[TCN] Monday, February 16, 2009

 

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Monday, February 16, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Regional Managers – Imago North America

 

Imago North America (formerly ADDCO) is hiring Regional Managers to help grow its Fixed Dynamic Message Sign Business in the USA. Experienced transportation sales & business development individuals should submit resumes to jobs@addco.com.  Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced, professional global company.  For more information on Imago, please visit www.imagoscreens.com. 

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Airport Screening Unlikely to Stop Disease, Study Says

Link to CP story:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090215.wairportscreening0215/BNStory

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Traffic Camera Ban Considered in Mississippi

Link to story in the Hattiesburg American:

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20090216/NEWS01/902160328

 

MARITIME

 

3) Advising Flight 1549 Rescuers, from the Stevens Institute

Sensors monitor water conditions around New York City.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/nyregion/new-jersey/15planenj.html

 

OTHER

 

4) Cisco Proposes Blueprint for Intelligent Urbanization

Link to IDG News Service story:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/021209-cisco-proposes-blueprint-for-intelligent.html?hpg1=bn

Link to news release from Cisco:

http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2009/prod_021309b.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Finding the Way at Toronto's Sign Shop

Link to story and video in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Fixer/article/587630

 

TELEMATICS

 

6) Vehicle Tracking Leaders Calls for Telematics Standards Initiative

Link to story in Fleet Directory:

http://www.fleetdirectory.co.uk/fleet-news/index.php/2009/02/16/vehicle-tracking-leader-calls-for-telematics-standards-initiative/

 

TRANSIT

 

7) TriMet Embraces Open Source Technology

Link to story in Passenger Transport:

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2009-02-16/16.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

8) Detroit Area Sports Arena's Digital Traffic System Uses Michigan DOT, Police, Media, Others

Link to story in Crain's Detroit Business:

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090215/SUB01/302159987/1069  (free registration required)

 

9) Keeping an Eye on Temecula, California's Traffic

Link to story in The Californian:

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2009/02/15/news/californian/temecula/z4143617e3d4d9bcb88257552007a6859.txt

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Talking Cars Alert to Danger and May Avert Crashes

Link to story in The Courier-Mail:

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25060091-953,00.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Cisco Unveils 'Intelligent Urbanization' Vision for Bengaluru

2) Houston TranStar Includes Transit Information on Its Web Site

 

 

Upcoming Events

Street Design 2009 – April 21-23 – Birmingham, UK

http://www.streetdesignuk.com/index.cfm?do=home.welcome

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1804 **205^th anniversary** - The USS Philadelphia, a US Navy frigate, was set afire in Tripoli harbor after being held for a year by pirates.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/philad2.htm

 

Bernie's Notes

Today's TCN comes to you unusually early because I'm on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina to attend a funeral for a close friend.  Since I'll be traveling home tomorrow, Tuesday's edition may come later than normal.

 

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