Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 2, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Bill Would Create FAA NextGen Czar Post
Link to article on Flightglobal:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-proposes-faa-nextgen-czar-post-367676/
2) Airfield Safety: Prevention is the Best Defense
Smart IT systems are one element that can reduce potentially disastrous runway incidents.
Link to article in Airport Industry Review:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4ea3c8ed#/4ea3c8ed/15
CAMERAS
3) US Consensus on Traffic Cameras? There isn't One
Link to article in The Des Moines Register:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120202/NEWS10/302020064/1024/3DSPORTS12
OTHER
4) Digital vs. Analog Ways of Transforming Cities
Apps are great, but it's important to improve the transportation system itself.
Link to blog in Next America City:
http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/3305/
5) US National ITS Architecture Updated to Version 7.0
Link to further information from the ITS Joint Program Office:
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2012/architecture_update.htm
ROADWAYS
6) A Lukewarm Report Card for High-Occupancy Toll Lanes
Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
7) Turkish 'Model' of Traffic System Coming to Lahore, Pakistan
Link to article in The Nation:
VEHICLES
8) A Smartphone App to Capture Vehicle Data
Link to article in automotiveIT International:
http://www.automotiveit.com/a-smartphone-app-to-capture-vehicle-data/news/id-004929
News Releases
1) 'Embark NYC,' Multi-purpose Navigation App, Wins MTA App Quest
2) MBTA Partnership: Real-Time Bus Information by Text
3) MapQuest Integrates Traffic and Road Condition Cameras Into Maps and Directions
5) Tennessee Transportation Maps Add QR Codes for Link to TDOT SmartWay Mobile
Bernie's Notes
I'm a bit late in picking up on this but I thought it deserved a mention. John Deere has an innovative communications tool they've been using to get feedback from customers. It's a portable recording studio called the Chatterbox. It's brought to trade shows and construction sites where customers can record comments. While this is probably a fairly expensive undertaking, perhaps other transportation organizations could use a scaled-down version to learn what customers have to say.
http://events.deere.com/youreon/chatterbox/
http://www.innovationtools.com/weblog/innovationblog-detail.asp?ArticleID=1594
Upcoming Events
NTOC Webinar: Leveraging a Regional ITS Architecture in Planning for Operations – February 29
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=24226
Today in Transportation History
1912 **100th anniversary** Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic and the youngest passenger aboard the ship, was born in Branscombe, England.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/5421196/Millvina-Dean.html
1962 **50th anniversary** The first US Air Force plane was lost in the South Vietnam. The C-123 crashed while spraying defoliant. All three crewmembers died.
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