Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) New Multi-Million Dollar Plan to Get Los Angeles Traffic Moving
Link to story and video report on KABC-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=5709821
Link to news release from the California Governor’s Office:
http://gov.ca.gov/index.php?/press-release/7739/

2) Technology to Secure Ports Faces US Senate Critique
Link to story from the National Journal’s Technology Daily:
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1007/101507tdpm1.htm

3) Timely Hawaii Disaster Alerts are Top Priority
Link to story in The Honolulu Advertiser:
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NEWS03/710160343/1007/NEWS03

4) Over Your Time Limit? Here’s One for the Road
Melbourne offers drive times along major roadways.
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/over-your-time-limit-heres-one-for-the-road/2007/10/16/1192300767476.html

5) Golden Gate Bridge District Scales Back Corporate Sponsorship Plans
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/16/MNT4SQAQJ.DTL

6) Raytheon and Cisco to Co-Develop Wide-Area Communications Network for Emergency Responders and Military
Link to AP story:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8S9QL7G0.htm

7) The Sign That Yields
His crosswalk sign safely pops right back up after taking a hit from a car.
Link to story in the Concord Monitor:
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/BUSINESS/710160301

8) Step Out of the Subway and Know Which Way is Which
Compass decals installed at Manhattan subway stations to help guide pedestrians.
Link to story on Gothamist:
http://gothamist.com/2007/10/16/step_out_of_the.php

9) Transit Agencies Continue to Push the Fare Collection Technology Envelope, Smart Card Association Says
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=11557

10) Radio Activity
A handful of states are in the forefront of building communication systems that work across governmental lines.
Link to story in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/archive/2007/oct/radios.txt


News Releases

1) Project on Government Oversight Urges US DOT Investigation Into Traffic Information Contract
http://www.pogo.org/p/contracts/cl-071015-federal.html

2) Amtrak Now Offers T-Mobile Hotspot Service in Northeast Corridor Stations
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1178294049822&ssid=180

3) Preparing for Real-Life Disasters in the Virtual World
http://www.eng.umd.edu/media/pressreleases/pr100907_virtual.html

4) Training in 'Commute Management' (Beating Traffic) Helps Human Resource Managers Boost Employee Punctuality, Morale, Retention and Productivity
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb560198.htm

5) Microsoft Releases New Search Services for Internet and Mobile Customers – Driving directions based on real-time traffic information included http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-15OSBUpdatesPR.mspx


Solicitation
- Publication of Interim Guidance on the Information Sharing Specifications and Data Exchange Formats for the Real-Time System Management Information Program – Request for Comments – Federal Highway Administration
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-20273.pdf


Upcoming Events
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 137th Annual Civil Engineering Conference – November 1-3 – Lake Buena Vista, Florida
http://content.asce.org/conferences/an07/Welcome.html


Today in Transportation History
1961 – Cork Airport in Ireland opens.
http://www.corkairport.com/

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