[TCN] Thursday, December 25, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Thursday, December 25, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) San Francisco Airport to Feature Carbon Offset Kiosks

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/24/MNIR14PSQF.DTL&hw=carbon&sn=002&sc=772

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Traffic Camera Locations in China to be Made Public Under Draft Rule

Link to story in the Shanghai Daily:

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=385842&type=National

 

3) Duo's Web Site Reveals Locations of Arizona Cities' Traffic Cameras

Link to story in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2008/12/25/20081225biz-radarrover1225.html

Link to RadarRover:  http://www.radarrover.com

 

4) Santas Wrap Up Traffic Cameras in Tempe, Arizona

Link to story in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/12/23/20081223B1-talker1224.html

Link to YouTube video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUhWPte67Q

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Some Florida Drivers Use Express Lanes Without Paying Toll – But State Knows Who They are

Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flb95express1225sbdec25,0,5895114.story

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Russia Launches Rocket with Three New Satellites

Link to RIA Novosti story:

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081225/119169033.html

 

OTHER

 

7) Articles from Current Issue of FHWA's Public Roads

 -  The Quest for Zero Fatalities in Utah

http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/08nov/01.htm

 -  LTAP/TTAP: 25 Years of Service

http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/08nov/02.htm

 

 

Upcoming Events

New York International Auto Show – April 10-19 – New York City

http://www.autoshowny.com

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1968 **40^th anniversary** - Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth Injection maneuver. 

http://www.myspacemuseum.com/prof23.jpg

 

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