Friday, May 9, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 9, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Air Transport Industry Set for e-Ticketing Deadline
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2216261/air-transport-industry-set

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Judge Turns Down Florida’s Request to Reconsider Toll Ticket Order
Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-bk-toll-tickets-050908,0,3220681.story

OTHER

3) Iowa DOT to Continue Using Spanish, Other Languages
Link to story in The Des Moines Register:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080509/NEWS10/805090380/1011

4) Two US Senators Reject Suggested Automated Mileage Reporting
Link to story in Land Line:
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/May08/050508/050808-01.htm

5) New York MTA Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9069923
Link to news release from the MTA:
http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=080508-HQ16

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Pennsylvania DOT Changes Logo
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08130/880390-85.stm
Link to new logo: http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/web.nsf/Home-BannerA4.jpg?OpenImageResource
Link to old logo: http://www.penndbe.com/images/penndot2.gif

ROADWAYS

7) Activist Turns Los Angeles’ Traffic Islands Into National Parks
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-ca-islands11-2008may11,0,840613.story
Link to Islands of LA: http://www.islandsofla.com/

TELEMATICS

8) Your Car – The Ultimate ‘Mobile Computer’
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9084538&source=rss_news10

TRANSIT

9) Group to New York MTA: Post Status of Broken Escalators
Link to story in amNew York:
http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-mta0506,0,1025305.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Olympic Traffic Alert
Link to story in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/industry-blogs.php?BlogID=76


News Releases
1) Parsons and Washington State Ferries Launch Wi-Fi Service Dockside at Anacortes
2) More Than 550 Million GPS-Enabled Handsets Will Ship by 2012


Job Postings
- Transportation Planner – SYSTRA Consulting – Little Falls, New Jersey
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=2600
- Engineering – Cubic Transportation Systems – San Diego, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=2577


Upcoming Events
Webinar: Strategies for Improving Safety at Toll Plazas for Workers and Motorists – May 22
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=14067


Friday Bonus
Fly me to the moon.
http://lro.jhuapl.edu/NameToMoon/


Today in Transportation History
1972 – Israeli commandos stormed a Sabena jet at Lod Airport, releasing 100 people on board.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/9/newsid_4326000/4326707.stm

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