[TCN] Tuesday, March 4, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Join IBTTA at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas – Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 30-April 1, 2008

IBTTA and experts from 20 countries will gather in Buenos Aires to examine an array of institutional models that are now being used to successfully finance and develop both urban and interurban roads. Hosted by AUSA and Associación Argentina de Carreteras, this will be a unique forum for the private and public sectors, as agencies and companies from the Americas and Europe gather to exchange ideas and discuss how to best reduce congestion and improve the flow of goods and people. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) A Virtual Travel Agent with All the Answers

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/business/04road.html?ex=1362373200&en=d0ed389e64926a03&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Link to Ask Jenn:  http://activeagent.alaskaair.com/alaskawebui/Agent.aspx

 

2) Branson's Online Charter Plane Service Launches

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=bransons-online-charter-p

Link to Virgin Charter:  https://www.virgincharter.com/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Satellite Navigation to Help at Olympics

Link to AP story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_on_re_as/beijing_transportation

 

TELEMATICS

 

4) Study Shows Drivers Want Assistance, But Don't Want to Lose Control

Link to story in Motor Age:

http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/Study-shows-drivers-want-assistance-but-dont-want-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/499838?contextCategoryId=43145

Link to news release from Harris Interactive:

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=1283

 

TRANSIT

 

5) Privacy Czar Okays Toronto Transit Cameras

But commissioner puts limits on storage and use of images.

Link to story in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/308892

Link to further information from the Information and Privacy Commissioner/Ontario:

http://www.ipc.on.ca/index.asp?navid=55&fid1=737

 

6) Hacker Costly for California Transit Agency

Link to story in the Marin Independent Journal:
http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_8444654

Link to Transportation Authority of Marin site:  http://www.tam.ca.gov/

 

7) Overly Chatty VRE, Metro Announcements Jangle the Nerves

Link to story in The Free Lance-Star:

http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/022008/02242008/357571

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

8) Australian Firm Seeks to Cash In on Indian Market for Traffic Information

Link to story on livemint:

http://www.livemint.com/2008/03/05000407/Australian-firm-seeks-to-cash.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Econolite and Uniloc Partner to Bring Unmatched Infrastructure Security to Advanced Traffic Control Networks with Launch of StrongPoint

2) CITE and FHWA Introduce New Blended Course: Principles and Tools of Road Weather Management

3) Oregon Public Safety Exercise Shows Value of Interoperable Communications in a Disaster

4) Utah State University Buses Can Now be Tracked Online

5) TomTom Unveils New High Definition Traffic Receiver

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Information and Comment - Development and Application of Crash Warning Interface Metrics - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

http://frwebgate3.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi?WAISdocID=6706437125+0+0+0&WAISaction=retrieve

 

 

Upcoming Events

New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Annual Meeting – March 13 – New York City

http://www.nymtc.org/mainpage/March%2013%20documents/meetingNOTICE031308.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1394 – Henry the Navigator, an early proponent of Portuguese exploration, was born in Oporto, Portugal.

http://www.thornr.demon.co.uk/kchrist/phenry.html 

 

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