Friday, March 2, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 2, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) The 411 on Michigan’s 511 Traffic Alerts
Link to column in The Detroit News:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070302/OPINION03/703020375/1016/METRO05

2) Traffic Cameras in Birmingham, UK to be Used to Fight Crime
Link to story in The Birmingham Post:
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/news/tm_headline=400-traffic-cameras-to-fight-crime&method=full&objectid=18697382&siteid=50002-name_page.html

3) Public Safety Bids Spur Spectrum Spat
Link to story on CNET News:
http://news.com.com/Public+safety+bids+stir+spectrum+spat/2100-1033_3-6163654.html?tag=nefd.lede

4) Commercial Traffic Across US-Mexican Border Moves Quicker with New Technology
Link to story on KFOX-TV:
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/11148084/detail.html

5) New Technology to Reduce Traffic Accidents
Idaho Transportation Department demonstrates vehicle-intersection communication system.
Link to story and video report on KTRV-TV:
http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=6165675

6) Cyprus Must Improve Air Traffic Controls, Says EuroControl
Link to story in the Financial Mirror:
http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=6242&nt=Politics

7) Using Solar Power, Man Says He’s Made a Better Traffic Light
Link to story in The Dundalk Eagle:
http://dundalkeagle.com/articles/2007/03/01/news/news07.txt

8) Transit Customers Making the Move to Smart Cards
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90510468

9) JetBlue’s Crisis Communications Planning - What You Didn’t Read About in Most Media Coverage
Link to interview in Crisis Manager:
http://www.bernsteincrisismanagement.com/nl/crisismgr070301.html#cmu

10) News from ERTICO
- GST Gets Hands-On at Final Validation Workshop
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/gst_gets_hands-on_at_final_validation_workshop.htm
- New Report from EuroRAP Reveals High-Risk Routes Across Europehttp://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/new_report_from_eurorap_reveals_high-risk_routes_across_europe.htm


Upcoming Events
Vehicle Safety Summit Europe 2007 – May 14-15 – London
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/safetyEU2007/


Friday Bonus
I’m not sure how effective this is in deterring car thieves, but it sure looks like it would be effective.
http://blog.scifi.com/tech/pics/Tesla_coil.jpg


Today in Transportation History
1949 – The first streetlights to automatically light in the dark, were installed in New Milford, Connecticut.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7280

March 4
1907 **100th anniversary** - Philadelphia’s Market Street Subway-Elevated line opened.
http://www.theelseptaatwork.com/elhistory.asp

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