Thursday, April 17, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 17, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Technical Proposal Manager Public Transit Solutions

Continental Public Transit Solutions (former Siemens) develops, installs and maintains Public Transit solutions for CAD AVL fleet management and passenger information.

The proposal manager is responsible for the technical design of the customer solution and joins sales force in technical meetings. He/she is responsible for the sales quotations. French writing skills are an advantage. The proposal manager has growth possibilities to become project manager, once the project is acquired.

Contact: Arjan van Andel, +1 319 270 2342
arjan.van.andel@continental-corporation.com
www.vdo.com/publictransport


AVIATION

1) Law Would Ban US In-Flight Cell Phone Use
Link to story in PC World:
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/006813.html

2) New US Presidential Helicopter to Include Advanced Communications Capabilities, Threat Protection
Link to story in Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/VH71041608.xml&headline=Presidential%20Helo%20To%20Counter%20New%20Threats

OTHER

3) Traffic Busters
Highway information systems and intelligent subways, two concepts to reduce gridlock, expedite commutes and green the environment.
Link to story in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/forbes/2008/0505/064b.html

4) April Issue of IEEE ITS Society Newsletter
Link to newsletter:
http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/its/newsletters/v10n2.pdf

PARKING

5) SFpark Would Micromanage San Francisco’s Scarce Parking Spaces
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/14/MNTO104818.DTL&feed=rss.news

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Public Relations Firms Feed at City-Funded Transit Trough in Honolulu
Link to story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/17/news/story02.html

RAILROADS

7) European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) Comes to UK’s Cambrian Line
Link to story on RailwayPeople:
http://www.railwaypeople.com/rail-news-articles/ertms-comes-to-cambrian-line-1538.html

ROADWAYS

8) ‘Photo Cops’ to Tame India’s Manic Traffic
Link to commentary in Livemint:
http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/17103411/Web-Exclusive--8216Photo-c.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Cost-Effective Information Interoperability for All-Hazards Events in Spite of Decreasing Preparedness Funding - Part One, The Environment
Link to article in Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2739&trv=1

10) Can TSA be Trusted Not to Data Discriminate?
Link to CNET blog:
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9918813-46.html

TRANSIT

11) Greening the Traffic Lights
Traffic signal preemption lets buses glide through cities, saving time and energy--and, perhaps, the atmosphere.
Link to story in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0505/064.html

12) Chicago Transit Authority Headed in One Right Direction with Bus Tracker Web Site and Google Maps
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/columnists/chi-0416hypertextapr16,0,3987730.column
Link to CTA Bus Tracker: http://www.ctabustracker.com

13) Google Transit Coming to Los Angeles
Link to column in the Los Angeles Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/emeraldcity/2008/04/google-transit.html

VEHICLES

14) Auto Experts Say Buyers Need More Education on Fuel Economy
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080416/autos_fuel_economy.html?.v=1


News Releases
1) See It, Hear It, Feel It: Ford Seeks Most Effective Driver Warnings for Active Safety Technology
2) New York Governor Announces New York City Metro Area to Receive $34 Million for Emergency Communications


Upcoming Events
Safety 2008 – June 9-12 – Las Vegas
http://www.asse.org/education/pdc08/


Today in Transportation History
1851 – The Marco Polo was launched in Saint John, New Brunswick. The ship was once considered the fastest in the world.
http://new-brunswick.net/marcopolo/story/index.html

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