Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, January 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Spirit Airlines Flouts Unwritten Washington Rule by Badmouthing Regulator
Link to Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-30/spirit-flouts-unwritten-washington-rule-by-badmouthing-regulator.html
2) Southwest Gets Low Marks for Communications About AirTran Leaving Sarasota-Bradenton Airport
Link to column in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120130/COLUMNIST/120129492/-1/sports
BICYCLES
3) Bicycle Dealer Airs Monthly Show on Colorado Radio Station
Link to article in Bicycle Retailer:
http://www.bicycleretailer.com/news/newsDetail/6424.html
CAMERAS
4) More Warning for Mobile Speed Cameras in New South Wales
Link to article on ninemsn:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8411123/more-warning-for-nsw-mobile-speed-cameras
OTHER
5) Dublin to Host Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems
Link to article in The Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0128/1224310869211.html
6) ITS Bulgaria Holds Roundtable on ITS Directive and eCall
Link to article from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/its-bulgaria-holds-round-table-on-its-directive-and-ecall/
PARKING
7) Providence, Rhode Island Being Profiled on TV's Parking Wars
Link to story on WPRI-TV:
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/providence/reality-show-profiling-providence
Link to further information on Parking Wars: http://www.aetv.com/parking-wars/
TOURISM
8) How a Tourism Board Made Its Visitor Center Look and Feel Like an Apple Store
Link to article on Tnooz:
Link to further information from Visit Manchester:
http://www.visitmanchester.com/#/articles/visitor-information-centre.aspx
9) Travelomy Brings Geo-location and Real-Time Updates to Travel Guides
Link to article on Tnooz:
Link to Travelomy: http://www.travelomy.com/
TRANSIT
10) University of Iowa Officials: Real-Time Bus Monitors Increase Ridership
Link to article in The Daily Iowan:
http://www.dailyiowan.com/2012/01/26/Metro/26693.html
Link to Bongo: http://ebongo.org/
11) Paris Commuters to Get Travel Passes that Work with NFC Phones
Link to article on NFC World:
Link to news release from STIF:
http://www.stif.info/IMG/pdf/STIF_-_Navigo_nouvelle_generation-2.pdf (in French)
12) DC Metro Apologizes for Power and Communications Failure
Link to story on WUSA-TV:
http://wusa9.com/news/article/187426/373/Metro-Apologizes-For-Power-And-Communications-Failure
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) New Hampshire Police, Transportation Officials Get the Word Out
Link to article in the Eagle-Tribune:
14) Virginia to Revamp Transportation Operations Centers
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Virginia-to-Revamp-Transportation-Operations-Centers.html
15) Transport for London Launches Live Traffic Website and Twitter Feed
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-16779962
Link to news release:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/22736.aspx
Link to site: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/road/
Link to Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/#!/tfltrafficnews
16) London 2012: Campaign Seeks to Cut Commuter Numbers During Games
Link to article in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/jan/30/london-olympics-2012-cut-commuter
17) Delhi Traffic Police Restart Updates on Mobiles
Link to article in the Hindustan Times:
VEHICLES
18) Hacking Seen as Rising Risk with Car Electronics
Link to Bloomberg article:
**Correction**
Story #8 in Friday's TCN should have read "Ada County, Idaho," not Iowa.
Ada County, Idaho Eyes 'Smarter Signals,' Better Black Ice Detection and Other Advances for Transportation Future
Link to story on KIVI-TV:
http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/138131093.html
News Releases
1) Minnesota State Patrol, MnDOT Provide Easier Access to Information During Winter Storms
3) 'System Status' Gives Riders Real-Time Snapshot of SEPTA Service
4) Senators Feinstein, Boxer Call for Review of Positive Train Control Technology
7) Ruggedcom Board Agrees to C$33.00 per Share Cash Offer from Siemens
8) Arizona Adopts National Road Signage Standards
9) New York MTA Releases First-Ever Late Night Map
Job Postings
- Team Leader for FHWA Human Factors Research – Federal Highway Administration – McLean, Virginia
http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=105974226&
- Transportation Systems Analyst – Center for Automotive Research – Ann Arbor, Michigan
http://www.cargroup.org/job.html
- Information Technology Specialist – Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority – Birmingham, Alabama
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=25467
- Section Director, Electronic Fare Program – Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Oakland, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=25167
Upcoming Events
International Wireless Communications Expo – February 20-24 – Las Vegas
Today in Transportation History
1862 **150th anniversary** The USS Monitor, the first ironclad warship built for the US Navy, was launched in Brooklyn, New York.
http://www.marinersmuseum.org/uss-monitor-center/uss-monitor-center
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