Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, November 7, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Hours-Long Tarmac Delays Pose Image Problem for Connecticut Airport
Link to AP article:
2) Aviation Reporting 101: What is and What is Not a Story
Link to blog on seattlepi.com:
3) Next Generation Air Transportation System: Linking Test Facilities Can Help Leverage Resources and Improve Technology Transfer Efforts
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-187T
CAMERAS
4) Transport for London Seeks £60 Million CCTV Deal
Link to article in The Guardian:
OTHER
5) Mobile Communications: Managing Supply Chains on the Go
Link to article in Inbound Logistics:
http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/mobile-communications-managing-supply-chains-on-the-go/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Dulles Rail Board Promises More Transparency
Link to article in The Examiner:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/virginia/2011/11/dulles-rail-board-promises-more-transparency-0
7) Leveraging Traffic Data to Improve Fleet Operations
Link to article in Fleet Owner:
http://fleetowner.com/management/news/leveraging-traffic-data-improve-fleet-operations-1107/
8) National Sleep Foundation Raises Awareness About Traffic Safety with Drowsy Driving Prevention Week 2011
Link to article in The Times Herald:
http://timesherald.com/article/20111106/NEWS04/111109781
9) Slow the Media's Rush to Judgment on HOT Lane Startups
Link to commentary on TOLLROADSnews:
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/5596
10) DC Police Chief Defends Police Radio Encryption
Media say decision limits their ability to report traffic and other news.
Link to blog on DCist:
http://dcist.com/2011/11/lanier_defends_police_radio_encrypt.php
RAILROADS
11) New Rail-Booking System Integrates Multiple Rail Connections in Europe and North America
Link to article on EarthTechling:
http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/11/all-aboard-new-rail-booking-system-unveiled/
Link to news release from SilverCore:
ROADWAYS
12) Florida Roads Go by Many Names – Too Many, Some Say
Link to article in the St. Petersburg Times:
TELEMATICS
13) Ford to Upgrade MyFord Touch After Taking Heat
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-to-upgrade-MyFord-Touch-apf-785549115.html?x=0&.v=2
Link to news release from Ford:
http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=35502
14) Will 'Freemium' Work for Telematics Apps?
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/other/will-%E2%80%98freemium%E2%80%99-work-telematics-apps
15) Apple's App Store as a Model for Telematics
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/other/apple%E2%80%99s-app-store-model-telematics
16) MyDrive: The One-Second Data Doctrine
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/mydrive-one-second-data-doctrine
TRANSIT
17) DC Metro Radio System Plagued with Dead Zones, Problems
Link to article in The Examiner:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/11/metro-radio-system-plagued-dead-zones-problems
18) Police and Other Agencies are Using Myki as a Big Brother-Style Tool to Track Victorians
Link to article in the Herald Sun:
19) Encryption for Transit Cards Hacked on the Cheap
Link to article in New Scientist:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/11/encryption-for-transit-cards-h.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
20) Chicago Testing Traffic Tracker Website
System uses GPS on CTA buses to map congestion along arterial streets.
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
Link to site: http://chicagotraffictracker.com/
21) Frustration at Lack of Notification from Massachusetts Traffic Notification System
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
22) Matchbin Expands with Acquisition of Navteq Media Solution's Radio and Television Group
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/52851001-79/media-based-matchbin-radiate.html.csp
23) Helping Commuters Drives Atlanta Traffic Reporter Mark Arum
Link to article on TVNewsCheck:
http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/06/55240/helping-commuters-drives-wsbs-arum
24) Local Radio Goes Local for M5 Incident
Link to article on Radio Today:
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2011/11/local-radio-goes-local-for-m5-incident/
25) Road Traffic Drives Web Traffic at WTOP.com
Link to article on NetNewsCheck:
http://www.netnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/06/15103/road-traffic-drives-web-traffic-at-wtopcom
26) Behind the Scenes at Derby's Urban Traffic Management Center
Link to slideshow from BBC News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-15592971
27) Traffic Responsive Operations Reduce Delays During Seattle Viaduct Shutdown and Beyond
Link to blog from the Seattle Department of Transportation:
28) Strategic Highway Research Program Project Brief: Improving Travel Time Reliability
Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166223.aspx
News Releases
1) Imtech: Intelligent Traffic Technology Leads to Improved Traffic Management in Europe
2) Ryder Launches New Online Newsroom
3) Telogis Acquires Insurance Telematics and Fleet Management Business from UTC Fire & Security
Job Postings
- General Manager – First Transit – Zanesville, Ohio
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=23978
- Program Coordinator-Paratransit – Valley Metro RPTA – Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=24002
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning? There's an App for That – November 10
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/323974674
Today in Transportation History
1961 **50th anniversary** The MV Union Reliance collided with the MS Berean in the Houston Ship Channel. Twelve people aboard the Berean died.
http://tx.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19630717_0000018.STX.htm/qx
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