Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, November 9, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
CARTOGRAPHY
1) How New York's MTA Restored Service … to the Subway Map
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
MARITIME
2) Lack of Coordination Hampering Maritime Safety Efforts in South Africa
Link to article in Engineering News:
OTHER
3) Urban Mobility Day – Cities Meet Industry
Link to article from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/urban-mobility-day-cities-meet-industry/
4) Transport Technology Facility Opens in UK
Link to article in Plastics & Rubber Weekly:
http://www.prw.com/subscriber/headlines2.html?cat=1&id=1827
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/gP6t5
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) National SMS System Successful During Superstorm Sandy
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/National-SMS-System-Successful-During-Superstorm-Sandy.html
6) iPads Help Virginia Students Learn Dangers of Bad Driving Habits
Link to article in The Roanoke Times:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/316485
TRANSIT
7) California's MTC Considering Changes to FasTrak, Clipper Info-Storing Policies
Link to article in The Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2012/11/grip-clipper-card-rider-info-may-loosen
8) New York MTA Holds Video Conferences on Fare Hikes – In Empty Rooms
Link to article in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mta_no_show_down_1bRb3YPpW9cuwsCQZGqmyL
9) Illinois' RTA Launches goroo App
Link to article in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2012/11/Chicago-RTA-s-goroo-available-on-smartphones.aspx
10) Writer Pens Metra Travel Blog
Link to article in the Morris Daily Herald:
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/11/08/trainspotting/azana3p/
VEHICLES
11) Virginia Judge: DMV Can't Revoke Ethnically Offensive Tags
Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
http://hamptonroads.com/2012/11/judge-dmv-cant-revoke-ethnically-offensive-tags
12) Australian National Transport Commission Throws Support Behind Cooperative ITS Applications
Link to article in Australian Transport News:
http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/articleid/81735.aspx
News Releases
1) New York MTA Real-Time Bus Tracking Comes to the Bronx
2) Volvo's Remote Diagnostics Captures Customer Value Enhancement Award
3) Pennsylvania Governor Announces Two Programs Aimed at Saving Lives
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – City of Charlotte, North Carolina – CATS Origin-Destination Study
Upcoming Events
Talking Operations Webcast: Integrating Ridesharing with Transit - The Current State of Practice – November 28
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=845
Friday Bonus
Your job, promote a new movie and create a flight safety video passengers will watch.
Today in Transportation History
1887 **125th anniversary** The United States took possession of Pearl Harbor under a treaty with the Hawaiian Kingdom.
http://morganreport.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Reciprocity_Treaty_of_1875
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