Thursday, April 12, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 12, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Florida DOT Rolls Out New 511 Traffic Tool
Link to story and video report on WBBH-TV:
http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=12048&z=3&p

2) Patent Suit Hits GPS Giants
The next big market for GPS systems—real-time traffic information—is headed to court.
Link to story in Electronic News:
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6433423.html

3) Priority Bus Green Lights Scrapped in Sydney
Link to story in the Brisbane Times:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/priority-bus-green-lights-scrapped/2007/04/11/1175971183194.html

4) Dutch Justice Department to Remove Speed Cameras Which Don’t Contribute to Traffic Safety
Link to story on Expatica:
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=38655

5) Boston T to Roll Out New Maps to Boost Use of Its Buses
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/04/11/t_to_roll_out_new_maps_to_boost_use_of_its_buses/

6) Feds Want Warning Sign Removed
Sign which warns drivers headed for a dangerous mountain pass is in federal right-of-way.
Link to story and video report on KOMO-TV:
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/6976457.html

7) Tennessee DOT to Expand Reach of Highway Advisory Radio System in Nashville Area
Link to story in The Tennessean:
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070412/NEWS01/704120371/1006/NEWS

8) Digital Cartographer Tele Atlas Plans to Bring Its Mobile Mapping Vans to Asia
Link to AP story:
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/technology/17067353.htm

9) Transportation Security: TSA Has Made Progress in Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, but Challenges Remain
Link to US Government Accountability Office testimony:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07681t.pdf

10) Reference Location Sign Study – Phase I
Link to report from the I-95 Corridor Coalition:
http://66.167.232.132/pm/projectmanagement/Upfiles/reports/full376.pdf
Link to executive summary: http://66.167.232.132/pm/projectmanagement/Upfiles/reports/summary377.pdf


News Releases

1) National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Says Technology Will Provide Next Big Push in Highway Safety
http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2007/070411.htm

2) Washington State DOT Tracking Movement of 100-Ton Expansion Joint to Tacoma Narrows Bridge
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2007/04/11_expjoint_moving.htm
Link to GPS tracking site: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr16narrowsbridge/track/

3) Queensland Adds Traffic Cameras to Web
http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=51341

4) VII Technology Showcase Demonstrations – ITS America and Members Take VII Technologies on the Road
http://www.itsa.org/viitechdemos.html

5) Egypt, US Work Together to Reduce Traffic Deaths - Education for young and old alike seen as a key to greater road safety
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=April&x=20070404164835ajesrom0.4610407


Upcoming Events
Sensors Expo & Conference – June 11-13 – Rosemont, Illinois
http://www.gpsworldexpo.com


Today in Transportation History
1961 – The Soviet Union puts the first person into space with the launch of Yuri Gagarin aboard Vostok 1.
http://www.astronautix.com/astros/gagarin.htm

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