Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Heat Scanners Give Cold Comfort During Flu Outbreak
Link to Reuters story:
http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1241011549.html

2) Feds Knew Air Force One Photo-Op Flyover Might Spark Panic in New York City – But Didn’t Give a Hoot
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/04/29/2009-04-29_feds_knew_flyover_might_spark_panic.html

3) New Zealand Airline Site Links Tourism Players
Link to story in The New Zealand Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10569191
Link to Tourism Exchange New Zealand: http://www.tourismexchange.co.nz/

4) Integrating Airport Information Systems
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10316

CAMERAS

5) Why is Governance of CCTV Technology an Issue?
Link to story on MetroVideoMonitor:
http://metrovideomonitor.com/resource_center/report_weekly_newsletter/news/p/newsletterId_/id_11

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Cheap Tolls May Worsen Traffic Jams in Japan
Link to story in The Japan Times:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090429n1.html

MARITIME

7) Coordination, Situational Awareness Key Processes at Europe’s Largest Port
Link to story in Security Director News:
http://www.securitydirectornews.com/?p=article&id=sd200904J06upg

OTHER

8) £12 Million Rural Digital Research Boost
Funding will look at how technology can help improve issues such as transport and tourism.
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8022953.stm

ROADWAYS

9) Trouble Brewing in Crimea…Over Traffic Signs
Organization protesting a decision to introduce bilingual traffic signs.
Link to story on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
http://www.rferl.org/content/Trouble_Brewing_In_Crimea__Over_Traffic_Signs_/1617723.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Texting While Driving Likely to Stay Legal in Florida
Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-texting-while-driving-legal-bn042809,0,6616773.story

TRANSIT

11) Florida’s SunRail Uses YouTube to State Its Case
Link to story on Central Florida News 13:
http://www.cfnews13.com/Business/LocalBusinessHeadlines/2009/4/27/sunrail_uses_youtube_state_its_case.html
Link to YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/SunRailer


News Releases
1) US Chief Technology Officer Nominee Aneesh Chopra to Moderate First CTO Roundtable at ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition


Upcoming Events
World Parking Symposium VII – June 28-July 1 – Breda, The Netherlands
http://www.worldparkingsymposium.ca/


Today in Transportation History
1939 **70th anniversary** - The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge opened, connecting the New York City boroughs of Queens and the Bronx.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/70th-birthday-of-the-bronx-whitestone-bridge/

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