Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, July 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Gets Its New Virtualized Flight-Plan System Off the Ground
Link to story in eWeek:
2) Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Sign Cost Jumps Past $2 Million
Link to story in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/local/49940422.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUT
3) Wyoming Requires Marking Wind Towers
Link to AP story:
http://www.trib.com/articles/2009/07/06/news/wyoming/a0e8b7f1fccae835872575e8007c1fe6.txt
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) E-ZPass Subsidy in Maryland Lingered Too Long
Link to column in The Baltimore Sun:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2009/07/ezpass_subsidy_lingered_too_lo.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Navteq: ‘The Phone Will Not Replace the Sat-Nav’
Link to story in Pocket-lint:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/25235/navteq-phones-wont-replace-satnavs.phtml
OTHER
6) Twitter Comes to the Rescue
Link to column in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/travel/05prac.html
ROADWAYS
7) Federal Stimulus Road Signs Rile Up Some Taxpayers
Link to AP story:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D998UR900.htm
8) ‘Pictograms’ Make Motorway Debut
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/surrey/8137241.stm
9) Signs to Monitor Driver Behavior in Queensland
Speeding and tailgating will be detected by signs and messages would change accordingly.
Link to story in the Sunshine Coast Daily:
http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/06/signs-monitor-driver-behaviour-highway/
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) US Department of Homeland Security Launches Multi-frequency Radio Pilot Program for First Responders
Link to story on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090702_1033.php
TRANSIT
11) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Testing Trolley Collision-Avoidance System
Link to AP story:
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO117928/
12) Denver’s RTA Preps Train-Stopping System for Colorado Light Rail Trains
Link to story in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12728198
13) Utah Transit Riders Use Smart Cards to Pay Fares
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/699033
14) Chicago Transit Authority Surveys Customers…Badly
Link to commentary in The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-doyle/cta-surveys-customers-bad_b_225147.html
News Releases
1) Denver’s RTA Introduces myStop, Automated Telephone System for Schedule Information
CORRECTIONS
There was an incorrect link in Friday’s issue. The correct link is provided below.
Electronic Tolls Trump Cash on the Highways
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124658505980890241.html
Upcoming Events
Large Hub Winter Operations Conference and Expo – July 19-21 – Dearborn, Michigan
http://events.aaae.org/sites/090710/agenda.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1919 **90th anniversary** - The British dirigible R34 completed the first trans-Atlantic crossing upon landing in Mineola, New York.
http://www.aht.ndirect.co.uk/airships/r34/index.html
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