Friday, November 23, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, November 23, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) EU Assuages Germany in Bid to Save Satellite Plan
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7098587

2) Louisiana Facility Specializes in Traffic Headaches
Link to story in The Times-Picayune:
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-25/1195799874187910.xml&coll=1

3) Dubai Moves on Cards from 2008
Cards will be used to pay for all forms of transport and parking.
Link to story in the Khaleej Times:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2007/November/theuae_November596.xml&section=theuae&col
Link to news release from the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority:
http://www.ameinfo.com/139513.html

4) Cell Phone Tracking Powers on Request
Secret warrants granted by US courts without probable cause.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/22/AR2007112201444.html (may require free registration)

5) Passengers Pay More as Brisbane Cabs Use Inefficient GPS
Link to story from City News:
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22808281-952,00.html

6) High-Tech to Aid Virginia Malls’ Traffic Crunch
Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1064073~High_tech_to_aid_malls__traffic_crunch.html

7) Novelty on Prague Transport System: Tickets by SMS
Link to story on Radio Praha:
http://www.radio.cz/en/article/97845

8) Text Service Dogs Women Drivers
Officials in a central Indian state have stopped a text messaging service giving out drivers' contact details after men used it to pester women.
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7103585.stm
Link to SMS demo by the Madhya Pradesh Transport Department:
http://www.mptransport.org/SMS_DEMO_MAIN.gif

9) YouTube, MySpace, and California’s DMV
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/us/22dmv.html?ex=1353387600&en=2533b95a02d86492&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
Link to California DMV MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/californiadmv
Link to California DMV YouTube page: http://youtube.com/user/CaliforniaDMV

10) On-the-Go Traffic Advisories
Central New Jersey drivers have several sources of traffic information they can turn to for updates.
Link to story in U.S. 1:
http://www.princetoninfo.com/200711/71121s03.html


News Releases

1) Zagat Survey Rates Airlines, Airports and Airline Web Sites


Upcoming Events
15th Digital Cities Convention – December 11-12 – Washington, DC
http://w2i.com/events/schedule/event_overview/p/eventId_37/id_126


Friday Bonus
I didn’t look forward to square dancing in sixth grade gym class. This would have made it more fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmvhCpEKAjY&mode=related&search


Today in Transportation History
1897 **110th anniversary** - Ransom Eli Olds is issued a patent for a motor carriage.
http://patimg1.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=00594338&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO2%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsearch-bool.html%2526r%3D50%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526co1%3DAND%2526d%3DPALL%2526s1%3D18971123.PD.%2526OS%3DISD%2F11%2F23%2F1897%2526RS%3DISD%2F11%2F23%2F1897&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page

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