Friday, August 21, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 21, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Flight Delay Predictor Saves Airport Time and Hassle

Link to story in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/170510/flight_delay_predictor_saves_airport_time_and_hassle.html

CAMERAS

2) Hundreds of Drivers in Florida File Lawsuits Against Cities Using Traffic Cameras

Link to story in the South Florida Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-red-light-camera-082009,0,1415524.story

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Thousands Cancel E-ZPass as Maryland Starts Monthly Fee

Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/commuting/bal-ezpass-0820,0,5257977.story

ROADWAYS

4) Baghdad’s Sole Traffic Lights: Struggle for Normality

Link to AFP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8joe6e9pW_lh-UVIqMb5VtRxRBw

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) US House Members to TSA: Don’t Destroy Registered Traveler Data

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/08/21/lawmakers-urge-tsa-not-to-destroy-registered-traveler-data.aspx

TELEMATICS

6) EU Considers Imposing Car Crash Alert System

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSLL48251620090821

7) Chrysler and Hughes Telematics Part Ways

Link to story in Automobile Magazine:

http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6572009/news/chrysler-and-hughes-telematics-part-ways/index.html

TRANSIT

8) Toronto Transit Commission Bus Plan Aims to ‘Urge People Out of Their Cars’

SMS text messaging and signs with arrival times part of the effort.

Link to story in the National Post:

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/08/21/ttc-bus-plan-aims-to-urge-people-out-of-their-cars.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) DC Metro Tweets Far from Short and Sweet (or Decipherable)

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/20/AR2009082004250.html

Job Postings

- Planner 2 (ITS Specialist) – TranSystems – Boston, Massachusetts

https://www3.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/transystems/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=11158&esid=az

Upcoming Events

Australian Intelligent Transport Systems Summit – November 18-19 – Melbourne

http://www.itssummit.com.au/

Friday Bonus

Maybe they’ll roll this out on the New York City subways next.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32106010/ns/tech_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

Today in Transportation History

1984 **25^th anniversary** - A bomb exploded outside the Rah Ahan railroad station in Teheran. Eighteen people were killed.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kdgTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3781,4401653

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