[TCN] Friday, May 2, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, May 2, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airline Using 'Paperless' Boarding Passes

Passes will display on cell phones, PDAs.

Link to story on WCVB-TV:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/16129290/detail.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Such Hubbub Over a Subway Map. Decades Later, Revisions

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/such-hubbub-over-a-subway-map-34-years-later-revisions/index.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Intention to Introduce Electronic Tolls in January 2009 Still Valid in Slovakia

Link to TASR story:

http://www.tasr.sk/30.axd?k=20080502TBB00520

 

MARITIME

 

4) Feds Say Vessel Traffic Service Could Not Have Prevented San Francisco Bay Accident

Link to AP story:

http://www.thelog.com/news/logNewsArticle.aspx?x=6714

 

OTHER

 

5) Personal Rapid Transit: Is This the Mode of the Future?

Link to article in Metro:

http://metro-magazine.epubxpress.com/wps/portal/metro/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3iLkCAPEzcPIwMDC0NTAyNT3yAjM6MQQ0dDI_1I_ShzXPJmzib6ISATM_UjjYxNTUHMAv1IMzP9guzEpCpHRUUAI4OG-Q!!/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) New York MTA Chairman Hopes to Improve Agency's Image

Link to story in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/05/02/2008-05-02_chairman_hopes_to_improve_mta_image.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Bush Administration Extends Deadline for Transportation Worker Secure ID Cards

Link to AP story:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39928&dcn=todaysnews

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Greening the Traffic Lights

Traffic signal preemption lets buses glide through cities, saving time and energy--and, perhaps, the atmosphere.

Link to story in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/technology/forbes/2008/0505/064.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Podcast: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TV Editor Talks with KDKA-TV Traffic Reporter Jim Lokay

They discuss where Lokay gets his traffic information and the value of Pennsylvania DOT cameras.

Link to podcast:

http://www.post-gazette.com/podcast/audio/20080429TunedIn.mp3

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS Alaska Launches Web Site

2) "Move Over" News Conference Scheduled May 19

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Highway Safety Specialist – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Washington, DC

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=71213100&AVSDM=2008%2D04%2D28+00%3A03%3A01&Logo=0&q=nhtsa&FedEmp=N&sort=rv&vw=d&ss=0&brd=3876&FedPub=Y&caller=/agency_search.asp&SUBMIT1.x=0&SUBMIT1.y=0

 

 

Upcoming Events

The Basics of Freight Transportation – May 14 – New York City

http://brwagenblast.googlepages.com/nymtcmeeting

 

 

Friday Bonus

Perhaps some of you are familiar with radio station WWV.  This US government service provides exact time information.  With privatization popular what might happen if a commercial broadcaster took over this outlet?

http://www.lownoiserecords.com/wwv_the_tick.html 

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1918 **90^th anniversary** - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company.

http://www.gm.com/corporate/about/history/

 

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