Thursday, May 3, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 3, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) New Jersey is Exploring Traffic Congestion
Technology companies are slowly moving into a field dominated by helicopter traffic spotters -- telling drivers about traffic jams and how to avoid them.
Link to story in The Record:
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTI3MzIxJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg

2) Brazil Crash Prompts US National Transportation Safety Board to Seek Improvements
Agency recommends improvements in the collision-avoidance system on jets to make warnings more noticeable to pilots.
Link to story from Newsday:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/Brazil-Crash-Prompts-NTSB-to-Seek-Improvements/1$11825

3) Disasters Can Trip Up Web Maps
Melted freeway merits update; local sinkhole doesn't.
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/314087_onlinemaps03.html

4) More Airlines Asking Passengers to Pay for In-Flight Services with Plastic
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/052biz-cashless0503.html

5) Federal Highway Administration Touts Visualization Tools
Link to story in Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2453&trv=1

6) Warning Signs May Replace Memorials
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-02-memorials-signs_N.htm

7) Emergency Notification Systems Get the Call
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_09/43561-1.html

8) Boaties Warned on GPS Use
Maritime New Zealand says more traditional forms of positions fixing should be used.
Link to story in The New Zealand Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10437681

9) Utah DOT Working to Inform Drivers
Campaign highlights construction projects.
Link to story in the Deseret Morning News:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660217210,00.html

10) American Airlines Unveils New In-Flight Entertainment Device
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-05-02-american-airlines-first-class-perks_N.htm
Link to news release from American Airlines:
http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/pressReleases/2007_05/01_peds.jhtml

11) Value Pricing Project Quarterly Report (January – March 2007)
Link to report from US DOT:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling_pricing/value_pricing/quarterlyreport/qtr1rpt07/index.htm


Job Posting
- Transportation Specialist (Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office for the Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=56910255


Upcoming Events
17th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT17) – July 23-25 – London
http://www.isttt.org


Today in Transportation History
1962 **45th anniversary** - A freight train and two commuter trains collided in Mikawashima, Japan, killing over 160 people.
http://shippai.jst.go.jp/en/Detail?fn=2&id=CA1000604

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