Friday, November 2, 2012

Friday, November 2, 2012



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, November 2, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Tampa International Sues Over Hernando Airport's Use of the Word 'Tampa'
Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

2) US DOT Consumer Committee Recommends Transparency of Airline Fees
Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:

OTHER

3) ITS World Congress – Closing Speech by Professor Eric Sampson
Link to text from ERTICO:

PARKING

4) User Attitudes Toward Real and Synthetic Speech
Link to report from the Centre for Communication Interface Research at the University of Edinburgh:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) AASHTO Report Helps State DOTs Better Communicate Issue of Transportation Funding
Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

6) Owner of Florida Parking Garage Demands $7,500 for Photos from Artist
Link to blog in the Broward/Palm Beach New Times:

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) TR News September-October 2012: Blueprints to Improve Highway Safety
Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:

TRANSIT

8) Lost? Follow That Voice!
Link to interview with Bernie Wagenblast on NEWDradio:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Virginia Beach/Old Dominion University Traffic Planning Center Opens
Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/H0hJJ


Upcoming Events
2012 Airport Exchange – November 26-28 – Amsterdam


Friday Bonus  
I think they're missing the point.


Today in Transportation History    
1947 **65th anniversary** Howard Hughes made the first and only flight of a plane known as the 'Spruce Goose.'

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