Monday, January 12, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, January 12, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA: Aging Controllers, Lax Rules Trouble Agency
Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Morning Edition:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99189705

2) Air GPS
Newark Liberty Airport is set to be the first major airport to test new technology designed to cut flight delays.
Link to story and video report on Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/video-search/m/21748470/air_gps.htm

3) Reducing Risk with Safety Management Systems
Link to story in Airport Business:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/Reducing-Risk-With-SMS-/1$24743

CAMERAS

4) El Mirage First Arizona City to OK Traffic Cameras at Rail Crossings
Link to story and video in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/2009/01/09/20090109gl-nwvredflex0109-ONL.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS to be Used in US Hours of Service Enforcement for Truckers
Link to story in Today’s Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=21005

6) Interview with Bill Henry, CEO of Tele Atlas
Link to video in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Exclusive-interview-with-Bill-Henry,-CEO,-Tele-Atlas_a1263.html

MARITIME

7) Nova Scotia Ferries to Get Cameras
Link to story in The Chronicle Herald:
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/9010209.html

8) Lack of VMS Code Slowed US Coast Guard
Commander says they couldn’t access info that could have pinpointed doomed fishing boat.
Link to story in the Gloucester Daily Times:
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/punews/local_story_011232528.html?keyword=secondarystory

OTHER

9) January Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2009/2009-001-Jan.pdf

RAILROADS

10) Railroads Rely on Education, Engineering to Reduce Grade Crossing Accidents
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article.asp?id=19326

ROADWAYS

11) Signs of the Times
Waterloo, Iowa installs larger signs for aging motorists.
Link to story in the Courier:
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2009/01/09/news/local/10911995.txt

12) Metro Manila Development Authority Chair Defends Use of the Color Pink on Signs and Infrastructure
Link to Philippines News Agency story:
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=11&rid=180156

13) California Lawmakers Propose Moratorium on Digital Billboards
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-billboards10-2009jan10,0,3026280.story

14) Road Pricing in The Netherlands
Link to story from ERTICO – ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/partner_news_road_pricing_in_the_netherlands.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Could Drivers Face Total Cell Phone Bans?
Group launches campaign to persuade businesses and states to enact ban.
Link to ABC News story:
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6624316&page=1

16) Visitors to US Required to Register Online
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10140697-38.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

TRANSIT

17) Chicago Transit Authority Tests Digital Screens Showing Arrival Times
Link to story on WBEZ Radio:
http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=31319

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Glitches in Wisconsin Phone System for Road Conditions Being Fixed
Link to story in the Journal Sentinel:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/37372849.html

19) Signage Part of $6 Million Project to Inform Kansas Drivers
Link to story in The Capital-Journal:
http://cjonline.com/stories/011009/kan_375785821.shtml

20) Miscommunication Blamed for Inauguration Rehearsal Snafu
Link to story on WTOP Radio:
http://www.wtop.com/?sid=1570283&nid=25

VEHICLES

21) HD Radio Picks Up Carmakers; Will Listeners Follow?
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/01/hd_radio_picks_up_car_makers_w.html

22) Slideshow: Car Tech at CES
Link to photos in PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/156856/slideshow_car_tech_at_ces.html/


News Releases
1) Open Software the Only Way Forward for the Automotive Industry
2) BMW Assist Extends Automatic Collision Notification to Include ‘Risk of Severe Injury’ Algorithm
3) ATX Launches Enhanced Automatic Collision Notification for BMW
4) Cobra Electronics Introduces AURA Camera and Driving Hazard Database
5) 3M Sign Grant Program Helps Municipalities Meet Federal Transportation Mandate


Upcoming Events
American Society of Highway Engineers 2009 National Conference – June 3-7 – Atlanta
http://www.highwayengineers.org/2009NationalConference/home.php


Today in Transportation History
1934 **75th anniversary** - A mass flight of six Consolidated P2Y-1 seaplanes from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor was completed by the US Navy.
http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/aviation-photos/1930-1939/mass-navy-flight-1934

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