Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Weather Cams Installed at California Airport – Said to be First in Lower 48 States
Link to article in the Times-Standard:
http://www.times-standard.com/ci_18375040
2) NextGen Benefits are Coming, Slowly but Surely
Link to article in Aviation International News:
3) The Dark Side of NextGen
Link to article in Aviation International News:
http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/the-dark-side-of-nextgen-30440/
4) Airports Take Off on Twitter – A Perfect Match or a Passing Fad?
Link to column in Airport Business:
CAMERAS
5) Police Access City Cameras from Laptops and Smartphones
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Police-Access-City-Cameras-Laptops-Smartphones.html
6) Made in Pennsylvania, Illegal in Pennsylvania
Company manufactures products which conceal license plates from cameras.
Link to story and video on WHP-TV:
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/Made-in-Pa-illegal-in-Pa/FXREOZI5_k-3dPa_1uIvVg.cspx
CARTOGRAPHY
7) Designer Gives London Tube Map a Makeover
Link to article on Rail.co:
http://www.rail.co/2011/06/28/designer-gives-london-tube-map-a-makeover/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
8) 'Clean-Fuel' Cars in Utah to Get High-Tech Toll Stickers
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52098889-90/clean-fuel-decal-plates.html.csp
OTHER
9) Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Sent 58,600 Postcards with Wrong First Names
Link to article in The Indianapolis Star:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011110628010
10) State DOTs Embrace Technology
Link to article in Constructech:
http://www.constructech.com/news/articles/article.aspx?article_id=8895
11) Promo for ITS World Congress in Orlando
Link to video:
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10100443702787952
RAILROADS
12) Railspeak Should be Terminated
Train and station announcements offer a relentless barrage of drivel in a language all their own.
Link to blog in The Guardian:
ROADWAYS
13) Fort Myers, Florida Pulls the Plug on Electronic Traffic Sign
State fails to secure city permit for project.
Link to article in The News-Press:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) Red Lights in Japan
Nation is rolling out Driving Safety Support System to make red lights and stop signs safer.
Link to editorial on The Truth About Cars:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/category/news-blog/safety-2/
TRANSIT
15) Calgary Transit Orders 'Get Off the Bus' Ads Pulled from Bus Benches
Link to story and video on Global Calgary:
http://www.globaltvcalgary.com/Calgary+Transit+orders+local+registry+pull/5019668/story.html
16) Tesco Builds Virtual Supermarkets in South Korean Train Stations
Link to article and video in The Telegraph:
17) Utah's TRAX Replacing Broken Electronic Sign System
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52099333-90/signs-carpenter-cost-stations.html.csp
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) New Delhi Cops Want Control of Intelligent Signaling
Link to article in The Times of India:
VEHICLES
19) Who Will be the Chief Information Officer for Your New Car?
Link to blog in NEMA Currents:
News Releases
1) LiveTV Announces Plans for 'Global LiveTV' Television for Aviation
2) FMCSA Seeks Public Comment on Strategic Plan to Improve Truck and Bus Safety
3) Saab AB to Acquire Sensis Corporation
4) Toyota Develops Navigation System Compatible with Vehicle-Infrastructure Cooperative Safety System
5) Confused.com Designs New Pothole Warning Sign
Job Postings
- Computer Engineer – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Upcoming Events
Airport Facilities Management Conference – August 10-12 – Salt Lake City, Utah
http://events.aaae.org/sites/110805/index.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1891 **120th anniversary** The Ottawa Electric Street Railway began operation.
http://www.octranspo1.com/about-octranspo/history_looking_back
1956 **55th anniversary** US President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, creating the interstate highway system.
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