Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 1, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Happy New Year!

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AVIATION

1) Now Enter India Airports by Showing Electronic Copy of Plane Tickets

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/now-show-soft-copy-of-plane-tickets-to-enter-into-airports-311853

Link to further information from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security: http://goo.gl/zdsRK

TRANSIT

2) Connecticut DOT: Conversations on Public Buses Are Still Private

Link to article in the Hartford Courant:

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-bus-audio-0102-20130101,0,6568401.story

Upcoming Events

AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium – May 5-8 – Boise, Idaho

http://gis-t.org/

Today in Transportation History    

1983 **30^th anniversary** Metro-North Commuter Railroad began operations.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20130101/NEWS02/301010032/Metro-North-marks-30-years-celebrates-improvements?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CNews%7Cp

1987 **25^th anniversary** The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority began operations.  http://www.vta.org/news/show/NR+12+12+05

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