[TCN] Wednesday, July 23, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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FREIGHT ACADEMY - An Immersion Program for Public Sector Transportation Professionals
Application Deadline is THIS Friday, July 25 - Scholarships Available!

The I-95 Corridor Coalition is excited to announce the first offering of the Freight Academy - a unique, week-long immersion program designed to efficiently train public sector agency staff involved in planning, operational, and/or management work that impact goods movement decisions, investments and interactions.  Participants will have opportunities to see and learn about the inner workings of the goods movements system, including marine terminals, the distribution centers of major corporations, air cargo operations, trucking operations, and rail operations.  The inaugural Academy program will be conducted at the Center for Advanced Infrastructure Training at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ from October 26 – 31, 2008.  The program is open to applicants from throughout North America.  Scholarships are available for applicants from I-95 Corridor Coalition member agencies.  The application deadline is July 25, 2008.  Non-scholarship program fees due September 26, 2008.  For more information and the application form please see: www.freightacademy.org.    

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Credit Card Fraud Investigation Targets Self-Service Kiosks at Toronto Airport

Link to story in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080723.RCREDIT23N/TPStory/National

 

2) Radar Expert Laments Media Apathy

Freedom of Information request showed Air Force tracking UFO in Texas but newspapers show little interest.

Link to story in the Herald Tribune:

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080722/BLOG32/690113654/0/BLOG12&title=Radar_expert_laments_media_apathy_

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Jakarta Traffic Management Center Accesses 150 City CCTV Cameras

Link to story in The Jakarta Post:

http://old.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20080723.C05&irec=4

 

MARITIME

 

4) Asia's Seaport Tech

IT is streamlining port operations in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Link to story in CIO Asia:

http://www.cio-asia.com/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=8663&pubid=5&issueid=140

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Web Site Claims to Help Drivers Avoid Speed Traps

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/23/AR2008072302411.html

Link to Njection:  http://njection.com

 

6) UAE Lifts Carpooling Ban – Creates Web Site to Register Riders

Link to story in Arab News:

http://www.arabnews.com/?page=24&section=0&article=112053&d=23&m=7&y=2008

Link to Sharekni:  http://www.sharekni.ae

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Photographers Detail Difficulties Shooting Washington Union Station

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/22/AR2008072202671.html

Link to news release from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

http://www.norton.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=829

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Telematics Connects with Consumers

Link to story from Automotive News:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-9995668-48.html

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Massachusetts Commuters Left in Dark Over Train Delays

Communications failure led to snafu.

Link to story in the Telegram & Gazette:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20080723/NEWS/807230354/1003/NEWS03

 

10) Real-Time Text Alerts Highlight of New York MTA Plan

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/nyregion/23text.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

 

11) Clever Help for Maryland Transit Riders

Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bay_environment/blog/2008/07/clever_help_for_transit_commut.html

 

12) Victorian Government Ad Blitz for the People, Says Transport Minister

Link to story in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/transport-ad-blitz-for-the-people-says-kosky-20080722-3jcn.html

 

13) Single Ticket Pilot Imminent in Gauteng Province, South Africa

Link to story on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2008/0807231038.asp?O=FPTOP&S=RFID%20and%20Barcodes&A=RFI

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Beijing's Plan to Fight Olympic Traffic

The Games will be a test for Beijing's fudong che, or "floating car" program, which uses taxi GPS data to give drivers the fastest routes.

Link to story in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jul2008/gb20080723_493294.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_global+business

 

15) There is No Silver Bullet - Accurate Traffic Information Requires Multiple Data Sources

Link to article in Directions Magazine:

http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2823&trv=1

 

 

News Releases

1) National Air Transportation Association Launches Hotline to Report Illegal Charters

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals - Various Services for SANDAG 511 Traveler Information System

Michael.Berman@icxt.com

 

 

Upcoming Events

North American Freight Flows Conference: Understanding Changes and Improving Data Sources – September 22-23 – Irvine, California

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=9d1f9b78-b729-4c8d-988b-eef1f34f730c

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1968 **40^th anniversary** - An El Al jet, on a flight from Rome to Lod, was hijacked to Algiers.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hijacked/peopleevents/p_crews.html

 

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