Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, May 6, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Registration for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop Now Open -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1-3, 2008

Centered on the theme Partnership and Performance – Connecting People and Ideas, IBTTA heads to Philly to explore generational factors as they pertain to internal and external communications. Workplace ethics and performance measurement will be explored along with an array of other timely issues surrounding the management of your organization. This workshop is hosted by The Delaware River and Bay Authority, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and South Jersey Transportation Authority. Registration deadline is May 23, 2008. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org.


AVIATION

1) US Airlines Bump Up Digital Fun
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-05-05-inflight-entertainment_N.htm

2) Free Wi-Fi, but Not for All
Airports, other locations offer free access, but sometimes with a catch.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/technology/06wifi.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

3) Lebanon Looking into Alleged Hezbollah Cameras at Airport
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h1Jc76ksD1dRMUku6hkfGK6PEUywD90FNCVO0

4) Art to Jazz Up Phoenix Airport
Podcasts, digital art are said to be good PR tool for airports.
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0505airportart0505.html

CARTOGRAPHY

5) China to Investigate Google for Illegal Maps: Official Media
Link to AFP story:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpWeF-qq5-YPApYOoLM1b7yh-Hew

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Site Sends Out Speed-Trap Warnings Based on GPS
Link to story on KXAN-TV:
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=8274692

MARITIME

7) EU to Take Poland to Court Over Maritime Traffic Monitoring Legislation
Link to Thomson Financial story:
http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=63451699854226
Link to news release from the European Commission:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/706&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

TELEMATICS

8) Microsoft Signs Software Deal with Hyundai and Kia
Opens door to music players, phones.
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080506/microsoft_autos.html?.v=3
Link to news release from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/may08/05-05InCarInfotainmentPR.mspx

TRANSIT

9) Gamemaker Sues to Lift Chicago Transit Authority's Ban on Ads for 'Grand Theft Auto IV'
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tue-brf1-cta-grand-theft-autmay06,0,5621478.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Michigan Makes It Easier to Get Around Delays
Updated Web site provides listing of major construction, traffic updates, highway speeds, views from traffic cameras and other features.
Link to column in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/BLOG13/80506019
Link to site: http://www.michigan.gov/drive


News Releases
1) Chicago Transit Authority Bus Tracker Program Expanding with Addition of 18 Bus Routes
2) Operation Lifesaver Kicks Off National Transportation Week
3) NXP and Siemens Develop GPS/GSM-based Toll System for Private Vehicles


Upcoming Events
ITS-NY Fifteenth Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition – June 12-13 – Saratoga Springs, New York
http://www.its-ny.org/pdf/announc2008FIN2-28-08.pdf


Today in Transportation History
1856 – American explorer Robert Edwin Peary was born in Cresson, Pennsylvania.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0406.html#article

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