Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) San Francisco Bay Ship Warning System Gets Reprieve from Governor
Link to story in The San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_7689749?nclick_check=1

2) Interoperable Road Charging Demonstrated in London
Link to story from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/project_news_interoperable_road_charging_demonstrated_in_london.htm

3) In-Flight Internet Too Tempting for Some
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g4aOK0HuId1Q6oWOGzIM5h9Rtf_QD8TFDAMO0

4) Denver Airport Goes Fast and Free on Wi-Fi
Airport switches from paid to ad-supported wireless networking.
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9052058

5) Common Aviation Safety Parlance Often Misconstrued: Experts
Link to Press Trust of India story:
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200712101521.htm

6) Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network Partners with Trumbull, Connecticut on Traffic Camera
Link to story in Radio & Records:
http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=1uyQ6jqqvu4%3d&Version=0

7) VicRoads Pays to Sleep on It
Agency will pay for sleep research to study effects of shift work at traffic management center.
Link to story in the Herald Sun:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22909936-2862,00.html

8) You’ll Know Next Stop
Winnipeg Transit drivers to start announcing all stops.
Link to story in the Winnipeg Sun:
http://winnipegsun.com/News/Winnipeg/2007/12/11/4718308-sun.html

9) California's Earthquake Warning System Lags Those in Europe, JapanLink to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/11/MN4OTRN8S.DTL

10) Flying the Friendlier Skies? Delta Offers Videos on Air Etiquette
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-12-10-delta-etiqutte_N.htm
Link to Planeguage: http://blog.delta.com/category/planeguage/

11) Get Traffic and Weather Together at Weather Bonk
Link to story on AppScout:
http://www.appscout.com/2007/12/get_traffic_and_weather_togeth.php
Link to Weather Bonk: http://www.weatherbonk.com/


News Releases

1) National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse Offers New Video on Site Improvements
2) New Web Site Ready to Connect Aviation Enthusiasts
3) EU Study Concludes in Favor of Harmonized Testing for Intelligent Transport Systems
4) NXP, iBiquity Drive Multi-Standard Digital Terrestrial Radio in Cars


Upcoming Events
Safe Highways of the Future 2008 – February 12-14 – Brussels
http://www.safehighwaysofthefuture.com/


Today in Transportation History
1987 **20th anniversary** – The first line of the Santa Clarita Valley Transportation Authority opened.
http://www.vta.org/news/releases/2007/nov_2007/nr11-08_2007.html

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