Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 5, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Airport Protection System on the Way
Planned before plot, high-tech fence expected to be up next year.
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usair055243304jun05,0,7758660.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-print

2) DC Traffic Cameras Will Let Traffic Officers Know Where Problems are
Link to story on WTOP Radio:
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=30&sid=1158417

3) “They Still Can’t Seem to Get this Right”
Motorists sat for hours on 2 sections of highway; Pennsylvania claims improved communication this time.
Link to story in The Morning Call:
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-info1.5880561jun05,0,5340471.story?coll=all-news-col

4) Phones Not Great at Directions
Link to AP story:
http://www.connpost.com/ci_6040229

5) Smart Skies
Making the US air traffic-control system “smarter” will benefit many.
Link to story in Hemispheres:
http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/jun07/voices.html

6) Insurer Tattles on Kids Who Speed
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/insurance/2007-06-04-teen-insurance-usat_N.htm

7) US Coast Guard Reinstates Storm Warning Flags
Link to story in the Cape May County Herald:
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/articles/3699/1/CG-Reinstates-Storm-Warning-Flags
Link to news release from the US Coast Guard:
https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/159255/

8) Engineers Will Drive Future Auto Technologies, General Motors Says
Link to story in EDN:
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6449083.html

9) Tele Atlas Drives 3D Road Map Development
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/060507-tele-atlas-drives-3d-road.html

10) Behind Schedule
Transport can improve its new technology take-up by learning from more adventurous sectors.
Link to story from The Engineer:
http://www.scenta.co.uk/Travel/1699346/behind-schedule.htm

11) Google Transit 2.0
Link to story on WorldChanging:
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006792.html

12) Speech by Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the European Commission in Charge of Transport"Intelligent Transport System in Europe - eSafety as a means of improving safety and efficiency in road transport."
Link to speech via EU:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/07/366&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en


News Releases

1) Automotive eCall Progress Faltering
http://www.strategyanalytics.net/default.aspx?mod=PressReleaseViewer&a0=3456

2) Eurobarometer on GALILEO: Europeans Support EU Setting Up Its Own Navigation System
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/764&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

3) Grand Prairie and Union Pacific Introduce First Railroad Crossing Photo Enforcement System in Texas
http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/safety/2007/0601_grand_prairie.shtml

4) ARINC Delivers New GateFusion – First Common-Use Service for the Tarmac
http://www.arinc.com/news/2007/06-05d-07.html

5) News from ITS America’s Annual Meeting & Exposition
- Transportation Industry’s Best Honored at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1432/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
- Caltrans Director Kempton Urges ITS America Crowd to Deploy, Deploy, Deploy!
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1427/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
- Intelligent Transportation Society of America Partners with US Department of Transportation to Expand the ITS Peer-to-Peer Program
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1435/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
- Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan Named “Outstanding State Chapter” by ITS America
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1433/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html


Upcoming Events
SIMBA South Africa National Event – July 12-13 – Pretoria, South Africa
http://www.simbaproject.org/en/simba_regions/south_africa/south_africa_events/south_africa_national_event_-_12-13_july_2007.htm


Today in Transportation History
1947 **60th anniversary** - The Pere Marquette Railroad is merged into the Chesapeake & Ohio.
http://www.pmhistsoc.org/

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