Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, July 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) As Signals Fade for Flight 447's Data Recorders, Some Ask Why the Devices are on the Plane in the First Place
Link to story in BusinessWeek:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31724245/from/ET/
2) FAA’s New NextGen Vector: Blue Sky Thinking; Blue Color Action
Link to story in Flight International:
CAMERAS
3) DC Police Chief Denounces ‘Cowardly’ iPhone Users Monitoring Speed Traps
Link to story in The Examiner:
MARITIME
4) Model Port Security Team in Peril
Link to story in The Post and Courier:
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jul/07/model_port_security_team_peril88377/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Group Seeks to Promote Enthusiasm for Amtrak Service in Rutland, Vermont
Link to story in the Rutland Herald:
http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090707/NEWS01/907070385/1002/NEWS01
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) US Cities Rethink High-Tech Alert Systems
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-06-ealerts_N.htm
7) Public Safety Faces Collaboration Challenges in Pursuit of Broadband Stimulus Funds, Says Expert
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/699782
TELEMATICS
8) Telematics Records Driver Behavior in Real-Time
Link to story in Automotive World:
TRANSIT
9) Google Transit for Los Angeles Metro is Here (in Beta)
Link to story on KNBC-TV:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around_town/shopping/Google_Transit_for_Metro_is_Here__in_Beta__LA.html
10) Google China Posts Advertising on Buses and Subways
Link to SinoCast story:
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2407737/
11) Maps of New York Subway Platforms, Now on Your Mobile Phone
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/maps-of-subway-platforms-now-on-your-mobile-phone
12) Miami-Dade Creates Public Transit Alerts
Link to story in the South Florida Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/07/06/daily20.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) E-Traffic for Commonwealth Games Areas First: Indian Government
Link to story on Zee News:
http://www.zeenews.com/news545242.html
14) Congestion Ahead: New Jersey Needs Intelligent Traffic Management
Link to commentary in The Star-Ledger:
http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/07/congestion_ahead_new_jersey_ne.html
15) June/July Edition of Traffic Technology International Online
Link to magazine:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd2c9caa
News Releases
1) ITS America Publishes White Paper on ‘Delivering ITS Solutions Through TIGER Discretionary Grants’
Solicitation
- Program Opportunity Notice - Support Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Products, Systems, and Service - NYSERDA
http://www.nyserda.org/funding/1520pon.asp
Upcoming Events
FHWA Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Self Assessment Web Conference – July 30
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=17432
Today in Transportation History
1984 **25th anniversary** - Amtrak’s Montrealer derailed in Williston, Vermont. Five died and 150 were injured.
http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/1987/R87_14_15.pdf
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