Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Clearwater, Florida Seeks Patent for Its Traffic Control Device
Link to story in the St. Petersburg Times:
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/06/27/Tampabay/City_seeks_patent_for.shtml

2) Informative or Eyesore?
Permanent driver alert signs installed on Maryland shore.
Link to story in The Daily Times:
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070627/NEWS01/706270368/1002

3) Brazil President Declares Air Traffic Safe
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4918346.html

4) PReVENT Features at European ITS Congress
Link to story from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/project_news_prevent_features_at_european_its_congress.htm


News Releases

1) Westwood One and AccuWeather Announce Internet and Mobile Web Partnership
http://images.westwoodone.com/images/pdf/Accuweather%20PR%206%2025%2007%20final.pdf

2) Transport Canada Requiring Aircraft in Canada to Install Collision Avoidance Equipment
http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h124e.htm

3) Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System: Poland and Malta Targeted by the European Commission
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/929&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en


Upcoming Events
Fifth International Conference on City Logistics – July 11-13 – Crete, Greece
http://www.citylogistics.org/CityLogistics2007/DetailedInfoOfCrete.html


Today in Transportation History
1861 – The Central Pacific Railroad is organized.
http://cprr.org/

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