Category Archives: Communications

Advertising Transportation: Are all those customers worth much?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Thousands of people every day visit transportation department web sites. Ever wonder how much those eyeballs are worth? Transit agencies have dabbled in advertising to customers for years, but transportation departments rarely try to generate revenue from their online properties. … Continue reading →

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Iowa DOT: 100 years and counting

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

The interesting thing about transportation is that we have  being doing it a long time. The way that we have traveled has changed, but the fact is that whether it has been by foot, camel, train or rocket, we have … Continue reading →

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Selling Transportation: Big Challenge, Different Stories

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Many different organizations have tried to raise the general public awareness for the current state of the nation’s transportation infrastructure. In March, the American Society of Civil Engineers updated its infrastructure report card, giving the United States a D+ grade … Continue reading →

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Transportation As Symphony

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Regular readers know that I’m a big fan of video. This new clip from the Virginia Department of Transportation does a fantastic job of describing how new technology will help keep things in “tune” along the state’s Interstate 66.

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