Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, March 16, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Transportation Voiceovers
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AVIATION
1) Montreal Airport to Increase Number of Missing Children Ads
Link to CP article:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/74198-montreal-airport-increase-number-missing-children-ads
2) MondoWindow Gives In-Flight Entertainment a Multimedia Content Twist
Link to article on Tnooz:
Link to MondoWindow: http://www.mondowindow.com
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Bing Maps Touches Up Pushpins and Popups, Transit Info
Link to blog on WebProNews:
http://www.webpronews.com/bing-maps-touches-up-pushpins-popups-transit-info-2012-03
OTHER
4) Technology and Tools That Will Shape the Future of How We Travel
Link to article on Tnooz:
PARKING
5) A Meter so Expensive, It Creates Parking Spots
San Francisco uses technology and law of supply and demand to assure open spaces.
Link to article in The New York Times:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) 'Education' Campaign Push Starts for Atlanta Transportation Referendum
Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/news/transportation-referendum/t-splost-education-campaign-1386639.html
ROADWAYS
7) Ohio DOT Hopes Branding is Way to Drive New Revenue
Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:
8) Smart Snowplows Keep the Highway to Valdez, Alaska, Clear
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Smart-Snowplows-Keep-the-Highway-to-Valdez-Alaska-Clear.html
TELEMATICS
9) Rising Fuel Prices Put Telematics in the Driving Seat for Fleet Operators
Link to article on AutomotiveWorld.com:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) Can IBM Fix Boston's Bad Traffic?
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
11) Nigerian Twitter and Facebook Traffic Update Service Nominated for Shorty Awards
Link to article on Techzim:
12) Reports from FHWA on Clarus
- The New Clarus Overview
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44300/44374/FHWA-JP0-11-154_Clarus_Overview_final.pdf
- Enhanced Road Weather Forecasting: Clarus Regional Demonstrations
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44300/44375/FHWA-JPO-11-155_Enhanced_RW_Forecasting_Final.pdf
- Seasonal Load Restriction Tool: Clarus Regional Demonstrations
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44300/44376/FHWA-JPO-11-156_Seasonal_Load_Final.pdf
- Maintenance and Operations Decision Support Tool: Clarus Regional Demonstrations
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44300/44377/FHWA-JPO-11-157_Maintenace_Ops_Final.pdf
- Multistate Control Strategy Tool: Clarus Regional Demonstration
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44300/44378/FHWA-JPO-11-158_Multistate_Control_Final.pdf
- Enhanced Road Weather Content for Travel Advisories: Clarus Regional Demonstrations
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44300/44379/FHWA-JPO-11-159_Enhanced_RW_Content_Final.pdf
- Integrating Clarus Weather Station Data and State Crash Data into a Travel Decision Support Tool
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/44000/44300/44380/FHWA-JPO-11-162_FINAL__PDF_Version_.pdf
News Releases
1) Montreal-Trudeau: North America's First Airport to Offer Self-Service Baggage Drop-Off
2) CBS Outdoor and New York MTA Integrate Breaking Transit News Into Subway Entrance Signs
3) Colorado DOT Seeks Proposals to Address Mobility and Congestions Issues on I-70
Solicitation
- Request for Information – VRE Mobile Ticketing – Virginia Railway Express
http://www.vre.org/about/procurement/rfi_012-011_mobile_ticketing/rfi_012-011.html
Upcoming Events
Symposium: Adapting to Climate Change – An International Discussion – March 28 – Newark, New Jersey
http://www.njtpa.org/Involved/Events/AdaptingClimateChange/symposium.aspx
Friday Bonus
Going down?
Today in Transportation History
1912 **100th anniversary** The steamship Oceana collided with the barque Pisagua off the English coast.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0C14FD3E5813738DDDAC0894DD405B828DF1D3
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