Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
June 29, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Director of University of Virginia Center
for Transportation Studies (CTS) – cts.virginia.edu
Applications are being accepted for a research faculty in infrastructure systems engineering to serve as director of CTS. Qualified candidates must possess an earned Doctorate in Civil Engineering or closely related engineering field. The CTS Director provides leadership for CTS, including oversight and development of the research program, and cultivation of relationships with federal, state, and local agencies, other university transportation programs, and industry. The CTS Director serves as the lead for CTS’s Transportation Training Academy (TTA), and will coordinate transportation educational offerings at the graduate level, while teaching university courses on a periodic basis. Apply on-line at: https://jobs.virginia.edu, Posting #0607156.
CARTOGRAPHY
1)
Trulia's New Maps Show Your Commute Time
from Your New House
Link
to article in Fast Company:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2)
West Virginia Turnpike E-ZPass Transponders to Come
with 10 Year Warranty
Link to article in The Register-Herald:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3)
When Getting Directions, It Helps to
Know Where the Fig Tree Was
Costa
Rica addresses its lack of street names.
Link
to article in The Wall Street Journal:
OTHER
4)
Transport for London Call Center to Staff
Strike Over Olympics Bonus
Link
to BBC News story:
Link
to RMT news release: http://goo.gl/w6RcZ
5)
Transport Resource Center Established in
Tanzania
Link
to article in the Daily News:
Link
to National Institute of Transport: http://www.nit.ac.tz/
6)
Operations Performance Measures: The
Foundation for Performance-Based Management of Transportation Operations
Programs
Link
to further information from FHWA:
7)
Thinking
Highways Introduces Thinking Aloud Podcast
with Paul Hutton
Link
to podcast:
8)
Obituary for Job Klijnhout
Link
to article in Thinking Highways:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9)
Michigan Officials Fight Drunk Driving
with Talking Urinal Cakes
Link
to column in The Detroit News:
10)
Real-Time Truck Driver Tracking Devices
– Would They Make Our Highways Safer?
Link
to blog on The Legal Examiner:
TRANSIT
11)
Metra Offers Mobile Train Tracker
Link
to article in the Chicago Tribune:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/oqSjO
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12)
IBM Engineers Develop Boston Traffic App
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
13)
Did Mercedes-Benz Just Debut the Future
of In-Car Apps?
Link
to article on The Car Connection:
VEHICLES
14)
Ordering Car Features à la Carte
More
customization and tech as a way to stand out.
Link
to article on MarketWatch:
WEATHER
15)
Weather Alerts Coming Soon to Smartphone
Near You
Link
to AP article:
News Releases
5)
Reial Automòbil Club de Catalunya Releases
Improved Version of Traffic and Travel Information Site
Upcoming Events
2012 ACI-NA/World Conference &
Exhibition – September 9-12 – Calgary
Friday Bonus
Some
remarkable streets from around the world.
Today in Transportation
History
June
29
1927
**85th anniversary** The Bird
of Paradise completed the first non-stop flight from California to
Hawaii.
July
1
1862
**150th anniversary** The Union Pacific Railroad was created when
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862.
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