Friday, February 24, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 24, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Westchester County Airport Traffic Controllers Caught on Video

Link to story on WNYW-TV:

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/national/air-traffic-controllers-caught-on-video-20120223-share

2) Selecting a Seatmate to Make Skies Friendlier

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/business/global/selecting-a-seatmate-to-make-skies-friendlier.html

BICYCLES

3) DIY Mapping: Cycle Routes in Moscow

Bicycle activist working to map bicycle paths in city.

Link to blog on Pattern Cities:

http://patterncities.com/archives/1011

Link to site: http://pixelchannel.ru/useless/ (in Russian)

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) McDonald's to Trial Car Navigation Food Order System

Link to article on Japan Trends:

http://www.japantrends.com/mcdonalds-trial-car-navigation-order-system/

Link to news release form McDonald's Japan:

http://www.mcd-holdings.co.jp/news/2012/company/20120222.html (in Japanese)

5) NY Waterway Ferry Users Get Global Positioning System for Edgewater, New Jersey Residents

Link to article in Edgewater View:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/140265073_Ferry_users_get_global_positioning_system_.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) China Could Use Technology to Improve Train Safety and for Real-Time Traffic Information

Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/1185013/1/.html

7) We Need Limits on Dashboard Distractions

Link to editorial in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_20022822

TRANSIT

8) SEPTA to Spend $100 Million for Positive Train Control

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120224_New_SEPTA_system_aimed_at_preventing_train_collisions.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Northumberland, UK to Test System Warning Drivers When Tides Flood Causeway

Link to article in the Northumberland Gazette:

http://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/is_the_tide_turning_on_causeway_rescues_1_4275667

10) New Traffic Center Controls Tyne and Wear Roads

Link to article in The Journal:

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/02/24/new-traffic-centre-controls-tyne-and-wear-roads-61634-30396049/

News Releases

1) DFW International Airport Named Overall Winner in Regional Routes Airport Marketing Awards

2) South Dakota DOT Announces ClearPath 511

Job Postings

- Operations Supervisor – City of Appleton Valley Transit – Appleton, Wisconsin

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=25932

- Deputy Executive Director, Administration – Metra – Chicago, Illinois

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=26031

Upcoming Events

Railway Terminal World Design and Technology Conference – April 18-19 – Vienna

http://www.railwayterminalworld.com/conf_programme.php?n=conf

Friday Bonus

A different way to carpool.

http://www.laff-away.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/border-crossing.jpg

Today in Transportation History

1887 **125^th anniversary** The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers held its first meeting.

http://www.csce.ca/

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