Friday, May 7, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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New TCN Advertising Opportunities

Advertising is the primary means of support for this newsletter, but I never want the TCN to become clogged with ads.  That would take away from your enjoyment of reading it and decrease its effectiveness for advertisers. Since I started accepting ads, I've had a policy of only one ad per issue.  I intend to maintain that rule but at the same time make it make it possible for additional advertisers to reach the 7,000+ TCN readers.  First, if ad space is not sold by the day of publication, you can purchase the space at $75, a 25% savings!  Second, since some have used the TCN to advertise job openings I would like to make more detailed job listings available every day in the TCN.  The cost for these six-line listings would be only $50.  Additional details on the "last minute" ad space are available at the bottom of today's issue.  

AVIATION

1) Euromed Aviation Countries Agree on Establishing Joint Mediterranean Aviation Authorities

Link to article on Global Arab Network:

http://www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/201005075783/Aviation/euromed-aviation-countries-agree-on-establishing-joint-mediterranean-aviation-authorities.html

2) Online Knowledge Management Tool Keeps FAA Inspectors on Same Page

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2010/05/06/web-knowledge-management-faa.aspx

CAMERAS

3) California Officials Debate Using Traffic Cameras to Help Close the State Budget Deficit

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/760904?elq=b6f342ecb40542ef9c01d489bed16e48

4) Hawaiian Political Campaigns Getting a Boost from Traffic Cameras

Key Honolulu intersection coveted by sign-wavers for both its traffic and cameras.

Link to story and video on KITV-TV:

http://www.kitv.com/news/23483162/detail.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) North Carolina Drivers to Have Options on Tolls

State will be first to collect electronic tolls with transponders and debit accounts from any of the 26 states that use them now.

Read more in The News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/07/471024/drivers-to-have-options-on-tolls.html#ixzz0nHGuLMvW

6) Slovak National Highway Company Admits Problems in the Way Truckers are Charged for Highway Tolls

Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:

http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/38794/10/nds_admits_problems_in_the_way_truckers_are_charged_for_highway_tolls.html

OTHER

7) US Senate's Public Online Information Act Draws Criticism

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100506_3514.php

8) NOAA Satellite Program Aids Oil Spill Response

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/05/06/web-noaa-satellite.aspx

TELEMATICS

9) Get Ready for OnStar Everywhere

Link to article on CNNMoney.com:

http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/06/autos/onstar_relaunch/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote

TRANSIT

10) New York City Transit Cuts Announced; Among Them, Announcers

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/nyregion/07mta.html

11) New Numbers for Data-Hungry New York Straphangers

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/new-numbers-for-data-hungry-straphangers/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) New Intelligent Traffic System Will Miss Commonwealth Games in Delhi

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/New-traffic-system-will-miss-Games/Article1-540764.aspx

VEHICLES

13) Apps on Wheels

Link to article in M2M:

http://www.m2mmag.com/news/articles/article.aspx?ID=8393

News Releases

1) Despite Use of Travel Web Sites for Search and Information, Consumers Ultimately Purchase Tickets on Commercial Airlines' Web Sites, According to Survey by Frost & Sullivan

Job Postings

 -  Editor, Transport Policy – Elsevier

http://www.elsevier.com/transportation

Upcoming Events

FHWA Maintenance Decision Support System Showcase – May 19 – Madison, Wisconsin 

http://www.utahltap.org/Services/Workshops/productdemoshowcase/MDSS/registration/wisconsin.php

Friday Bonus

As someone who has had numerous recording sessions, I can relate to the problems experienced by this novice voiceover actor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70

Today in Transportation History    

1960 **50^th anniversary** - Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev announced the USSR had captured U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers who was shot down on a spy mission over the Soviet Union.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2010/05/russia-shoots-down-us-spy-plane.html

Additional information on "last minute" ad space

Since this is something new for me, this is a bit experimental.  One way I can let potential advertisers know about openings is by creating a list of those who might have an interest in purchasing "last minute" ads.  When I have an opening I will e-mail everyone on the list and the first to reserve the space will get that day's ad.  Those on the list are under no obligation to buy an ad.  "Last minute" ads can be preempted by those paying full-price.  If you have questions, or to be added to the notification list, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.

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