Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
On April 1, The PBSJ Corporation and its PBS&J subsidiary company will be renamed Atkins. PBSJ operates as a national business of Atkins in North America following its acquisition in October. Atkins is the world's 11th largest design firm.
"The Atkins name is well known and highly respected through the United Kingdom and Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific and in key sectors such as energy," states Robert J. Paulsen, former chairman and president of PBSJ Corp. and now president and regional managing director of Atkins North America. "We have maintained our focus on client service and our commitment to delivering technical excellence. Our teams are highly skilled and we are confident in our ability to augment our services by delivering Atkins' international expertise locally through teams that understand the local requirements, practices, and culture. We continue to believe a local presence is essential to best serve many of our clients."
AVIATION
1) New Technology Could Slash Airplane Delays
Link to CNET article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20051036-52.html
2) Tampa International Airport Exploring Check-Ins by Smartphone
Link to story on Central Florida News 13:
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/april/228882/TIA-exploring-checkins-by-smartphone
CARTOGRAPHY
3) How Google Street View is Killing the Competition
Link to blog on Tnooz:
http://www.tnooz.com/2011/04/06/news/how-google-streetview-is-killing-the-competition
OTHER
4) New National Transportation Operations Coalition Briefing Sheets Available on Four Focus Areas
Link to NTOC briefing sheets:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/about_NTOC_mission.php
5) iMobility Newsletter – March 2011
Link to newsletter from ERTICO:
PARKING
6) Parking Data Aggregation: Interview with Parking in Motion
Link to audio interview in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Parking-Data-Aggregation-Interview-with-Parking-in-Motion_a2945.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Los Angeles Metro to Launch Nation's First Major Public Transit Agency Spanish Language Blog
Link to article in The Source:
http://thesource.metro.net/topic/jazmin-ortega/
RIDESHARING
8) Cellphone App Helping Drive New Rideshare Program
Link to story and video on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Cell-phone-app-helping-drive-new-ride-share-program-119252289.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) New York MTA Installs Intercom System in Two Subway Stations to Connect Riders to Information, Emergency Services
Link to article in the Daily News:
Link to news release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=221
TELEMATICS
10) Microsoft, Toyota Team Up on Digital Auto Network
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/06/us-microsoft-toyota-idUSTRE7355LL20110406
Link to news release from Toyota and Microsoft:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2961&view_id=38438
TRANSIT
11) Utah Transit Authority to See Mobile Phone Payment System
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/51568552-79/lake-salt-system-mobile.html.csp
12) Guangzhou's Remarkable Bus Rapid Transit System
Link to article on Earth & Industry:
http://earthandindustry.com/2011/04/guangzhous-remarkable-bus-rapid-transit-system/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Houston TranStar Facility Coordinates Emergency Response Across Harris County
Link to article in Emergency Management:
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Houston-TranStar-Facility-040511.html
14) New Cameras on Springfield, Missouri Streets Signal Start of Updated Traffic Management Center
Link to story on KYTV-TV:
http://articles.ky3.com/2011-04-04/signal_29382235
VEHICLES
15) Better Pedestrian Detection Technology Needed in Autos: IIHS
Link to article in Canadian Underwriter:
http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000407214
Link to articles in Status Report:
http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr4603.pdf
16) ITS America Launches Connected Vehicle Technology Scan
Link to additional information from ITS America:
http://www.itsa.org/technologyscan.html
17) Pandora Loved by Many. They are Coming for Your Car
Link to article in Radio Ink:
http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2153781&spid=24698
News Releases
1) US DOT Announces Transportation Technology Video Challenge
2) SITA Launches Dedicated Air Transport Industry Cloud
3) Airside Mobile Gets Funding for Mobile Ads in Airports
4) Harris Corporation Completes Acquisition of Schlumberger Global Connectivity Services
5) just-auto Launches Qube, New Real-Time Intelligence Platform
6) CSX Uses Facebook to Gather Environmental Ideas, Reward Winners
7) Beat the Traffic Adds Key New Product Features for NAB 2011
8) Raytheon to Modernize Largest FAA Terminal Air Traffic Control Facilities
9) New Partnership to Facilitate Move Toward Global Aeronautical Information Management
10) Roaming Hunger App Tracks Gourmet Food Trucks
Upcoming Events
Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop – May 15-17 – Plano, Texas
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetailwithvideo.cfm?ItemNumber=4732
Today in Transportation History
1926 **85th anniversary** The first flight of what would become United Airlines was made from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/UnitedAirlines/Tran16.htm
1941 **70th anniversary** German forces invade Yugoslavia and Greece with Belgrade bombed by the Luftwaffe during World War II.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/judyugo.asp
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