Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, April 2, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Planners Size Up Workforce Demands with New Air Traffic Control System
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100402_4134.php
2) March 2010 Issue of The Front Online
Link to newsletter from the National Weather Service:
http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/front/10mar-front.pdf
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) Japanese Government to Ax Mileage Discount for ETC-Equipped Cars
Link to article in The Daily Yomiuri:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T100402002930.htm
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Singapore Company Charting Their Way in Business
Link to article from The Strait Times:
http://business.asiaone.com/Business/SME%2BCentral/Prime%2BMovers/Story/A1Story20100331-207734.html
ROADWAYS
5) A Bridge to Fame in Boise, Honest
Major project includes a kiosk at the airport, online videos and a Facebook page.
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/us/31boise.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) US Revamps Screening of Passengers
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303395904575158252343020226.htm
7) Mass Transportation Security Mess: Report Details Chilling Inefficiencies
Link to ABC News story and video:
Link to report from the US Department of Homeland Security Inspector General:
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_10-68_Mar10.pdf
8) LaHood Targets Ford's Sync Ad for Distracted Driving
Link to blog in U.S. News & World Report:
TELEMATICS
9) UPS Turns Data Analysis Into Big Savings
Link to CNET News article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20001576-52.html
TRANSIT
10) 'Does God Care if I'm Gay?' Ads Pulled from Toronto Transit
Link to article in the Toronto Sun:
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/788900--does-god-care-if-i-m-gay-ads-pulled-from-ttc?bn=1
11) SEPTA Bus Shelters Getting a Makeover
Plans to eventually include real-time arrival information at all shelters.
Link to story on KYW Radio:
http://www.kyw1060.com/Septa-s-Phila--Bus-Shelters-Getting-a-Makeover/6715271
12) Using Social Media to Make Transit Fun
Link to blog on PlanningPool:
http://planningpool.com/2010/03/tech/social-media-transit-fun/
VEHICLES
13) New Rule Would Require Electronic Recorders in Some Commercial Trucks
Link to article in the Lexington Herald-Leader:
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/04/02/1207785/new-rule-would-require-electronic.html
14) Motorcycle Study Suggest Safety Courses Don't Reduce Crashes
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
15) Cars to Turn Into Mobile Wi-Fi Spots to Connect to Facebook, Twitter
Link to article from The Daily Telegraph:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Community Transportation Expo – May 23-28 – Long Beach, California
Friday Bonus
If you want the Easter Bunny to stop at your house, make sure you stop for him first.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2010/04/01/publicsafety/gnp-sting040110.txt
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** Hubert Le Blon, a French aviator and noted automobilist, became the sixth person to die in an airplane crash.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9904E6D71430E233A25750C0A9629C946196D6CF
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