[TCN] Monday, July 16, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, July 16, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Andean Highway Congress: Innovation, Solutions and Sustainability - August 20-22, 2012, Lima, Peru

 

This event will be the first conference in the world exclusively dedicated to the design, construction, operation, management, safety, sustainability and intelligent transportation systems of highways in the context of the Andean Region.  The objectives are to provide participants with key tools to improve their knowledge of global best-practices applicable to challenging high altitude and mountainous environments, and to showcase to the rest of the world the experience in construction and operations obtained in the Andean region.  The event is organized by the International Road Federation (IRF) and sponsored by ODEBRECHT, one of the most important highway construction and operation companies in the world.

http://www.irfnews.org/news-events/event-detail/high-elevation-andes-road-engineering-conference/

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) GE Aviation: Highways in the Sky

Link to article on AirlineReporter.com:

http://www.airlinereporter.com/2012/07/ge-aviation-highways-in-the-sky/

 

2) Articles from Airport Improvement

 -  Greater Rochester International Economizes Emergency Operations Center Construction

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00396

 -  Philadelphia International Tests Web-Based System for Managing Airfield Ops

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00399

 

OTHER

 

3) European Transport Ministers to Discuss ITS with Industry

Link to article in New Europe:

http://www.neurope.eu/article/transport-ministers-discuss-its-industry

 

4) Smartphone Apps + 'Ride-Sharing' = Travel Revolution? Two Startups Say Yes

Link to blog on Ars Technica:

http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/07/my-life-as-a-high-tech-part-time-not-quite-taxi-driver/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Massachusetts Governor Locks Down State House Parking Logs

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20220716stalling_at_the_state_house_gov_locks_down_official_parking_logs/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Buses in New Jersey Must Use Flashing Lights When Picking Up, Dropping Off Disabled Person, New Law Says

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/07/buses_need_to_use_flashing_lig.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/SJgYo

 

TRANSIT

 

7) Toronto Subway Suicide Hotline Making a Difference

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1226542--ttc-subway-suicide-hotline-making-a-difference

 

8) Nokia Transit App Puts Stops and Schedules on Windows Phone

Link to blog on MSNBC:

http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/nokia-transit-app-puts-stops-schedules-windows-phone-881630

 

9) Let's Talk Trains – July 15

Interview with a voiceover announcer about his transit work.

Link to program:

http://goo.gl/pKSwT (interview starts at 63:50)

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Chennai to Introduce Notification System as Part of Traffic Management System

Link to article in The Asian Age:

http://www.asianage.com/chennai/eve-teasers-beware-cops-are-you-453

 

11) Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Offering Real-Time Traffic Updates

Link to story on CKTB Radio:

http://www.610cktb.com/news/local/Story.aspx?ID=1739446

 

12) Can Total Traffic Network Deliver 'Total Traffic on Demand?'

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2012/07/14/Total-Traffic-Network-demonstrates-the-empowering-and-liberating-value-of-traffic-incident-data.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Pegasystems Teams with New South Wales Transport Management Center to Manage ITS Faults

2) Cobb and Fulton Counties, Georgia Implement BlueTOAD Travel-Time System on Major Arterial

3) Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association Files Lawsuit Against FMCSA Over Safety Record Database

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Economist – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/321392700?share=email

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Communicating and Marketing for All-Electronic Tolling – August 1

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/content.cfm?ItemNumber=6188

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1872 **140^th anniversary** Roald Amundsen, the first person to reach the South Pole and leader of the first ship to travel through Canada's Northwest Passage, was born in Borge, Norway.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ice/peopleevents/pandeAMEX87.html

 

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