Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, May 17, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) FAA Rule Grounds Ohio DOT's $1.29 Million Camera, $1.72 Million Photograph Plane
Link to article in the Dayton Daily News:
2) Australia to Merge Military and Civilian Air Traffic Control
Link to article on OfficialWire:
http://www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=144935&catid=816
3) Is This the Airport of the Future?
German engineers erect sprawling lab to hatch airport and travel solutions.
Link to ABC News story and video:
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/siemens-dreams-airport-future-germany/story?id=10629236
BICYCLES
4) Better Bikeways: Guerilla Improvements and DIY Signage
Link to blog in Good:
http://www.good.is/post/better-bikeways-guerrilla-improvements-and-diy-signage/
CAMERAS
5) Traffic Camera Company Embeds Former Spokesman at Arizona Republic
Link to commentary on theNewspaper.com:
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/31/3142.asp
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) US Air Force Working Through GPS Receiver Problems
Link to article in Space News:
http://SpaceNews.com/military/100507-afw-gps-problems.html
PARKING
7) Parking Attendants Trained to Watch for Terrorists
Link to AP article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100514/ap_on_bi_ge/us_parking_lots_terrorism
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Illinois DOT Engineer Seeks Uncommon Common Ground on Projects
Link to article in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=381034
RAILROADS
9) Sun Glare Delays New EU Train System
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/8687851.stm
10) BNSF Boots Up Redesigned Web Site
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=23318
ROADWAYS
11) Smart Track: How High-Tech Highways Will Take You Where You're Going
Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:
12) Crime and Traffic Safety Data Help Public Agencies Reduce Serious Crashes and Crimes
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/762623
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) New York Pols, Straphangers Rage Over 910 Nonworking Subway Cameras
Link to article in the Daily News:
14) US Customs' Commercial Operations Advisory Committee Urges Standardizing Air Cargo IDs
Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:
http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/coac-urges-standardizing-air-cargo-ids
15) Highly Graphic Texting-While-Driving Ad Comes to US
Link to article in The Hollywood Reporter:
TRANSIT
16) DC NextBus Accuracy Falling Below Target Goals, Past Measures
Link to article in The Examiner:
17) New York Student Creates Web Site to Shame Subway Riders Into Changing Poor Train Etiquette
Link to article in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/05/16/2010-05-16_smile_youre_on_site_for_rude_riders.html
News Releases
2) New Missouri DOT Newsroom a Powerful Communication Tool
3) Beat the Traffic Earns New Patent for Average Speed Predictions
Upcoming Events
ITS-NY Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition – June 10-11 – Saratoga Springs, New York
http://www.its-ny.org/pdf/AnnMtg10AnnouncFULL3-2-10.pdf
Today in Transportation History
1970 **40th anniversary** Thor Heyerdahl left Morocco on the Ra II, a papyrus boat, for a journey to Barbados.
http://www.kon-tiki.no/E-Exp_RA-2.php
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