Monday, February 9, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, February 9, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Flight 1549: From New York to NORAD, Testing a Response Network
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/nyregion/08plane.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

2) Not Everyone is Cheering as Wi-Fi Takes to the Air
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/business/07plane.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

3) Air Routing Meteorologists Joins FAA Weather Evaluation Sub-Team
Link to story on The Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=da016e23-ca40-40fb-96c2-4014c79a17e3

CAMERAS

4) Arizona Could Dump Photo Radar, but It Will Have to Pay
Link to Capitol Media Services story:
http://www.azstarnet.com/altds/pastframe/metro/279275

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Plan Simplifies Interstate Toll Collection
Link to story in The Tampa Tribune:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/09/na-plan-simplifies-interstate-toll-collection/

6) Delays Plaguing SunPass Option to Pay for Airport Parking
Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flpparking0207sbfeb09,0,132516.story

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Broadcom Chip to Support GPS, Bluetooth, FM
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSN0950946420090209
Link to news release from Broadcom:
http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s364127&industry_id=2

MARITIME

8) Command & Control
Port of Long Beach opens new security headquarters.
Link to story in the Press-Telegram:
http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_11661074

OTHER

9) Investment Opportunities for Managing Transportation Performance through Technology
Link to additional information from US DOT:
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/transportation_tech.htm

RAILROADS

10) Keeping More Bad Things from the Railroad Tracks
Railroad officials get the word out after fatalities at crossings.
Link to story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/F09388B6BDD041588625755600197B33?OpenDocument

11) Amtrak’s Semi-Confusing Internet Access Message
Link to story on Wi-Fi Networking News:
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008576.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Spy Center Will Track Britons on Holiday
Link to story in The Sunday Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article5683677.ece

TRANSIT

13) New Technology Keeps Riders Informed on the L Subway Line in Brooklyn
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/nyregion/07station.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

14) Personal Rapid Transit Startup
Small, automatic electric vehicles will be demonstrated in two new projects.
Link to story in Technology Review:
http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22083/

VEHICLES

15) What Should Your Next Car Stereo Connect to?
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/02/what_should_your_next_car_ster.html


News Releases
1) Flightglobal Webbies Winners Announced – Aviation Web Site and Online Activities Honored


Upcoming Events
AASHTO National Transportation Management Conferences – April 5-10 – San Antonio, Texas
http://www.transportation.org/meetings/218.aspx


Today in Transportation History
1969 **40th anniversary** - The first flight of the Boeing 747 took place at Paine Field in Everett, Washington.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2008723054_firstflight09.html

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