Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join IBTTA in Chicago for the Transformation of Transportation!

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AVIATION

1) Sensis Receives FAA Pilot Contract for Ground Surveillance System

Link to story in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/sensis_receives_faa_pilot_cont.html

2) Fliers Get Advice on Internet Etiquette

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-07-13-etiquette-flying-internet_N.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) RFID Orders Continue to Surge

Link to story in eWeek:

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/RFID-Orders-Continue-to-Surge-634229/

4) Czech Cabinet Closes First Part of Toll Collection System Construction

Link to Czech News Agency story:

http://praguemonitor.com/2009/07/14/cabinet-closes-1st-part-toll-collection-system-construction

ROADWAYS

5) Israel’s Transportation Agency to ‘Hebraize’ Road Signs

Link to Ma’an News Agency story:

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&Do=&ID=39205

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Task Force Will Reconsider US Color-Coded Warning System

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/07/14/task_force_will_reconsider_col.html

7) Speedbusters: Move Over for Tow Trucks

Link to story and video on WTMJ-TV:

http://www.todaystmj4.com/features/specialassignment/50644377.html

TELEMATICS

8) Telematics Firms Fight for Survival

Link to story in Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/story/Telematics-firms-fight-for-survival/50694

TRANSIT

9) National Transportation Safety Board Says DC Metro System Lacks ‘Safety Redundancy’

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-13-ntsb_N.htm

10) National Transportation Safety Board: Boston Trolley Crash Could Have Been Prevented

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/ntsb_holds_hear.html

11) Pittsburgh-Area Port Authority Begins Limited Test of ‘Smart Card’ Collection of Fares

Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_633507.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Info Startup AirSage Maps Deal with Verizon

Link to story in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2009/07/airsage_inks_deal_with_verizon.html

13) Real-Time Traveler Information Systems

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10633

Upcoming Events

IBEC One-Day Seminar on Road Pricing Seminar – September 20 – Stockholm

www.harmonised-events.com/index.php?url=evenement_vue&id_evenement=22

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** - The first nuclear-powered surface warship in the world was launched.

http://navysite.de/cg/cgn9.htm

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