Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) On the Exterior of Jetliners, a Parade of Plain Vanilla

Link to article from The New York Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017100533_airlinedesigns27.html

2) Airfares with Less Fine Print

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/27/business/airfares-in-ads-soon-must-include-taxes-and-fees.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) States Getting the Message on Texting Laws

Link to article in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70875.html

TRANSIT

4) Using ITS to Make Bus Travel Reliable in India

Link to article in the Business Standard:

http://business-standard.com/india/news/using-its-to-make-bus-travel-reliable/460003/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Traffic Management System Set Up in Yerevan, Armenia’s Streets

Link to article on PanArmenia.net:

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/87702/

6) Brazil’s MapLink Provides Real-Time Traffic Info for Mobiles

Link to article in Telecompaper:

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/brazils-maplink-provides-real-time-traffic-info-for-mobiles

News Releases

1) Masareak from Quwic Recognized for Innovations in Traffic Management

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar: Freight Advanced Traveler Information System (FRATIS) – January 18

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=782

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** The Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which crosses the Potomac River and connects Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia, was opened to traffic on the 105^th anniversary of Wilson's birth. The widow of President Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, died the same day.

http://www.wilsonbridge.com/index.php/about-us/scope-of-work/project-history/wwb-origins-1958-2000

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