Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Key to Eliminating US Flight Delays? Redesign the Sky Over New York City
Link to story in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/17-03/ff_airspace

2) Could Radar Keep Birds from Colliding with Aircraft?
Link to story in Scientific American:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=avian-aircraft-radar

3) Airline Industry Seems to be Serious About Going Forward with Wi-Fi in Sky
Link to Scripps-Howard News Service story:
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/41183

4) American Airlines Aims to be On Time
Technology being used to improve performance.
Link story on The Street:
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10465948/1/american-airlines-aims-to-be-on-time.html

CAMERAS

5) Who’s Paying for New Missouri Red-Light Camera Advocacy Group?
Link to story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2009/02/whos-paying-for-new-red-light-camera-advocacy-group/

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Officials Eye a Geospatial ‘Virtual USA’
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/02/24/virtual-usa.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Microsoft Sues TomTom for Patent Infringement
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10172068-75.html

OTHER

8) New Transportation Blog from 'Gridlock Sam' Schwartz: The Number Thirteen Line
Link to blog on PBS Blueprint America:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/category/blogs/13line

9) 3D Simulation Solves Crime and Accidents
Link to story in Eureka:
http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/article/17221/3D-simulation-solves-crimes-and-accidents.aspx

ROADWAYS

10) WiMax System Warns Drivers on Dangerous Highway Prone to Dense Fog
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128619&intsrc=hm_list
Link to news release from Proxim Wireless:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0477064.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) US Department of Homeland Security to Use More Simulations in Infrastructure Protection
Link to story on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090223_9398.php
Link to National Infrastructure Protection Plan:
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_Plan.pdf

12) FAA Will Use Software to Identify Sensitive Data
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/02/25/faa-software.aspx

TRANSIT

13) Automated Subway Train Rolls Out in New York City
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/02/24/2009-02-24_automated_l_train_rolls_out.html

14) Wired BART Should Please Passengers
Link to story in the Contra Costa Times:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/traffic/ci_11776662

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Get Connected to Go
Link to profile on New York State’s 511 system.
Link to story in New York State DOT E-Zine:
https://www.nysdot.gov/e-zine/winter2008/initiative

VEHICLES

16) Intelligent Transportation System Demoed in Japan
Link to story on Tech-On:
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090225/166272/


News Releases
1) Recent Studies Highlight Effectiveness of Radar Speedcheck Signs for Use in Traffic Calming
2) Westwood One's Metro Traffic Goes Live with the Most Comprehensive Video Traffic Information Network in the Country
3) Port Authority of NY & NJ Leads Alliance Urging Full Federal Funding to Unclog Air Traffic Control System and Ease Delays for Passengers
4) INX Awarded State of New Mexico DOT Contract for Rail Runner Train’s High-Speed Wireless System
5) Inrix National Traffic Scorecard Reveals Startling 30 Percent Decrease in Traffic Congestion in 2008


Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Seminar: Freight Corridor Programs – March 18
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=16392


Today in Transportation History
1919 **90th anniversary** - Oregon became the first state to impose a gasoline tax.
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/FTG/

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