Monday, April 28, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 28, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) ID Plan Meant to Clear Fliers of Suspicion
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-04-27-birthdates_N.htm

2) Air Traffic Controller Sounds Alarm
Link to story in Time:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1735387,00.html?imw=Y

3) Hotline Set Up to Report Rogue Helicopters Over Long Island, New York
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-liheli285666261apr28,0,7797797.story

BICYCLES

4) Washington, DC to Launch Nation’s First European-Style Bike Share
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gLuDFvsDBMA_-oEG-8H4k7F7uNRAD90AE1G82

5) A Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Bicycles
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8960

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) EU Puts Second Galileo Test Satellite Into Orbit
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL2730916620080427

MARITIME

7) Video Surveillance System Monitors South Africa Ports
Link to story in Engineering News:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=130810

8) Singapore Strengthens Position as a Maritime Telecommunications Hub
Link to Bernama story:
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=329511

OTHER

9) Ohio Taking Next-of-Kin Information
Voluntary contact information will go in database in the event of a serious injury or death.
Link to story in The Enquirer:
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804280324

RAILROADS

10) Dubai All Set to Test Run Driverless Trains in May
Link to story in the Gulf News:
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10208924.html

11) How We Manage Amtrak’s Challenging IT Infrastructure
Link to story in eWeek:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Knowledge-Center/How-We-Manage-Amtraks-Challenging-Infrastructure/

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Red Light Tickets Hard to Collect on in Missouri
Link to story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/E06B71961D2463E586257438000A9CC2?OpenDocument

13) ‘Wi-Fi’ Speed Cameras to be Tested in UK
Cameras can communicate with each other to track vehicles along highways.
Link to story in the Newham Recorder:
http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsNEWHAM&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsnewham&itemid=WeED24%20Apr%202008%2009%3A51%3A11%3A407

TRANSIT

14) Providers Not Onboard with Wi-Fi in Los Angeles
Link to story in the Daily Breeze:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_9079041

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Road Ahead Looking Clearer for Beijing’s Motorists
Broadcasters move into new studios in city’s traffic command headquarters.
Link to story in the China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-04/26/content_6645779.htm

16) More Highway Messages Coming to Metro Detroit: Traffic Boards, Cameras Part of National Trend
Link to story in Crain’s Detroit Business:
http://crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/SUB/804280323/-1


News Releases
1) Finalists Revealed for 2008 Telematics Awards
2) GPS Devices and Systems Will Generate Revenues of $240 Billion by 2013
3) Greater Boston Subway Stations Getting Improved Electronic Signage and PA Systems from ARINC


Upcoming Events
Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks [1.10s] MIT Course – July 28-August 1 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://web.mit.edu/mitpep/pi/courses/simulation_transportation.html


Today in Transportation History
1988 **20th anniversary** - An Aloha Airlines flight attendant is killed when an explosive decompression of the jetliner takes place above the Pacific Ocean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Alohaairlinesdisaster.jpg

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