[TCN] Friday, October 25, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, October 25, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Chief Vows Quick Action on Gadgets, Stall Training

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2013/10/24/faa-huerta/3178265/

 

2) Malaysia Government Says New Air Traffic Management Center Will Have Positive Impact on Aviation Industry

Link to Bernama article:

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=988442

 

MARITIME

 

3) Ferry-Tracking App Sets Sail in Jacksonville, Florida

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/local/Ferry-Tracking-App-Sets-Sail-in-Jacksonville-Fla.html

 

OTHER

 

4) Ray LaHood: America's Transportation Future is in Rail, Google Car, Mobility Labs

Link to article from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/10/24/lahood-americas-transportation-future-is-in-rail-google-car-mobility-labs/

 

5) Singapore, China Team to Develop Smart Cities

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=365C6644-9CC1-DD41-6757571A61A438A9

 

6) The Apps Changing South Africa's Transport Services

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24656027

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Panelists at AASHTO Annual Meeting Discuss Common Denominators for Successful Transportation Agency Public Engagement

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/102513PublicInvolvement.aspx

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Railroads and Indians Are Steamed at the FCC

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-24/fcc-plan-to-prevent-train-wrecks-jars-railroads-american-indians

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Kansas DOT Partners with Pittsburg State University on Road Lighting Project

Link to article in The Chanute Tribune:

http://www.chanute.com/news/article_7faa4620-3d07-11e3-8c73-001a4bcf6878.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Website Chronicles Harassment on British Columbia Public Transit

Link to article on Vancouver 24 hrs:

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2013/10/24/website-chronicles-harassment-on-public-transit

 

11) OneBusAway Demo Offers Best Transit Info Yet for DC Users

Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/10/25/onebusaway-demo-app-offers-best-transit-info-yet-for-dc-users/

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Where Does Radio Fit Into the Vehicle of the Future?

Link to article in Radio Ink:

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2715275&spid=24698

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Aerospace Engineer – RITA – Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/353796800

 -  Electronics Engineer – RITA – Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/353796900

 -  Mechanical Engineer – RITA – Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/353797800

 -  Computer Engineer – RITA – Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/353798300

 -  Operations Research Analyst – RITA – Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/353798800

 

 

Friday Bonus

It's not too unusual for a traffic cop to get bull while directing traffic, but not like this.

http://www.9news.com/news/sidetracks/361595/337/Bull-attacks-police-officer-directing-traffic

 

 

Upcoming Events

The Future of Air Transport – November 25-26 – London

http://marketforce.eu.com/events/transport-logistics/the-future-of-air-transport

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1983 **30^th anniversary** US and Caribbean allies invaded Grenada.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Grenada

 

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