Friday, September 28, 2012

Friday, September 28, 2012



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 28, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) UK's Cambridge Airport to Install Wind Turbine-Detecting Radar
Link to article on BusinessGreen

2) Dubai Airport to Be Featured on National Geographic Documentary
Link to article in Gulf News:

3) NATS to Head-Up Environmentally 'Perfect' Transatlantic Flight Trials
Link to article in Air Transport World:

4) Idaho Transportation Department Launches Free Airport Directory App
Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Media Relations and the 'Social' Evolution
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

SPACE

6) US Space Fence Plants First Post in Marshall Islands
Link to article on ZDNet:

TRANSIT

7) MARTA to Release Open-Source Data to Third-Party Developers
Link to column in Creative Loafing Atlanta:

8) How Driverless Cars Will Revolutionize the Transit System
Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Indonesian Government Allocates Rp110 Billion for Transportation System Pilot
Link to article in Tempo:


Upcoming Events
Airport Customer Service/Volunteer Ambassador Conference – October 21-23 – Portland, Oregon


Friday Bonus  
This may be the ultimate mix of transportation and communications.


Today in Transportation History    
1542 **470th anniversary** Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was the first European to discover what today is known as San Diego Bay.

1992 **20th anniversary** Critical Mass, then known as Commute Clog, held their first bicycle protest ride in San Francisco.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Thursday, September 27, 2012



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) NAV Portugal and Brazil's DECEA Combine Forces
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

2) The Future of In-Flight Entertainment
Link to article in USA Today:

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Street View Cars Capturing Images in West Bank Settlements
Link to article on Ynetnews:

OTHER

4) ACLU Sues to Get Info on License Plate Tracking
Link to article in The Hill:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/vxLjT

5) Carmageddon II: Los Angeles TV Stations to Pool Helicopter Coverage
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

6) Preview of 2012 ITS World Congress
Link to Previewnews from ITS International:

TRANSIT

7) New York MTA Votes to Keep Taking Controversial Ads – with Disclaimer
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/mVB4o

8) Alcohol Ads Coming to Charlotte, North Carolina Area Trains and Buses
Link to article in The Charlotte Observer:

9) The Commute of the Future
To get riders, buses try to be more like trains; skip red lights.
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Launches Traffic App
Link to article in The Nation:

11) EDITS – European Digital Traffic Infrastructure Network for Intelligent Transport Systems
Link to article from ERTICO:

12) Traffic Genie App Offers Real-Time Traffic Info for Bangalore
Link to blog on Medianama:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Request for Proposals – ITS America – Analysis of State and Local Transportation Plans
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35021409/RFP%20Highway.pdf


Upcoming Events
National Airports Conference – October 21-23 – New Orleans


Today in Transportation History    
1972 **40th anniversary** Cambridge Systematics was founded.

2007 **5th anniversary** NASA launched the Dawn spacecraft on a mission to explore the Vesta and Ceres asteroid belts.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 26, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Politics, Money Holding Up NextGen
Link to article in Politico:

2) Little Rock, Arkansas Airport to Explore Security Wait Times Using Bluetooth
Link to AP article:

3) British Airways Claims to Have Invented Flight Check-In of the Future
Link to article on Tnooz:

4) Former Air Traffic Controller Enters Fashion World Using Aviation Charts
Link to article in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Program Tries to Get Minority Kids in US Buckled Up
Link to article in USA Today:
Link to abstract in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine:

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) New Jersey Transportation Chief Asks for Safety Program to Reduce Garden State Parkway Fatalities
Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

TELEMATICS

7) Telematics, Apps and Making Connectivity Cool
Link to interview on Telematics Update:

TRANSIT

8) BART Puts Early Earthquake Warning System to Use
Link to story on KABC-TV:

9) Public Transit Apps Bolstered by Missing iOS 6 Feature
Link to article on CNET News:

10) App Helps Navigate Transit in New Orleans
Link to article on NOLA Defender:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) For Second I-405 Closure, Less-Dire Traffic Message Goes Out
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

12) New Traffic Center Due Soon in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Link to story on KOB Radio:

13) Radio to the Rescue in Lagos, Nigeria Gridlock
Link to AFP article:

14) Wireless: The Missing Piece of the Intelligent Transport Puzzle
Link to commentary in Forbes:

VEHICLES

15) Trouble with Your New Car's Tech? GM Tries to Help
Link to audio report on Marketwatch:


News Releases


Job Posting
 -  Traffic Management Specialist – Maricopa County – Phoenix, Arizona
 -  Executive Director – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation – Greensboro, North Carolina
 -  Project Manager – River Valley Metro Mass Transit District – Bourbonnais, Illinois


Upcoming Events
2012 Committee for a Smart New Jersey Symposium – November 9 – Piscataway, New Jersey


Today in Transportation History    
1982 **30th anniversary** The first driverless car made its debut. TV viewers were introduced to KITT on Knight Rider.

1997 **15th anniversary** A Garuda Indonesia flight en route to Medan, North Sumatra crashed killing all 234 people aboard the flight.

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