Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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OTHER

1) US DOT Completes iPad Test, Eyes Widespread Use

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111025_1771.php

Link to emails from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration via Governmentattic.org:

http://www.governmentattic.org/5docs/NHTSA-Emp-iPad-use_2011.pdf

2) Why Near Field Communications Matters So Much to the Travel Industry

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/10/26/mobile/why-near-field-communications-matters-so-much-to-the-travel-industry

3) Technology's Role in Moving People and Goods Quicker, Safer, Cleaner

Link to blog on Transportation Issues Daily:

http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/technologys-role-in-moving-people-goods-quicker-safer-cleaner/

4) Arizona DOT Library is Focused on Transportation Research

Link to ADOT Blog:

http://adotblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/adot-library-focused-on-transportation.html

RAILROADS

5) Amtrak Blocks LGBT Newspapers on Wi-Fi Soft Launch

Railroad says sites have since been unblocked and it has system to report similar problems.

Link to article in Seattle Gay News:

http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews39_42/page6.cfm

ROADWAYS

6) New York State DOT Tests System to Stop Oversize Vehicles from Hitting Railroad Bridge

Link to article in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/state_department_of_transporta_2.html

7) Old New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway Electronic Signs to be Replaced

Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/article/20111025/NJNEWS/310250084/Old-NJ-Turnpike-Garden-State-Parkway-signs-replaced

8) Hey, Advertisers: New York Has a Bridge to Sell You

New York State Bridge Authority now selling ads on toll-gate arms.

Link to article in Advertising Age:

http://adage.com/article/news/hey-advertisers-york-a-bridge-sell/230643/

Link to news release from the NYSBA:

http://www.nysba.state.ny.us/Index%20Page/2011%20Media%20Release%20Pages/10-10-2011.html

TRANSIT

9) Long Island Rail Road Drafts Pledge to Keep Riders Safe, Informed

Link to article in the Long Island Press:

http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/10/24/lirr-drafts-pledge-to-keep-riders-safe-informed

Link to news release from the LIRR:

http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=111024-LIRR124

10) Personal Stories Warm Up Seoul's Subway Rides

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-korea-subway-stories-20111023,0,5679841.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Vermont Closing Command Center for Tropical Storm Irene Repairs

Link to article in the Burlington Free Press:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20111025/NEWS07/111025026/Vermont-command-center-Irene-repairs-closing

12) North Luzon Expressway Offers New Traffic Monitoring Technology

Link to article in the Inquirer:

http://technology.inquirer.net/5737/nlex-offers-new-traffic-monitoring-technology/

VEHICLES

13) The Back-Seat Driver in Your Dashboard

New interactive features are aimed at making efficient motoring fun like a video game.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204644504576652943114327956.html

14) The Connected Car Arrives

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9220979/Car_tech_The_connected_car_arrives

News Releases

1) New Sound Transit Smartphone Website Makes Trip Planning Easier than Ever

2) HELP Inc. Making a Smart Roadside Even Smarter

Job Postings

- Supervisory General Engineer/Operations Research Analyst (Interdisciplinary) - Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/301260400

Upcoming Events

Truck & Bus World Forum – November 30-December 1 – Lyon, France

http://www.truckandbusworldforum.com/

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge in St. Petersburg, Russia was opened to traffic.

http://www.saint-petersburg.com/bridges/bolsheokhtinsky-bridge.asp

2011 – The Boeing 787 made its first commercial flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501369_162-20125844/boeing-787s-inaugural-flight-lands-in-hong-kong/

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