Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, May 7, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Tower Controllers to Blame for Fatal California Helicopter Crash, Judge Rules
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-torrance7-2008may07,0,3483774.story

2) Consumers Unhappy with American Airlines’ PR
Link to story on Seeking Alpha:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/76095-consumers-unhappy-with-american-airlines-pr

3) Presidential Candidate McCain’s Greeting at Aspen Airport May be Pulled During Race
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hQ-8_7iUlD2ZBhFkorE01EQ4sGTwD90G9NSG0

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) EU’s Sat-Nav Pioneer Calls Home
Giove-B, a test satellite for Europe's Galileo system, has sent its first navigation signals back to Earth.
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7388289.stm

MARITIME

5) US Coast Guard Checks Navigational Aids to Insure Mariners’ Safety
Link to story and video report on WCSH-TV:
http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=86424

OTHER

6) May Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2008/05_2008/05_2008.htm

PARKING

7) Pay by Cell Test Running in Chicago
Link to story in Parking Today:
http://www.parkingtoday.com/pluscontent/May,%202008,%20pages%201-22.pdf (page 14)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Guides Get Riders On Board
Ambassadors take fear out of public transit in South Placer County, California.
Link to story in the Lincoln News Messenger:
http://www.lincolnnewsmessenger.com/detail/83325.html
Link to additional information on Transit Ambassador program:
http://www.roseville.ca.us/transportation/roseville_transit/transit_ambassador_program.asp

RAILROADS

9) American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Hands Out Marketing Awards
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=16427

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) The Debate Over Digital Billboards: Can New Technology Inform Drivers Without Distracting Them?Link to article from the ITE Journal:
http://www.aaafoundation.org/multimedia/index.cfm?button=article&?SMContentIndex=0&SMContentSet=0

11) US Government See Strong Demand for Border-Crossing Cards
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32662-1.html

12) Silver Alert Helps Rescue Lost Seniors
Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states.
Link to story on Stateline:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=307412

13) High-Tech License-Plate Readers Help Cops, Worry Privacy Watchdogs
Link to CP story:
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5gN3v1ZpesVqhPwKUdyo5AtnKiA

TELEMATICS

14) Airbiquity Link Highlights Ford's Telematics Strategy
Link to story in Automotive Engineering International:
http://www.sae.org/automag/technewsletter/080506Tech/07.htm

15) Microsoft Moves Closer to Dominating Your Dashboard
Link to story on Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/05/microsoft-moves.html

TRANSIT

16) Ontario Transit Agencies Commit to Better Service for Blind
Link to story in The Ottawa Citizen:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/city/story.html?id=515c138f-c356-4774-8d2b-3955c57c0690
Link to news release from the Ontario Human Rights Commission:
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/resources/news/transitreport
Link to ‘Report on Public Transit Stop Announcements in Ontario’ from the OHRC:
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/resources/discussion_consultation/transitreport

17) Transport for London Triumphs at Webby Awards
TfL’s journey planner helped it win the People’s Choice award for best government site.
Link to story in The Times:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3881779.ece
Link to Transport for London site: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) ‘Smart Car’ Systems Could Help You Avoid Driving Nightmares
Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-smartcars0608may07,0,7768969.story

VEHICLES

19) A Super-Sensitive Vehicle Interior
Link to story in Automotive Engineering International:
http://www.sae.org/automag/technewsletter/080506Tech/13.htm


News Releases
1) Southwest Airlines Takes Corporate Blogging to the Next Level
2) Delhi Metro and Citibank Launch Co-Branded Transit Credit Card
3) Navigation Devices and Systems Will Generate Global Revenues of $62 Billion by 2012
4) ARINC Wins Centralized Electrification and Traffic Control System for Amtrak's Northeast Corridor Operations
5) Red Alert System to Warn Ontarians – Alerts will be distributed to OnStar subscribers


Job Postings
- Senior Engineer – TransCore – New York City
http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=71573305&JobTitle=Senior+Engineer&q=transcore&rad=20&rad_units=miles&brd=1&cy=us&vw=b&AVSDM=2008-05-06+15%3a37%3a00&pg=1&seq=1

Upcoming Events
Transportation Research Board 2008 Summer Conference – June 15-18 – Baltimore, Maryland
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8577


Today in Transportation History
1998 **10th anniversary** - Mercedes-Benz merged with Chrysler.
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/02/18/037603.html

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