Friday, March 15, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Texas Air Traffic Controller Saves Pilot's Life

Link to story on ABC News:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/03/texas-air-traffic-controller-saves-pilots-life/

2) FAA Grounds Minnesota Aerial Photo Business

Link to story on WCCO-TV:

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/03/14/faa-grounds-local-aerial-photo-business/

3) UK's Luton Airport Apologizes After Posting Photo of Plane Crash on Facebook Page

Link to article in the Irish Independent:

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/travel/travel-news/luton-airport-apologises-after-posting-photograph-of-plane-crash-on-facebook-page-29131167.html

4) Airport Life: Manage Your Trips with a New App

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/14/app-insider-manage-trips-travel-airport/1987509/

5) Airlines on Pinterest: In-Depth Look Reveals a Bit of a Graveyard

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/03/15/news/airlines-on-pinterest-in-depth-look-reveals-a-bit-of-a-graveyard

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) SunPass Snafu Leads to Some Overcharges

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-sunpass-axles-20130316,0,5303931.story

RAILROADS

7) Digging into the Archives: The Art of David Klein

Link to the Amtrak History Blog:

http://history.amtrak.com/blogs/blog/illustrating-amtrak

ROADWAYS

8) Hackers Can Cause Traffic Jams by Manipulating Real-Time Traffic Data, Researcher Says

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/031513-hackers-can-cause-traffic-jams-267759.html

9) AASHTO Registers Comments on Proposed MUTCD Division

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/031513MUTCDnotice.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Tennessee Highway Patrol Using Semi Trucks to Hunt Down Texters on the Interstate

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/mar/15/highway-patrol-uses-trucks-vantage-point/

VEHICLES

11) Kelly Music Research Asks 'How Important is FM in the Dashboard?'

Link to article on All Access:

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/116395/kelly-music-research-asks-how-important-is-fm-in-t

News Releases

1) Transportation Issues Daily Newsletter Wins Award

2) New York MTA’s Weekender App Recognized for Design Excellence

3) Rhode Island DMV Launches Redesigned Website

4) Safety and Security Telematics Users to Quadruple to Over 300 Million by 2018

5) Verizon Launches Fleet Management Solution with Verizon Wireless' Network

Job Posting

 -  Traffic Reporter – Cablevision Systems Corp. – Woodbury, New York

http://goo.gl/jHfPK

Friday Bonus

Imagine the story this used car salesman had to tell when he came home from work.

http://youtu.be/Q5mHPo2yDG8

Solicitation

 -  Nominations Sought – White House Champions of Change – US DOT and White House Office of Public Engagement

http://www.dot.gov/policy/transportation-policy/2013-white-house-champions-change

Upcoming Events

US DOT ITS JPO Webinar: The Potential of Dynamic Mobility Applications – April 10

http://www.its.dot.gov/meetings/webinar_dcm_dma.htm

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** The Long Beach Public Transit Transportation Company was approved.

http://www.lbtransit.com/About/History.aspx

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