Audio Provides Real-Time View of 9/11 Attacks

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/nyregion/newly-published-audio-provides-real-time-view-of-911-attacks.html?hp

Link to article in the Rutgers Law Review:

http://www.rutgerslawreview.com/2011/a-new-type-of-war/

3) Wayfinding and Signing Guidelines for Airport Terminals and Landside

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Wayfinding_and_Signing_Guidelines_for_Airport_Term_165910.aspx

CAMERAS

4) Cebu City, Philippines Plans to Install 50 Cameras to Monitor Traffic and Prevent Crimes

Link to article on Sun.Star:

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2011/09/09/cebu-city-eyes-p17m-camera-deal-178281

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Bike Crash Wiped Details; GPS Data Filled Them In

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/science/06accident.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

RAILROADS

6) Eurostar Sees Big Opportunity with Mobile Ticketing

Link to article in Mobile Commerce Daily:

http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/2011/09/07/eurostar-expands-services-with-mobile-tools

ROADWAYS

7) Traffic Woes Call for Better Analytics

Link to article on ZDNet Asia:

http://www.zdnetasia.com/traffic-woes-call-for-better-analytics-62301984.htm

Link to news release from IBM:

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/35359.wss

8) Bright Faces Greet Weary Travelers at Washington State's Smokey Point Rest Stop

Link to article in The Daily Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110908/NEWS01/709089911/-1/headlines

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) California Governor Vetoes Fine Hike for Using Cellphones While Driving

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/09/jerry-brown-vetoes-increase-in.html

Link to veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_28_Veto_Message.pdf

10) Remembering September 11: Securing the George Washington Bridge

Link to article on Cranford Patch:

http://cranford.patch.com/articles/remembering-sept-11-securing-the-george-washington-bridge-14

TELEMATICS

11) Sync Proves Ford is No Longer a 'Car Company'

Link to article on Sympatico.ca Autos:

http://autos.sympatico.ca/features/9657/sync-proves-ford-is-no-longer-a-car-company

TRANSIT

12) WMATA Seeks Public's Input with Metrorail Map Survey

Link to story on WUSA-TV:

http://wusa9.com/news/article/166184/373/WMATA-Seeks-Publics-Input-With-Metrorail-Map-Survey-

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Passenger Information Systems on the Los Angeles Gold Line

Link to +Metro blog:

http://www.plusmetro.com/archive/all/2011/09/07/passenger-information-systems-on-the-gold-line

News Releases

1) Lockheed Martin-Developed Automated Tool Points Way to Safe Separation of Aircraft on Final Approach

2) Auckland Launches World's First Free Fully-Integrated Metropolitan Wi-Fi System, Including Public Transport

3) Iteris Forms Partnership with Argentina-Based Sutec Holding LLC

4) $39.5 Billion Will Be Spent on Smart City Technologies in 2016

5) Transport Committee MEPs Welcome Plan to Install eCall on All New Cars

6) New I-10 Twin Span Opens in Louisiana and Includes ITS Elements

7) Science of Sound in Chevy Equinox Saves Cash at the Pump

Solicitation

- Request for Proposals – Location-Based Services Protocols for Broadcast Radio Transmission – National Radio Systems Committee

http://www.nrscstandards.org/GUTG_RFP_Transmission%20Protocols%20final.pdf

- Contract Notice – Supply and Installation of Variable Message Signs – Wirrall Borough Council

http://goo.gl/v7fnc

Upcoming Events

Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition 2011 Annual Meeting – October 17-18 – Grapevine, Texas

http://checkbox.truckline.com/Survey.aspx?s=bd65649b98eb475a86e18f6191a22a73

Today in Transportation History

1966 **45th anniversary**

The Severn Bridge between England and Wales was officially opened.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2005/11/22/pwaod_opening_feature.shtml

Star Trek debuted on NBC.

http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/star_trek_look/

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