Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, August 2, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) US DOT Gets Tough on Airfare Ad Rule
Link to article in Travel Market Report:
http://www.travelmarketreport.com/retail?articleID=7551&LP=1
2) Iberia's Project Ágora Creating a World-Class Passenger Experience in Madrid
Link to article on Future Travel Experience:
3) New Radar Helps Pilots Avoid Storms
Link to video in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/video/news/1766231983001
BICYCLES
4) Spinlister Connects Bicycles with Travelers
Link to story on WTOP Radio:
http://www.wtop.com/41/2974668/Spinlister-connects-bicycles-with-travelers
CARPOOLS
5) Social Carpooling Launches on East Coast with High Expectations
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
MARITIME
6) MBTA Commuter Boats to See Mobile Ticketing Come Fall
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/hingham/2012/07/quincy_hingham_hull_commuter_b.html
OTHER
7) ERTICO's iMobility Newsletter – August 2012
Link to newsletter:
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=39989eaf59&e=db383a35b9
8) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – August 2012
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2012/2012-008-Aug.pdf
9) Esri News for Transportation – Summer 2012
Link to newsletter:
http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/transportation-gis-trends/summer-2012.pdf
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Reporter Blocked from Photographing Brooklyn Construction Project
Workers say bollard removal outside rail terminal is Homeland Security project.
Link to story on WNYC Radio:
http://transportationnation.org/2012/08/01/ny-mtas-1-35-million-mistake/
RAILROADS
11) Amtrak Markets to Same-Sex Parents, Launches 'Ride with Pride' Website
Link to article on LGBTQ Nation:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) California DOT Traffic Sensors Broken Despite Costing Taxpayers Millions
Link to story on KTVU-TV:
http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/caltrans-traffic-sensors-special-report/nP8fN/
13) Traffic Updates to be Available via Mumbai Traffic Police Website
Link to article in The Times of India:
News Releases
1) Maryland Transit Administration's Interactive Maintenance Kiosks are Award Winners
4) CityJet Partners with MBM Records to Develop Music Channel
5) Narita International Airport Releases Smartphone App
6) Ford Sync to Provide On-Demand Allergy Forecasts
7) Iowa DOT Releases Driver's License Practice Test iPad App – Just Like Real Test
8) Embracing the Wider Connected Car Environment Key to Fulfilling the ITS Vision
Upcoming Events
Inland Port Logistics Conference – September 5-6 – Oak Brook, Illinois
http://jocevents.com/?section=ipl2012
Today in Transportation History
1922 **90th anniversary** Alexander Graham Bell died in at Beinn Bhreagh in Nova Scotia.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0303.html
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