[TCN] Friday, January 16, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, January 16, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) National Transportation Safety Board: Visibility a Key Factor in Medical Flight Crashes

Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6214272.html

Link to advisory from the NTSB:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090113b.html

 

OTHER

 

2) European Commission Video on Intelligent Transport Systems

Link to video:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/videos/transport/2008_10_its_en.htm

 

RAILROADS

 

3) Freight, Passenger-Rail Stakeholders Form Coalition to Deliver Unified Message

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=19378

Link to additional information from the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership:

http://www.transact.org/onerail/

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) Dutch Develop Road Pricing Plan

Link to story in Traffic Technology International:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=10159

Link to additional information from the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management:

http://www.verkeerenwaterstaat.nl/english/topics/mobility_and_accessibility/roadpricing/index.aspx

 

5) Georgia DOT's Highway Emergency Response Units May Carry Advertising

Link to story in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/01/19/story4.html?b=1232341200%5E1762382

 

6) University of Texas Begins Project to Test Safety of Bridges Using Wireless Monitoring and Inspection Systems

Link to story in the Austin Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/01/12/daily53.html

Link to news release from the University of Texas at Austin:

http://www.utexas.edu/research/news/story.php?src=opa&item=3559

 

7) Innovation Roundtable Explores Advanced Wireless Communication to Meet the US's Congestion Reduction and Safety Goals

Link to story in Horizons:

http://www.rita.dot.gov/publications/horizons/2008_11_12/html/innovation_roundtable.html

Link to additional information from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center:

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/coi/avins.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Wireless Network for Emergency Workers in New York State is Canceled

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/nyregion/16wireless.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Link to news release from the New York State Office for Technology:

http://www.oft.state.ny.us/News/PressRelease_SWNContract.htm

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Toronto Subway Riders Stay in Loop with E-Alerts

Link to story in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Transportation/article/571307

Link to news release from the Toronto Transit Commission:

http://www3.ttc.ca/News/TTC_e-Alert_subscription_service.jsp

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Dial 1333, for Transport Info in South Korea

Link to Arirang News story:

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200901/200901160032.html 

 

 

News Releases

1) Federal Railroad Administration Releases New Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Video for Truck Drivers  (scroll to third story)

2) A Strategic Milestone for the Modernization of Air Traffic Management in Europe

3) US DOT Signs Agreement with Washington State to Improve Efficiency Along the Border by Providing More Accurate and Reliable Information on Border Wait Times

4) Dr. Karlin Toner to Lead Interagency Coordination of NextGen Air Transportation System

5) Austrian Road Traffic Telematics Company Kapsch TrafficCom AG Acquires 20.47% of Norway's Q-Free ASA

 

 

Upcoming Events

South West Transit Association Annual Conference & Expo – February 8-10 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

http://swta.org/blog/?page_id=82

 

 

Friday Bonus

Here's a great way to make sure you get pulled aside for extra screening at the airport.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/metal_plates_send_message.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** - Ernest Shackleton's expedition found the magnetic South Pole.

http://indigo.ie/~jshack/ernest.html

 

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