[TCN] Tuesday, July 7, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Tuesday, July 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) As Signals Fade for Flight 447's Data Recorders, Some Ask Why the Devices are on the Plane in the First Place

Link to story in BusinessWeek:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31724245/from/ET/

 

2) FAA's New NextGen Vector: Blue Sky Thinking; Blue Color Action

Link to story in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/07/07/329204/faas-new-nextgen-vector-blue-sky-thinking-blue-collar.html

 

CAMERAS

 

3) DC Police Chief Denounces 'Cowardly' iPhone Users Monitoring Speed Traps

Link to story in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Devices-that-warn-drivers-of-speed_-red-light-cameras-draw-police-ire-7930619-50074717.html 

 

MARITIME

 

4) Model Port Security Team in Peril

Link to story in The Post and Courier:

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jul/07/model_port_security_team_peril88377/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Group Seeks to Promote Enthusiasm for Amtrak Service in Rutland, Vermont

Link to story in the Rutland Herald:

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090707/NEWS01/907070385/1002/NEWS01

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) US Cities Rethink High-Tech Alert Systems

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-06-ealerts_N.htm

 

7) Public Safety Faces Collaboration Challenges in Pursuit of Broadband Stimulus Funds, Says Expert

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/699782

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Telematics Records Driver Behavior in Real-Time

Link to story in Automotive World:

http://www.automotiveworld.com/news/components/77394-uk-telematics-records-driver-behaviour-in-real-time

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Google Transit for Los Angeles Metro is Here (in Beta)

Link to story on KNBC-TV:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around_town/shopping/Google_Transit_for_Metro_is_Here__in_Beta__LA.html

 

10) Google China Posts Advertising on Buses and Subways

Link to SinoCast story:

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2407737/

 

11) Maps of New York Subway Platforms, Now on Your Mobile Phone

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/maps-of-subway-platforms-now-on-your-mobile-phone

 

12) Miami-Dade Creates Public Transit Alerts

Link to story in the South Florida Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/07/06/daily20.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) E-Traffic for Commonwealth Games Areas First: Indian Government

Link to story on Zee News:

http://www.zeenews.com/news545242.html

 

14) Congestion Ahead: New Jersey Needs Intelligent Traffic Management

Link to commentary in The Star-Ledger:

http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/07/congestion_ahead_new_jersey_ne.html

 

15) June/July Edition of Traffic Technology International Online

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd2c9caa

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS America Publishes White Paper on 'Delivering ITS Solutions Through TIGER Discretionary Grants'

2) Port Authority of NY & NJ Launches New PATH Web Site and PATH Twitter Account to Better Serve Its Million of Customers

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Program Opportunity Notice - Support Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Products, Systems, and Service - NYSERDA

http://www.nyserda.org/funding/1520pon.asp

 

 

Upcoming Events

FHWA Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Self Assessment Web Conference – July 30

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=17432

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1984 **25^th anniversary** - Amtrak's Montrealer derailed in Williston, Vermont.  Five died and 150 were injured.

http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/1987/R87_14_15.pdf

 

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