Thursday, February 14, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 14, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Airport Advertising Takes Off
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120296058551467765.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Smile, Pay Fare? Study to Explore Video Toll System for Bay Area Bridges
Link to story in The Oakland Tribune:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_8259378

3) Work on 3 Electronic Toll Plazas Started in Pakistan
Link to story on Unique Pakistan:
http://www.uniquepakistan.com/news/general/work-on-three-electronic-toll-plazas-started-in-pakistan-20080214.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Galileo: Star Project or Black Hole?
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7244553.stm

5) Mapping Medieval Streets Using GPS
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/Mapping-medieval-streets-using-GPS/2100-1041_3-6230604.html?tag=nefd.lede

6) GPS Spreading from Cars to Mobile Phones
Link to AFP story:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jDDggyFTesN-71Ee-POa8gf69oPg

MARITIME

7) Online Travel Sees Offline Touch for Cruise
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1338644520080213

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) NATSO Launches New Program Focusing on Truck Stop Safety
Link to story in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=19185

ROADWAYS

9) Digital Billboards Could Cost Texas Taxpayers
Link to commentary in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/5540502.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) US Air Security Plans “Unacceptable,’ Says EU
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/us-air-security-plans-unacceptable-eu/article-170303

11) Public Safety Gets a High-Tech Boost in Virginia Emergency Hub
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/12/AR2008021200019.html (may require free registration)

TELEMATICS

12) Having Big Brother Watching Can be a Good Thing
Telematics is increasingly popular but does all this technology really get the job done?
Link to CanWest News Service story:
http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=808f3532-df23-4528-b798-0f7a527de4cf

TRANSIT

13) South Africa Seeks to Formalize Introduction of Electronic Fare Collection Soon
Link to story in Engineering News:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=126174

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Beijing Traffic Management Center Prepares for Olympics
Link to video on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=217293

15) I-78 Debacle: The First Anniversary
One year after an ice storm left drivers in Pennsylvania stranded for hours, a newspaper looks at what’s improved and what still needs work.
Link to story in The Morning Call:
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-i78-feb14-08,0,5622071.story

16) Get Going on Road Hotline
Newspaper calls for New Mexico to establish 511 service.
Link to editorial in the Mountain View Telegraph:
http://www.mvtelegraph.com/mountain/opinion/285386mtnoped02-14-08.htm

VEHICLES

17) US DOT Seeks Input on Future Operations and Use of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Testing Facility Near Detroit, Michigan
Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/icdn/index.php3?PHPSESSID=463e969d7c0377c59da474d88333b1c8
Link to solicitation:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/OAM/DTFH61-08-RFI-21208/Synopsis.html


News Releases
1) FAA’s Chief Operating Officer Describes Runway Safety Strategies


Upcoming Events
Vehicle Dynamics Expo 2008 – May 6-8 – Meese Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.vehicledynamics-expo.com/


Today in Transportation History
1895 – Trolley workers in Brooklyn go on strike.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A07E2DC123DE433A25756C1A9679C94649ED7CF&oref=slogin (may require free registration)

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