Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, May 2, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
Using Technology to Improve Transportation Customer Service and All Electronic Tolling and Beyond - May 7 - Boston
Under investment has put pressure on transportation providers to improve service. Fiscal pressures have limited the resources available to make those improvements. Technology offers the opportunity to leverage smaller investments by improving customer service, enhancing operating efficiencies, and increasing revenue. This conference will explore the potential of new technologies to make transportation work more efficiently, faster, and safer.
Speakers will include Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Rich Davey, Kirk Steudle, Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation and Pat Jones, Executive Director of IBTTA.
The conference is cosponsored by the Center for Strategic Studies (Northeastern University D'Amore-Kim School of Business, Professor Joseph M. Giglio, Ph.D.), and the Rappaport Center for Greater Boston, Harvard Kennedy School, Steve Pollack, Executive Director. Click here for more information.
AVIATION
1) FAA Plan to Terminate Airport Weather Observers Raises Travel Safety Concerns
Link to article in The Washington Post:
2) Malaysia Airports' Touch Campaign Recognized for Marketing Excellence
Link to article on The Moodie Report:
http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=6&doc_id=35086
CAMERAS
3) Police, Politicians Push Surveillance Post-Boston
Link to AP article:
ROADWAYS
4) North Carolina DOT Looks at Ramp Meters to Help Traffic Merge
Link to story on WRAL-TV:
http://www.wral.com/traffic/video/12401594/#/vid12401594
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Following Washington Trooper's Death, Officers Armed with More Info in Traffic Stops
Link to article in the Kitsap Sun:
6) US Aims to Track Foreigners Who Arrive, But Never Leave
Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:
http://www.npr.org/2013/05/01/180338462/u-s-aims-to-track-foreigners-who-arrive-but-never-leave
TRANSIT
7) African Bus Routes Redrawn Using Cellphone Data
Link to article in MIT Technology Review:
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/514211/african-bus-routes-redrawn-using-cell-phone-data/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) Chandigarh Police to Team with FM Stations for Traffic Alerts
Link to article in the Hindustan Times:
News Releases
1) New Report Helps States Better Engage Parents of Teen Drivers
2) Texas DOT Unveils First-in-Texas, High-Tech Warning System to Increase Work-Zone Safety
3) TomTom Traffic Launches in Russia
4) Amtrak Rolls Out Updated Exhibit Train
5) Delaware Launches Safety Campaign at Walkable, Bikeable Summit
6) Wilmington, Delaware Airport Debuts Twitter and Facebook Pages
Job Posting
- Transportation Specialist – FHWA Office of Transportation Management – Washington, DC
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/342748900
Upcoming Events
Bicycle Urbanism Symposium – June 19-22 – Seattle
http://www.be.washington.edu/bicycleurbanism/
Today in Transportation History
1918 **95th anniversary** General Motors bought the Chevrolet Motor Company.
http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20111020/happy-100th-birthday-chevrolet.html#slide4
1923 **90th anniversary** The Port of Wilmington, Delaware opened.
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