Thursday, August 13, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, August 13, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Vancouver, British Columbia First to Link Cameras, FOD Radar

Link to story in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/QINETIQ08129.xml&headline=Vancouver%20First%20To%20Link%20Camera,%20FOD%20Radar&channel=busav

2) When Will the FAA Give Drone Planes a Piece of the Sky?

Link to story in Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/air_space/4327665.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) Tighter Cell Phone Laws Might Face Static

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203235.html

4) Airlines Set to Ask More of Passengers

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/12/AR2009081203000.html

5) Brain-Fitness Companies Applying Neuroscience to Make Safer Drivers

Link to story in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009651875_driving13m.html

TRANSIT

6) New Jersey Rail Commuters to Get Real-Time Train Info

Link to AP story:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/transportation/NJ_rail_commuters_to_get_real-time_train_info_.html

Link to further information from NJ Transit:

http://www.njtransit.com/sa/sa_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=CustomerNoticeTo&NoticeId=2167

7) Better Technology Can Boost Public Transit

Editorial calls for providing real-time information to bus riders.

Link to editorial in The Honolulu Advertiser:

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090813/OPINION01/908130309/Better+technology+can+boost+public+transit

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) The How: Case Studies on How Regions are Advancing Planning for Operations

Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=571

9) Intelligent Transport: How Cities Can Improve Mobility

Link to study from IBM:

http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/bus/html/gbs-intelligent-transport-mobility.html

VEHICLES

10) Volvo Develops ‘Intelligent’ Prototypes to Cut Queue Accidents

Link to story in Truck & Bus Engineering:

http://www.sae.org/mags/TBE/6722

News Releases

1) Public Affairs Consultant Launches Transportation Blog

2) Navteq Reports Gender Differences in the Navigation Market

3) Trafficmaster and IBM Develop Solution for Smarter Driving

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: US Transportation System Scenarios to 2050 in a World Addressing Climate Change – August 13

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/977805225

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** - Volvo introduced the three-point safety belt, invented by Nils Bohlin.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10308226-48.html

1959 **50^th anniversary** - Discoverer 5, a photo surveillance satellite, was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-005A

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