Thursday, April 1, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 1, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) A Radical Cockpit Upgrade Southwest Fliers Will Feel

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303338304575155813404043090.html

2) Air Safety Requires Worldwide Information Exchange: IATA

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGofT0qzsSKmGvORMAo6BpaUZjbg

CAMERAS

3) Sensors Make Cities Smarter

In the not too distant future, cameras and sensors will empower officials to instantly monitor constantly changing dynamics.

Link to article in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/article/sensors-make-cities-smarter

MARITIME

4) Souped-Up Alert System Spreads the Word for US Coast Guard

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/04/05/uscg-aws-alert-system.aspx

ROADWAYS

5) Nevada’s Financial Partners Hit Brakes on ‘Black Box’ to Track Vehicle Mileage

Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/01/financial-partners-hit-brakes-black-box/

TRANSIT

6) Metrolink Train Crews Threaten Boycott Over Personality Test Requirement

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/metrolink-train-crews-threaten-boycott-over-personality-test-requirement.html

7) Philadelphia Transit Riders Protest Gender ID on Passes

Link to article in the Philadelphia Daily News:

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100331_Transpass_protest__Gender_s_a_sticky_issue.html

8) Los Angeles Metro Takes First Steps Towards Real-Time Bus Arrival Information System

Link to article in the Los Angeles County MTA’s The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2010/03/31/metro-takes-first-steps-towards-real-time-bus-arrival-information-system/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Sendza Selected for Massachusetts Ad-Driven Traffic Info 511 System

Link to article in Mass High Tech:

http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/03/29/daily48-Sendza-selected-for-Mass-ad-driven-traffic-info-511-system.html

10) Singapore Traffic Info Platform Makes Driving a Breeze

Link to article from my paper:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Transport/Story/A1Story20100401-207906.html

VEHICLES

11) iBiquity Says More Automakers to Offer HD Radio

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/iBiquity-says-more-automakers-apf-2215079847.html?x=0&.v=2

News Releases

1) Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Announces Social Media Contest to ‘Name the Train’

2) Metro-North Completes Installation of Train Time System

3) Apollo Video Technology’s New RoadRunner MRH Series DVR Leads Industry

with 16 Cameras, Highest Resolution, and Longest Recording Rates

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Web Conference: Non-traditional Freight Data Sources – April 21

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=20012

Today (and Tomorrow) in Transportation History    

1960 **50^th anniversary** The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/03/dayintech_0401

2110 **-100^th anniversary** Ray LaHood IV, kicked-off a campaign against distracted teleportation. 

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