[TCN] Thursday, November 11, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, November 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

1) Pennsylvania Group Launches Web Site to Raise Awareness of Transportation Funding Crisis

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10315/1102464-147.stm

Link to site: http://keeppghmoving.com/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

2) eCall Trial Gets Under Way in Europe

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/news/article.cfm?recordID=18833

Link to news release from NXP:

http://www.nxp.com/events/electronica/press/ecall1.html

 

3) Finnish Drivers Want Online Traffic 'Refresher' Courses

Link to article in the Helsinki Times:

http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/motoring/13204-drivers-want-online-traffic-refresher-courses.html

 

TRANSIT

 

4) CTA to Sell Naming Rights to Rail Stations, Bus Routes

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-11-10/news/ct-met-cta-sponsorships-1111-20101110_1_clybourn-red-line-rail-stations-cta-president-richard-rodriguez

 

5) Technology to Improve Rural Transport Being Developed by University Scientists

Link to article in The Shetland Times:

http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2010/11/11/technology-to-improve-rural-transport-being-developed-by-university-scientists

Link to news release from the University of Aberdeen:

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/details-9382.php

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

6) Tennessee DOT and 'Star Trek' Keep Traffic Moving

Link to story on WPTY-TV:

http://www.abc24.com/news/local/story/TDOT-And-Star-Trek-Keep-Traffic-Moving/rjVlNTe0dUqMryw59GEs8Q.cspx

Link to video: http://www.abc24.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?articleID=564448

 

7) Real Time Traffic & Speed Cam App Allows You to Plan Your Trips More Efficiently

Link to review on appolicious:

http://www.androidapps.com/tech/articles/3924-real-time-traffic-speed-cam-allows-you-to-plan-your-trips-more-efficiently

 

 

News Releases

1) Strong Entries, Big Winners at the First ITS Australia National Awards

2) Freescale Xtrinsic Intelligent Sensors Help Keep Drivers Safe

3) TomTom Announces Extensions to Their Automotive Business at Their Capital Markets Day

4) New Simulator Puts University of Wisconsin-Madison on the Map for Driving Research

5) Chicago Transit Authority Named Recipient of 2010 Chicago Innovation Award for Popular Bus Tracker System

 

 

Upcoming Events

Airport Planning Design & Construction Symposium – February 23-25 – Denver

http://events.aaae.org/sites/110201/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

2000 **10^th anniversary** A fire onboard a funicular railway in the Austrian Alps killed 155 people.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/11/newsid_4418000/4418498.stm

 

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Bernie Wagenblast

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Cranford, NJ USA 07016-2911

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