[TCN] Wednesday, May 7, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Tower Controllers to Blame for Fatal California Helicopter Crash, Judge Rules

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-torrance7-2008may07,0,3483774.story

 

2) Consumers Unhappy with American Airlines' PR

Link to story on Seeking Alpha:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/76095-consumers-unhappy-with-american-airlines-pr

 

3) Presidential Candidate McCain's Greeting at Aspen Airport May be Pulled During Race

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQ-8_7iUlD2ZBhFkorE01EQ4sGTwD90G9NSG0

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) EU's Sat-Nav Pioneer Calls Home

Giove-B, a test satellite for Europe's Galileo system, has sent its first navigation signals back to Earth.

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7388289.stm

 

MARITIME

 

5) US Coast Guard Checks Navigational Aids to Insure Mariners' Safety

Link to story and video report on WCSH-TV:

http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=86424

 

OTHER

 

6) May Issue of Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2008/05_2008/05_2008.htm

 

PARKING

 

7) Pay by Cell Test Running in Chicago

Link to story in Parking Today:

http://www.parkingtoday.com/pluscontent/May,%202008,%20pages%201-22.pdf  (page 14)

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Guides Get Riders On Board

Ambassadors take fear out of public transit in South Placer County, California.

Link to story in the Lincoln News Messenger:

http://www.lincolnnewsmessenger.com/detail/83325.html

Link to additional information on Transit Ambassador program:

http://www.roseville.ca.us/transportation/roseville_transit/transit_ambassador_program.asp

 

RAILROADS

 

9) American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Hands Out Marketing Awards

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16427

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) The Debate Over Digital Billboards: Can New Technology Inform Drivers Without Distracting Them?
Link to article from the ITE Journal:

http://www.aaafoundation.org/multimedia/index.cfm?button=article&?SMContentIndex=0&SMContentSet=0

 

11) US Government See Strong Demand for Border-Crossing Cards

Link to story in Washington Technology:

http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32662-1.html

 

12) Silver Alert Helps Rescue Lost Seniors

Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states.

Link to story on Stateline:

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=307412

 

13) High-Tech License-Plate Readers Help Cops, Worry Privacy Watchdogs

Link to CP story:

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5gN3v1ZpesVqhPwKUdyo5AtnKiA

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) Airbiquity Link Highlights Ford's Telematics Strategy

Link to story in Automotive Engineering International:

http://www.sae.org/automag/technewsletter/080506Tech/07.htm

 

15) Microsoft Moves Closer to Dominating Your Dashboard

Link to story on Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/microsoft-moves.html

 

TRANSIT

 

16) Ontario Transit Agencies Commit to Better Service for Blind

Link to story in The Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=515c138f-c356-4774-8d2b-3955c57c0690

Link to news release from the Ontario Human Rights Commission:

http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/resources/news/transitreport

Link to 'Report on Public Transit Stop Announcements in Ontario' from the OHRC:

http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/resources/discussion_consultation/transitreport

 

17) Transport for London Triumphs at Webby Awards

TfL's journey planner helped it win the People's Choice award for best government site.

Link to story in The Times:

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3881779.ece

Link to Transport for London site:  http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

18) 'Smart Car' Systems Could Help You Avoid Driving Nightmares

Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-smartcars0608may07,0,7768969.story

 

VEHICLES

 

19) A Super-Sensitive Vehicle Interior

Link to story in Automotive Engineering International:

http://www.sae.org/automag/technewsletter/080506Tech/13.htm

 

 

News Releases

1) Southwest Airlines Takes Corporate Blogging to the Next Level

2) Delhi Metro and Citibank Launch Co-Branded Transit Credit Card

3) Navigation Devices and Systems Will Generate Global Revenues of $62 Billion by 2012

4) ARINC Wins Centralized Electrification and Traffic Control System for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Operations

5) Red Alert System to Warn Ontarians – Alerts will be distributed to OnStar subscribers

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Senior Engineer – TransCore – New York City

http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=71573305&JobTitle=Senior+Engineer&q=transcore&rad=20&rad_units=miles&brd=1&cy=us&vw=b&AVSDM=2008-05-06+15%3a37%3a00&pg=1&seq=1

 

Upcoming Events

Transportation Research Board 2008 Summer Conference – June 15-18 – Baltimore, Maryland

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8577

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1998 **10^th anniversary** - Mercedes-Benz merged with Chrysler.

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/02/18/037603.html

 

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