Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 19, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Data-Sharing Work Saves Millions

Link to story in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/NADIN081809.xml&headline=FAA%20Data-Sharing%20Work%20Saves%20Millions

2) British Airport Gets Writer-in-Residence

Link to BBC News story and video:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8208734.stm

3) Frustrated Tweets New Headache for Airlines

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE57H6E920090819

RAILROADS

4) After Settlement in Amtrak Case, Opinions Erased from Lexis and Westlaw

Link to story from The Legal Intelligencer:

http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202433145853&thepage=1

ROADWAYS

5) Travel-Time Signs Expand to C-470 in Colorado

Link to story in the Denver Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/08/17/daily46.html

TRANSIT

6) After Fatal Crash, DC Metro Still Wary of Computer-Controlled Trains

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/18/ST2009081803029.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) When Will My Bus Come In?

Link to Discovery Channel story:

http://blogs.discovery.com/news_tech/2009/08/when-will-my-bus-come-in.html

8) Tyne Tunnel Site Keeps Drivers on the Move

Link to story in The Shields Gazette:

http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Tunnel-site-keeps-drivers-on.5566539.jp

Link to site: http://www.tt2.co.uk/

9) Web Site Will Help Drivers Navigate Louisville Work Zones

Link to story on WAVE-TV:

http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=10954176

Link to site: http://louisvilleworkzones.ky.gov/

News Releases

1) Aha Mobile Launches Aha Application for iPhone with Coverage in Cities Including: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Dallas, Miami and Seattle

Upcoming Events

Passenger Terminal Expo 2010 – March 23-25 – Brussels

http://www.passengerterminal-expo.com/index.php

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75^th anniversary** - The first All-American Soap Box Derby was held. The race took place in Dayton, Ohio.

http://aasbd.com/SBD_about_1.htm

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