Monday, October 1, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, October 1, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Infrared Scans May Regulate DC-Area HOT LanesLink to story in The Washington Post:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/30/AR2007093001654.html (may require free registration)

2) Nokia to Buy Navteq for $8.1 Billion, Take on TomTom
Link to Bloomberg story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aofyAChPI4TM&refer=home
Link to news release from Nokia:
http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1157198

3) New York City Police’s ‘Ring of Steel’ Camera Rolls, Monitors License Plates
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/01/2007-10-01_nypds_ring_of_steel_camera_rolls_monitor.html

4) Aviation Accident Prevention Rests in Terabytes of Safety Data and Global Cooperation
Link to story in Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/aw100107p1.xml&headline=Accident%20prevention%20rests%20in%20terabytes%20of%20safety%20data%20and%20global%20cooperation

5) New York City Subway Cell System Can Track You Down
Authorities will be able to pinpoint a 911 caller's location in the station, in many cases far more accurately than if the caller were on the street.
Link to story in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10012007/news/regionalnews/subway_cell_system_can_track_y.htm

6) Arizona Ballot Proposal Would Limit Motorists’ Cell Phone Use
Link to story in the Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/64516.php

7) Engineers Seek ‘Health Index’ for Spans
Seek new terminology that is less alarming to describe bridge conditions.
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jvrAAyLLFQ41jaOAHx43338KVeVw

8) LA Traffic Cameras Let 40% of Violators Get Away
Link to MediaNews story:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/traffic/ci_7045338

9) Kuala Lumpur’s Integrated Traffic Information System to be Used to Nab Traffic Offenders
Link to story in The New Strait Times:
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/NewsBreak/20070930185657/Article/index_html

10) Charlotte Area Transit System in Homestretch for Light Rail
Communication system, ticket kiosks still experiencing kinks.
Link to story in The Charlotte Observer:
http://www.charlotte.com/local/story/299360.html

11) Los Angeles Doesn’t Save Data on Traffic Growth
Information gathered by the city's vast signal system is kept for only a few days, limiting the city in its long-term planning.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-traffic1oct01,0,7588367.story (may require free registration)

12) How are Those Travel Times Calculated?
Link to story and video report on KOMO-TV:
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/10112716.html

13) Smile: You’re on DriveCam
University of Iowa’s Public Policy Center used in-vehicle video to research teen drivers.
Link to story in Go!
http://www.go-explore-trans.org/2007/sep-oct/driver_dept.cfm

14) Stop Me if You’ve Heard this One
Traffic signs offer humor with a message.
Link to story in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/579910,CST-NWS-stop29.article

15) Automotive Technology is Advancing Speedily
Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/303056/1/.html

16) From PARC, the Mobile Phone as Tour Guide
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/From-PARC%2C-the-mobile-phone-as-tour-guide/2100-1039_3-6210548.html?tag=nefd.lede

17) SEPTA’s Ticketing System – It’s Not a Joke?
Link to editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20071001_Editorial___SEPTAs_Ticketing_System.html (may require free registration)


News Releases

1) UK Highways Agency Launches Severe Weather Alert to Help Goods Vehicle Drivers
http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/newsroom.aspx?newsid=18299444

2) More Riders Magazine Names the Best of the Transit Web
http://www.permanentcampaigns.com/?p=46

3) Latest in High-Tech Traffic Congestion Solutions Showcased at ITS Georgia Meeting in Augusta
http://www.itsga.org/News/2007_Annual_Meeting.pdf

4) Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia Recognizes Georgia DOT’s 511 as ITS Outstanding Achievement of the Year
http://www.itsga.org/News/2007_511_award.pdf

5) Nissan to Test Real-Time ‘Slip-Hazard Warning System’
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2007/_STORY/071001-02-e.html

6) ADDCO Joins ODECO: Product Lines, Market Penetration to Grow
http://www.addco.com/newsupdates.aspx?id=442


Upcoming Events
Delivering Innovative and Successful Solutions: 1st Public Transport Conference – October 18 – Leeds, UK
http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/conferences/pt2007/info.php


Today in Transportation History
1940 – The Pennsylvania Turnpike opens.
http://www.pumpwarehouse.com/pat.html

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