[TCN] Thursday, March 13, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, March 13, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) What Makes a Good Airport?

Signage one important element.

Link to story on BBC News Magazine:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7290432.stm

 

2) Airports Adopt Their Own Original Theme Songs

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2008-03-12-airport-theme-songs_N.htm

 

3) 'Appleton Airport' Ad Riles County Board

Officials upset with unofficial name change for Outagamie County Regional Airport.

Link to story in the Appleton Post-Crescent:

http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080313/APC0101/803130538/1979

 

MARITIME

 

4) Hong Kong to Streamline Ship Registration with Online Service

Link to story in the Macau Daily Times:

http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8298&Itemid=29

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) Red-Light Cameras Under Fire in Georgia Senate

Link to AP story:

http://www.macon.com/149/story/292727.html

Link to additional information on bill:

http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2007_08/sum/hb77.htm

 

6) What Exactly is Distracted Driving?

Illinois lawmakers attempt to nail down activities for proposed ban.

Link to story in The State Journal-Register:

http://www.sj-r.com/News/stories/26843.asp

 

7) English Signs Baffle Foreign Drivers in Australia

Link to story in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23369619-5001021,00.html

 

8) University of South Florida Professor in Red-Light Study Filed Suit in Rear-End Wreck

Link to story in The Tampa Tribune

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/mar/12/usf-professor-red-light-study-filed-suit-rear-end-/

 

SPACE

 

9) Does Space Need Air Traffic Control?

Link to story in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0314/p01s02-usgn.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Washington, DC Metro Rail Wireless System Would Allow Use of All Cell Phones

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203763.html  (may require free registration)

Link to news release from WMATA:

http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/story.cfm?ID=1750

 

11) Fare Collection Upgrades Good for Operators, Riders

Link to story in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511300

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) More Live Traffic Cameras for Philadelphia

Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20080313_More_live_traffic_cams_for_Philadelphia.html

 

13) Turn Left. No Right. I Mean Left

Getting from A to B on time is about to become as easy as ABC.

Link to story in The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10843094

 

VEHICLES

 

14) How Green Do You Drive?

Motorists volunteer to have habits monitored, be steered to environmentally friendly commute.

Link to story in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_8552358

 

 

News Releases

1) North American Commercial Vehicle Telematics Market Ripe with Growth Potential

2) Iteris Announces Introduction of Industry-First Lane Departure Warning Data Collection Product "Safety Direct" for the Heavy Truck Market

3) EDS and Continental Airlines Launch Next Generation Flight Operations Program

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Director of Planning and Special Services – Kansas City Area Transportation Authority – Kansas City, Missouri

http://www.transittalent.com/job_listing.cfm?jobid=1837

 -  Project Manager - Urban Design – VIA Metropolitan Transit – San Antonio, Texas

http://www.transittalent.com/job_listing.cfm?jobid=1672

 

 

Upcoming Events

4^th International Congress on Transport Research in Greece – May 27-31 – Athens

http://www.ictr2008.gr/EN/indexen.htm

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1928 **80^th anniversary** Eileen Vollick became the first female licensed pilot in Canada.

http://www.canadian99s.org/articles/p_vollick.htm

 

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