Friday, July 13, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 13, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Long Island Rail Road to Get Specific About Train Delays
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liside0713,0,469272.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines

2) Public Safety Organizations Seek Representation in Spectrum Auction DebateLink to story in WirelessWeek:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/PublicSafety_Auction_Debate.aspx

3) Testing Delays US Transportation Worker Identification Credential Card Rollout
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/31031-1.html

4) Chicago Transit Authority Hopes Bus Cameras Can Curb Crashes
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-cta_11jul11,1,4974004.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed

5) Managing the 1000s of Eyes in the Sky
Link to story in Mass Transit:
http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Online-Exclusives/Managing-the-1000s-of-Eyes-in-the-Sky/5$3574

6) Useless Signs Ready to be Useful
Message boards may soon start to display train arrival information in Colorado.
Link to story in the Rocky Mountain News:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5627460,00.html

7) Garmin: GPS Giant Keeps People on Track
Link to story on CNBC:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/19714328

8) New Fact Sheet - Transportation Management Plans (TMPs) Reduce Work Zone Congestion
Link to fact sheet from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/practices/factsheets/factsheet11.htm

9) Advanced Parking Management Systems: A Cross-Cutting Study – Taking the Stress Out of Parking
Link to further information from US DOT:http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&59F399508BCFC386852573010076186E^Home
http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&B58F79BCEC407D438525730100747DC3^Home
http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&DFBE5838C369B1CF8525730100784EE3^Home
http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&FFD73E54A3A3FD698525730100765286^Home


News Releases

1) Study Reveals Very High Recall Rates for Transit TV Advertising
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/7/emw539087.htm


Upcoming Events
Talking Technology and TransportationT3 Webinar: A Primer on Wireless Data Transport Systems: Wireless Trends, Tools and Tips – August 14
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s070814_wireless.asp


Friday Bonus
Tour de France competitor disqualified for using horse hormones.
http://uncutvideo.aol.com/events/Real-or-Fake/7800044b00ba43be01e8b46f905cd764?index=9


Today in Transportation History
1836 – The first numbered US patent, patent #1, is issued for an improvement to locomotive wheels designed to improve traction.
http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=00000001&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D0000001.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F0000001%2526RS%3DPN%2F0000001&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

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