Wednesday, March 16, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Close to Operational Decision on En Route Automation Program

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://goo.gl/NDUb4

OTHER

2) School Buses Give Ads a Ride

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-03-16-schoolbusads16_ST_N.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

3) Managing Traffic Through Information Technology

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/managing-traffic-through-information-technology/articleshow/7724307.cms

4) TomTom Launches Traffic Site

Link to article on WebProNews:

http://www.webpronews.com/tomtom-launches-traffic-site-2011-03

VEHICLES

5) Ford Models to Come with Digital Radios by 2013

Link to article on autoevolution:

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-models-to-come-with-digital-radios-by-2013-32889.html

News Releases

1) Trafficmaster and BMW Announce a Two-Year Extension to the BMW Trackstar Program

Job Postings

–  Entry/Mid-Level Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Economists GS-0110-9/11/12 – RITA.VOLPE-2011-0053

–  Experienced Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Economist GS-0110-13 – RITA.VOLPE-2011-0052

Upcoming Events

Foundations of Dynamic Traffic Assignment Workshop – April 28 – Tallahassee, Floridahttp://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/dtaworkshop.htm

Today in Transportation History

1521 **490^th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan reached Guam anchoring his three boat fleet in Umatac Bay.

http://www.guam-online.com/history/history.htm#1stvoyage

1911 **100^th anniversary** John B. McDonald, a noted railroad builder, including the first New York City subway line, died.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ErDVeQNaLjsC&pg=PA391

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