[TCN] Monday, May 18, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Monday, May 18, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join the International Road Federation (IRF) and learn about the latest international best practices in Pavement Preservation at a newly developed international seminar "Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets: Affordable, Safer, and Environmentally Friendly Pavement Preservation Practices"" August 4-7, 2009 Orlando, Fl. The workshop will focus on key issues such as the role of new materials and technologies for pavement preservation, new funding strategies and contracting models to sustain pavement preservation, and latest pavement management tools.

 

The seminar's approach is truly global, due to its cast of international speakers including experts from the World Bank Group, U.S. FHWA, Colas (France), University of Texas El Paso (USA), Nippo Corporation (Japan), FDOT, CECA ARKEMA (France) Rubber Pavements Association (USA), and the Shell (Netherlands). Register Today!

 

 

CAMERAS

 

1) Traffic Camera Ban Fails in Louisiana

Link to story on WAFB-TV:

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=10382118&nav=menu57_2

 

2) Seventeen Cameras to Monitor Shanghai Taxi Drivers

Link to story in the Shanghai Daily:

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200905/20090516/article_401016.htm

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) GPS Upgrade Behind Schedule and Over Budget

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10243477-42.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) Rest Stop Hellos Get a Goodbye from South Dakota

Nonprofit groups no longer can host events at interstate rest stops after officials with the state DOT decided they are too much hassle.

Link to story in the Argus Leader:

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090518/NEWS/905180330

 

5) Experimental Safety Sign Going Up on Wisconsin Highway

Link to story from KUWS Radio:

http://www.businessnorth.com/kuws.asp?RID=2936

 

6) Technology Could Stop Speeding and Crashes

Link to story in The Sunday Times:

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6294866.ece

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) TSA Improves Program to Check Airline Passengers Against Terrorist List

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090518_1856.php

 

8) Tennessee Enacts Texting-Behind-the-Wheel Law

Link to story in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090516/NEWS0201/905160328/1009/NEWS02/Tennessee+enacts+texting-behind-the-wheel+law

 

9) Indiana Teens Ready to Mute the Ban on Driving with Cell Phones

Link to story in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20090518/NEWS0501/905180345/1008/LOCAL19/Teens+ready+to+mute+the+ban+on+driving+with+cell+phones

 

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Former Dash Executive Raised $3 Million for Driver-Centric iPhone App

Link to story in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Former-Dash-exec-raised-$3M-for-driver-centric-iPhone-App_a1523.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Automakers Strive to Add Content Without Clutter

 

 

Upcoming Events

Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium 2009 – August 20-21 – Ames, Iowa

http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/events/midcon2009/index.htm

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1969 **40^th anniversary** - Apollo 10 was launched.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo10info.html

 

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