Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
May 15, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register Today for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop: Market, Communication and Policy Trends in Tolling – June 17-19,
2012 in San Francisco, CA
IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop
will offer a new focus this year on the trends in tolling and highlight best
practices and innovations across a multitude of disciplines in the industry.
Attendees can expect three exciting General Sessions, complimented by an
External Affairs track focused on Research, Social Media and Community
Outreach. We will also introduce a new track, “Trend Watch,” that will delve
into major trends in the toll industry in areas such as Transportation Finance,
Human Resources, the Environment and Research and Studies. In addition to
information-packed learning sessions and networking opportunities, this workshop will feature a technical tour
of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge followed by a visit to
the 75th Anniversary exhibit at the Golden Gate Bridge. If you’re
responsible for the finance, HR, government affairs, community affairs, media
and PR, marketing or administration in your organization,
this meeting is for you! Visit www.ibtta.org/sanfrancisco to view the preliminary
agenda, make your hotel reservations, and register
today. The special hotel rate expires May 23, 2012.
AVIATION
1)
Drones Up to 25 Pounds Allowed for US
Public Safety Agencies
Link
to Bloomberg article:
2)
Recent Deal May Give In-Flight Internet
a Boost
Link
to BBC News story:
MARITIME
3)
Got a Pirate Problem? There's Even an
App for That
Link
to article in The Maritime Executive:
OTHER
4)
Crete Connections – Using Social Media
to Recruit and Retain Truck Drivers
Link
to article in Commercial Carrier Journal:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5)
Working the Network: A Manager's Guide
for Using Twitter in Government
Link
to report:
Link
to interview with report's author on The
Federal Drive on WFED Radio:
SAFETY / SECURITY
6)
New Emergency Alert System Using
Billboards to Inform Houston-Area Citizens
Link
to story on KUHF Radio:
7)
High-Tech Command Center Opened to
Combat Crime on West Midlands' Public Transport Network
Link
to article in the Birmingham Mail:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/tYa6k
TELEMATICS
8)
OnStar Patent for Technology Would Use
'Vehicle Telematics' to Target Billboard Ads
Link
to article on The Blaze:
TRANSIT
9)
Railway Staff in UK Taught to Deliver
Joke Announcements to Ease Commute
Link
to article in Metro:
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/899010-tony-robinson-teaches-railway-staff-to-deliver-joke-announcements
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
Solving Traffic Jams with Math
Link
to article on The Register:
Link
to article in Tages Anzeiger:
11)
2wcom Helps Drive Navteq Traffic Message
Channel
Link
to article in Radio World:
12)
New Database Site Brings Transparency to
Life in Israel
Largest
database comes from Transport Ministry.
Link
to article on The Times of Israel:
13)
2012 National Traffic Signal Report Card
– Strategic Investments Make a Difference
Link
to report from the National Transportation Operations Coalition:
VEHICLES
14)
GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Work, Pulls
$10 Million Account
Link
to article in Forbes:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Airport Facilities Management Conference –
August 5-7 – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Today in Transportation
History
1602
**410th anniversary** English explorer Bartolomew Gosnold became the
first European to set foot on Cape Cod.
1912 **100th
anniversary** Union Station in Tampa opened.
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