[TCN] Thursday, February 14, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, February 14, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airport Advertising Takes Off

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120296058551467765.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Smile, Pay Fare? Study to Explore Video Toll System for Bay Area Bridges

Link to story in The Oakland Tribune:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_8259378

 

3) Work on 3 Electronic Toll Plazas Started in Pakistan

Link to story on Unique Pakistan:

http://www.uniquepakistan.com/news/general/work-on-three-electronic-toll-plazas-started-in-pakistan-20080214.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Galileo: Star Project or Black Hole?

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7244553.stm

 

5) Mapping Medieval Streets Using GPS

Link to CNET News story:

http://www.news.com/Mapping-medieval-streets-using-GPS/2100-1041_3-6230604.html?tag=nefd.lede

 

6) GPS Spreading from Cars to Mobile Phones

Link to AFP story:

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jDDggyFTesN-71Ee-POa8gf69oPg

 

MARITIME

 

7) Online Travel Sees Offline Touch for Cruise

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1338644520080213

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) NATSO Launches New Program Focusing on Truck Stop Safety

Link to story in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=19185

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Digital Billboards Could Cost Texas Taxpayers

Link to commentary in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/5540502.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) US Air Security Plans "Unacceptable,' Says EU

Link to story on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/us-air-security-plans-unacceptable-eu/article-170303

 

11) Public Safety Gets a High-Tech Boost in Virginia Emergency Hub

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/12/AR2008021200019.html  (may require free registration)

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Having Big Brother Watching Can be a Good Thing

Telematics is increasingly popular but does all this technology really get the job done?

Link to CanWest News Service story:

http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=808f3532-df23-4528-b798-0f7a527de4cf

 

TRANSIT

 

13) South Africa Seeks to Formalize Introduction of Electronic Fare Collection Soon

Link to story in Engineering News:

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=126174

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Beijing Traffic Management Center Prepares for Olympics

Link to video on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=217293

 

15) I-78 Debacle: The First Anniversary

One year after an ice storm left drivers in Pennsylvania stranded for hours, a newspaper looks at what's improved and what still needs work.

Link to story in The Morning Call:

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-i78-feb14-08,0,5622071.story

 

16) Get Going on Road Hotline

Newspaper calls for New Mexico to establish 511 service.

Link to editorial in the Mountain View Telegraph:

http://www.mvtelegraph.com/mountain/opinion/285386mtnoped02-14-08.htm

 

VEHICLES

 

17) US DOT Seeks Input on Future Operations and Use of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Testing Facility Near Detroit, Michigan

Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:

http://www.ntoctalks.com/icdn/index.php3?PHPSESSID=463e969d7c0377c59da474d88333b1c8

Link to solicitation:

http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/OAM/DTFH61-08-RFI-21208/Synopsis.html

 

 

News Releases

1) FAA's Chief Operating Officer Describes Runway Safety Strategies

 

 

Upcoming Events

Vehicle Dynamics Expo 2008 – May 6-8 – Meese Stuttgart, Germany

http://www.vehicledynamics-expo.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1895 – Trolley workers in Brooklyn go on strike. 

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A07E2DC123DE433A25756C1A9679C94649ED7CF&oref=slogin  (may require free registration)

 

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