[TCN] Monday, October 1, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, October 1, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Using Audio on Social Media

 

There's a good chance your organization is involved with social media.  For the most part, it's text or pictures used to share information with your followers on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.  I've been doing some interesting work with local non-profit groups to use short audio cuts on social media to promote events.  The idea is to keep the recordings brief so they can be listened to quickly on the desktop or on the go but to also write and read them in a breezy professional style that fits with social media.  One I just did for an event in my hometown had over 230 listens!  Give a listen at http://shouts.at/ED4 and notice how much info you can share in just 19-seconds.  The logo of the event is also included with the recording.  I can also share info on when and where the recording was played, how many were heard on a mobile device and how many were heard via Facebook. 

 

I think this has real potential for transportation organizations.  To demonstrate that I'm offering to record messages for your organization (commercial, government or non-profit) for FREE!  You have nothing to lose and you might just discover a unique way to help spread the word.  Please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net for more information.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Airlines Need to Take-Off, Not Face Lengthy Delays with Innovation

Link to commentary on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/10/01/news/airlines-need-to-take-off-not-face-lengthy-delays-with-innovation

 

2) Weaknesses in Program and Contract Management Contribute to ERAM Delays and Put Other NextGen Initiatives at Risk

Link to report from the US DOT Inspector General:

http://www.oig.dot.gov/node/5955

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) LightSquared Seeks Regulatory Approval for New Plan

Link to article in the Washington Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/morning_call/2012/10/lightsquared-seeks-regulatory-approval.html

 

OTHER

 

4) Indonesia Allocates $11.5 Million on Smart Transport System

Link to article in FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2012/oct/01/indonesia-allocates-us115-mil-smart-transport-syst/

 

5) India's Himachal Road Transport Corporation Gears Up for Smart Transport Network

Link to article in The Tribune:

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20121001/main6.htm

 

6) iMobility Newsletter – October 2012

Link to newsletter from ERTICO:

http://goo.gl/4j52x

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Distracted Driving Campaign in Rochester, New York Puts Focus on You

Link to article in the Democrat and Chronicle:

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120927/NEWS01/309270037

 

8) Introducing the Redesigned www.dot.gov, Your Online Gateway to American Transportation

Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/2012/10/redesigned-wwwdotgov-a-transportation-resource.html#.UGmB7NCXR3Y

 

RIDE-SHARING

 

9) Ride-Sharing Services Grow Popular in Europe

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/technology/ride-sharing-services-grow-popular-in-europe.html?pagewanted=all

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) MAP-21 Gives Teens a Voice in Traffic Safety Programming

Link to commentary in The Atom Tabloid:

http://njtoday.net/2012/09/30/driving-the-future-new-legislation-gives-teens-a-voice-in-traffic-safety-programming/

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Couple Transform Transit Maps into Wall Art

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/10/most-elegant-transit-maps-ever/3447/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Board of Supervisors Ponder Digital Signs in San Diego County Backcountry

Link to article in the North County Times:

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/region-supervisors-ponder-digital-signs-in-backcountry/article_19260d4f-18cb-5017-a1d0-9fe1ca33c2e8.html

 

 

News Releases

1) 49% of New Vehicles to Ship with Safety and Security Telematics by 2017 Globally

2) Greek eCall System in Final Stages of Creating Automatic Warning System

3) New York MTA Announces Digital Initiatives to Increase Transparency and Functionality

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: How to Use Environmentally-Hardened Network Devices to Build ITS Reliability – October 18

http://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=43945

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1942 **70^th anniversary** The Bell P-59 Airacoment, the US military's first jet-powered aircraft, made its first flight.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2215

 

1947 **65^th anniversary** The North American F-86 Sabre, a transonic jet fighter, made its first flight.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-86.htm

 

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