[TCN] Friday, October 17, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, October 17, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Industry Slow to Adopt Warning System for Helicopters

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-16-crashwarning_N.htm

 

2) Cover Your Eyes: Not All Airlines Will Filter Wi-Fi

Link to story on MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27199289/

 

RAILROADS

 

3) Bush Signs Rail Safety and Amtrak Bill

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/bottleneck/2008/10/bush-signs-rail.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) California Mulls Ads on Road Alert Signs

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-16-highway-ads_N.htm

 

TRANSIT

 

5) Real-Time Updates Available for Public Transport in Singapore

Link to story on AsiaOne:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20081017-94456.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

6) Traffic Technology is All the Rage in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Link to story in Mass High Tech:

http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/10/13/weekly11-Traffic-technology-is-all-the-rage-in-Cambridge.html

 

 

News Releases

1) American Public Transportation Association Announces 2008 Adwheel Awards

2) FAA Expands Runway Status Lights Nationwide

3) Smart Card Alliance Paper Address Why Smart Cars are Secure

4) NTSB Praises Flight Recorder Enhancements; Notes Some Shortcomings in New FAA Rule

5) Dayton, Ohio Drivers to Receive Real-Time Traffic Information and Travel Times

6) FAA Launches New 'Lessons Learned' Safety Web Site

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Rural ITS Conference – August 23-27 – Seaside, Oregon

http://www.nritsconference.org/

 

 

Friday Bonus

I may be forced to put the TCN aside if this new job works out.  I think the video will explain it all.

http://tinyurl.com/443kac

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1956 – Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel into space, was born in Decatur, Alabama.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/jemison-mc.html

 

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