Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) International Airports in Pakistan to Offer Wi-Fi
Link to article in The Express Tribune:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/690145/on-the-go-international-airports-in-pakistan-to-offer-wi-fi/
MARITIME
2) Connecticut DOT Tweets By Mistake that Ferry Sank
Link to article in the Connecticut Post:
http://blog.ctnews.com/traffic/2014/04/02/oops-dot-tweets-by-mistake-that-ferry-sank/
3) Maritime Advisory Committee Helps US DOT Solve Freight Challenges
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
http://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/marine-transportation-system-important-piece-freight-puzzle
OTHER
4) Parsons Expands Its Footprint with Delcan Acquisition
Link to article on The Construction Index:
Link to news release
ROADWAYS
5) In Buildup to Tokyo Olympics, Traffic Signs Becoming Easier to Read
Link to article in The Asahi Shimbun:
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201404020035
6) Highway Signs a Hot Button Issue in Maine
Link to story from NECN:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) App Prototype Provides Wrong-Direction Alert
Link to article in automotiveIT International:
http://www.automotiveit.com/app-prototype-provides-wrong-direction-alert/news/id-009173
TRANSIT
8) Transit Train and Bus Schedule App Gets an iOS 7 Makeover
Link to article on 148Apps:
http://www.148apps.com/news/transit-train-bus-schedule-app-ios-7-makeover/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Delivery of Real-Time I-91 Travel Info Network in Massachusetts in Slow Lane
Link to article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette:
http://www.gazettenet.com/home/11397331-95/delivery-of-real-time-i-91-travel-info-network-in-the-slow-lane (registration required)
VEHICLES
10) Telefónica to Connect European Tesla Cars to Internet
Link to article in the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b51af55e-b9ab-11e3-957a-00144feabdc0.html
11) Kiss Mirrors, Keys and a Cost-Based GM Culture Good-Bye
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
News Releases
2) Distracted Driving Crashes on the Rise in Texas – TxDOT Launches Talk, Text, Crash Campaign
3) FAA Dedicates New Houston Air-Traffic Control Facility
Job Posting
- Program Manager (Deputy Associate Administrator) – Federal Transit Administration – Washington, DC
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/365992100
Upcoming Events
MIT Summer Short Courses – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Discrete Choice Analysis – June 16-20
http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses/discrete_choice_analysis.html
Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks – July 28-August 1
http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses/simulation_transportation.html
Today in Transportation History
1954 **60th anniversary** Hoyt Vandenberg, the second Chief of Staff for the US Air Force and the second Director of Central Intelligence, died in Washington, DC.
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