Thursday, August 2, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, August 2, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) US DOT Gets Tough on Airfare Ad Rule

Link to article in Travel Market Report:

http://www.travelmarketreport.com/retail?articleID=7551&LP=1

2) Iberia's Project Ágora Creating a World-Class Passenger Experience in Madrid

Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2012/08/iberias-project-agora-creating-a-world-class-passenger-experience-in-madrid

3) New Radar Helps Pilots Avoid Storms

Link to video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/video/news/1766231983001

BICYCLES

4) Spinlister Connects Bicycles with Travelers

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/41/2974668/Spinlister-connects-bicycles-with-travelers

CARPOOLS

5) Social Carpooling Launches on East Coast with High Expectations

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2012/08/01/social-carpooling-launches-on-east-coast-with-high-expectations/

MARITIME

6) MBTA Commuter Boats to See Mobile Ticketing Come Fall

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/hingham/2012/07/quincy_hingham_hull_commuter_b.html

OTHER

7) ERTICO's iMobility Newsletter – August 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=39989eaf59&e=db383a35b9

8) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – August 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2012/2012-008-Aug.pdf

9) Esri News for Transportation – Summer 2012

Link to newsletter:

http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/transportation-gis-trends/summer-2012.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Reporter Blocked from Photographing Brooklyn Construction Project

Workers say bollard removal outside rail terminal is Homeland Security project.

Link to story on WNYC Radio:

http://transportationnation.org/2012/08/01/ny-mtas-1-35-million-mistake/

RAILROADS

11) Amtrak Markets to Same-Sex Parents, Launches 'Ride with Pride' Website

Link to article on LGBTQ Nation:

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/08/amtrak-markets-to-same-sex-parents-lauches-ride-with-pride-website/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) California DOT Traffic Sensors Broken Despite Costing Taxpayers Millions

Link to story on KTVU-TV:

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/caltrans-traffic-sensors-special-report/nP8fN/

13) Traffic Updates to be Available via Mumbai Traffic Police Website

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/personal-tech/computing/Soon-check-traffic-updates-on-cop-website/articleshow/15324895.cms

News Releases

1) Maryland Transit Administration's Interactive Maintenance Kiosks are Award Winners

2) New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Launches Interactive Website to Gather Public Input on 2040 Regional Transportation Plan

3) Carnegie Mellon Researchers Use Data-Driven Solutions to Improve Emergency Medical Service Response Times in Developing Countries

4) CityJet Partners with MBM Records to Develop Music Channel

5) Narita International Airport Releases Smartphone App

6) Ford Sync to Provide On-Demand Allergy Forecasts

7) Iowa DOT Releases Driver's License Practice Test iPad App – Just Like Real Test

8) Embracing the Wider Connected Car Environment Key to Fulfilling the ITS Vision

Upcoming Events

Inland Port Logistics Conference – September 5-6 – Oak Brook, Illinois

http://jocevents.com/?section=ipl2012

Today in Transportation History    

1922 **90^th anniversary** Alexander Graham Bell died in at Beinn Bhreagh in Nova Scotia.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0303.html

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