[TCN] Tuesday, March 10, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Official: FAA Shows Progress on NextGen

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/03/09/faa-nextgen.aspx

 

MARITIME

 

2) US Transportation Security Administration Says Most Port Workers Enrolled in ID Program

Link to story from CongressDaily:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090309_1529.php

 

3) Paid Cheerleaders: Does Royal Caribbean's Viral Campaign Cross the Line?

Link to story on ExpertCruiser:

http://expertcruiser.com/advice/paid-cheerleaders-does-royal-caribbeans-viral-campaign-cross-the-line/

 

OTHER

 

4) Graphic Content | Making Obama's Marks

A look at the logos designed for two economic recovery initiatives, including US DOT's TIGER program.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/graphic-content-making-obamas-marks/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Ohio DOT Defends Bridge Safety Amid E-Mails

Link to AP story:

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20090310/UPDATES01/90310003

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Iowa DOT Uses Lasers, Turbine to Count Traffic

Believed to be first permanent installation in the country.

Link to story on Radio Iowa:

http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=EBF71ABE-5056-B82A-377E827A534B933F

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) FEMA Request Comments on Alert Standard

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/03/09/fema-submits-emergency-alert-standard.aspx

Link to more information on IPAWS:  http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/

 

8) Claire Bailey, Arkansas Chief Technology Officer, Discusses State's Wireless Information Network

Link to interview in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/625962

 

TRANSIT

 

9) American Public Transportation Association Launches Public Transit Advocacy Campaign

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=19874

Link to Public Transportation Takes Us There:  http://www.publictransportation.org/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) New University of Massachusetts Amherst Transit Center

Facility will help drivers in Western Massachusetts know what road conditions are like before they head out.

Link to story and video report on WSHM-TV:

http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/40987437.html

 

VEHICLES

 

11) Have Smartphone, Can Travel

Our love of cell phones is spawning applications for driving that can be downloaded for little or no money.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/automobiles/08PHONE.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 

 

News Releases

1) Meet George and Gracie, the (Synthesized) Voices of BART

2) Lockheed Martin GPS III Team Progressing On-Schedule in Preliminary Design Review Stage

 

 

Upcoming Events

Arizona Transit Association Annual Spring Conference – April 26 – Tempe, Arizona

http://www.azta.org/about/event-detail/azta-annual-spring-conference/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1989 **20^th anniversary** - An Air Ontario flight crashed in Dryden, Ontario, killing 24 people.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i2BF1dastqG7DGZ_vA6SCDbaFQ8A

 

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