Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, September 10, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) New Daytona Center Unveils Future Air Traffic Control Technology
Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:
2) Air Traffic Upgrade to Boost Jobs
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/09/air_traffic_upgrade_to_boost_jobs.php
CAMERAS
3) Port Richey, Florida's Police Chief Needs a Crash Course on Public Records
Link to editorial in the St. Petersburg Times:
OTHER
4) Kansas DOT's Computers Infected by Virus Through E-mail
Link to AP article:
http://www.fox4kc.com/news/sns-ap-ks--kdot-computervirus,0,6497511.story
5) How Mobile Devices Could Lead to More City Living
Link to article in The Atlantic:
PARKING
6) New Signs Tell Which Seattle Parking Garages Have Space
Link to article in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012854508_epark10m.html
ROADWAYS
7) Research in Motion Tries to Patent Billboards that Adjust to Roadside Traffic
Link to blog on Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/rim-tries-to-patent-billboards-that-adjust-to-roadside-traffic/
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Snooki Gets Scolded by US Secretary of Transportation, Newark Mayor for Tweeting in Traffic
Link to story on MTV:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647534/20100910/story.jhtml
TELEMATICS
9) Roadside Telematics Brings Profitable Reverse Retailing to Telematics
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?p=144
10) Vehicle-Monitoring Devices Could Reduce Crashes, and Price of Insurance
Link to blog in the Hartford Courant:
http://blogs.courant.com/connecticut_insurance/2010/09/vehiclemonitoring-devices-coul.html
TRANSIT
11) Ontario's Smart Transit Card Dumb Idea, Toronto Transit Commission Says
Link to article in the Toronto Sun:
http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/09/09/15298801.html
12) Los Angeles Metro's First Offering Isn't Great, but there are Transit Apps for LA
Link to blog on blogdowntown:
http://blogdowntown.com/2010/09/5639-metros-first-offering-isnt-great-but-there
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Winter Haven, Florida Traffic Tracked with New System
Link to article in The Ledger:
VEHICLES
14) Why Ford is Like Apple
Link to article on The Motley Fool:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/09/10/why-ford-is-like-apple.aspx
News Releases
2) Smart Phones Impact Automotive Infotainment
3) Free DC Metro Screen-Savers Added to Metro's Online Store
Solicitation
- Request for Information – Traffic Data Monitoring Procurement – California Center for Innovative Transportation
http://www.calccit.org/?page=news&id=25
Upcoming Events
International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference – October 23-27 – Orlando, Florida
http://www.theiacpconference.org/
Friday Bonus
AHEAD STOP
Today in Transportation History
1960 **50th anniversary** The first mass grounding of all civilian flights in the US and Canada took place as part of Operation Skyshield.
http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/FEATURE-Skyshield.html
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