Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
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:
3) Technology's Role in Moving People and Goods Quicker, Safer, Cleaner
Link to blog on Transportation Issues Daily:
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:
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:
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 **100th 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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