Monday, April 6, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) A Scramble to Add Air Traffic Controllers
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/business/05airtraffic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

2) Orlando International Airport Tower's Air Controllers' Inexperience is a Cause for Concern
Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-asecoia05040509apr05,0,3446929.story

BUSES

3) Challenging Times for Bus Rapid Transit System in Johannesburg
Link to story in Engineering News:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/bus-transport-2009-04-03

CAMERAS

4) Cameras Sought for Louisiana Railroad Crossings
Link to AP story:
http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090405/UPDATES01/90405007

MARITIME

5) London Boats to Take Oyster Card as Mayor Promotes Thames
Link to Bloomberg News story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=ah2LCGnMT9Ac

OTHER

6) North Korean Missile Launch Sends Officials Rushing Into Action
Air traffic, maritime vessels quickly advised.
Link to story in The Yomiuri Shimbun:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090406TDY02305.htm

7) Information and Communications Technologies and Climate Change: Problem or Solution?
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/ict-climate-change-problem-solution/article-180760

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Airport Face Scanners ‘Cannot Tell the Difference Between Osama bin Laden and Winona Ryder’
Link to story in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5110402/Airport-face-scanners-cannot-tell-the-difference-between-Osama-bin-Laden-and-Winona-Ryder.html

9) US DOT Aggregates Hazmat Reporting
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/04/06/dot-hazmat.aspx

TRANSIT

10) MTA Online - How the New York City Subway Transit System Uses the Internet and Social Media
Link to interview with Diane Chehab on Maketing.FM:
http://www.marketing.fm/2009/04/03/mta-online-how-the-nyc-subway-transit-system-uses-the-internet-and-social-media/

11) NBC in Transit Launches in New York, New Jersey
News and entertainment will air on PATH trains and stations.
Link to story in The Hollywood Reporter:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff50ba6951560a30f6b7af52e5d298b6


News Releases
1) Inrix Delivers Real-Time Access to 10,000 Traffic Cameras
2) Research and Markets: Navigation to Boost European Passenger Vehicle Telematics and Infotainment Market Growth in the Short to Medium-Term


Upcoming Events
2009 The Future of Tolling: ORT and the Path to Interoperability – June 14-16 – Tampa, Florida
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3616


Today in Transportation History
1909 **100th anniversary** - Robert Perry and Matthew Henson claimed to have been the first to reach the North Pole.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0406.html#article

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