Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register Today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop ― May 15-17, Plano, TX
Register today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop, the fifth in a series of workshops focused on violations enforcement, open road tolling, all-electronic toll collection (AETC), and interoperability. Held in concert with this Workshop, IBTTA will offer a live webcast of the general session “Tolling Technology: Initiatives and Impacts” on Monday, May 16 at 8:30am (Central Time). Visit www.IBTTA.org/PLANO to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.
AVIATION
1) Airlines Turn to Twitter to Ease Passengers' Frustrations
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2011-04-25-airlines-twitter.htm
2) Dissecting NextGen: a Look Inside the FAA's NIEC
Link to article in Flight International:
3) Webcams Keep Eye on Arlington, Washington Airport for Fun, Safety
Link to article in The Daily Herald:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110426/NEWS01/704269901/-1/headlines
CAMERAS
4) Victoria Shares Red Light Camera Records with the Public
Link to article on FutureGov:
http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2011/apr/26/victoria-shares-red-light-camera-records-public/
MARITIME
5) Passengers Want Technology as Well as Cabaret on Cruise Ships
Link to article on Tnooz:
Link to news release from CruiseCompare.co.uk:
OTHER
6) Legislature: Tennessee DOT May Advertise on HELP Trucks, 511
Link to article in the Knoxville News Sentinel:
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/apr/26/legislature-tdot-may-advertise/
7) Apple and Google Use Phone Data to Map the World
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/technology/26locate.html?src=busln
8) Radials Blog Presents Views Urban and Transportation Planning
Link to blog:
PARKING
9) Where to Park? Parking in Motion has the Answer
Link to article on The Next Web:
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/04/25/where-to-park-parking-in-motion-has-the-answer/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) New York MTA's New Marketing Campaign Promotes Communication Efforts
Link to article in The New York Times:
ROADWAYS
11) Russian Driver Arrested for Deliberately Crashing Into Vehicles and Posting Videos on YouTube
Link to story and video on Russia Today:
http://rt.com/news/road-vigilante-caught-reckless/
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) National Maritime Security Training Center Opens at Port of Los Angeles
Link to article in the Daily Breeze:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17924318
TELEMATICS
13) At New York Auto Show, Telematics are No Longer a Sideshow
Link to article in The New York Times:
TRANSIT
14) University of Vermont Student Government Association Votes Not to Fund Bus Schedule Text Updates
Link to article in The Vermont Cynic:
http://www.vermontcynic.com/news/sga-will-not-fund-blirpit-1.2551952
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Travel Developers Find a Nook as Barnes & Noble Opens App Store
Link to article on Tnooz:
Link to news release from Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/press_releases/2011_april_25_1_2_apps_developer.html
16) Five Rs for Optimizing Digital Transportation Signage
Link to article in Mass Transit:
17) Michigan Governor Needs to Pull the Plug on Electronic Message Signs
Link to editorial in the Midland Daily News:
http://www.ourmidland.com/opinion/editorials/article_a6415484-6f57-11e0-8ce9-001cc4c002e0.html
VEHICLES
18) KnowDigital Finds that 'The Future is Now' for In-Car Streaming Radio
Link to article on All Access:
Link to additional information from knowDigital:
News Releases
2) American Airlines Becomes First Airline to Have an App for Barnes & Noble's Nook Color
3) US Transportation Secretary LaHood: North Dakota Becomes 31st State to Ban Texting While Driving
Upcoming Events
Telematics Detroit – June 8-9 – Novi, Michigan
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit/
Today in Transportation History
1956 **55th anniversary** The SS Ideal-X, the first US container ship, began its maiden voyage from Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas.
http://www.mgar.net/sealand2.htm
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