Friday, February 15, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 15, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Will RFID Technology Truly Reduce Lost Luggage at Airports?
Link to story on ComputerWeekly:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/14/229411/will-rfid-technology-truly-reduce-lost-luggage-at-airports.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Next-Generation Electronic Toll Collection ‘Sticker Tag’ in Florida
Link to story on WKMG-TV:
http://www.local6.com/news/15307968/detail.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) Albuquerque Red-Light Camera Program Suspended
Link to story in The Albuquerque Tribune:
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/14/albuquerque-red-light-camera-program-suspended/

TRANSIT

4) Picturing More Revenue, Reliability
Washington, DC Metro to install monitors with ads, information for riders.
Link to story and video in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021402770.html?hpid=moreheadlines (may require free registration)
Link to further information from WMATA:
http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/story.cfm?ID=1716

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Washington State Patrol to Drivers: 911 Not a Traffic Hotline
Link to story in The Columbian:
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/02/02142008_Traffic-calls-jam-911.cfm
Link to news release from the Washington State Patrol:
http://www.wsp.wa.gov/newsfaqs/releases/mr021208.pdf

6) Shanghai Implements Traffic Control
Link to story in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=3624

7) Interview with Rick Schuman of Inrix Discussing Contract with the I-95 Corridor Coalition to Collect Real-Time Traffic Data
Link to audio interview with Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/video-audio.php?GroupID=73


News Releases
1) US Department of Transportation Announces Appointments to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Advisory Council


Upcoming Events
Climate Change: Transport’s Impacts and Solutions – April 3-4 – Amsterdam
http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/euroclimate.cfm


Friday Bonus
In Belgium thousands of red traffic signals celebrate Valentine’s Day.
http://www.citynews.ca/images/2008-02/feb1408-heartstop.jpg


Today in Transportation History
1898 **110th anniversary** - The US battleship Maine is blown up in Havana Harbor.
http://www.spanamwar.com/mainelos.htm

Feb. 15 1948 **60th anniversary** - A week before the organization is officially founded, the first NASCAR race takes place on the sands of Daytona Beach.
http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/history/evolution/02/06/stockcar/index.html

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