Friday, November 9, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, November 9, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

1) How New York's MTA Restored Service … to the Subway Map

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2012/11/08/work-in-progress-how-nys-mta-restored-service-to-the-subway-map/

MARITIME

2) Lack of Coordination Hampering Maritime Safety Efforts in South Africa

Link to article in Engineering News:

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/lack-of-coordination-hampering-maritime-safety-efforts-2012-11-08

OTHER

3) Urban Mobility Day – Cities Meet Industry

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/urban-mobility-day-cities-meet-industry/

4) Transport Technology Facility Opens in UK

Link to article in Plastics & Rubber Weekly:

http://www.prw.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=1827

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/gP6t5

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) National SMS System Successful During Superstorm Sandy

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/National-SMS-System-Successful-During-Superstorm-Sandy.html

6) iPads Help Virginia Students Learn Dangers of Bad Driving Habits

Link to article in The Roanoke Times:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/316485

TRANSIT

7) California's MTC Considering Changes to FasTrak, Clipper Info-Storing Policies

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2012/11/grip-clipper-card-rider-info-may-loosen

8) New York MTA Holds Video Conferences on Fare Hikes – In Empty Rooms

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mta_no_show_down_1bRb3YPpW9cuwsCQZGqmyL

9) Illinois' RTA Launches goroo App

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2012/11/Chicago-RTA-s-goroo-available-on-smartphones.aspx

10) Writer Pens Metra Travel Blog

Link to article in the Morris Daily Herald:

http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/11/08/trainspotting/azana3p/

VEHICLES

11) Virginia Judge: DMV Can't Revoke Ethnically Offensive Tags

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/judge-dmv-cant-revoke-ethnically-offensive-tags

12) Australian National Transport Commission Throws Support Behind Cooperative ITS Applications

Link to article in Australian Transport News:

http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/articleid/81735.aspx

News Releases

1) New York MTA Real-Time Bus Tracking Comes to the Bronx

2) Volvo's Remote Diagnostics Captures Customer Value Enhancement Award

3) Pennsylvania Governor Announces Two Programs Aimed at Saving Lives

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – City of Charlotte, North Carolina – CATS Origin-Destination Study

http://t.co/3Rr5FDVv

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webcast: Integrating Ridesharing with Transit - The Current State of Practice – November 28

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=845

Friday Bonus  

Your job, promote a new movie and create a flight safety video passengers will watch.

http://youtu.be/cBlRbrB_Gnc

Today in Transportation History    

1887 **125^th anniversary** The United States took possession of Pearl Harbor under a treaty with the Hawaiian Kingdom.

http://morganreport.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Reciprocity_Treaty_of_1875

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