Friday, February 8, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 8, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Athens Airport's Technological Innovation Enhances Passenger Experience

Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2013/02/athens-technological-innovation-enhances-passenger-experience

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) GPS Industry Poised to Launch New Association

Link to article on Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/3416

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) 'News in Design' Segment Explores NYC DOT's Use of ITS to Solve Gridlock Problems

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/020813TTV.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Explaining Public Transit to the Public

Link to blog on Streetsblog:

http://streetsblog.net/2013/02/08/explaining-public-transit-to-the-public/

ROADWAYS

5) New Technology Could Charge Drivers a Road Use Fee

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Will-drivers-someday-pay-for-every-mile-they-drive-190257121.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) East Coast Blizzard Another Test for FCC's New Cellphone Alert System

Link to article on All Things D:

http://allthingsd.com/20130207/east-coast-blizzard-another-test-for-fccs-new-cell-phone-alert-system

TRANSIT

7) Articles from Mass Transit – February 2013

 -  Digital Signage: Ads Seen on TV (page 24)

 -  Metro-North Doubles Ad Revenue with Digital Media in Grand Central Terminal (page 28)

 -  Social Media During a Mega Event (page 30)

http://goo.gl/EhzMG

WEATHER

8) Crowdsouring the Weather

Link to article in FCW:

http://fcw.com/articles/2013/02/07/weather-crowdsourcing.aspx

News Releases

1) Partnership Between StreetLight Data and AirSage Delivers Consumer Movement and Behavior Data to Brick-and-Mortar Enterprises

2) Globalstar Announces Successful Launch of Satellites Used for Maritime Communication

3) California's SolTrans is Now on 511.org

4) Bombardier Wins International Innovation Awards for TrackSafe Technology

Friday Bonus

They wouldn't do that, would they?

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/05/171217398/parking-wars-in-israel-city-paints-car-into-handicap-spot-then-tows-it

Upcoming Events

APTA Fare Collection Workshop and TransITech Conference – March 18-20 – Phoenix

http://www.apta.com/mc/fctt

Today in Transportation History    

1993 **20^th anniversary** General Motors sued NBC for a report on GM pickup trucks.  The network settled the suit the next day admitting it rigged the crash.

http://articles.latimes.com/1993-02-10/news/mn-1335_1_gm-pickup

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