Thursday, December 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

 
AVIATION
 
1) For Some Travelers Stranded in Airports, Relief is in 140 Characters
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/us/30airlines.html
 
2) How Airlines Managed Through the Blizzard
Link to article on TheStreet:
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10957402/1/how-airlines-managed-through-the-blizzard.html
 
OTHER
 
3) Snowpocalypse? Good Thing There’s an App for That
Link to article on All Things Digital:
http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/20101227/snowpocalypse-good-thing-that-theres-an-app-for-that/
 
PARKING
 
4) Coming Soon to Seattle: Parking Rates that Go Up at Busiest Times
Link to article in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013799522_parking30m.html
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
 
5) Ads Blast Texting and Driving
Link to article in The State:
http://www.thestate.com/2010/12/30/1624228/ads-blast-texting-and-driving.html
Link to news release from AAA Carolinas:
http://www.aaacarolinas.com/absolutenm/templates/releaseTemplate.aspx?articleid=9269
 
SAFETY / SECURITY
 
6) Ohio DOT Snow Plows May Switch to Green Light to Cut Crashes
Link to article in The Blade:
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101230/NEWS16/12290391
Link to news release:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/news/Pages/ODOTseeksGreenLanternHelptoProtectSnowplows.aspx
 
TRANSIT
 
7) Chicago Transit Authority to Test Train Tracker in January
Link to article in Crain’s Chicago Business:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20101230/NEWS10/101239992/cta-to-test-train-tracker-in-january
Link to news release from the CTA:
http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Month=&Year=&Category=2&ArticleId=2756
 
8) Technology Drives Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Link to article in the Delcan Herald:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/125103/technology-drives-bmtc.html
 
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
 
9) Estonian Highways Board Launches a New Information System for Drivers
Link to article in The Baltic Course:
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=35525
 
10) Vail, Colorado Police Strategize to Keep I-70 Open as Snow Piles Up
Link to story and video on KUSA-TV:
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=172403
 
11) Turning Traffic Nightmare Into Profitable Venture
Beijing company signs contract to provide traffic information services.
Link to article in Global Times:
http://business.globaltimes.cn/industries/2010-12/607067.html
Link to news release from China TransInfo:
http://goo.gl/PDKf8
 
12) Manila to Implement New Policy of Enforcing Traffic Violations Only Through Cameras
Link to article in BusinessWorld:
http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=23704
 
 
News Releases
1) FCC Considers Expanding Role of Travelers Information Stations to Broadcast Additional Public Safety and Other Information to the Public
2) New Ford Sync Destinations App Offers ‘On the Go’ Navigation; Predicts Best Departure Times
3) Global Consumer Telematics Penetration in New Cars to Reach 62%
 
 
Upcoming Events
Maritime and Navigation Risk Conference – March 30-31 – Montreal
http://www.passeportmaritime.com/en/events/mnrc2011
 
 
Today in Transportation History   
1940 **70th anniversary** The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, was dedicated.  It was the first freeway in the urban western United States.
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/sync/cpimages/file/Historic%20Arroyo%20Seco.pdf
 
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