Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Lessons from Flight 1549
Preflight safety briefing takes on new importance.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/travel/20prac.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

2) US Airways Crash Offers a Different Kind of Public Relations Challenge
Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/us-airways-crash-offers-a-diff.html

BUSES

3) All Aboard Ireland’s First Wi-Fi Buses
Link to story on SiliconRepublic:
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12135/comms/all-aboard-the-nations-first-wi-fi-buses

CAMERAS

4) 50 Cameras to Ease Jams in Oxford, England
Cameras will use plate-recognition technology to determine traffic speeds and provide information to motorists.
Link to story in the Oxford Mail:
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/4065681.50_cameras_to_ease_city_jams/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New Zealand’s First Electronic Toll Road to Open this Weekend
Link to story on 3News:
http://www.3news.co.nz/News/NationalNews/NZs-first-electronic-toll-road-to-open-this-weekend/tabid/423/articleID/87907/cat/64/Default.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS is a No-No for Drivers in North Korea
Link to story on WorldTribune:
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/ea_nkorea0058_01_20.asp

OTHER

7) UK Transport Center to Set Up Lab at Qatar Science and Technology Park
Link to story in The Peninsula:
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090121033605/UK%20transport%20centre%20to%20set%20up%20lab%20at%20Qatar%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Park

8) Investment Opportunities for Managing Transportation Performance through Technology
Link to white paper from US DOT:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/articles/investment.php

9) Transportation Engineering Professionals Facebook Page Created
Link to page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=58210669534&ref=ts


Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Technology Assessment Test of Advanced Vehicle Occupancy Enforcement Applications – San Diego Association of Governments
https://vendors.planetbids.com/SANDAG/biddtl.cfm?BidNo=49&Status=Bidding


Upcoming Events
APTA Marketing and Communications Workshop – February 22-25 – San Francisco
http://www.apta.com/conferences_calendar/marketing/


Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - Runaway freighters on the Buffalo River destroyed a bridge and caused a flood in Buffalo, New York.
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/554448.html

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