Thursday, July 11, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 11, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

---

AVIATION

1) FlightView System Helps Roanoke Airport Put Priority Announcements in Plain Sight of Traveling Public

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10950699/flightview-system-helps-roanoke-regional-airport-put-priority-announcements-in-plain-sight-of-the-traveling-public

2) Developing and Maintaining Support for Your Airport Capacity Project

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169213.aspx

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Nassau County, New York Launches Video to Prevent Pedestrian Deaths

Link to article on LongIsland.com

http://www.longisland.com/news/07-10-13/nassau-county-launches-walk-safe-nassau-video-to-prevent-pedestrian-deaths.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/IIdjM

OTHER

4) Technology the Way to Go, Says Washington State Transportation Chief

Link to article in The Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130711/NEWS01/707119930

5) California DOT Yanks Anti-Tunnel Signs, Ignites Furor

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/11/5559193/caltrans-yanks-anti-tunnel-signs.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Railroad's Response to Quebec Tragedy Mystifies PR Experts

Link to Canadian Press article:

http://www.citynews.ca/2013/07/10/railroads-response-to-quebec-tragedy-mystifies-pr-experts/

7) Baltimore Police Department Puts Steep Price on Emails on Speed-Camera Program

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/sun-investigates/bal-police-department-drives-hard-bargain-on-emails-20130710,0,6456674.story

8) California Supreme Court Rules GIS Files Are Public Data

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/07/yes-gis-files-are-public-data-too/6159/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) M2M Technologies Can Improve Transportation Safety

Link to article in Connected World:

http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS130710141416440

TRANSIT

10) TriMet, Trying to Be More Fair, Planning E-Fare System

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/07/trimet_trying_to_be_more_fair.html

News Releases

1) NYSERDA, New York State DOT Provide $1.2 Million in Funding for Transportation-Related Projects Reducing Fossil Fuel Use

2) Global-5 Wins Bronze Telly Award for West Virginia 511 Video

3) New Pennsylvania DOT Videos Aim to Educate Citizens on Pedestrian Safety

4) Iowa DOT Makes Its Apps Available at myIowaDOT

Job Postings

 -  Traffic Operations Systems Engineer – University of Wisconsin-Madison – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=76031

Solicitation

 -  Call for Nominations – IRF Fellowship Program: Class of 2015 – International Road Federation

http://goo.gl/AmqYX

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar - Trucking Industry Traveler Information - Resources and Needs – July 17

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=883

Today in Transportation History    

1848 **165^th anniversary** Waterloo Station opened in London.

http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/waterlooterminus/

======================================================================

The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. 

To subscribe (for free) or unsubscribe, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.

TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications  

Become a TCN fan on Facebook and follow on Twitter @TransportComm.

Questions, comments about the TCN?  Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.     

© 2013 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.bwcommunications.net