Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Changing to a Management and Operations Culture - The Road Ahead by Phil Tarnoff
Are you paying attention to the highway legislation as it works its way through Congress? Are your friends paying attention? The Road Ahead, written by Phil Tarnoff, is mandatory reading for everyone concerned about the future of our transportation system. It was written to get the attention of both practitioners and the general public regarding the deteriorating state of the Nation's highway system. It describes the present crisis and offers constructive suggestions for the future. The reviews have been uniformly positive. Read the book yourself. Give it to a spouse or friend. Help Phil get the word out. The Road Ahead can be ordered directly from the publisher at http://sbpra.com/philiptarnoff/ or from Amazon at www.philiptarnoffamazon.com.
AVIATION
1) Google Goes Mobile with Flight Search Tool
Link to article in USA Today:
http://travel.usatoday.com/flights/post/2012/02/google-going-mobile-with-flight-search-tool/632038/1
BICYCLES
2) Indiana Driver's Manual Provides Scant Details on Bike Lanes
Link to story on WTHR-TV:
http://www.wthr.com/story/16986078/indiana-drivers-manual-provides-scant-details-on-bike-lanes
CAMERAS
3) Proposed Red-Light Camera Ban Defeated in Colorado
Link to story on KMGH-TV:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/30512294/detail.html
4) What's Driving the Backlash Against Traffic Cameras
Link to story on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147213437/whats-driving-the-backlash-against-traffic-cameras
MARITIME
5) GPS Attacks Risk Maritime Disaster, Trading Chaos
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/security-gps-idUSL5E8DK7G720120222
6) International Group Agrees on Spectrum for Ocean Radar
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/25686
7) Articles from Maritime Reporter and Engineering News – February 2012
- Emergency Preparedness for Ports (page 30)
- Efficiencies Through the Airwaves – Satellite Communications Roundtable (page 32)
http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/pubs/nwm/maritimereporter/201202/
OTHER
8) Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles: Lookalike Websites a Scheme
Link to story on WTVJ-TV:
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/DHSMV-Look-A-Like-Websites-a-Scheme-139893783.html
RAILROADS
9) Amtrak Finds It Hard to Take Citizens' Help, Even When They Build a Station
Despite volunteers who meet every train, Amtrak tells travelers station is unstaffed.
Link to article on Crosscut:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Various Challenges Likely to Slow Implementation of a Public Safety Broadband Network
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-343
11) Mobilize to Save Moose
Woman donates money for message signs on Wyoming highway.
Link to article in Jackson Hole News&Guide:
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=8277
TRANSIT
12) Work to Begin on Lahore Intelligent Transport System March 5
Link to article in The Express Tribune:
13) New 'Metro Master' iPhone App Promises an Easier WMATA Ride
Link to story on TBD:
VEHICLES
14) Big Auto Goes High-Tech
Link to article on The Motley Fool:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/02/22/big-auto-goes-high-tech.aspx
15) How It Works: The Computer Inside Your Car
Link to article in Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/repair/how-it-works-the-computer-inside-your-car
16) Driving the Business Case for the Connected Car
Link to column on FierceWireless:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/driving-business-case-connected-car/2012-02-22
News Releases
2) Rhythm Engineering's New InSync:Tesla Ends Traffic Congestion in One Day
3) Columbian Delegation and GEWI Meet at Trade Visit
4) Technology Key to Relieving Pressure at the Pumps as Diesel Prices Reach Record High
5) WHAS-TV Introduces Louisville Traffic Tracker App
6) Research and Markets: Global Benchmark of Real-Time Traffic Information Services
Solicitation
- Volunteers Sought – ITS Standards Professional Capacity Building Training – Institute of Transportation Engineers
http://www.ite.org/news/pcbtraining.asp
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Creating Partnerships Through Online Trip Planning and More with National RTAP's GTFS Builder Web App – February 29
Today in Transportation History
1857 **155th anniversary** Heinrich Hertz, whose work played a major role in the development of radio, was born in Hamburg.
1912 **100th anniversary** Jules Vedrines became the first person to fly over 100 mph.
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/vedrines.html
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