Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) United Pilots Say Poor Training is Safety Issue
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United-pilots-say-poor-ap-3399261073.html?x=0&l=1
2) Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Rolls Out Touch-Screen Maps, App to Help Travelers Navigate Airport
Link to article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/11/14/3525982/dfw-rolls-out-touch-screen-maps.html
Link to news release:
3) Port Columbus International Airport Adds Giant Video Wall
Link to article in Airport Improvement Magazine:
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00324
4) Delta Turns to Facebook to Help It Save Face
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/business/133713793.html
Delta Air Lines Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/delta
CAMERAS
5) Calgary to Test System Which Tickets Loud Vehicles
Link to article in the Calgary Herald:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Noise+Snare+ready+muffle+Calgary+bikers/5702613/story.html
Link to further information about the Noise Snare: http://www.snrsystems.com/products.htm
OTHER
6) Travel Businesses Pledge to Spend More on Social Media and Mobile in 2012
Link to article on Tnooz:
Link to report from Frommer's Unlimited Research Center:
http://www.frommers.biz/service/documents/research-reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Brisbane Council Launches Campaign to Get People Back on Buses and Trains
Link to article in The Courier-Mail:
Link to story on 612 ABC Brisbane: http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/programs/612_afternoons/
RAILROADS
8) Communications – Amtrak's Strengths and Weaknesses
Link to blog on Railroad.net:
http://www.railroad.net/communications-amtrak%E2%80%99s-strengths-and-weaknesses.html
ROADWAYS
9) Hampton Roads, Virginia Authorities Struggle to Stop Traffic-Signal Trippers
Link to story on WVEC-TV:
10) Nevada Governor Calls $280,000 for Transportation Ombudsman 'a Lot of Money to Pay One Man'
Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/nov/14/280000-transportation-department-ombudsman-gives-b/
11) GPS Road Pricing, Mobile Apps to Drive Singapore Land Transport Authority Vision
Link to article on ZDNet Asia:
TRANSIT
12) BART Moves Spokesman Linton Johnson to New Position
Link to article in The Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/11/bart-moves-spokesman-linton-johnson-new-position
Link to news release from BART:
http://bart.gov/news/articles/2011/news20111114.aspx
13) 'Pirate Wi-Fi' on New York City's Subway Not Just for Hooking Up with Hot Strangers
Link to article in Fast Company:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1795011/see-someone-say-something-pirate-wifi-comes-to-nycs-subway
Link to news release from WeMakeCoolSh.it:
http://wemakecoolsh.it/#2300081/L-Train-Notwork-Press-Release
14) Public Asks Utah Transit Authority About Budget – Via Twitter
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52913914-90/allegra-budget-distance-fare.html.csp
15) Ithaca College Faculty Members Create App that Makes Riding Bus Easier
Link to article in The Ithacan:
Link to further information in 14850:
http://magazine.14850.com/articles/1109-ride14850
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) London 2012: Inside Olympic Transport Command Center
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15655611
17) Chennai to Get Integrated Traffic Management System
Link to article in The Hindu:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2629203.ece
News Releases
2) Roadway Safety Foundation, FHWA Honor Innovative, Lifesaving Safety Programs
3) Travelocity to Tweet Travel Updates from Nation's Airports During Thanksgiving Rush
4) Port of Seattle Launches Its New Website
6) Alaska Marine Highway System Updates Available by Phone
7) Vietnam Online Publishes Latest Guide to Transportation in Vietnam
9) Honda’s Newest Website Launched as Resource for Public Policy Audiences
10) Iowa's 511 Web, Phone Service Offers Enhanced Services for Winter Travelers
11) UK Met Office Launches New Weather Service for Airport Operators
12) Safran and Honeywell Commence Electric Green Taxiing System Testing
Upcoming Events
LA Auto Show – November 18-27 – Los Angeles
Today in Transportation History
1931 **80th anniversary** The Bayonne Bridge, connecting Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York, opened.
http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/bayonne-bridge-80.html
http://www.davefrieder.com/html/bay1.htm
1966 **45th anniversary** Gemini 12 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-xii/gemini-xii.html
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