Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, July 26, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Upcoming Visit to Hanover, New Hampshire-White River Junction, Vermont Area
One of the things I like to do when traveling is meet TCN readers. I'll soon be making a visit to the Upper Connecticut River Valley and would welcome the opportunity to meet any TCN readers who are in the area. Please drop me a note atbernie@bwcommunications.net and let's see if we can get together.
AVIATION
1) 'Greener Skies' Project Lowers Flight Emissions by 35%
Use of NextGen flight procedures allows more efficient landings.
Link to article in Fast Company:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1673599/greener-skies-project-lowers-flight-emissions-by-35
Link to news release from Alaska Airlines:
http://www.alaskasworld.com/newsroom/asnews/asstories/AS_20100723_075652.asp
2) Spain Approves Plan to Liberalize Air Traffic Control Services
Link to article in the Latin American Herald Tribune:
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=361045&CategoryId=12395
3) Atlanta Hartsfield Airport Puts Aerobahn Plane Locator to Use
System uses sensors to track all aircraft on the ground and those circling within ten miles.
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-07-26-airportcheckin26_ST_N.htm
4) English Skills Taking Off Among Pilots
Link to AP article:
http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/apArticle/id/D9H691I80/
5) US Air Force Wants Drones to Sense Other Planes' 'Intent'
Link to article from Wired:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/07/23/drones.sense.planes.wired/
CAMERAS
6) The £2 Million Traffic Camera Which has Snared 16,123 Drivers in Three Months
Confusing signs partially blamed for large number of fines.
Link to article in The Daily Mail:
OTHER
7) Indian Transport Minister Wants Mysore to be a Model Transport City
Announces system to deliver real-time bus information; says latest technologies should be in city.
Link to article in The Times of India:
8) Dial-an-Auto Picks Up Speed in Pune, Registered Autorickshaws to Get GSM Soon
Link to article in Indian Express:
9) Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles Installs TVs to Help Divert Waiting Motorists
Link to article in The Providence Journal:
http://www.projo.com/news/content/DMV_TV_07-24-10_NIJ9KD5_v28.3a66641.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Washington, DC DOT FOIA Officer Wasting Time Stonewalling Request?
Link to commentary in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-opinions/2010/07/foia_officer_wasting_time_ston.html
ROADWAYS
11) North Dakota DOT's Road Work Goes High-Tech
Link to article in The Bismarck Tribune:
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/local/article_1d00177e-96df-11df-a10e-001cc4c03286.html
TRANSIT
12) Still Not Perfect, but Myki Makes Full Debut in Melbourne – at Last
Link to article in The Age:
13) Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Official Pushes TVs for Buses
Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/99209473.html
14) Cell Service, Wi-Fi Coming to a Subway Near You
New York MTA deal with Transit Wireless back on track.
Link to article in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/07/26/2010-07-26_a_hard_cell_but_mtas_finally_sold.html
15) TriMet Driver Offers Mea Culpa, Explains 'Kill This Bicyclist' Post
Link to article in The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/07/trimet_driver_offers_mea_culpa.html
Link to Bus Driver Blog post:
http://sonnetoptics.net/bus-driver-blog/2010/7/22/mea-culpa.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Eyes on the Highway
Staff at Texas DOT's TransVision headquarters in Fort Worth monitor conditions and inform drivers.
Link to video in the Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/videos/#vmix_media_id=16592715
17) Funds Slated for Intelligent Traffic System for Commonwealth Games Will Not be Installed in Time
Link to article in The Times of India:
VEHICLES
18) Concept of Commuting is Approaching a Turning Point
In-vehicle technology is already changing how we drive.
Link to article in the Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/24/2358702/concept-of-commuting-is-approaching.html
19) Ads on License Plates Could be Trend of the Future
Link to article on AOL Autos:
http://autos.aol.com/article/license-plates-ads/
News Releases
1) New Blog Tracks Intelligent, Cooperative Vehicle Technologies
2) NASA Astronaut Sends First Message in American Sign Language from Orbit
3) Pilot My-Casta iPhone App Includes Aviation Fuel Prices and Charts
4) Qualcomm Tops New ABI Research Commercial Telematics In-Cab Hardware Vendor Matrix Ranking
Upcoming Events
13th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems – September 19-22 – Madeira Island, Portugal
http://itsc2010.isr.uc.pt/site/
Today in Transportation History
1990 **20th anniversary** The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law.http://www.fta.dot.gov/civilrights/civil_rights_2360.html
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