Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Florida Airport Changes Name, Increases Business
Link to story on WFTV-TV:
http://www.wftv.com/countybycounty/22412815/detail.html
CAMERAS
2) We Don't Need Secret Surveillance Cameras
Unlike ordinary CCTV cameras, Britain's 10,500 automatic numberplate recognition cameras are placed in secret locations.
Link to commentary in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/feb/03/cctv-cameras-surveillance-police
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) ESA Puts Money Pen to Galileo Paper: Three Big Contracts
Link to article in GPS World:
OTHER
4) Toyota's Digital Disaster
In the Google era, how do you manage a product recall and a public-relations fiasco? Don't do what Toyota's done.
Link to article in Newsweek:
http://www.newsweek.com/id/232962
5) February Issue of Arizona DOT's TRANsend Newsletter
- Hazmat Matters: Department's Hazmat Technicians Protect Employees, Roads, and Environment (page 3)
- Winter's Worst Brings Out the Best in ADOT (page 5)
http://www.azdot.gov/CCPartnerships/TRANsend/PDF/February_2010.pdf
RAILROADS
6) Waybill Change Would List All Toxic Inhalation Hazard Rail Movements
Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety:
http://ohsonline.com/articles/2010/02/03/waybill-change-would-list-all-tih-rail-movements.aspx
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Anti-texting Law Tough to Enforce Against Drivers, Illinois Authorities Say
Link to article in The State Journal-Register:
TRANSIT
8) DC Metro's Safety Office was Unaware of Red Line Accident for More Than 30 Hours
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/02/AR2010020203678.html
9) Toronto Transit Launches Beta Online Trip Planner, Still has Bugs
Link to CTV News story:
10) BART Partners with Foursquare to Increase Ridership
Link to article in Governing:
http://now.eloqua.com/es.asp?s=1222&e=60472&elq=e9b64e7023604173bba706e546067600
11) RFID Data Reveals London's Polycentric Pattern of Commuting
Link to article in Technology Review:
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/24737/?nlid=2707&a=f
12) Design of Transit Signal Priority at Signalized Intersections with Queue Jumper Lanes
Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT12-4Zhou.pdf
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Road Data Processor GEWI Enters US Poised for Location Market Apps
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?p=45
14) Grand Canyon National Park Dynamic Message Sign/Highway Advisory Radio Pilot Deployment/Evaluation
Link to final report from the Western Transportation Institute:
http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W2106_Final_Report.pdf
15) Deploying Portable Advanced Traveler Information Systems: Redding Deployment Evaluation
Link to final report from the Western Transportation Institute:
http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W2025_Final_Report.pdf
News Releases
1) Iteris Announces Cutting-Edge Advanced Wide Dynamic Range Traffic Video Detection Camera
2) Houston TranStar Introduces iPhone App
3) Mentor Engineering's T-Box Annunciator Keeps Passengers Informed and Decreases Driver Distraction
4) Navteq Traffic Doubles In-Vehicle Use in North America in 2009
Solicitation
- Proposals - TRB/SHRP 2 Travel Reliability IDEA Program
http://www.trb.org/IDEAProgram/IDEAReliability.aspx
Upcoming Events
Asia Pacific Maritime 2010 – March 24-26 – Singapore
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** - The gunboat Ometepe bombarded the Nicaraguan city of Greytown.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9C04E0D61730E233A25756C0A9649C946196D6CF
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