[TCN] Friday, April 11, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, April 11, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Stranded Fliers Say Alerts Failed to Notify Them

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-04-10-cancel_N.htm

 

2) Flying Blind: Unions Say FAA Radars Could Fail

Link to story in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/infrastructure/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207100915

Link to news release from the Professional Air Safety Specialists:

http://www.newsmgr.com/publish/article_995.shtml

 

3) Houston Takes Over Southeast Texas Regional Airport Traffic Control

Link to story in The Enterprise:

http://www.southeasttexaslive.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19473808&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512588&rfi=6

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Anti-Crime Car Sat-Nav Warns Where Not to Park

Sanyo GPS includes data from Osaka police on theft hot-spots.

Link to story on TechRadar:

http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/satnav/anti-crime-car-satnav-warns-where-not-to-park-314822

Link to news release and photos from Sanyo:

http://www.sanyo.co.jp/koho/hypertext4/0804news-j/0408-1.html  (in Japanese)

 

MARITIME

 

5) High-Tech Sound Detectors to Warn Ships of Right Whales

Link to National Geographic News story:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080409-right-whales.html

 

OTHER

 

6) UK Motorist Proves that Traffic Camera Can Also Lie

Link to story in Gulf Times:

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=212312&version=1&template_id=38&parent_id=20

Link to further information from Jonathan Greatorex:

http://www.greatorex.org/lambethparking/original_case.htm

 

7) New Web Site Factors Transportation Costs Into Housing Affordability

Link to story in the Pittsburgh Business Times:

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/04/07/daily27.html

Link to Housing + Transportation Affordability Index:  http://htaindex.cnt.org/

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) How Bad is Your Commute? Videotape It

Northern Virginia transportation agency wants residents to record themselves on video, talking about how bad traffic and congestion are, and post it on YouTube.

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=600&sid=1384468

Link to Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's YouTube page:

http://www.youtube.com/NVTAmycommute

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) EU to Release Secret List of Items Banned from Carrying Onboard Airplanes

Link to story in the International Herald Tribune:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/10/business/checkin.php

 

TRANSIT

 

10) More Cities Offer Wi-Fi on Buses

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2008-04-10-wifi_N.htm

 

11) Chicago Transit Authority to Give Students Smart Cards

Link to story in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/889589,CST-NWS-cta11.article

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) A High-Tech Traffic Nightmare Inside a Building

Florida DOT traffic management building suffering structural problems.

Link to story on WFOR-TV:

http://cbs4.com/iteam/Sunguide.Traffic.Control.2.697073.html

 

13) New Systems from Inrix and Microsoft Help Drivers Avoid Traffic Jams

Link to IDG News Service story:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/144429/new_systems_help_drivers_avoid_traffic_jams.html

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Vehicle Cameras Record Accidents, Mishaps on Four Continents

Link to story and video on Voice of America:

http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-04-10-voa29.cfm

 

Upcoming Events

Traveler and Passenger Information Systems Workshop – May 30 – Tshwane, South Africa

http://www.itssa.org/files/tpi_draft_Programme.pdf

 

 

Friday Bonus

7 Crazy Transit Rides You Should Try Before You Die

http://ecoworldly.com/2008/02/07/7-unusual-public-transit-wonders-you-should-try-in-your-lifetime/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

2001 – The crew of a US spy plane is released by China after being held for ten days following a collision with a Chinese F-8 fighter jet.

http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/02/china.aircollision.03/

 

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