Thursday, May 27, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 27, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA: Planes Must Have GPS-Based Equipment

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jD5jXDcXS5oh3K_q56wZdogYiymAD9FV6T3O0

2) Trends in Airport Technology

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/Trends-in-Airport-technology/1$36408

CAMERAS

3) Tennessee House Votes to Limit Traffic Cameras in State

Link to AP article:

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20100527/NEWS01/100527021/House+votes+to+limit+traffic+cameras+in+Tenn.+

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Politicians Press Google on Street View Wi-Fi Flap

Link to news analysis on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20006100-38.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Bulgaria Introduces Electronic Toll Passes in 2013

Link to Sofia News Agency article:

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=116600

OTHER

6) Solving Urban Challenges with Open Data

Link to article in Next American City:

http://americancity.org/columns/entry/2306/

TRANSIT

7) Bus Ads Causing a Stir in New York City

Link to AP article:

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=935167  

8) New MetroCard Pilot Starts Next Week

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/new-metrocard-pilot-starts-next-week-1.1953095

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Construction Begins on Virginia HOT Lanes Operations Center

Link to article in Virginia Business:

http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/construction-begins-on-hot-lanes-operations-center/207211/

VEHICLES

10) Missed that Speed Limit Sign? Your GM Car Could See It for You

Link to blog in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/05/missed-that-speed-limit-sign-your-gm-car-could-see-it-for-you/1

News Releases

1) FAA Announces Performance Standards for Critical NextGen Avionics

2) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Launches Enhanced Traffic Information Site

Upcoming Events

American Society of Safety Engineers Safety 2010 Conference – June 13-16 – Baltimore

http://www.asse.org/education/pdc10/

Today in Transportation History    

1930 **80th anniversary** The Chrysler Building, a project of Walter P. Chrysler, opened in New York City as the world's tallest building.

http://www.cbsforum.com/cgi-bin/articles/partners/cbs/search.cgi?template=display&dbname=cbsarticles&key2=chrysler&action=searchdbdisplay

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