Monday, January 30, 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, January 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057



AVIATION

1) Spirit Airlines Flouts Unwritten Washington Rule by Badmouthing Regulator

Link to Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-30/spirit-flouts-unwritten-washington-rule-by-badmouthing-regulator.html

2) Southwest Gets Low Marks for Communications About AirTran Leaving Sarasota-Bradenton Airport

Link to column in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120130/COLUMNIST/120129492/-1/sports

BICYCLES

3) Bicycle Dealer Airs Monthly Show on Colorado Radio Station

Link to article in Bicycle Retailer:

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/newsDetail/6424.html

CAMERAS

4) More Warning for Mobile Speed Cameras in New South Wales

Link to article on ninemsn:

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8411123/more-warning-for-nsw-mobile-speed-cameras

OTHER

5) Dublin to Host Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems

Link to article in The Irish Times:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0128/1224310869211.html

6) ITS Bulgaria Holds Roundtable on ITS Directive and eCall

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/its-bulgaria-holds-round-table-on-its-directive-and-ecall/

PARKING

7) Providence, Rhode Island Being Profiled on TV's Parking Wars

Link to story on WPRI-TV:

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/providence/reality-show-profiling-providence

Link to further information on Parking Wars: http://www.aetv.com/parking-wars/

TOURISM

8) How a Tourism Board Made Its Visitor Center Look and Feel Like an Apple Store

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/01/30/news/how-a-tourism-board-made-its-visitor-centre-look-and-feel-like-an-apple-store

Link to further information from Visit Manchester:

http://www.visitmanchester.com/#/articles/visitor-information-centre.aspx

9) Travelomy Brings Geo-location and Real-Time Updates to Travel Guides

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/01/30/tlabs/travelomy-brings-geo-location-and-real-time-updates-to-travel-guides

Link to Travelomy: http://www.travelomy.com/

TRANSIT

10) University of Iowa Officials: Real-Time Bus Monitors Increase Ridership

Link to article in The Daily Iowan:

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2012/01/26/Metro/26693.html

Link to Bongo: http://ebongo.org/

11) Paris Commuters to Get Travel Passes that Work with NFC Phones

Link to article on NFC World:

http://www.nfcworld.com/2012/01/30/312832/paris-commuters-to-get-travel-passes-that-work-with-nfc-phones/

Link to news release from STIF:

http://www.stif.info/IMG/pdf/STIF_-_Navigo_nouvelle_generation-2.pdf (in French)

12) DC Metro Apologizes for Power and Communications Failure

Link to story on WUSA-TV:

http://wusa9.com/news/article/187426/373/Metro-Apologizes-For-Power-And-Communications-Failure

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) New Hampshire Police, Transportation Officials Get the Word Out

Link to article in the Eagle-Tribune:

http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x647577480/N-H-police-transportation-officials-get-the-word-out

14) Virginia to Revamp Transportation Operations Centers

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Virginia-to-Revamp-Transportation-Operations-Centers.html

15) Transport for London Launches Live Traffic Website and Twitter Feed

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16779962

Link to news release:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/22736.aspx

Link to site: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/road/

Link to Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/#!/tfltrafficnews

16) London 2012: Campaign Seeks to Cut Commuter Numbers During Games

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/30/london-olympics-2012-cut-commuter

17) Delhi Traffic Police Restart Updates on Mobiles

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Traffic-updates-on-mobiles-to-restart-from-Monday/Article1-803060.aspx

VEHICLES

18) Hacking Seen as Rising Risk with Car Electronics

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-30/auto-hacking-seen-as-growing-risk-with-electronics-frenzy-cars.html

**Correction**

Story #8 in Friday's TCN should have read "Ada County, Idaho," not Iowa.

Ada County, Idaho Eyes 'Smarter Signals,' Better Black Ice Detection and Other Advances for Transportation Future

Link to story on KIVI-TV:

http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/138131093.html

News Releases

1) Minnesota State Patrol, MnDOT Provide Easier Access to Information During Winter Storms

2) Consilium and Orange Launch Current at Sea, a Paperless Maritime Navigation and Communication Solution

3) 'System Status' Gives Riders Real-Time Snapshot of SEPTA Service

4) Senators Feinstein, Boxer Call for Review of Positive Train Control Technology

5) Mumbai´s Traffic Centralization Project Receives Best ITS Project Award from Urban Mobility India 2011

6) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Corporation to Begin Smart Community System Demonstration Project in Spain

7) Ruggedcom Board Agrees to C$33.00 per Share Cash Offer from Siemens

8) Arizona Adopts National Road Signage Standards

9) New York MTA Releases First-Ever Late Night Map

10) Yandex to Use Navteq Maps

Job Postings

- Team Leader for FHWA Human Factors Research – Federal Highway Administration – McLean, Virginia

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=105974226&

- Transportation Systems Analyst – Center for Automotive Research – Ann Arbor, Michigan

http://www.cargroup.org/job.html

- Information Technology Specialist – Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority – Birmingham, Alabama

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=25467

- Section Director, Electronic Fare Program – Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Oakland, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=25167

Upcoming Events

International Wireless Communications Expo – February 20-24 – Las Vegas

http://www.iwceexpo.com

Today in Transportation History

1862 **150th anniversary** The USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship built for the US Navy, was launched in Brooklyn, New York.

http://www.marinersmuseum.org/uss-monitor-center/uss-monitor-center

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