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Selasa, 29 Desember 2009

[TCN] Tuesday, December 29, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


 

AVIATION

 

1) ADS-B 'Critical' Sites Begin Operating

Link to article in Avionics:

http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/topstories/ADS-B-Critical-Sites-Begin-Operating_65308.html

 

2) FAA Uses High-Tech Recruiting Tool

Link to story and video on KSAZ-TV:

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/money/job_news/faa_jobs_122809

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Red Light, Parking Tickets are Growing Revenue Source for New Orleans

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/12/red_light_parking_tickets_prov.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Growing Virginia Satellite Imaging Company has Global View

Link to article in the Loudoun Independent:

http://www.loudouni.com/business/2009-12-22/growing-loudoun-satellite-imaging-company-has-global-view

 

5) Mike Siegel, Rutgers Cartographer Puts New Jersey at Our Fingertips

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://blog.nj.com/iamnj/2009/12/mike_siegel_rutgers_cartograph.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) Transport Companies Ask for Delay in Slovakia's Electronic Toll System

Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:

http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/37518/10/transport_companies_ask_for_delay_in_electronic_toll_system.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Cell Phone GPS App Could Help Illegal Immigrants Cross Mexico-US Border

Link to article and video in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2009/12/cellphone-gps-app-could-help-undocumented-workers-cross-border/1

 

MARITIME

 

8) NOAA Tests Free 'BookletCharts' with Boaters

Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/story/1071942.html 

  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Tennessee Anti-drunken Driving Campaign for Latinos Gets Grant Extension

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091229/NEWS01/912290343/Anti-drunken+driving+campaign+for+Latinos+gets+grant+extension

 

10) Safety Campaign Spots Worrisome Traffic Trends

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/news/topstory/1229-operation-safe-driver-campaign/

Link to news release from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance:

http://www.cvsa.org/news/2009_press.aspx

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) New York City Street Fair Bureaucracy Goes Digital

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/street-fair-bureaucracy-goes-digital/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) New Call for Faster, More Thorough Airport Body Scans

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-28-airport-body-scan-machines-terror_N.htm

 

13) Confusion Fills Skies After Attempted Bombing

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Confusion-fills-skies-after-apf-3165802473.html?x=0&.v=2

 

14) US Government Launches Distracted Driving Web Site to Warn, Inform

Link to article in Motor Trend:

http://wot.motortrend.com/6604859/government/governent-launches-distracted-driving-web-site-to-warn-inform/index.html

Link to Distraction.gov: http://www.distraction.gov/

 

15) Police: Twitter Used to Avoid DUI Checkpoints

Link to McClatchy Newspapers article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010618380_twitterdui29.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

16) Automotive Aftermarket Shop of Tomorrow May Include Telematics

Link to article from Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Shop-of-Tomorrow-may-include-telematics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/649502?contextCategoryId=42271

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) New Rules Require Better Warnings of Traffic Delays

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-28-traffic-info_N.htm

 

18) Blizzard Overwhelms South Dakota 511 Hotline

Link to article in the Argus Leader:

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091229/NEWS/912290327/1001/news

 

VEHICLES

 

19) US Environmental Protection Agency Launches Emissions Simulator

Link to article in Environmental Leader:

http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/12/29/epa-launches-vehicle-emissions-simulator/

 

 

News Releases

1) Ford First to Enable iTunes Tagging with Launch of New HD Radio Capability in Its Lineup

2) Connecticut Governor Announces $6 Million for Work on Positive Train Control System for Metro-North

3) Durham, North Carolina Traffic Cameras to be Made Available Online and on Cable TV

4) Passur Launches National Network of Airport Condition Reporting

5) Ford Takes Pragmatic Approach to In-Car Wi-Fi and Internet Access

 

 

Upcoming Events

3rd Annual Transportation & Infrastructure Convention – March 10-12 – Washington, DC

http://www.transportationsummit.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History 

1939 **70th anniversary** - The Consolidated B-24 made its first flight.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2461

 

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Senin, 28 Desember 2009

[TCN] Monday, December 28, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Monday, December 28, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


Registration Opens for ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas

 

ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010 in Houston, Texas, will bring together a diverse community of transportation professionals, business leaders, elected officials, and federal and state public agency representatives for three days of thought leadership in the debate over the nation's transportation future.   We invite you to take this opportunity to make business connections, experience the most comprehensive exhibition of smart technologies, earn Professional Development Hours, and take home best practices from leading ITS professionals.  Special rates are available for public sector employees and first-time attendees.  To register, go to www.itsa.org/amregistration.html.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) US Officials Keeping New Air Security Strategy Intentionally Vague

Link to article from the International Herald Tribune:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/publication/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=33204

 

2) New, Terrifying, No-Electronics US Flight Security Rules?

Link to CNET News blog:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10422091-1.html

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Big Brother's Watching You...Undress

UK traffic camera pointed toward bedroom.

Link to article in The Sun:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2784654/Mum-CCTV-spied-on-bedroom.html 

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Golden Gate Tolls May Go Digital

Link to article in the San Francisco Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Golden-Gate-tolls-may-go-digital-80182482.html

 

OTHER

 

5) Arizona Lawmaker Wants Tax Info on Gas Pumps

Link to Capitol Media Services article:

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/148844

 

6) Judge Allows Public Access to New York City Transit-Related Hearings

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/judge-allows-public-access-to-transit-related-hearings/

 

7) Cities Embrace Mobile Apps, 'Gov 2.0'

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/28/government.web.apps/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) DC Transit Agency Often Slow to Act on Safety Recommendations

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/25/AR2009122501882.html 

 

9) Drink, Drive, Get Blasted on Twitter

Link to story and video on KIAH-TV:

http://www.39online.com/news/local/kiah-dwi-montgomery-story,0,6424023.story 

 

10) 2004 Tsunami Spurred Development of NOAA Warning System

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/12/28/tsunami-tech.aspx

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) 'Car IT Will be Adapted Soon in India'

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/Car-IT-will-be-adapted-soon-in-India/articleshow/5380139.cms

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Metrolink Looks to Track Down Federal Money for New Rail Safety System

Link to story and audio report on KPCC Radio:

http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/12/24/ptc-metrolink/

 

13) A Stated Preference Analysis of Real-Time Public Transit Stop Information

Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT12-3Caulfield.pdf

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Traffic Reports a Friendly, Informed Voice for Drivers

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/1960945,CST-NWS-ride28.article

 

 

News Releases

1) CamTran Offers Live Tracking of Buses

2) New Virgin Atlantic Initiative Connects Passengers to Share Airport Taxi Journeys

 

 

Upcoming Events

American Traffic Safety Services Association Annual Convention & Traffic Expo – February 14-18 – San Antonio, Texas

http://www.atssa.com/cs/atssa_2010_traffic_expo

 

 

Today in Transportation History  

1879 **130th anniversary** - The Tay Bridge Disaster took place when a rail bridge in Scotland collapsed.  Seventy-five people died.

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_TayInquiry1880.pdf

 

2009 – The Champlain Bridge, which connected West Addison, Vermont and Crown Point, New York, was demolished.

http://www.wcax.com/global/video.asp?clipId=4416474

 

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Jumat, 25 Desember 2009

[TCN] Friday, December 25, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, December 25, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


Merry Christmas

 

AVIATION

 

1) AMR Jet Had to Use Jamaica Runway Lacking Some Approach Lights

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2009-12-25/amr-jet-had-to-use-jamaica-runway-lacking-some-approach-lights.html

 

2) Clear Skies Ahead: Job with FAA Latest Comeback Step Since Losing Sight in Plane Crash

Link to article in the Salisbury Post:

http://www.salisburypost.com/News/122509-barry-hyde-feature-blind-pilot

 

3) Dulles Chaplin Walks Miles Helping Travelers, Airport Workers on Christmas Eve

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/24/AR2009122403092.html

Link to Washington Dulles International Airport Chapel:

http://www.airportchapels.com/wst_page4.html

 

4) 'Up in the Air': Making an Airport Ready for Its Close-Up

Link to Los Angeles Times Service article:

http://www.miamiherald.com/living/travel/just-in-travel-news/story/1394695.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Latest Issue of Tolltrans 

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/59040127#/59040127/1

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Blackbox Feature Will be Added to Korean Navigation Devices in 2010

Link to blog on CNET Asia:

http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/digihunter/post.htm?id=63015590

 

MARITIME

 

7) Pierce County Ferry Adds Web Capability

Link to article in The News Tribune:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/1006682.html

Link to Ferry Current Location site: http://matterhorn11.co.pierce.wa.us/Ferry/ferryOpenLayer.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Device Tracks Teens' Driving

Link to video report on KNBC-TV:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/tech/Device_Tracks_Teens__Driving_Los_Angeles.html

Link to tiwi Web site: http://www.tiwi.com/

 

TRANSIT

 

9) New York City Subway Countdown Clocks Pass the Test

Link to video report on WCBS-TV:

http://wcbstv.com/video/?id=136436

(Note: The voice you hear on the announcements is the editor of the TCN)

 

10) Ticket Misprint Turns Male Metra Riders Female

Link to article on Chicago Breaking News:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/12/metra-wageworks-monthly-passes-male-female-misprint.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

APWA Sustainability in Public Works Conference – June 8-10 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

http://sites.apwa.net/sustainability/2010/home.aspx

 

 

Friday Bonus

Transportation technology comes through again.

http://images.chron.com/apps/comics/images/2009/12/25/The_Other_Coast.471.g.gif

 

 

Today in Transportation History 

1959 **50th anniversary** - Michael P. Anderson, an astronaut who died during re-entry of the Space Shuttle Columbia, was born in Plattsburgh, New York.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/anderson.html

 

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Kamis, 24 Desember 2009

[TCN] Thursday, December 24, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Thursday, December 24, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


Merry Christmas

 

AVIATION

 

1) EC, FAA Move on SESAR, NextGen Cooperation

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/COOP122309.xml&headline=EC,%20FAA%20Move%20on%20SESAR,%20NextGen%20Cooperation

Link to additional information on SESAR:

http://www.sesarju.eu/

Link to additional information on NextGen:

http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/nextgen/

 

2) Instrument Approach Lets Santa Land in Bad Weather

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/thanks-to-instrument-approach-santa-can-land-in-bad-weather/

 

MARITIME

 

3) Bridge Clearance Technology Expected to Enhance Safety on Mississippi River

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/12/bridge_clearance_technology_ex.html

Link to Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System Web site:

http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports.html

 

OTHER

 

4) South Africa's Road Traffic Management Corp. Won't Bid for Web Site

Link to SAPA article:

http://www.news24.com/Content/SciTech/News/1132/68a17bfd2c9d4bbe9b9800482dcfa7b6/24-12-2009-06-30/RTMC_wont_bid_for_website

Link to Aarto site: http://www.aartoSA.co.za

 

RAILROADS

 

5) Eleven Calls Told of Glitches at North Carolina Train Crossing Where Fatal Crash Occurred

Link to article in The News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/255027.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Cheap Colorado DOT Device Clears Snow-Clogged Traffic Signals

Link to story on KMGH-TV:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/22049107/detail.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Another TSA Security Goof? Details of Air Marshal Guns

Link to ABC News story:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/tsa-security-cops-blast-release-handgun-information/story?id=9403793

Link to additional information from Sig Sauer:

http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=54&productid=183

 

8) Alberta Premier Says Law Prohibiting Texting and Cell Phone Use While Driving Not a Priority

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Alberta+urged+cells+roads/2365440/story.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Push the Blue Button to Follow Santa Via OnStar

Link to blog and video on Edmunds CarPool:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/12/push-the-blue-button-to-follow-santa-via-onstar.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Riders Wait - & 'See'

Text and audio information to be provided in New York subway stations.

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/riders_wait_see_OGWrti7HSshM8SiZ9bv9LM

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Israeli Firm Behind World's Most Advanced Traffic Information System

Link to article on The Media Line:

http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=27498

Link to Waze Web site: http://www.waze.com/

 

12) St. Louis Traffic Personality Don Miller Dead at 84

Link to story and video on KTVI-TV:

http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-don-miller-obit-122309,0,4892030.story

Link to additional information from KMOX Radio:

http://www.kmox.com/pages/5954567.php

 

13) ITS International November/December Issue Online

Link to magazine:

http://www.itsinternational-digital.com/

 

 

News Releases

1) OnStar Welcomes Its First Subscriber in China

 

 

Upcoming Events

Third International Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling – May 9-12 – Tempe, Arizona

http://itm2010.fulton.asu.edu/ocs/index.php/itm/itm2010/index

 

 

Today in Transportation History 

1979 **30th anniversary** - The first European Ariane rocket was launched.

http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Launchers_Home/SEMN2E67ESD_0.html

 

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Rabu, 23 Desember 2009

[TCN] Wednesday, December 23, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


 

AVIATION

 

1) Technicians Knew of Faulty Equipment that Caused Alaska Air Traffic Control Blackout

Link to story on KTUU-TV:

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11721145

 

2) FAA Looks to Technology to Train Air Controllers

Link to story and audio on NPR's Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121781791

 

BUSES

 

3) Intercity Bus Traffic Gets Boost from Portable Electronic Technology, New Survey Finds

Link to article in Busride Magazine:

http://www.busride.com/webexclusive.asp?N_ID=1018

Link to report from the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development:

http://las.depaul.edu/chaddick/docs/Docs/Chaddick_Institute_Survey_of_Technology_.pdf

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Global Nav System Shipments to Hit 1.1 Billion by 2014

Link to article in EE Times Asia:

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800593512_499488_NT_b949e59b.HTM

 

5) How Audi's A8 Exploits Google Earth

Link to Canadian Auto Press article:

http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=2371124

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Holland's Plan to Cut Traffic: A Tax on Every Kilometer Driven

Link to article in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1949156,00.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) New Airport T-Ray Screeners Could Save Time, Energy

Link to article on Discovery News:

http://news.discovery.com/tech/airport-security-screening-trays.html

 

8) Application Disables Smart Phones in Moving Cars

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-texting-block23-2009dec23,0,748558.story

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) The Future of Vehicle Apps Are – You Guessed It – On the iPhone

Link to article on Gizmondo Australia:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/12/the-future-of-vehicle-apps-areyou-guessed-iton-the-iphone/

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Chicago Transit Authority Expands Bus-Tracking Service to Cell Phones

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-cta-bus-tracker-23-dec23,0,3890765.story

 

11) Waiting for the Bus? There's an App for That

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20091219waiting_for_the_bus_theres_an_app_for_that/

 

12) Some Dread, Some Cheer Wireless BART Tube

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/22/MNB41B8420.DTL

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) West Virginia Takes Action in Turnpike Snowstorm

Link to article in The Charleston Gazette:

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200912220575

 

 

News Releases

1) Three Blinks and It's Off; New Ford Lane Change Technology Helps Ease Driver Pet Peeves

 

 

Upcoming Events

First International Conference in North America on Nanotechnology in Cement and Concrete – May 5-7 – Irvine, California

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=ac0d41f9-25b7-41ab-8027-3f608b6bb1f0

 

 

Today in Transportation History 

1939 **70th anniversary** - Anthony Fokker, a Dutch-American aircraft manufacturer, died.

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/Fokker/AP7.htm

 

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Selasa, 22 Desember 2009

[TCN] Tuesday, December 22, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Tallying the Storm Toll on Airlines and Travelers

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/12/21/tallying-the-storm-toll-on-airlines-and-travelers/

 

2) European Union Expects Civil Unmanned Air Vehicles to Use General Aviation Equipment

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/12/22/336387/european-union-expects-civil-unmanned-air-vehicles-to-use-general-aviation.html

 

OTHER

 

3) Applying Analysis Tools in Planning for Operations

Link to further information from US DOT:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=600

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) Efforts Lag at Making Highway Work Zones Safer

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/22/us/22workzone.html

 

5) District of Columbia DOT Twitter Use Keeps Department Ahead of Blizzard Cleanup

Link to story and audio on WFED Radio:

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=19&sid=1847276

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Texting Drivers are More Dangerous than Talkers

Link to article in Network World:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/122109-texting-drivers-crash-more.html

 

7) Ad Council, US DOT Launch Drunk Driving PSAs Targeting Women

Link to article in DMNews:

http://www.dmnews.com/ad-council-transportation-department-launch-drunk-driving-psas-targeting-women/article/160073/

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Wireless Now Available in BART's Transbay Tube

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/22/BAJ81B7VF1.DTL

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) A Social Snow Storm for DC-Area Transportation Agencies

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2009/12/a_social_snow_storm_for_transp.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Ford Uses Hollywood Motion-Capture Software Behind 'Avatar' to Improve Vehicle Designs

2) Los Angeles Metro Launches Official Facebook Page

3) Merced County Transit Launches New Web Site

4) XRoad Features Navteq Traffic in iPhone Navigation Application

5) China TransInfo Provides Real-Time Traffic Information Solutions Business Update

6) New Warning System Warns of Driver Drowsiness and Distraction

 

 

Upcoming Events

16th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment – May 5-7 – Limassol, Cyprus

http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/urban-transport-2010.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History 

1984 **25th anniversary** - Bernhard Goetz shot four youths on a New York City subway train. 

http://wcbstv.com/classic/Bernie.Goetz.Subway.2.232143.html

 

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Senin, 21 Desember 2009

[TCN] Monday, December 21, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Monday, December 21, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


Registration Opens for ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas

 

ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010 in Houston, Texas, will bring together a diverse community of transportation professionals, business leaders, elected officials, and federal and state public agency representatives for three days of thought leadership in the debate over the nation's transportation future.   We invite you to take this opportunity to make business connections, experience the most comprehensive exhibition of smart technologies, earn Professional Development Hours, and take home best practices from leading ITS professionals.  Special rates are available for public sector employees and first-time attendees.  To register, go to www.itsa.org/amregistration.html.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Airlines Eye 'Contact-Less' Travel

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iDzsrlQQD-uv9DJMJylV19RQWCTw

 

2) A Dream for an Airline and a Hotel Chain

American Airlines gets lots of positive screen-time in new movie.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/business/media/21adco.html?_r=1

Link to Up in the Air site: http://www.theupintheairmovie.com/

 

BICYCLES

 

3) Education Key to Reversing Trend in Bicycle Accidents

Link to article in the Pres-Telegram:

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_14033691

Link to BikeLongBeach.org: http://bikelongbeach.org/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) North Carolina Turnpike Authority Awards Electronic Toll System Contracts

Link to story on WRAL-TV:

http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/6651570/

 

5) Southern States do a U-turn on Toll Roads

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-21-toll-lanes-south_N.htm

 

6) New Toll Lanes Untangle Commutes

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-20-high-occupancy-toll-lanes_N.htm

 

MARITIME

 

7) Port Canaveral, Florida Moves Ahead on $9 Million Joint Port Intelligence and Operation Center Complex

Link to article in the Orlando Business Journal:

http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2009/12/21/story5.html?b=1261371600%5E2604491

 

8) Reservation System Eyed for Washington State Ferries

Link to story on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/79717787.html

 

OTHER

 

9) First Electronic Information Board Unveiled in Qatar

EIBs will be installed in busy pedestrian areas to provide instant information for residents and tourists.

Link to article in The Peninsula:

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=December2009&file=Local_News2009122151316.xml

 

10) Implementing Transportation Knowledge Networks

Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Implementing_Transportation_Knowledge_Networks_162700.aspx

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

11) Thousands of Road Safety Posters Lie Unused in South Africa

Link to article from the Weekend Argus:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=6&art_id=vn20091220082857983C761903 

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) New Jersey DOT's Lens Not Focused on Atlantic City

No camera views available online of Atlantic City or County.

Link to editorial in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/carla_linz/article_a12e12ba-ed77-11de-a8a0-001cc4c03286.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) Risky Roads – Traffic Experts have an Arsenal of Solutions

Link to article in the Press-Telegram:

http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_14033692

 

14) Encryption of Drone Feeds Won't Finish Until 2014, US Air Force Says

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121804281.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Pune 'Intelligent Transport System' to be Managed by Private Agency

Link to article in The Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-Intelligent-transport-system--to-be-managed-by-private-agency/556607

 

16) Big Brother to Watch KZN

Freeway management system coming to Durban.

Link to article in The Independent on Saturday:

http://www.independentonsaturday.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=vn20091219092113720C636567

 

17) Coordinated Technology Could Help Fight Gridlock in Reno

Link to article in the Reno Gazette-Journal:

http://www.rgj.com/article/20091219/NEWS/912190348/1321/news 

 

18) New Jersey Highway Signs Will Get More to Say

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/79782212.html

 

19) Monitoring Traffic at the Lincoln Tunnel from Inside the Tunnel

Link to article and video in The Star-Ledger:

http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/12/monitoring_traffic_at_the_linc.html

 

VEHICLES

 

20) Ford Cars to Become Wi-Fi Hot Spots

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10419548-94.html

Link to news release from Ford:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-SYNC-Goes-WiFi-Turning-prnews-3560719582.html?x=0&.v=1

 

21) With Improved Features, It's a Safer Driving World

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/somerville/2009/12/with_improved_features_its_a_s.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Vaisala Acquires Quixote Transportation Technologies, Inc.

 

 

Upcoming Events

The Location Business Summit – April 28-29 – Amsterdam

http://www.thewherebusiness.com/locationsummit/

 

 

Today in Transportation History  

1829 **180th anniversary** - The Carrollton Viaduct, the first masonary arch railroad bridge in the  US, was officially opened.  The bridge is still in use.

http://www.ce.jhu.edu/baltimorestructures/index.php?location=Carrollton%20Viaduct

 

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