Thursday, November 22, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, November 22, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057


HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Join IBTTA for the 4th Annual Transportation Finance Summit – Washington DC, December 3-4, 2007 at the Fairmont Hotel

The Federal Highway Trust Fund will go bust in the next 12 months. Many state transportation trust funds face a similar destiny. More and more states and regions are waking up to the reality that they cannot rely on the Federal government alone to solve the transportation funding crisis. They must solve their problems on their own or with limited help from Washington. The experts at the 4th annual IBTTA Transportation Finance Summit in Washington, DC, December 3-4 are veterans of funding battles won and lost. They know what works and what doesn’t. This Summit is designed to be a tool box for elected officials, transportation leaders and practitioners in states, cities, counties, regions, town and MPOs. Download the program, find the details and register online today for the Transportation Finance Summit! www.IBTTA.org


1) Federal Aviation Administration Oversees Aerial Ballet and Foot Shuffling
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/us/20cnd-faa.html?ex=1353214800&en=b0dc49bb2ded8763&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

2) Are Airline Kiosks a Security Threat?
Link to story and video report on KATU-TV:
http://www.katu.com/news/specialreports/11682511.html

3) Bulgaria to Track Black Sea Pollution with New System
Link to story in the Sofia Echo:
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/bulgaria-to-track-black-sea-pollution-with-new-system/id_26265/catid_68
Link to original story from Radio Bulgaria:
http://www.bnr.bg/Horizont/News/Bulgaria/Postings/1121%20-%20chenomorskasistemazakontrol.htm (in Bulgarian)

4) Steering Clear of Trouble
Vancouver’s TransLink considers “railway advance warning system.”
Link to story in The Province:
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=7273f168-e8f6-41e3-93d5-a1a27de120db

5) AirIQ Cuts 23 Percent of Workforce, Considers Possible Sale
Link to CP story:
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5giGXY_zRX-aC5X8vpcIAtZASkxzw
Link to news release from AirIQ:
http://www.airiq.com/airiqnewweb2/content.cfm?chapterID=18&PageID=71&segmentID=103&subpageID=626

6) Amarillo Police Terms E-Mail Alerts a ‘Success’
Link to story in the Amarillo Globe-News:
http://www.amarillo.com/stories/112207/new_8940214.shtml

7) ‘BusVoice’ System Launched in Udupi, India
Link to ENS story:
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEK20071121235925&Page=K&Headline=%91BusVoice%92+system+launched&Title=Southern+News+-+Karnataka&Topic=0

8) Riding Shotgun with Google Street View’s Revolutionary Camera
Link to story in Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/industry/4232286.html

9) Ford Sync Secures Popular Mechanics Magazine Breakthrough Award
Link to story in Auto Racing Daily:
http://www.autoracingdaily.com/article/ford_sync_secures_popular_mechanics_magazine_breakthrough_award/


News Releases

1) Cubic Launches New Business Program Focused on Maritime Security and Regulatory Compliance


Upcoming Events
Gulf Traffic – December 10-12 – Dubai
http://www.gulftraffic.com/


Today in Transportation History
1977 **30th anniversary** - British Airways and Air France began regular Concorde service to New York.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915764,00.html

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