Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, June 22, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Road-Testing the New Mobile Boarding Passes
Link to Tribune Newspapers story:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-tc-trav-boarding-0609-0614jun21,0,5152088.story
CAMERAS
2) Real-Time Cameras to Monitor Bettendorf, Iowa Buses
Link to story in the Quad-City Times:
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_01e2f726-5ec9-11de-b53e-001cc4c002e0.html
3) Seattle Police Cruise for Meter Cheaters Using New Camera Technology
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009364600_parkingstory21.html
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Google Maps Heading to a College Near You
Link to AP story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12652197
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) New Jersey Bill Targets Drivers' Use of GPS Devices
Link to story in the Daily Record:
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090621/COMMUNITIES/906210333/1005
OTHER
6) EU Intelligent Transport Systems Plan Stalls
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2244603/eu-intelligent-transport
7) United Nations International Committee on GNSS Request Input on GNSS Interoperability
Link to further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/galileo/programme/doc/icg.pdf
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Minnesota Pushes Work from Home to Cut Traffic
Link to AP story:
http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10569003
Link to further information on eWorkPlace: http://www.eworkplace-mn.com
ROADWAYS
9) Illinois, Iowa Restrict I-80 Inspection Records
Link to story in the Quad-City Times:
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_3fa2fd46-5e0a-11de-952f-001cc4c03286.html
10) In Missouri, a Free Speech Fight Over a Highway Adoption
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/us/21highway.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Driver Distraction has Big Impact on Truck Crashes
Recent study says 100% of commercial vehicle crashes were due to driver distractions.
Link to story in Today's Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=21982
Link to news release from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute:
http://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDF/DrivingTipsWebsitePressRelease%203_10_09_spb_rh.pdf
12) New Zealand Texters Ignore Safety Message
Link to story in the Herald on Sunday:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10579732
TRANSIT
13) DC Metro Relaunching System to Provide Data on Next Bus's Arrival Time
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/20/AR2009062000970.html
14) London's Underground to 'Go Mobile'
Plans are in the works to install cell phone coverage across the British capital's transport system ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Link to story in BusinessWeek:
15) Dubai Metro Finalizes Passenger Evacuation Plan for Emergencies
Link to story in Gulf News:
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10324675.html
16) Advances in Fare Collection Technology Presented at APTA Rail Conference
Link to story in Passenger Transport:
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2009-06-22/22.html
17) Balancing New Technologies with Old Infrastructure
Link to story in Passenger Transport:
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2009-06-22/23.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) Pennsylvania Motorists to Get Help Navigating Roads Using '511'
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_630434.html
19) FIU Student Researchers Study Rush Hour
Link to AP story:
20) Intelligent Traffic Hits Wichita
Link to story and video on KAKE-TV:
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/48644052.html
21) Help for New Zealand's Worst Traffic Jams
Link to story in the Herald on Sunday:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10579731
22) New City Site Monitors Traffic Through Redmond, Washington
Link to story and video on KING-TV:
23) Review of Traffic Info, a Real-Time Traffic Monitoring App
Link to review on Know Your Mobile:
VEHICLES
24) Eight Big Ideas that Make Way for Tomorrow's Smarter Vehicles
Link to story in Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4322287.html
News Releases
1) Tele Atlas Leverages Community Input to Add New Roads and Location Content
3) Northrop Grumman Delivers First Demonstration Satellite for Space Tracking and Surveillance System
Upcoming Events
4th Annual Canada Maritime Conference – September 23-24 – Vancouver, British Columbia
http://legacy.joc.com/conferences/CMC/
Today in Transportation History
1984 **25th anniversary** - Virgin Atlantic made its first flight.
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