Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, March 5, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) United Says Operations Better After Weekend Snag
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/05/unitedairlines-idUSL2E8E565J20120305
2) Yes! Download that Airline App
Link to article in The New York Times:
OTHER
3) Transport for New South Wales Probes IT 'as a Service'
Link to article on ZDNet Australia:
http://www.zdnet.com.au/nsw-transport-probes-it-as-a-service-339333021.htm
PARKING
4) London Finds Surprising Uses for Parking Data
Link to article on Digital Communities:
http://www.digitalcommunities.com/articles/London-Finds-Surprising-Uses-for-Parking-Data.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Xerox PR Releases Enter the Social World
Company uses social media alone to announce ACS rebranding.
Link to article in B2B:
http://www.btobonline.com/article/20120305/DIRECT/303059993/xerox-pr-releases-enter-the-social-world
6) So What Do You Do, Again?
One example of a transportation communications professional explaining what he does for a living.
Link to Talking Transportation blog:
http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/so-what-do-you-do-again/
ROADWAYS
7) Drivers Help Set Variable Speed Limits Along I-80 in Wyoming
Link to article in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle:
8) New Indiana DOT System Tracks Crash Damage Culprits
Link to AP article:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-indot-propertydam,0,2550431.story
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) FCC Seeks Comment on Police Shutdowns of Cell Service
Link to CNET News article:
10) Traffic Deaths Related to Drivers on the Phone Decrease in California
Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:
TRANSIT
11) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Add Platform Advertising Screens
Link to article in Screenmedia Magazine:
12) Bangalore Buses Not to Turn Smart for Six Months
Link to article in the Deccan Chronicle:
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/bengaluru/city-buses-not-turn-smart-six-months-271
13) Transit Cooperative Research Program Seeks Survey Responses on Electronic Passenger Signage in Transit
Link to article on TheTransitWire:
14) DC Metro's Struggle to Communicate 'a Deterioration of Service'
Link to blog on TBD:
15) Seattle DOT and King County Courthouse Partner to Install Real-Time Bus Arrival Sign
Link to SDOT Blog:
http://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2012/03/02/real-time-signage/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Cumulus Media and Radiate Media Launching Nationwide Radio Traffic Reporting Service
Link to article in Radio & Television Business Report:
http://www.rbr.com/radio/cumulus-media-launching-new-traffic-reporting-service.html
Link to news release:
17) Florida to Spend Money for Interstate Warning Signs
Link to AP article:
18) Mission Control, Built for Cities
IBM takes 'smarter cities' concept to Rio de Janeiro.
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/business/ibm-takes-smarter-cities-concept-to-rio-de-janeiro.html
19) Traffic Information is Being Processed All Over the World Using Software from Bernburg, Germany
Link to article in the Invest in Saxony-Anhalt Newsletter:
VEHICLES
20) Ford to Send Customers Software Update for Touch-Screen Controls
Link to Bloomberg article:
Link to news release:
21) Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing is National as of Today
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
http://transportationnation.org/2012/03/05/peer-to-peer-car-sharing-is-national-as-of-today
Link to RelayRides: https://relayrides.com
22) Lexus to Become First Car in Australia with Digital Radio
Link to article on Noise11:
http://www.noise11.com/news/lexus-to-become-first-car-in-australia-with-digital-radio-20120304
News Releases
1) Illinois Tollway Debuts New Interactive Trip Calculator
4) SESAR Project Awards Announced at ATC Global 2012
5) Delta Offers Free Access to Amazon with In-Flight Wi-Fi
6) BMW and Vodafone Announce Breakthrough Wireless Connectivity Technology
7) Verizon Launches Practice Focused on Telematics Solutions
Upcoming Events
Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition – April 25-27 – Denver
http://www.globalairportcities.com/events/airport-cities-2012-april-25-27/about-airport-cities-2012
Today in Transportation History
1872 **140th anniversary** George Westinghouse received a patent for the air brake.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/124403.pdf
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