Monday, September 22, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 22, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Airport IT Trends 2008
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/09/22/316171/airport-it-trends-2008.html

2) Dublin Airport Radar Failure 'Could Happen Again'
Link to story in The Irish Independent:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/airport-radar-failure-could-happen-again-1478932.html

3) Social Networking Makes Its Way to the Sky
Link to story from Aviation:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26795573/

MARITIME

4) Cruise Port Information Site Delivers
Link to column in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/21/TRE612RJJL.DTL
Link to CruisePortInsider: http://cruiseportinsider.com/

OTHER

5) MIT Wheelchair Steers Clears with Wi-Fi
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17912_3-10047399-72.html

RAILROADS

6) Years of Practical Use Prove that Rail Controls Work
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trainbrakes22-2008sep22,0,3879363.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) US Department of Homeland Security Plans New Transportation Worker Identification Credential Rule
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153858-1.html

8) Virginia Railway Express Says Cell Phones Valuable in Emergencies, Keeping Trains on Time
Link to story in The Free Lance-Star:
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2008/092008/09202008/412116

TRANSIT

9) Washington, DC Metro’s Got More to Say
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/20/AR2008092001881.html

10) Transit Agencies Lose Bid to Expand Security Grants
Homeland Security Department rejects request to install systems that detect chemical threats in subway stations.
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/09/22/t_loses_bid_to_expand_security_grants/

11) Montreal Shares 'Lessons' Learned from Transit Smartcard
Link to story in the National Post:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/09/19/montreal-shares-lessons-learned-from-transit-smartcard.aspx

12) New South Wales Transit Tcard Gets a Second Chance
Link to story on Webdiary:
http://webdiary.com.au/cms/?q=node/2529

13) Washington, DC Metro Pushes Upgrades of Electronic Fare Cards to 2010
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/21/ST2008092102289.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Michigan Sign Testing is More than Meets the Eye
Link to column in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080922/COL12/809220322/1001/NEWS

VEHICLES

15) Once High-Tech, Head-Up Displays are Harder to Find in Cars and Trucks
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122211276576263871.html


News Releases
1) New Portable Navigation System To Feature Nissan's Carwings Service
2) TransCore Unveils RFID-based eZGo Anywhere Tag for National Interoperable Electronic Toll Collection
3) New Toll Transponder Fulfills Consumers' Desire for Driver Feedback


Solicitation
- Request for Proposals - Professional Consultant Services and ITS Technical Support to the RIDOT/TMC – Rhode Island Department of Transportation
http://www.purchasing.ri.gov/RIVIP/BidSearch.asp


Upcoming Events
41st Annual Conference of the UTSG – January 5-7 – London
http://www.utsg.net/conf.php


Today in Transportation History
2006 – The Grumman F-14 Tomcat jet was retired by the US Navy.
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=1100&ct=1

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