[TCN] Friday, January 23, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, January 23, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Bird-Detecting Radar to be Installed at Three New York City Area Airports

Link to Bloomberg News story:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aB.Zxez_hHEw&refer=us

 

2) FAA Off High-Risk List, but Most Others Remain

Link to story on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090122_5912.php

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09271.pdf

 

BUSES

 

3) Transport Bureau Plans to Adopt Korean Bus System in Macau

GPS and illegal parking monitoring system first to be tested.

Link to story in the Macau Daily Times:

http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22058&Itemid=28

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Visually Impaired on Right Path with GPS

Link to story and video in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6226051.html

 

OTHER

 

5) Call for Action Plan for Intelligent Transport Systems and Services in Ireland

Link to story in the Mayo Advertiser:

http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/7572

 

6) Rhode Island DOT Twitters, Blogs and More

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/594844

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Hacking Programmable Road Signs

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10149229-52.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

Link to information on I-Hacked:  http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/274/1/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) US Department of Homeland Security to 'Rethink' License Mandate

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-22-securelicense_N.htm

 

9) Text Messages Could be Used to Stop Stolen Cars

Link to story in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4316789/Text-messages-could-be-used-to-stop-stolen-cars.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Telematics Takes Hold in Agriculture

Link to story in Farmers Weekly:

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/23/113906/telematics-takes-hold-in-agriculture.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Toyota Motor Europe Launches aim: zero emissions Blog to Share Its Environmental Initiatives

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Transportation Specialist, GS-2101-13 / 14 – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=78806686

 

 

Upcoming Events

Communication Applications for the Transport Environment Workshop – February 11 – Durban, South Africa

http://www.itssa.org/files/events/2009/durban_workshop/2009_02_11_Comms_Program.pdf

 

 

Friday Bonus

No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23crapstone.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** - Fire destroyed the car barns of the Regina Municipal Railway, crippling transit service in the city.

http://www.regina.ca/Page361.aspx

 

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