Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Freight Tracking System Announced
Map-based system allows law enforcement to locate a rail car operating on CSX lines and check whether its shipment contains hazardous materials.
Link to story in The Record:
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTY5OTg4JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg
Link to news release from CSXT:
http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=media.news_detail&i=49292

2) IT Will Take Toll in South Africa
The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) will, over the next three years, roll out a multimillion-rand e-tagging solution.
Link to story from ITWeb:
http://www.itssa.org/index.php?pid=1080&ct=1&cid=1198

3) Safety’s on Track as New York City Transit Tries Warning Devices
Safety equipment designed to warn track workers of approaching trains.
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/07/17/2007-07-17_safetys_on_track_as_transit_tries_warnin-1.html

4) OnStar Can Get You a Break on Insurance
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070717/BUSINESS01/707170373/1014

5) Experts Say Telematics is Going Mainstream
Automakers are putting plans in place for 2008.
Link to story in Design News:
http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6458234.html?industryid=43652

6) Animated Billboards Do Not Cause More Accidents, Studies Say
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07198/802156-28.stm
Link to news release from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America:
http://www.oaaa.org/

7) Will iPhone Influence Car Design?
Link to story on The Car Connection:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Daily_Auto_News/Will_iPhone_Influence_Car_Design.S173.A12636.html?srccd=de20070717

8) Nottingham to be Color-Coded for Visitors?
Maps for pedestrians, a Web site with live traffic information and electronic signs to direct drivers to car parks with available spaces are part of the plan.Link to story in the Evening Post:
http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=134487&command=displayContent&sourceNode=134482&contentPK=17851285&folderPk=78489&pNodeId=134461

9) A Traffic Controller for Colorado Springs
Police lieutenant at traffic control center keeps agencies working together.
Link to story in The Gazette:
http://www.gazette.com/articles/traffic_24894___article.html/police_tobias.html

10) Are Printed Transit Information Materials a Significant Barrier to Transit Use?
Link to story in the Journal of Public Transportation:
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/jpt/pdf/JPT%2010-2%20Cain.pdf


News Releases

1) New Technology Seeks to Improve Information/Traffic Flow
http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr071707_ritis.html

2) New National Guidance Framework to Bring About Closer Working Between UK Highways Agency and Local Authorities
http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=149415

3) Intelligent Transportation Society of America Partners with US Department of Transportation to Expand the ITS Peer-to-Peer Program
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/7/emw540113.htm


Upcoming Events
Tylösand Road Safety Summit – September 3-5 – Tylösand, Sweden
http://www.tylosandconference.com/


Today in Transportation History
1944 – An ammunition ship, being loaded in Port Chicago, California, exploded and killed 320 people.
http://www.nps.gov/poch/

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