Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
February 22, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
FAA Re-evaluating Proposed Move of Air
Traffic Monitoring from Abilene to Dallas-Fort Worth
Link
to story on KTXS-TV:
2)
Hillsborough, Hernando Officials Settle
on New Name for Florida Airport
Link
to article in the Tampa Bay Times:
3)
Memo Blames Weekend Delays at Charlotte
Airport on Air Traffic Controllers, 'Communications Breakdown'
Link
to article in The Charlotte Observer:
4)
How Southwest Airlines Wrangled Four
Social Media Crises
Link
to article on Ragan's PR Daily:
5)
American Airlines Reaps Social Media
Gains from Its Rebranding
Link
to article on Tnooz:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
Thailand Launches ITS Project
Link
to article in FutureGov:
7)
ITS Raises Safety Level
Link
to Postmedia News article:
http://www.vancouversun.com/cars/Intelligent+Transport+System+raises+safety+level/8001539/story.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
'Secret' Informal Car Defect Probes More
Common
Link
to article in USA Today:
9)
UK Council Websites Fail on Planning,
Housing and Transport
Link
to article in The Guardian:
10)
Social Media Tools in Practice: Arizona
DOT
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
ROADWAYS
11)
Traffic Signal Systems 2012
Link
to Transportation Research Record:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
TSA Apologizes for Attempting to Screen
Toddler in Wheelchair
Agents
told mother it was illegal to video-tape screening.
Link
to story on CBS News:
TRANSIT
13)
San Francisco Muni Tunnels Still Have No
Cell Service
Link
to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
14)
Los Angeles Metro Board Considers
Contract to Have Cellphone Equipment Installed in Red and Purple Line Station
Areas
Link
to The Source blog:
VEHICLES
15)
The Greatest Disruptive Force in the
Automotive Industry
Tesla's
Model S is also notable for its infotainment and embedded connectivity.
Link
to blog from Strategy Analytics:
16)
Spectrum Management: Further
Consideration of Options to Improve Receiver Performance Needed
Link
to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
News Releases
Job Postings
-
Project Manager – J.A. Watts, Inc.
(JWI) – Chicago, Illinois or Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-
Resident Engineer – J.A. Watts,
Inc. (JWI) – Chicago, Illinois or Milwaukee, Wisconsin
-
Office Coordinator – J.A. Watts,
Inc. (JWI) – Chicago, Illinois
-
Inventory Control Specialist –
J.A. Watts, Inc. (JWI) – Chicago, Illinois
-
Maintenance Logistics Lead – J.A.
Watts, Inc. (JWI) – Chicago, Illinois
-
Project Controls Specialist – J.A. Watts, Inc. (JWI) – Chicago, Illinois
Friday Bonus
I've seen some interesting
things at bus stops, but nothing quite like this.
Upcoming Events
Using Automated Data Collection Systems to Improve Public Transport
Performance: Applications at Transport for London – March 6 – Cambridge,
Massachusetts & Webinar
Today in Transportation
History
1943
**70th anniversary** The Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Weyburn struck a mine near Gibraltar and
sank. Twelve crew members died.
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