Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Runway Incursions Ticked Up Slightly in 2008
Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/27/runway-incursions-ticked-up-slightly-in-2008

2) Do Flight Attendants Get Enough Hands-On Training for Emergencies?
Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/27/do-flight-attendants-get-enough-hands-on-training-for-emergencies/

BUSES

3) High-Tech Entertainment Systems Enhance Coach Services
Link to story in Metro Magazine:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/Article/Story/2009/01/High-Tech-Entertainment-Systems-Enhance-Coach-Services.aspx

OTHER

4) State Senator Bashes Plan for Spanish Ads by Colorado DOT
Link to story in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_11560160

5) Michigan Litter Hotline Tossed Out
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090127/BLOG13/90127034/1012/NEWS/State+litter+hotline+tossed+out
Link to news release from Michigan DOT:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9620_11057-207580--,00.html

6) Dynamic Carpooling with Your Mobile
Link to story in Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/dynamic-carpooling-your-mobile

7) Implementing the Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program: Saving Lives, Reducing Congestion, Improving Quality of Life
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9909

8) Census Transportation Planning Package Web-Based Mapping and Query System
Link to information from US DOT:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/fhwahep09008.htm

RAILROADS

9) BNSF Research Pushes Safety, Efficiency
Link to story in the Fort Worth Business Press:
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9388

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Link to HealthDay News story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601387.html

TELEMATICS

11) Injury Report from the Car
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/automobiles/25TECH.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

TRANSIT

12) Tube Maps Made for the Disabled
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7850675.stm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Who’s Calling? It’s Your Traffic Report
Link to story and audio report on NPR’s All Things Considered:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99883564


News Releases
1) Global Traffic Technologies Wins Comprehensive Permanent Injunction Against Competitor in Patent Infringement Suit


Upcoming Events
APTA Fare Collection Workshop – March 14-18 – Houston
http://www.apta.com/conferences_calendar/farecoll/


Today in Transportation History
1939 **70th anniversary** - The first flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning takes place.
http://p38assn.org/

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