[TCN] Monday, October 4, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, October 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Undersold Ad Space Undercuts Atlanta's Airport

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/business/ajc-investigation-undersold-ad-653664.html

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Stop Sign Cameras Catch California Drivers Off Guard

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g6D64gik2o96hMXuBpzAOn3ZbdkQD9IK1IOG0?docId=D9IK1IOG0

 

3) If You're on an Abu Dhabi Street, You're on Camera

Hundreds of advanced security cameras deployed in a fresh bid to curb reckless driving.

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/if-you-re-on-an-abu-dhabi-street-you-re-on-camera-2010-10-04-1.298949

 

4) AccessKenya Launches Traffic Cameras

Link to story on Capital FM:

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/Kenyabusiness/AccessKenya-launches-traffic-cameras-4767.html

Link to cameras: http://www.home.co.ke/index.php/traffic-cameras

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Toll Transponder Discounts Not 'Discriminatory' – US Court of Appeals 3^rd Circuit

Link to article in TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4922

 

6) RFID Puts Salt Lake City Drivers in the Fast Lane

Link to article in the RFID Journal:

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/7907/1/1/

 

OTHER

 

7) State DOTs: A Word from Our Sponsor

Link to story on Fox News:

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/04/state-dots-a-word-from-our-sponsor/

 

8) The Magic of TaxiMagic

App allows you to call for a cab and track its arrival.

Link to transcript and video report on PBS's Nightly Business Report:

http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/onair/transcripts/the_magic_of_taximagic_100928/

 

9) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-010-Oct.pdf

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) Washington State DOT Wins National Award for North Cascades Highway E-newsletter

Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/10/04/1647773/wsdot-wins-national-award-for.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) More Cities Turn to Solar Power for Traffic Signs

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-10-04-solarsigns04_ST_N.htm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Report Calls Tsunami Detection System Unreliable; Buoys on West Coast Often Fail

Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/10/03/1647751/report-calls-tsunami-detection.html

 

13) Pipeline Control Room Workers Focus of Safety Concerns

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_16230206

 

TRANSIT

 

14) Metrolink Moves to Implement Collision-Prevention Technology

Link to story on KPCC Radio:

http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/10/02/metrolink-moves-implement-collision-prevention-tec/

 

15) AT&T, T-Mobile to Offer Service in New York Subway Stations

Link to article from Bloomberg:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-01/at-t-says-it-will-offer-mobile-phone-service-on-new-york-subway-platforms.html

 

16) Maryland Transit Administration Now Posts MARC Performance Results

Link to blog in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2010/10/congratulations_to_the_marylan.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) To Avoid Commonwealth Games Traffic, Log On Here

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/commonwealth%20games/to-avoid-cwg-traffic-log-on-here-56953

Link to site: http://www.delhitrafficpolice.nic.in/CWG2010.htm

 

18) New Service in Dubai to Navigate Car Users in Real-Time

Link to article in Gulf News and audio report from Radio 2:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/new-service-in-dubai-to-navigate-car-users-in-real-time-1.690953

 

19) Tracking Dubai with Dalili

New roadway traveler information system praised by newspaper.

Link to editorial in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/editorial/2010/October/editorial_October9.xml&section=editorial

 

20) Ohio's New Traffic Monitoring System Plays Havoc with Radar Detectors

Link to column in The Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/roadrant/index.ssf/2010/10/ohios_new_traffic_monitoring_s.html

 

VEHICLES

 

21) Delaware DMV Launches Senior Driver Day, Web Site

Link to story and audio report on WDEL Radio:

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=793134276613

Link to site: http://seniordriver.dmv.de.gov

 

22) Information Overload for Truck Drivers? Volvo's DIS Will Help You Decide What's the Most Important Task

Link to blog on BigLorryBlog:

http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/10/information-overload-for-truck.html

 

23) Andy Rooney on Gadgets in Our Cars

Link to commentary and video on CBS News' 60 Minutes:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/30/60minutes/rooney/main6915786.shtml

 

 

News Releases

1) Washington State Groups Working to Get Traffic Moving After Collisions

2) Belfast City Airport Offers App with Live Information on Arrivals and Departures

3) All Chicago Transit Authority Bus Stops Now Feature Bus Tracker Texting Information

4) Taxi Magic Launches Industry's Most Advanced Passenger Information Monitor for Taxis

5) GE Capital Fleet Services Launches New Intelligent Ops Telematics Solution

6) TransCore Receives US Patent for RFID Design Innovation

 

 

Upcoming Events

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http://www.telematicsupdate.com/munich/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1960 **50^th anniversary** Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 crashed shortly take-off at Boston's Logan International Airport.  Sixty-two of the 67 people aboard were killed.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895003,00.html 

 

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