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House Bill Struggles for Support, Senate's is Mired with Amendments
by Leah Harnack - Thursday February 16, 2012
The Latest from the House: (The House Bill: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 ( H.R.7 )) In the House, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) is struggling to garner support for the House Transportation Bill. He said, "Look, I know some of you still have concerns about this plan. That's why I want you to have a chance to offer amendments, to have a full debate on the... -
The Funding Debates Continue and The White House Recognizes a Transit Industry Leader
- Wednesday February 15, 2012
The South West Transit Association (SWTA) Annual Meeting began this morning with a legislative roundup from each of the association's member states. After a state-by-state look, APTA President Michael Melaniphy gave us the latest up-to-the-minute update. As Melaniphy said, "If there is ever a seminal moment in this industry; this is it. We have never been under greater assault than at this...
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What Can We Learn from the UK'S Campaign for HSR?
by Kim Kaiser - Thursday February 9, 2012
According to James Bethell of the Campaign for High Speed Rail, the potential for high-speed rail to find success in the United Kingdom seemed bleak just a year ago. He made this point during a Webinar co-sponsored by the U.S. High Speed Rail Association. Together with Lucy James, Bethell presented how the campaign overcame considerable opposition to HSR in the UK, and how the successful... -
Digital Signage Strategies for Transit
by Jeff Collard - Tuesday December 13, 2011Digital communication comprises many methods that can work in concert with each other to meet a variety of goals. Mass transit systems by definition congregate large numbers of people within definable demographics into common spaces. This represents both a challenge and an opportunity for communications. Defining the right combination of technologies and channels to meet communication requirements...
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Why Sharing Information on Innovation is a Good Thing
by Jim Baker - Wednesday January 11, 20122012 starts off with the blitzkrieg of consumer technology that is the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Top of the bill this year is a slew of smart devices supporting 4G LTE, destined to be the wide area cellular network technology to replace all others. With Verizon and AT&T LTE already deployed in 190 markets and 26 markets respectively, Sprint is hurrying to upgrade its... -
All Aboard the Connected Train
by Jim Baker - Thursday June 16, 2011Last week saw the 6th annual Train Communications Systems conference held in London, where train operating companies (TOCs), integrators and vendors gathered to discuss the latest developments in wireless communications on passenger rail. Organized by rail consultants BWCS , the event has quickly become an important one, high profile enough to attract participants from all over the world...
