Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 24, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
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:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Northumberland, UK to Test System Warning Drivers When Tides Flood Causeway
Link to article in the Northumberland Gazette:
10) New Traffic Center Controls Tyne and Wear Roads
Link to article in The Journal:
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 **125th anniversary** The Canadian Society of Civil Engineers held its first meeting.
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