Friday, March 13, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 13, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Raytheon Receives Contract for Airline Tracking
Link to AP story:
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/03/12/raytheon_receives_contract_for_airline_tracking/
Link to news release from Raytheon:
http://raytheon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1212

CAMERAS

2) Ticket’s in the Mail: Red-Light Cameras Questioned
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXzIzPcGUHHy1ZREOaB3LxP3S8GQD96TBGUG0

ROADWAYS

3) Government Group Wants Kilometer Signs to Stay on Arizona Interstate
Link to story in the Green Valley News and Sun:
http://www.gvnews.com/articles/2009/03/13/breaking_news/00kilos315.txt

4) Traffic Stripes Get a Brighter Future
Link to story in Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/03/traffic-marking.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Highway Safety Groups Hope DVD Will Save Lives
Link to story and video report on WAKE-TV:
http://wake.mync.com/site/Wake/news/story/29383/highway-safety-groups-hope-dvd-will-save-lives/
Link to video from the North Carolina Office of the State Fire Marshall:
http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/RPD/rpd_resources_HighwaySafety.asp

6) Crash Footage Will Drive Safety Message in Abu Dhabi
Link to story in The National:
http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090314/NATIONAL/555486435/1040

7) Nebraska Starts Binge Drinking Hotline
Link to story and video report on KETV-TV:
http://www.ketv.com/news/18919822/detail.html

TRANSIT

8) Is the TAP Card Ready for Prime Time? Los Angeles MTA Says ‘Yes’
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/03/is-the-tap-card.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Traffic Technology: Text, E-Mail Alerts from the Las Vegas RTC
Link to story and video report on KVBC-TV:
http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=10000813&nav=15MV

10) Five Reader-Approved Travel Apps for the iPhone
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/03/13/five-reader-approved-travel-apps-for-the-iphone/

VEHICLES

11) Technology-Based Features Drive Automotive Sales
Link to story in Design News:
http://www.designnews.com/article/189755-Technology_Based_Features_Drive_Automotive_Sales.php


Upcoming Events
TRB’s Railroad Operational Safety Committee Presents: Teamwork in US Railroad Operations – April 23-24 – Irvine, California
http://www.trbrailhf.org/2009Conference.aspx


Friday Bonus
Next time you’re headed to the airport, be sure to leave the chain saw at home.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/03/02/2009-03-02_the_weird__wacky_stuff_confiscated_at_ne.html


Today in Transportation History
1969 **40th anniversary** - Apollo 9 splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1969-018A

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