Thursday, December 25, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 25, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

MERRY CHRISTMAS!


AVIATION

1) San Francisco Airport to Feature Carbon Offset Kiosks
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/24/MNIR14PSQF.DTL&hw=carbon&sn=002&sc=772

CAMERAS

2) Traffic Camera Locations in China to be Made Public Under Draft Rule
Link to story in the Shanghai Daily:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=385842&type=National

3) Duo’s Web Site Reveals Locations of Arizona Cities’ Traffic Cameras
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2008/12/25/20081225biz-radarrover1225.html
Link to RadarRover: http://www.radarrover.com

4) Santas Wrap Up Traffic Cameras in Tempe, Arizona
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/12/23/20081223B1-talker1224.html
Link to YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymUhWPte67Q

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Some Florida Drivers Use Express Lanes Without Paying Toll – But State Knows Who They are
Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/custom/consumer/sfl-flb95express1225sbdec25,0,5895114.story

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Russia Launches Rocket with Three New Satellites
Link to RIA Novosti story:
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20081225/119169033.html

OTHER

7) Articles from Current Issue of FHWA’s Public Roads
- The Quest for Zero Fatalities in Utah
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/08nov/01.htm
- LTAP/TTAP: 25 Years of Service
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/08nov/02.htm


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Today in Transportation History
1968 **40th anniversary** - Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth Injection maneuver.
http://www.myspacemuseum.com/prof23.jpg

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