Thursday, July 19, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 19, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Up Ahead, at the Light: Smart Transportation
Link to story in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1184813737277190.xml&coll=7&thispage=1

2) States Get $3.6 Billion for Emergency Preparation, Including Interoperable Communication
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article103267-07-19-07-Web

3) Number of Red-Light Cameras in Seattle Could Soon Quadruple
Pedestrians, drivers protected by devices that pay for themselves.
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/324268_redlight19.html
Link to news release from the Seattle Mayor’s Office:
http://www.seattle.gov/news/detail.asp?ID=7536&dept=40

4) Russian Railways Pushes Glonass/GPS
Link to story on SatNews:
http://www.satnews.com/stories2007/4794/

5) New York State Probe Absolves Long Island Rail Road
State investigation found the LIRR followed its protocol for on-board announcements during a major service disruption in February.
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/search/ny-lilirr195298472jul19,0,3102966.story

6) For Some New York City Cabbies, a New In-Taxi Video System Gets No Stars
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/nyregion/19taxi.html?ex=1342497600&en=b42a2823b203a4ac&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

7) Virginia Opens New Welcome Center
Features include flat-screen televisions which display weather information, Amber Alerts and tourism information, as well as 511 telephones.
Link to story in The Free Lance-Star:
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/072007/07192007/301509

8) Nokia Starts Global Positioning Service
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9027349&intsrc=news_ts_head
Link to Nokia news release:
http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1140680


Solicitation
- Invitation to Negotiate – Marketing for the Statewide Advanced Traveler Information System – Florida Department of Transportation
http://vbs.dms.state.fl.us/vbs/ad.view_ad?advertisement_key_num=65655
- Request for Proposals – 511-Travel Information System – New York State Department of Transportation
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/511_coalition/files/511%20RFPs/NYSDOT-c030505rfp.pdf


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http://www.airfreightasia.com/


Today in Transportation History
1967 **40th anniversary** - The first air-conditioned cars enter service on the New York City subway system.
http://www.nycsubway.org/cars/r38.html

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