Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Reports on Investigation Into Wayward Flight Go Public
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/local/79312922.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUZ
Link to NTSB public docket:
http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/Aviation/DCA10IA001/default.htm
2) British Airways Strike: Cabin Crews Feel Online Backlash as Passengers Vent Fury on Facebook
Link to article in the Daily Mail:
Link to ‘Support the BA Cabin Crew!!!’ Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=search&gid=160048903298
3) Frugal, but with Plenty to Give
Travelers Aid at Kennedy Airport helps the lost and confused.
Link to column in The New York Times:
http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/frugal-but-with-plenty-to-give/
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) PND Navigation is Still on Top
Link to video interview with Chris Schreiner, analyst at Strategy Analytics on The Where Business:
http://news.thewherebusiness.com/content/pnd-navigation-still-top
OTHER
5) International Conference on Wireless Communication and Sensor Networks to Open
Link to article in The Times of India:
6) Technology and Towing? Why Not?
Link to article in Parking Today:
http://www.parkingtoday.com/s_article.php?id=86
PARKING
7) Carnegie Mellon University’s ‘Smart Parking’ Moves Ahead
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_657624.html
ROADWAYS
8) FHWA Releases MUTCD 2009 Edition
Link to further information:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=598
Link to news release from US DOT:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2009/fhwa3709.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) FEMA Issues Updated Version of Incident Command System Forms Booklet
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/3098.html
10) Vivid Falcons Take Aim at Shocking Road Toll
Brightly colored police cars have different themes to spread safety message.
Link to article in the Sunshine Coast News:
http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2009/12/17/vivid-falcons-take-aim-at-shocking-toll/
11) Everbridge Launches Location-Based Emergency Notifications
Link to interview in Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=3358
TRANSIT
12) No Streetcars Named Desire: Toronto Bans Adultery Ads on Public Transit
Link to article on BNET:
Link to article in the National Post:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2332295
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Congressman Calls for Traffic Data Contract to be Re-bid
Link to article in The Hill:
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/72447-weiner-calls-for-traffic-data-contract-to-be-re-bid
14) KanDrive Announced by Kansas DOT
Link to article in the Kansas City Kansan:
http://www.kansascitykansan.com/blogs/nick-sloan/kandrive-announced-kdot/5189
Link to KanDrive: http://www.KanDrive.org/
15) Plant City, Florida Traffic Control Goes High-Tech
Link to article in the Plant City Courier & Tribune:
http://plantcity2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/16/pc-city-traffic-control-goes-high-tech/
News Releases
1) Federal Highway Administration Revises MUTCD to Make Highways Safer
3) Continental Airlines to Offer Gogo Inflight Internet Service
4) Ford Engineers Imitate Human Touch Through a Robot Named Ruth
5) The Next Internet Boom: Connected Cars
Upcoming Events
2010 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium – January 10-14 – New Orleans
http://www.radiowirelessweek.org/
Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - China Airlines was founded.
http://www.china-airlines.com/
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