Friday, January 11, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 11, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Florida Aviation Agency Readies Lawsuit Over Use of 'Tampa' By Another Airport
Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

2) How Delays Propagate Across the US Airport Network
Link to article in Technology Review:

3) Connective to Launch Over 100 Digital Installations at Dubai International Airport
Link to article in Airport World:

4) Inflight – January/February Issue
Link to magazine:

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Study: Car Owners Frustrated with Onboard GPS
Link to article on CNET:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/tFSr5

MARITIME

6) Back-Up Navigation Aid Being Deployed in English Channel Due to GPS Jamming
Link to Reuters article:

7) EU Announces €4.5 Million Project to Protect Maritime Route in Gulf of Guinea
Link to article in New Europe:

PARKING

8) Streetline Raises $25 Million; Announces First Rollouts Outside US
Link to article on Greentech Media:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Delaware DOT Aims for Image Turnabout for Traffic Roundabouts
Link to article in The News Journal:

10) Sessions at Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting on Social Media
Link to article on The Transit Wire:

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) US Department of Homeland Security Warns to Disable Java Amid Zero-Day Flaw
Link to article on ZDnet:
Link to notice from US Computer Emergency Readiness Team: http://goo.gl/GgLwP

TELEMATICS

12) AT&T Drives Ahead with Telematics Initiative
Link to article on FierceMobileIT:

TRANSIT

13) New California Transit Map Simplifies Car-Free Travel Across the State
Link to article on Streetsblog San Francisco:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) San Francisco Bay Area Traffic Management Network Failing, Report Shows
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

15) Alabama DOT to Install Digital Message Boards Along I-65 in Montgomery
Link to story on WSFA-TV:

16) Deployment, Use and Effect of Real-Time Traveler Information Systems
Link to NCHRP report:


News Releases


Friday Bonus
Watch the New East Span of San Francisco's Bay Bridge Go Up in Two Minutes


Upcoming Events
World Air Traffic Management Conference – February 12-14 – Madrid


Today in Transportation History    
1863 **150th anniversary** The USS Hatteras was sunk by the CSS Alabama off the Texas coast during the US Civil War.

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