Friday, April 13, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 13, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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MARITIME

1) US Naval Air Systems Command Plans 4G Cell Service Aboard Ships

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20120412_1542.php

OTHER

2) Religious Questions for Non-Photo ID Law in Pennsylvania Draw Fire

Link to Religion News Service article:

http://www.religionnews.com/politics/election/pa.-religious-questions-for-pa.-voter-id-law-draw-fire

TRANSIT

3) London Transport Blocks Anti-Gay Ads on Buses

Link to AP article:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/04/12/london-transport-blocks-anti-gay-ads-on-buses/

4) Bus Staff Suspended After Facebook Moans Against Pensioners

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9199790/Bus-staff-suspended-after-Facebook-moans-against-pensioners.html

5) Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Management for the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area

Link to report from the Federal Transit Administration:

http://goo.gl/ET6sE

VEHICLES

6) Smartphone to Car Radio Patent Awarded

Link to article in CEoutlook:

http://ceoutlook.com/2012/04/13/smartphone-to-car-radio-patent-awarded/

Solicitation

- Request for Proposals – Statewide Traffic Operations Programmatic Support – Wisconsin Department of Transportation

http://vendornet.state.wi.us/vendornet/asp/BidDetail.asp?Systembidnumber=17286&LegalNoticeReferal=17286

Upcoming Events

NFC Solutions Summit 2012 – May 22-24 – Burlingame, California

http://www.cvent.com/events/nfc-solutions-summit-2012/event-summary-428ceac64a914cfaa4b34ae53444cf08.aspx

Friday Bonus

A beautiful video of Earth as seen from the International Space Station.

http://vimeo.com/32001208 (view full screen)

Today in Transportation History

1972 **40^th anniversary** The US and Canada sign the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The agreement includes a number of provisions related to shipping on the Great Lakes.

http://www.epa.gov/greatlakes/glwqa/1978/index.html

April 15

1912 **100^th anniversary** The RMS Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/titanic/index.shtml

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