Friday, October 16, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, October 16, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) A Better View of the Gulf of Mexico

The coast is a blind spot for air traffic controllers. GPS is about to change that.

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6670276.html

BICYCLES

2) Honda Bicycle Simulator to Go On Sale In February

Link to article on Ubergizmo:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/10/honda_bicycle_simulator.html

CAMERAS

3) Camera Companies OK with Some Changes to Tennessee Law

Link to article in the Knoxville News Sentinel:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/16/camera-companies-ok-with-some-change/

MARITIME

4) Transportation Security Administration and Massachusetts Ferry Agency to Test New Explosives Screening Technology

Link to article in The Martha’s Vineyard Times:

http://www.mvtimes.com/marthas-vineyard/news/latest.php?id=196

Link to news release from the TSA:

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS143308+15-Oct-2009+PRN20091015

RAILROADS

5) Judge: BNSF Engaged in ‘Staggering’ Pattern of Misconduct

Says railroad covered up its role in deaths at railroad crossing.

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/north/64462297.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Kids May Be Barred from ‘Nude’ UK Airport Scanner

Link to Sky News story:

http://tinyurl.com/yjly4l5

7) NTSB Urges Better 911 Coordination by Pipeline Operators

Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety:

http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/10/15/ntsb-urges-better-911-coordination-by-pipeline-operators.aspx

TELEMATICS

8) Delphi's Frank Ordoñez Says the Electronics Revolution is Upon Us

Link to interview in Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/Delphis-Frank-Ordontildeez-says-the-electronics-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/634511?contextCategoryId=41884

TRANSIT

9) Illinois Bus Driver Suspended for Wearing Pink Tie for Breast Cancer Awareness

Link to article in The State Journal-Register:

http://www.sj-r.com/homepage/x1340496564/Bus-driver-with-pink-tie-grabs-attention

10) Public Needs to Know About Long Island Rail Road Near-Misses

Link to editorial in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial-public-needs-to-know-about-lirr-near-misses-1.1526625

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Washington State DOT 'Smarter Highways' Plan: 300 Signs Over 40 Miles

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010080204_webhighway16m.html

12) Traffic System Aids Travelers at Hongqiao Airport

Link to article in the Shanghai Daily:

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=416535&type=Metro

News Releases

1) University of North Dakota Launches Nation's First Collegiate Program in Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2) COTA Launches BUStracker

3) Antwerp Upgrades Port Information System

Upcoming Events

Transportation Policy & Finance Summit – December 13-15 – Washington, DC

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3855

Friday Bonus

Poling on the River: He’s the Last of the Ferrymen

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32859408/ns/today-today_people/

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** - DELAG (Deutsche Luftshiffahrt Aktien-Gesellschaft) was founded as the world’s first airline. It carried passengers via airships.

http://www.airships.net/delag-passenger-zeppelins

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