Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

The TCN is More Than Just News!

Job listings, RFIs, RFPs, events…all can be posted for free in the Transportation Communications Newsletter. As a service to the transportation industry I’m happy to include notices that go out to over 5,800 readers of the TCN. Just a few things are needed. First, the item should have some relationship to both transportation and communications (ITS---yes, paving project---no). Second, I need a link where additional information can be found since all the necessary detail can’t be included in the TCN.

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1) Hawaii Crash Data Won’t Stay a State Secret
Link to story in The Honolulu Advertiser:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070404/NEWS03/704040404/1001/NEWS

2) Iowa Senate Puts Brakes on Red Light Camera Ban for Now
Link to story in the Quad-City Times:
http://www.qctimes.com/articles/2007/04/04/news/local/doc461312ec4b8c9741488120.txt

3) Smarter Cars Could Mean Safer Roads
Link to story in the Daytona Beach News-Journal:
http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD02040407.htm

4) Caltrans Seeks to Speed Up Crash Cleanups
State officials, who want to cut in half the 3-hour average time it takes to clear roads after accidents, sponsor a brainstorming meeting.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-accidents4apr04,1,5484456.story?coll=la-headlines-california

5) Motorway Data Set for Revamp
UK Highways Agency will cut congestion using real-time information.
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2187196/motorway-set-revamp

6) New Florida SunGuide Center Controls More Electronic Signs
Link to story and video report on WTSP-TV:
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=52061

7) New Control System May Boost Artic Air Traffic
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070403/arctic_flight_routes.html?.v=1

8) Solar Bursts May Threaten GPS
Link to AP story:
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2007/04/04/ap/hitech/d8o9unk00.txt

9) Russia Challenges US on Satellite Navigation
Link to story from The New York Times:
http://news.com.com/Russia+challenges+U.S.+on+satellite+navigation/2100-1008_3-6173186.html?tag=nefd.top

10) US Transportation Security Administration RFI Seek Input on New Airport Security System
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/43428-1.html

11) Wherefore Art Thou?
The federal Real ID program will require major work on back-end systems. Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_07/43382-1.html

12) Wi-Fi Bus Ride
The Colorado Springs Transit Services Division works to enhance Wi-Fi for its commuters.
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.net/magazine/story.php?id=104572

13) Railway Tickets on Your Phone in the UK
Project moves to phase 2 with passengers now able to scan their own phones at ticket gates.
Link to story in Wireless Week:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article/CA6430653.html

14) South Africa Traffic Data Goes Online from Mid-April
Link to South African Broadcasting Corporation story:
http://www.sabcnews.com/south_africa/general/0,2172,146631,00.html


News Releases

1) MyWeather Solves the Traffic Puzzle - Online traffic product combines weather and traffic information
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-04-2007/0004559425&EDATE


Upcoming Events
79th Annual American Association of Airport Executives Conference and Exposition – June 10-13 – Washington, DC
http://www.aaae.org/products/meeting_details.html?Record_id=125


Today in Transportation History
1933 – The dirigible Akron crashes off the coast of New Jersey killing 74 people.
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1920.htm

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