Thursday, March 13, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, March 13, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) What Makes a Good Airport?
Signage one important element.
Link to story on BBC News Magazine:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7290432.stm

2) Airports Adopt Their Own Original Theme Songs
Link to column in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2008-03-12-airport-theme-songs_N.htm

3) ‘Appleton Airport’ Ad Riles County Board
Officials upset with unofficial name change for Outagamie County Regional Airport.
Link to story in the Appleton Post-Crescent:
http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080313/APC0101/803130538/1979

MARITIME

4) Hong Kong to Streamline Ship Registration with Online Service
Link to story in the Macau Daily Times:
http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8298&Itemid=29

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Red-Light Cameras Under Fire in Georgia Senate
Link to AP story:
http://www.macon.com/149/story/292727.html
Link to additional information on bill:
http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2007_08/sum/hb77.htm

6) What Exactly is Distracted Driving?
Illinois lawmakers attempt to nail down activities for proposed ban.
Link to story in The State Journal-Register:
http://www.sj-r.com/News/stories/26843.asp

7) English Signs Baffle Foreign Drivers in Australia
Link to story in The Daily Telegraph:
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23369619-5001021,00.html

8) University of South Florida Professor in Red-Light Study Filed Suit in Rear-End Wreck
Link to story in The Tampa Tribune
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/mar/12/usf-professor-red-light-study-filed-suit-rear-end-/

SPACE

9) Does Space Need Air Traffic Control?
Link to story in The Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0314/p01s02-usgn.html

TRANSIT

10) Washington, DC Metro Rail Wireless System Would Allow Use of All Cell Phones
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203763.html (may require free registration)
Link to news release from WMATA:
http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/story.cfm?ID=1750

11) Fare Collection Upgrades Good for Operators, Riders
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511300

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) More Live Traffic Cameras for Philadelphia
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/breaking/news_breaking/20080313_More_live_traffic_cams_for_Philadelphia.html

13) Turn Left. No Right. I Mean Left
Getting from A to B on time is about to become as easy as ABC.
Link to story in The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10843094

VEHICLES

14) How Green Do You Drive?
Motorists volunteer to have habits monitored, be steered to environmentally friendly commute.
Link to story in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_8552358


News Releases
1) North American Commercial Vehicle Telematics Market Ripe with Growth Potential
2) Iteris Announces Introduction of Industry-First Lane Departure Warning Data Collection Product “Safety Direct” for the Heavy Truck Market
3) EDS and Continental Airlines Launch Next Generation Flight Operations Program


Job Postings
- Director of Planning and Special Services – Kansas City Area Transportation Authority – Kansas City, Missouri
http://www.transittalent.com/job_listing.cfm?jobid=1837
- Project Manager - Urban Design – VIA Metropolitan Transit – San Antonio, Texas
http://www.transittalent.com/job_listing.cfm?jobid=1672


Upcoming Events
4th International Congress on Transport Research in Greece – May 27-31 – Athens
http://www.ictr2008.gr/EN/indexen.htm


Today in Transportation History
1928 **80th anniversary** Eileen Vollick became the first female licensed pilot in Canada.
http://www.canadian99s.org/articles/p_vollick.htm

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