Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
May 3, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
IBTTA Organization Management
Workshop – June 17-19 in San Francisco
This event is taking on a new focus this year. You can learn more in this audio update. To view the preliminary agenda, make
your hotel reservation and to register, just go to www.ibtta.org/sanfrancisco.
The special hotel rate expires May
23.
If you enjoyed the audio update, please let me know. It's a different way to get the word
out about your new product or upcoming event. I'd be happy to record something similar for your
organization. Please contact me at
bernie@bwcommunications.net.
AVIATION
1)
FAA Issues Warning to Passenger Who
Filmed Bird Strike
Link
to story on CNN:
2)
Rethinking the Lowly Boarding Pass
Link
to article in The Wall Street Journal:
3)
After the Plane Gets You to the Airport,
an App Comes in Handy
Link
to article in The New York Times:
OTHER
4)
Obama Administration Urges Freer Access
to Cellphone Records
Justice
Department official says warrant shouldn't be needed to obtain cell data on
movement of a suspect.
Link
to Reuters article:
5)
TRA 2012: Greener, Safer and Smarter
Surface Transport for Europe
Link
to article from ERTICO:
PEDESTRIANS
6)
New Inquiry into 'Puffin' Pedestrians
Crossings Amid Safety Fears
Link
to article in The Telegraph:
7)
How the Blind are Reinventing the iPhone
Link
to article in The Atlantic:
TELEMATICS
8)
The Prius V and Its Entune System
Link
to blog in The New York Times:
TRANSIT
9)
Public Transport Victoria to Pull New
iPhone App, Replace It with Old One
Link
to story on 774 ABC Radio Melbourne:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
Intelligent Transportation System to be
Installed Along Ottawa Road 174
Link
to story on CFRA Radio:
VEHICLES
11)
Eight 'Killer New Car App' Features for
2013
Link
to article in Forbes:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Dynamic
Mobility Applications and Data Capture Management Programs – May 24 – National
Harbor, Maryland
Today in Transportation
History
1952
**60th anniversary** The first airplane landing took place at the
North Pole. The plane was piloted
by Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict.
1962
**50th anniversary** A crash involving three trains killed 160 people near
Mikawashima Station in Tokyo.
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