[TCN] Wednesday, April 29, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Heat Scanners Give Cold Comfort During Flu Outbreak

Link to Reuters story:

http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1241011549.html

 

2) Feds Knew Air Force One Photo-Op Flyover Might Spark Panic in New York City – But Didn't Give a Hoot

Link to story in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/29/2009-04-29_feds_knew_flyover_might_spark_panic.html

 

3) New Zealand Airline Site Links Tourism Players

Link to story in The New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10569191

Link to Tourism Exchange New Zealand:  http://www.tourismexchange.co.nz/

 

4) Integrating Airport Information Systems

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10316

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Why is Governance of CCTV Technology an Issue?

Link to story on MetroVideoMonitor:

http://metrovideomonitor.com/resource_center/report_weekly_newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_11

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) Cheap Tolls May Worsen Traffic Jams in Japan

Link to story in The Japan Times:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090429n1.html

 

MARITIME

 

7) Coordination, Situational Awareness Key Processes at Europe's Largest Port

Link to story in Security Director News:

http://www.securitydirectornews.com/?p=article&id=sd200904J06upg

 

OTHER

 

8) £12 Million Rural Digital Research Boost

Funding will look at how technology can help improve issues such as transport and tourism.

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8022953.stm

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Trouble Brewing in Crimea…Over Traffic Signs

Organization protesting a decision to introduce bilingual traffic signs.

Link to story on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

http://www.rferl.org/content/Trouble_Brewing_In_Crimea__Over_Traffic_Signs_/1617723.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Texting While Driving Likely to Stay Legal in Florida

Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-texting-while-driving-legal-bn042809,0,6616773.story

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Florida's SunRail Uses YouTube to State Its Case

Link to story on Central Florida News 13:

http://www.cfnews13.com/Business/LocalBusinessHeadlines/2009/4/27/sunrail_uses_youtube_state_its_case.html

Link to YouTube videos:  http://www.youtube.com/user/SunRailer

 

 

News Releases

1) US Chief Technology Officer Nominee Aneesh Chopra to Moderate First CTO Roundtable at ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition

 

 

Upcoming Events

World Parking Symposium VII – June 28-July 1 – Breda, The Netherlands

http://www.worldparkingsymposium.ca/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70^th anniversary** - The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge opened, connecting the New York City boroughs of Queens and the Bronx.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/70th-birthday-of-the-bronx-whitestone-bridge/

 

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