Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Traffic Congestion Plummets: Webinar Provides Key Findings from INRIX 2011 Scorecard

Last week, INRIX released its 5th Annual INRIX Traffic Scorecard revealing a startling 30% drop in traffic congestion in 2011. This webinar will provide an executive summary of the report findings and analysis of key trends driving traffic conditions in metros across the United States. Register Now for this May 31 Webinar.

AVIATION

1) House Committee to Review FAA Flight Tower Consolidation Plans

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/230057-house-committee-to-review-faa-flight-tower-consolidation-plans

OTHER

2) ERTICO eMagazine – May 2012

Link to magazine:

http://issuu.com/ertico/docs/emagazine_may_2012

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) Ohio Spending More to Promote Traffic Safety

Link to article in the Hamilton Journal-News:

http://www.journal-news.com/news/hamilton-news/ohio-spending-more-to-promote-traffic-safety-1383238.html

ROADWAYS

4) Massachusetts Splurges $4.5 Million on New Signs Along Route 128

Link to column in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1061135189

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Communicators Workshop Broadens Emergency Response Awareness

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/Article/Story/2012/05/Workshop-broadens-emergency-response-awareness.aspx

TRANSIT

6) NFC Doesn't Cut It on the London Tube, Says Public Transport Exec

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/256397/nfc_doesnt_cut_it_on_the_london_tube_says_public_transport_exec.html

7) Stagecoach Partners with Everything Everywhere for NFC Bus Ticketing Pilot

Link to article on NFC World:

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/05/28/315914/stagecoach-partners-with-everything-everywhere-for-nfc-bus-ticketing-pilot/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) IBM Intelligent Transportation: Provides Citywide Traffic Visibility to Help Alleviate Congestion and Rapidly Respond to Incidents

Link to white paper from IBM:

http://goo.gl/G5gKb

VEHICLES

9) Proposal to Put Advertisements on Baltimore Fire Trucks Moves Forward

Link to story on WMAR-TV:

http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/region/baltimore_city/proposal-to-put-advertisements-on-city-fire-trucks-moves-forward

10) 82 Years of Car Radio

Link to infographic from CBS News:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505164_162-57443184-10391734/infographic-82-years-of-car-radio/

News Releases

1) US DOT Releases New Emergency Response Guidebook

2) GEWI to Attend, Exhibit at ITS Canada

3) Ford, State Farm Collaborate to Offer Auto Insurance Savings Using Sync

4) Have Vehicle Manufacturers Caused the Death of the Aftermarket Car Radio?

5) Telvent to Provide Enhancements to Pinellas County’s Advanced Traffic Management and Intelligent Transportation Systems

6) Open Roads Consulting Assists in the 'Reach-the-Beach' Deployment in Virginia

7) Open Roads Consulting Part of Team for New Statewide 511 Traveler Information System in Virginia

8) Jungo Announces Support for HD Video in Its Automotive Connectivity Middleware

9) NextBus to Provide Real-Time Passenger Information to Iowa's CyRide

Upcoming Events

IBTTA Annual Meeting & Exhibition – September 9-12 – Orlando, Florida

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/EventDetailWithVideo.cfm?ItemNumber=5677&RDtoken=44360&userID

Today in Transportation History    

1912 **100^th anniversary** Wilbur Wright died of typhoid fever at 45.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=1131&page=gr

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