Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
February 21, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Merging American's US Airways' Tech
Could Take Years, Cost Millions
Link
to article in the Dallas Business Journal:
2)
Airlines Must Adapt to Social Media
Evolution
Link
to commentary from Airline Business:
3)
Big Data – How Airlines Should Use It
More Effectively to Boost Ancillary Revenue
Link
to commentary on Tnooz:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
4)
Australia Infrastructure Minister: ITS
Could Save Australia $500 Million a Year
Link
to article on DesignBuild Source:
5)
Thinking Highways North American
Newsletter – February 21
Link
to newsletter:
PARKING
6)
The Best Parking App We've Ever Seen
Link
to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
PEDESTRIANS
7)
An App that Tells You How Walkable a
Street Really Is
Link
to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
New York State DOT Engineer Faced Firing
for Talking to Press in Praise of Own Agency
Link
to article in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise:
ROADWAYS
9)
Idaho House Panel Dumps DUI Memorials
Plan
Link
to AP article:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Bid for Texting-While-Driving Ban Stalls
Once Again at Arizona Legislature
Link
to Cronkite News Service article:
TELEMATICS
11)
Gizmos that Track Driving Habits Are
Changing the Face of Car Insurance
Link
to article in The Economist:
12)
Fleet Telematics – Managing Fleets in
Difficult Economic Times
Link
to commentary on Telematics Update:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13)
Arizona DOT Finishes $2.1 Million
Upgrade to Camera System
Link
to article in The Arizona Republic:
14) Online
Traffic-Monitoring System for Washtenaw County, Michigan Freeways Delayed
Link to
article on Ann Arbor.com:
http://www.annarbor.com/news/online-traffic-monitoring-system-for-washtenaw-county-freeways-delayed/
VEHICLES
15)
Utah Legislators May Keep Car 'Black
Box' Data Private
Link
to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
16)
BMW Licenses Microsoft's exFAT
Technology
Link
to article in automotiveIT International:
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
Solicitation
-
Call for Abstracts – Symposium of
the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART)
Upcoming Events
Webcast: Traveler Information – February 28
Today in Transportation
History
1963
**50th anniversary** Telstar 1, the first privately-financed
satellite, went out of service after suffering radiation damage.
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