Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Los Angeles International Airport Wants Paparazzi Out of Focus
Link to story in the Daily Breeze:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_11019347

OTHER

2) Coverage of the ITS World Congress in New York City
Link to story and video report on Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,454190,00.html
Link to story from CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10101664-94.html
Link to story and video report on NY1 News:
http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/89046/transit-tech-expo-comes-to-town/Default.aspx

PARKING

3) Cost to Park in San Francisco Could be Set by Demand
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/19/BAR0147BFK.DTL

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Transportation Planners in Kansas Use Online Questionnaire to Identify How to Better Involve Public
Link to story in the Lawrence Journal-World & News:
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/nov/18/planners-seek-input-transportation-needs-online-qu/

ROADWAYS

5) Report Says Lack to Road Markings, Signs Cause Accidents, Traffic Jams in Lahore, Pakistan
Link to story in The Nation:
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/20-Nov-2008/Scanty-road-devices-cause-accidents-traffic-jams

6) Atlantic City Expressway Going Cashless by End of 2010
Link to story in The Press of Atlantic City:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/179/story/320368.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) New IDs to Speed Border Crossings
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008406278_vancouvertrips.html

SPACE

8) NASA Successfully Tests First Deep Space Internet
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/562702

TRANSIT

9) Just Charge It: Chicago Transit Authority to Offer More Ways to Pay with Plastic
All-in-one 'smart' credit/debit cards could be used for more than commuting.
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cta-farecard_19nov19,0,667032.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Nebraska Traffic Control Center to Detect Trouble Spots
Link to story in the Omaha World-Herald:
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10492121

11) New Publications from US DOT
- Traffic Control Systems Handbook
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=481
- Work Zone Process Review Toolbox
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=480

VEHICLES

12) Ford Builds in Telematics to Vans, Pickups
Link to story on silicon:
http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39345607,00.htm?r=1

13) The Future of Truck Technology
Link to story in FleetOwner:
http://fleetowner.com/truck_technology/intelligent_transportation_systems_conference_1119/


News Releases
1) SafeTrip-21 Brings Innovative Technologies to Improve Safety and Mobility to the East Coast - US DOT Announces Partnership with I-95 Corridor Coalition
2) HD Radio is Standard for 2009 Volvo Cars
3) New Patents Issued to Protect Wavetronix SmartSensor HD
4) NTSB Acting Chairman Emphasizes Need for Safety Focus in Intelligent Transportation Systems Research and Product Development
5) Community Transit Creates Facebook Profile
6) Kapsch Launches Next Generation MNCU R1551 for Transportation Infrastructure
7) Kapsch Launches 5.9 GHz DSRC Module for On-Board Communications Systems
8) Tele Atlas Transforms the Navigation User Experience with New Speed Profiles Product


Upcoming Events
VTM 2008 (Track and Maintenance) – December 1-2 – Paris
http://www.groupeactis.com/IMG/pdf_prog_vtm2008_en.pdf


Today in Transportation History
1493 **515th anniversary** - Christopher Columbus steps ashore on Puerto Rico for the first time.
http://www.christopher-columbus.eu/voyage-2.htm

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