[TCN] Monday, January 12, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Monday, January 12, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA: Aging Controllers, Lax Rules Trouble Agency

Link to story and audio report on NPR's Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99189705

 

2) Air GPS

Newark Liberty Airport is set to be the first major airport to test new technology designed to cut flight delays.

Link to story and video report on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/video-search/m/21748470/air_gps.htm

 

3) Reducing Risk with Safety Management Systems

Link to story in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/Reducing-Risk-With-SMS-/1$24743

 

CAMERAS

 

4) El Mirage First Arizona City to OK Traffic Cameras at Rail Crossings

Link to story and video in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/2009/01/09/20090109gl-nwvredflex0109-ONL.html 

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) GPS to be Used in US Hours of Service Enforcement for Truckers

Link to story in Today's Trucking:

http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=21005

 

6) Interview with Bill Henry, CEO of Tele Atlas

Link to video in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Exclusive-interview-with-Bill-Henry,-CEO,-Tele-Atlas_a1263.html

 

MARITIME

 

7) Nova Scotia Ferries to Get Cameras

Link to story in The Chronicle Herald:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/9010209.html

 

8) Lack of VMS Code Slowed US Coast Guard

Commander says they couldn't access info that could have pinpointed doomed fishing boat.

Link to story in the Gloucester Daily Times:

http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_011232528.html?keyword=secondarystory

 

OTHER

 

9) January Issue of Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2009/2009-001-Jan.pdf

 

RAILROADS

 

10) Railroads Rely on Education, Engineering to Reduce Grade Crossing Accidents

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article.asp?id=19326

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) Signs of the Times

Waterloo, Iowa installs larger signs for aging motorists.

Link to story in the Courier:

http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/01/09/news/local/10911995.txt 

 

12) Metro Manila Development Authority Chair Defends Use of the Color Pink on Signs and Infrastructure

Link to Philippines News Agency story:

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=11&rid=180156

 

13) California Lawmakers Propose Moratorium on Digital Billboards

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-billboards10-2009jan10,0,3026280.story

 

14) Road Pricing in The Netherlands

Link to story from ERTICO – ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/partner_news_road_pricing_in_the_netherlands.htm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) Could Drivers Face Total Cell Phone Bans?

Group launches campaign to persuade businesses and states to enact ban.

Link to ABC News story:

http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6624316&page=1

 

16) Visitors to US Required to Register Online

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10140697-38.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

 

TRANSIT

 

17) Chicago Transit Authority Tests Digital Screens Showing Arrival Times

Link to story on WBEZ Radio:

http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=31319

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

18) Glitches in Wisconsin Phone System for Road Conditions Being Fixed

Link to story in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/37372849.html

 

19) Signage Part of $6 Million Project to Inform Kansas Drivers

Link to story in The Capital-Journal:

http://cjonline.com/stories/011009/kan_375785821.shtml

 

20) Miscommunication Blamed for Inauguration Rehearsal Snafu

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?sid=1570283&nid=25

 

VEHICLES

 

21) HD Radio Picks Up Carmakers; Will Listeners Follow?

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/01/hd_radio_picks_up_car_makers_w.html

 

22) Slideshow: Car Tech at CES

Link to photos in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/156856/slideshow_car_tech_at_ces.html/

 

 

News Releases

1) Open Software the Only Way Forward for the Automotive Industry

2) BMW Assist Extends Automatic Collision Notification to Include 'Risk of Severe Injury' Algorithm

3) ATX Launches Enhanced Automatic Collision Notification for BMW

4) Cobra Electronics Introduces AURA Camera and Driving Hazard Database

5) 3M Sign Grant Program Helps Municipalities Meet Federal Transportation Mandate

 

 

Upcoming Events

American Society of Highway Engineers 2009 National Conference – June 3-7 – Atlanta

http://www.highwayengineers.org/2009NationalConference/home.php

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75^th anniversary** - A mass flight of six Consolidated P2Y-1 seaplanes from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor was completed by the US Navy.

http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/aviation-photos/1930-1939/mass-navy-flight-1934

 

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