Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, April 16, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Bottleneck Threatens Air Traffic Across Middle East and North Africa
Link to article in The National:
2) Implementing NextGen Technology a 'Mindset'
Link to article in Air Transport World:
http://atwonline.com/aircraft-engines-components/news/implementing-nextgen-technology-mindset-0413
OTHER
3) Presentations from ITS-NY Forum 'Managing Weather-Related Events with ITS Technology'
Link to presentations:
http://www.its-ny.org/library.php#y12 (scroll down)
4) Latest Pew Study Gives Further Evidence That It's a Mobile World
Link to Talking Transportation blog:
https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/latest-pew-study-gives-further-evidence-that-it-is-a-mobile-world/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Washington Justices: Accident Reports are Public Record
Link to AP article:
6) FHWA Office of Highway Policy Information – Sloppy and Stupid
Link to commentary on TOLLROADSnews:
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/5873
RAILROADS
7) Speech by EU Vice President and Commissioner for Transport on Using Better Rail Traffic Management
Link to text of remarks:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Ford Survey Shows Distracted Driving Isn't Just a US Problem
Link to article in Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120415/COPY01/304159994/1489
(free registration required)
TELEMATICS
9) IBM, Honda Try Connecting Electric Vehicles Directly to Utilities
Link to article on Greentech Media:
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/ibm-honda-connect-evs-direct-to-utilities/
TRANSIT
10) Dubai's RTA Simplifies Bus Schedule and Route Maps
Link to article in Gulf News:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Tsunami Alert Exposes Traffic Management Problems in Sri Lanka
Link to article in the Sunday Island:
http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=49566
12) Metro Traffic Watch Program to be Launched in Manila
Link to article in the Manila Bulletin:
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/357102/metro-traffic-watch-program-launched
13) Indian Traffic Monitoring Firm Birds Eye Gets Angel Funding; Plans Expansion
Link to article in Mint:
http://www.livemint.com/2012/04/17000403/Traffic-monitoring-firm-Birds.html
VEHICLES
14) QNX Joins Car Connectivity Consortium
Link to article in automotiveIT International:
http://www.automotiveit.com/qnx-joins-car-connectivity-consortium/news/id-005519
News Releases
2) Towards a Single European Rail Area: the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS)
3) PBS Series America Revealed to focus on Transportation in Next Episode
4) Inrix Traffic App Debuts on Windows 8 Consumer Preview
5) Introducing Waze's Free HD Citizen Traffic Reporting for TV
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Putting the Pieces in Place - Seamless Regional Fare Payment Puts the 'Super' in Southern California's 'Super Region' – April 26
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s120426_super_region.asp
Today in Transportation History
1912 **100th anniversary** Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/americas-first-lady-of-the-air.html
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