[TCN] Wednesday, October 7, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Administrator Addresses Agency Communications with General Aviation Community

Link to article on The Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=b67454a4-d18c-4633-82eb-30c72b522fa2

 

CAMERAS

 

2) UK Conservatives Declare War on Speed Cameras

Link to Reuters article:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59545X20091006

 

OTHER

 

3) Self-Service Kiosks Boom

Link to article from The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/100609_kiosk_boom.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) Chattanooga Proposes New Driver Ed Program Funded with Revenue from Traffic Cameras

Link to story and video on WRCB-TV:

http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11269611

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Kentucky to Post Number of Road Deaths on Electronic Highway Signs

Link to article in The Courier-Journal:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091007/NEWS01/910070435/Signs+to+cite+road+deaths

 

6) Nearly Half of Lahore's Road Signs are Hidden by Ads

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/07-Oct-2009/Hidden-road-signs-blind-motorists

 

7) No Need to Change Road Sign Colors in Adirondacks

Link to editorial in The Post-Star:

http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/10/07/opinion/today/15340129.txt

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Will Airports Screen for Body Signals? Researchers Hope So

Link to story and video on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/security.screening/

Link to further information on Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Project from the US Department of Homeland Security:

http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9

 

9) Three Companies Bid to Revive Clear Airport Service

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizclear-airport-service-100709100709oct07,0,6999616.story

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Onboard Trucking Systems are Safe, Providers Say

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=22901

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Near-Collision? Long Island Rail Road Doesn't Have to Tell Authorities

Link to article in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/near-miss-lirr-doesn-t-have-to-tell-authorities-1.1505814

 

12) IBM Makes Deal with 3 Transit Agencies to Use Software to Manage Repairs

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkIjnV0iOKFx68pBPFNIKv4-G1PwD9B67BD80

 

13) New York City Transit Wait Times to Go Digital

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/transit_wait_times_to_go_digital_3Fh47K8O4RSCrCqEXHhe6K

 

 

News Releases

1) BART Offering Real-Time Information by Phone

2) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology

3) Federal Transit Administration Launches Bus Safety and Security Web Site for Small Urban and Rural Transit Agencies

4) US Transportation Secretary Announces Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program

5) Navteq Introduces First of Its Kind Animated 3D Visual Content for North America Map

6) The World's First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried Out in Changchun City, China

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Community & Government Affairs Specialist – North County Transit District – Oceanside, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10105

 -  Program Development Specialist – National Transit Institute – New Brunswick, New Jersey

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10061

 -  Information Technology Specialist – Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=83787233

 -  Senior Researcher-Funding and Finance – Texas Transportation Institute - Texas

http://apps.system.tamus.edu/jobsearch/JobDetails.aspx?JobID=7621

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: National ITS Architecture Update: New Features of the Latest Version of the National ITS Architecture (Version 6.1) – October 27

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091027_arch.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History 

1959 **50^th anniversary** - Luna 3 became the first spacecraft to take photos of the far side of the Moon.

http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/luna3/Luna3story.html

 

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