Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Politics, Money Holding Up NextGen
Link to article in Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81660.html
2) Little Rock, Arkansas Airport to Explore Security Wait Times Using Bluetooth
Link to AP article:
http://www.katv.com/story/19641150/lr-airport-to-explore-wait-times-for-security
3) British Airways Claims to Have Invented Flight Check-In of the Future
Link to article on Tnooz:
4) Former Air Traffic Controller Enters Fashion World Using Aviation Charts
Link to article in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
http://www.caller.com/news/2012/sep/26/former-air-traffic-controller-enters-fashion-eye/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Program Tries to Get Minority Kids in US Buckled Up
Link to article in USA Today:
Link to abstract in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine:
http://ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(12)00388-1/abstract
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) New Jersey Transportation Chief Asks for Safety Program to Reduce Garden State Parkway Fatalities
Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:
TELEMATICS
7) Telematics, Apps and Making Connectivity Cool
Link to interview on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-telematics-apps-and-making-connectivity-cool
TRANSIT
8) BART Puts Early Earthquake Warning System to Use
Link to story on KABC-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=8824944
9) Public Transit Apps Bolstered by Missing iOS 6 Feature
Link to article on CNET News:
10) App Helps Navigate Transit in New Orleans
Link to article on NOLA Defender:
http://noladefender.com/content/nola-transit-app-ea6ses-rt7a-st8ress
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) For Second I-405 Closure, Less-Dire Traffic Message Goes Out
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carmageddon-message-20120926,0,5889081.story
12) New Traffic Center Due Soon in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Link to story on KOB Radio:
http://www.770kob.com/page/NEW_TRAFFIC_CENTER_DUE_SOON/2485
13) Radio to the Rescue in Lagos, Nigeria Gridlock
Link to AFP article:
14) Wireless: The Missing Piece of the Intelligent Transport Puzzle
Link to commentary in Forbes:
VEHICLES
15) Trouble with Your New Car's Tech? GM Tries to Help
Link to audio report on Marketwatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/trouble-with-your-new-cars-tech-gm-tries-to-help-2012-09-26
News Releases
2) Survey: 94% of Summer Travelers Want Airline Fee Information Available
Job Posting
- Traffic Management Specialist – Maricopa County – Phoenix, Arizona
- Executive Director – Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation – Greensboro, North Carolina
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=31720
- Project Manager – River Valley Metro Mass Transit District – Bourbonnais, Illinois
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=31718
Upcoming Events
2012 Committee for a Smart New Jersey Symposium – November 9 – Piscataway, New Jersey
Today in Transportation History
1982 **30th anniversary** The first driverless car made its debut. TV viewers were introduced to KITT on Knight Rider.
1997 **15th anniversary** A Garuda Indonesia flight en route to Medan, North Sumatra crashed killing all 234 people aboard the flight.
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