Friday, May 2, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 2, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Airline Using ‘Paperless’ Boarding Passes
Passes will display on cell phones, PDAs.
Link to story on WCVB-TV:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/money/16129290/detail.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Such Hubbub Over a Subway Map. Decades Later, Revisions
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/such-hubbub-over-a-subway-map-34-years-later-revisions/index.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Intention to Introduce Electronic Tolls in January 2009 Still Valid in Slovakia
Link to TASR story:
http://www.tasr.sk/30.axd?k=20080502TBB00520

MARITIME

4) Feds Say Vessel Traffic Service Could Not Have Prevented San Francisco Bay Accident
Link to AP story:
http://www.thelog.com/news/logNewsArticle.aspx?x=6714

OTHER

5) Personal Rapid Transit: Is This the Mode of the Future?
Link to article in Metro:
http://metro-magazine.epubxpress.com/wps/portal/metro/c0/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3iLkCAPEzcPIwMDC0NTAyNT3yAjM6MQQ0dDI_1I_ShzXPJmzib6ISATM_UjjYxNTUHMAv1IMzP9guzEpCpHRUUAI4OG-Q!!/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) New York MTA Chairman Hopes to Improve Agency’s Image
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/05/02/2008-05-02_chairman_hopes_to_improve_mta_image.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Bush Administration Extends Deadline for Transportation Worker Secure ID Cards
Link to AP story:
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39928&dcn=todaysnews

TRANSIT

8) 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/technology/forbes/2008/0505/064.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Podcast: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette TV Editor Talks with KDKA-TV Traffic Reporter Jim Lokay
They discuss where Lokay gets his traffic information and the value of Pennsylvania DOT cameras.
Link to podcast:
http://www.post-gazette.com/podcast/audio/20080429TunedIn.mp3


News Releases
1) ITS Alaska Launches Web Site
2) “Move Over” News Conference Scheduled May 19


Job Posting
- Highway Safety Specialist – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Washington, DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=71213100&AVSDM=2008%2D04%2D28+00%3A03%3A01&Logo=0&q=nhtsa&FedEmp=N&sort=rv&vw=d&ss=0&brd=3876&FedPub=Y&caller=/agency_search.asp&SUBMIT1.x=0&SUBMIT1.y=0


Upcoming Events
The Basics of Freight Transportation – May 14 – New York City
http://brwagenblast.googlepages.com/nymtcmeeting


Friday Bonus
Perhaps some of you are familiar with radio station WWV. This US government service provides exact time information. With privatization popular what might happen if a commercial broadcaster took over this outlet?
http://www.lownoiserecords.com/wwv_the_tick.html


Today in Transportation History
1918 **90th anniversary** - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company.
http://www.gm.com/corporate/about/history/

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