[TCN] Tuesday, November 15, 2011

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) United Pilots Say Poor Training is Safety Issue

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United-pilots-say-poor-ap-3399261073.html?x=0&l=1

 

2) Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Rolls Out Touch-Screen Maps, App to Help Travelers Navigate Airport

Link to article in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/11/14/3525982/dfw-rolls-out-touch-screen-maps.html

Link to news release:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dfw-international-airport-improves-customer-experience-with-new-tag-technology-and-personal-touches-133827538.html

 

3) Port Columbus International Airport Adds Giant Video Wall

Link to article in Airport Improvement Magazine:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00324

 

4) Delta Turns to Facebook to Help It Save Face

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/business/133713793.html

Delta Air Lines Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/delta

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Calgary to Test System Which Tickets Loud Vehicles

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Noise+Snare+ready+muffle+Calgary+bikers/5702613/story.html

Link to further information about the Noise Snare: http://www.snrsystems.com/products.htm

 

OTHER

 

6) Travel Businesses Pledge to Spend More on Social Media and Mobile in 2012

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/11/15/news/travel-businesses-pledge-to-spend-more-on-social-media-and-mobile-in-2012

Link to report from Frommer's Unlimited Research Center:

http://www.frommers.biz/service/documents/research-reports

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Brisbane Council Launches Campaign to Get People Back on Buses and Trains

Link to article in The Courier-Mail:

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/fewer-people-catching-buses-in-brisbane-and-higer-fares-are-to-blame/story-e6freoof-1226195218276

Link to story on 612 ABC Brisbane: http://www.abc.net.au/brisbane/programs/612_afternoons/

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Communications – Amtrak's Strengths and Weaknesses

Link to blog on Railroad.net:

http://www.railroad.net/communications-amtrak%E2%80%99s-strengths-and-weaknesses.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Hampton Roads, Virginia Authorities Struggle to Stop Traffic-Signal Trippers

Link to story on WVEC-TV:

http://www.wvec.com/video/featured-videos/Regional-traffic-engineers-fighting-back-against-illegal-signal-trippers-133836518.html

 

10) Nevada Governor Calls $280,000 for Transportation Ombudsman 'a Lot of Money to Pay One Man'

Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/nov/14/280000-transportation-department-ombudsman-gives-b/

 

11) GPS Road Pricing, Mobile Apps to Drive Singapore Land Transport Authority Vision

Link to article on ZDNet Asia:

http://www.zdnetasia.com/intelligentsingapore/gps-road-pricing-mobile-apps-to-drive-lta-vision-62302838.htm

 

TRANSIT

 

12) BART Moves Spokesman Linton Johnson to New Position

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/11/bart-moves-spokesman-linton-johnson-new-position

Link to news release from BART:

http://bart.gov/news/articles/2011/news20111114.aspx

 

13) 'Pirate Wi-Fi' on New York City's Subway Not Just for Hooking Up with Hot Strangers

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1795011/see-someone-say-something-pirate-wifi-comes-to-nycs-subway

Link to news release from WeMakeCoolSh.it:

http://wemakecoolsh.it/#2300081/L-Train-Notwork-Press-Release

 

14) Public Asks Utah Transit Authority About Budget – Via Twitter

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52913914-90/allegra-budget-distance-fare.html.csp

 

15) Ithaca College Faculty Members Create App that Makes Riding Bus Easier

Link to article in The Ithacan:

http://theithacan.org/17778/

Link to further information in 14850:

http://magazine.14850.com/articles/1109-ride14850

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) London 2012: Inside Olympic Transport Command Center

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15655611

 

17) Chennai to Get Integrated Traffic Management System

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2629203.ece

 

 

News Releases

1) Researchers Identify the Nation's Most Congested Corridors in First Nationwide Effort to Quantify Travel Reliability Problems

2) Roadway Safety Foundation, FHWA Honor Innovative, Lifesaving Safety Programs

3) Travelocity to Tweet Travel Updates from Nation's Airports During Thanksgiving Rush

4) Port of Seattle Launches Its New Website

5) Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund to Implement Mobile Ticketing Solution by Cubic Transportation Systems

6) Alaska Marine Highway System Updates Available by Phone

7) Vietnam Online Publishes Latest Guide to Transportation in Vietnam

8) Maryland State Highway Administration and Telvent Successfully Launch '511' Traveler Information Service

9) Honda's Newest Website Launched as Resource for Public Policy Audiences

10) Iowa's 511 Web, Phone Service Offers Enhanced Services for Winter Travelers

11) UK Met Office Launches New Weather Service for Airport Operators

12) Safran and Honeywell Commence Electric Green Taxiing System Testing

13) New York's Capital District Transportation Authority Introduces High-Tech Amenities for Premium BusPlus Service

 

 

Upcoming Events

LA Auto Show – November 18-27 – Los Angeles

http://www.laautoshow.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1931 **80^th anniversary** The Bayonne Bridge, connecting Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York, opened.

http://www.panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/bayonne-bridge-80.html

http://www.davefrieder.com/html/bay1.htm

 

1966 **45^th anniversary** Gemini 12 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-xii/gemini-xii.html

 

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