Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) NASA Faces House Hearings on Air Safety
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/23/washington/23plane.html?ex=1350792000&en=e9dba7eac65be0d8&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

2) FAA’s Runway Safety Push Yields Reforms
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/5235556.html

3) Bad Traffic Out There? Check Your E-Mail
Drivers can sign-up for alerts on downtown Atlanta traffic.
Link to story in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2007/10/22/traffic_1023_web.html
Link to Downtown Navigator: http://www.atlantadowntown.com/TransParkingAdvisories.asp

4) Reaching Riders Before They Board
NJ Transit's new "customer advocate" says improving communication with customers a top priority.
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_region/20071023_Consumer_Watch___Reaching_riders_before_they_board.html

5) Alabama Transportation Officials Have Gotten the Message
Newspaper says electronic message signs should provide more useful information.
Link to editorial in The Birmingham News:
http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/119312756396220.xml&coll=2

6) Smarter Evacuations
More efficient evacuations and emergency response are also counted among the benefits of using technology to manage traffic.
Link to story in Texas Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/tt/articles/150701

7) Leadership Panel to US Department of Defense: Go Faster, More, Cheaper on GPS III
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=467004

8) Beware!
“Buckle up!” was the message short and clear in a new safety belt campaign in Denmark.
Link to story in Nordic Roads:
http://www.nordicroads.com/website/index.asp?pageID=156
Link to campaign Web site: http://www.huskselen.dk (in Danish)

9) Nokia Says Navteq Well Worth $8.1 Billion
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSL2322747920071023

10) California DMV Puts Teen Driving Lessons on YouTube
Link to story on KXTV-TV:
http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=34103
Link to California DMV YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/californiadmv

11) For Subway Fans: World’s Transit Maps
Link to AP story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/travel/ci_7249570?nclick_check=1


News Releases

1) ERS-2 Data Vital for Maritime Security
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMA273Z28F_Protecting_0.html


Upcoming Events
Air Cargo Americas 2007 – November 7-9 – Miami
http://www.aircargoamericas.com/


Today in Transportation History
1917 **90th anniversary** - The Canadian Railway Association for National Defence is formed.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/October2007/23/c7258.html

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