Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, August 13, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Vancouver, British Columbia First to Link Cameras, FOD Radar
Link to story in Aviation Week:
2) When Will the FAA Give Drone Planes a Piece of the Sky?
Link to story in Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4327665.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
3) Tighter Cell Phone Laws Might Face Static
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203235.html
4) Airlines Set to Ask More of Passengers
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203000.html
5) Brain-Fitness Companies Applying Neuroscience to Make Safer Drivers
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009651875_driving13m.html
TRANSIT
6) New Jersey Rail Commuters to Get Real-Time Train Info
Link to AP story:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/transportation/NJ_rail_commuters_to_get_real-time_train_info_.html
Link to further information from NJ Transit:
http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CustomerNoticeTo&NoticeId=2167
7) Better Technology Can Boost Public Transit
Editorial calls for providing real-time information to bus riders.
Link to editorial in The Honolulu Advertiser:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) The How: Case Studies on How Regions are Advancing Planning for Operations
Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=571
9) Intelligent Transport: How Cities Can Improve Mobility
Link to study from IBM:
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-intelligent-transport-mobility.html
VEHICLES
10) Volvo Develops 'Intelligent' Prototypes to Cut Queue Accidents
Link to story in Truck & Bus Engineering:
http://www.sae.org/mags/TBE/6722
News Releases
1) Public Affairs Consultant Launches Transportation Blog
2) Navteq Reports Gender Differences in the Navigation Market
3) Trafficmaster and IBM Develop Solution for Smarter Driving
Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar: US Transportation System Scenarios to 2050 in a World Addressing Climate Change – August 13
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/977805225
Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - Volvo introduced the three-point safety belt, invented by Nils Bohlin.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10308226-48.html
1959 **50th anniversary** - Discoverer 5, a photo surveillance satellite, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-005A
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