[TCN] Monday, March 5, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, March 5, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) United Says Operations Better After Weekend Snag

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/05/unitedairlines-idUSL2E8E565J20120305

 

2) Yes! Download that Airline App

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/travel/airline-apps-that-check-you-in-map-airports-and-follow-luggage.html

 

OTHER

 

3) Transport for New South Wales Probes IT 'as a Service'

Link to article on ZDNet Australia:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/nsw-transport-probes-it-as-a-service-339333021.htm

 

PARKING

 

4) London Finds Surprising Uses for Parking Data

Link to article on Digital Communities:

http://www.digitalcommunities.com/articles/London-Finds-Surprising-Uses-for-Parking-Data.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Xerox PR Releases Enter the Social World

Company uses social media alone to announce ACS rebranding.

Link to article in B2B:

http://www.btobonline.com/article/20120305/DIRECT/303059993/xerox-pr-releases-enter-the-social-world

 

6) So What Do You Do, Again?

One example of a transportation communications professional explaining what he does for a living.

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/so-what-do-you-do-again/

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Drivers Help Set Variable Speed Limits Along I-80 in Wyoming

Link to article in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle:

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/drivers-help-set-variable-speed-limits-along-i--in/article_8a9e9f1c-a0d9-541e-87f4-df7339c1030a.html

 

8) New Indiana DOT System Tracks Crash Damage Culprits

Link to AP article:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-indot-propertydam,0,2550431.story

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) FCC Seeks Comment on Police Shutdowns of Cell Service

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57389838-245/fcc-seeks-comment-on-police-shutdowns-of-cell-service/

 

10) Traffic Deaths Related to Drivers on the Phone Decrease in California

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/03/deaths-related-to-drivers-on-the-phone-decrease-in-state.html

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Add Platform Advertising Screens

Link to article in Screenmedia Magazine:

http://www.screenmediamag.com/screenmedianews/4118-transport-digital-signage-platform-advertising-screens-for-boston-mass-transit

 

12) Bangalore Buses Not to Turn Smart for Six Months

Link to article in the Deccan Chronicle:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/cities/bengaluru/city-buses-not-turn-smart-six-months-271

 

13) Transit Cooperative Research Program Seeks Survey Responses on Electronic Passenger Signage in Transit

Link to article on TheTransitWire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/03/05/tcrp-seeks-survey-responses-on-electronic-passenger-signage-in-transit/

 

14) DC Metro's Struggle to Communicate 'a Deterioration of Service'

Link to blog on TBD:

http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-on-foot/2012/03/d-c-metro-s-struggle-to-communicate-a-deterioration-of-service--14702.html

 

15) Seattle DOT and King County Courthouse Partner to Install Real-Time Bus Arrival Sign

Link to SDOT Blog:

http://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2012/03/02/real-time-signage/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Cumulus Media and Radiate Media Launching Nationwide Radio Traffic Reporting Service

Link to article in Radio & Television Business Report:

http://www.rbr.com/radio/cumulus-media-launching-new-traffic-reporting-service.html

Link to news release:

http://www.radiatemedia.com/view/news_view/17744725/article-Cumulus-Media-and-Radiate-Media-launching-new-traffic-reporting-service

 

17) Florida to Spend Money for Interstate Warning Signs

Link to AP article:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120305/WIRE/120309843/-1/entertainment?Title=Fla-to-spend-money-for-interstate-warning-signs

 

18) Mission Control, Built for Cities

IBM takes 'smarter cities' concept to Rio de Janeiro.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/business/ibm-takes-smarter-cities-concept-to-rio-de-janeiro.html

 

19) Traffic Information is Being Processed All Over the World Using Software from Bernburg, Germany

Link to article in the Invest in Saxony-Anhalt Newsletter:

http://www.invest-in-saxony-anhalt.com/News-Detail.172.0.html?&P=ccwmkjznw&uid=3968&cHash=1b57ff45c893b3e004e10b6a95e03de1

 

VEHICLES

 

20) Ford to Send Customers Software Update for Touch-Screen Controls

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-05/ford-to-send-customers-touch-screen-controls-update-after-rankings-plunge.html

Link to news release:

http://corporate.ford.com/news-center/press-releases-detail/pr-myford-touch-resonates-with-buyers-36131

 

21) Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing is National as of Today

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2012/03/05/peer-to-peer-car-sharing-is-national-as-of-today

Link to RelayRides: https://relayrides.com

 

22) Lexus to Become First Car in Australia with Digital Radio

Link to article on Noise11:

http://www.noise11.com/news/lexus-to-become-first-car-in-australia-with-digital-radio-20120304

 

 

News Releases

1) Illinois Tollway Debuts New Interactive Trip Calculator

2) Global Smart Sensors Market to Reach $6.7 Billion by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

3) Transportation Construction Coalition Urges FCC to Adopt 'Without Delay' Its February 15 Proposals on LightSquared

4) SESAR Project Awards Announced at ATC Global 2012

5) Delta Offers Free Access to Amazon with In-Flight Wi-Fi

6) BMW and Vodafone Announce Breakthrough Wireless Connectivity Technology

7) Verizon Launches Practice Focused on Telematics Solutions

 

 

Upcoming Events

Airport Cities World Conference & Exhibition – April 25-27 – Denver

http://www.globalairportcities.com/events/airport-cities-2012-april-25-27/about-airport-cities-2012

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1872 **140^th anniversary** George Westinghouse received a patent for the air brake.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/124403.pdf

 

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