[TCN] Thursday, December 23, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, December 23, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) 'New United' Settles on Technology Systems

Link to article in Air Transport World:

http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/new-united-settles-technology-systems-1222

 

2) Expedia Hides American Airlines Airfares in Support of Orbitz

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-23/expedia-hides-american-airlines-fares-in-support-of-travel-website-orbitz.html

 

OTHER

 

3) ITS and Urban Mobility

Link to paper from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/assets/i-Mobility-network/Thematic-Papers/1-Thematic-paper-Urban-Mobility.pdf

 

PARKING

 

4) New Streetline App Gives Los Angeles Drivers Real-Time Data on Available Parking

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/22/streetline-green-app-launch

 

PEDESTRIANS

 

5) Chirping Crosswalk Changes Its Tune

Some Canadian cities updating signals with four descending musical notes because chirping sounds too much like northern cardinal.

Link to article in the National Post:

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/Chirping+crosswalk+changes+tune/4017613/story.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Pilot Punished for YouTube Video

Video shows what pilot says are serious flaws in airport security.

Link to story and video on KXTV-TV:

http://www.news10.net/news/article.aspx?storyid=113529&provider=top&catid=188

 

TELEMATICS

 

7) Mercedes to Launch New Telematics Platform with Internet Access

Link to article on Telematics News:

http://telematicsnews.info/2010/12/22/mercedes-to-launch-new-telematics-platform-with-internet-access_d1221/

Link to article in Automobilwoche:

http://www.automobilwoche.de/article/20101222/REPOSITORY/101229989/1060/mercedes-bringt-in-c-klasse-erstmals-internet-ins-auto (in German)

 

TOURISM

 

8) With Travel App, No One Knows You're a Tourist

Link to AP article:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132288490

Link to further information from Fodor's: 

http://www.fodors.com/mobile-apps/iphone/

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Transport for London Calls for Faster NFC SIM Cards

Link to article in NFC Times:

http://www.nfctimes.com/news/transport-london-calls-faster-nfc-sims

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Keeping Traffic Flowing

A profile of Ron Boodhoo, operations manager of Georgia's Transportation Management Center.

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-nightside-keeping-traffic-786524.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

North American International Auto Show – January 10-23 – Detroit

http://www.naias.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1900 **110^th anniversary** Reginald Fessenden transmitted on Cobb Island, Maryland what is believed to have been the first voice transmission by radio.

http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/2001/1/2001_1_40_print.shtml

 

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