Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Saudi Arabia: Renovated Air Traffic Control Center Set to Meet Challenge

Link to Zawya article:

http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100714040607

2) What's Next for NextGen?

Link to further information from the Aerospace Industries Association:

http://www.aia-aerospace.org/newsroom/publications/aia_eupdate/july_2010_eupdate/whats_next_for_nextgen/

3) Airline Fees Should be More Widely Disclosed in US, GAO Says

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/14/AR2010071403140.html

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10785.pdf

Link to GAO testimony:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10885t.pdf

CAMERAS

4) As Arizona Ends Photo Speed Enforcement, Local Cameras Roll On

Link to article in the East Valley Tribune:

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/arizona/article_8c61ae38-8ecf-11df-9251-001cc4c002e0.html

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Apple Buys Online Mapping Company Poly9

Link to article in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/web_services/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225800163

MARITIME

6) A 'Coast Guard State'

Protesters upset about 'safety zone' being established in Seattle for visit of US Navy vessels.

Link to article in the Seattle Weekly:

http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-07-14/news/a-coast-guard-state/

OTHER

7) Report on CityMove-CityLog Stakeholder Meeting

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/citymove-citylog_stakeholder_meeting_-_report.htm

PARKING

8) Google Your Next Parking Spot

Link to article in Good:

http://www.good.is/post/google-your-next-parking-spot/

ROADWAYS

9) Delaware's High-Speed Weigh Station Decreases Traffic

Link to story and video on WDEL Radio:

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=594935676532

10) Stolen Detour Signs Cause Commuter Confusion in Seattle

Link to article in The Daily of the University of Washington:

http://dailyuw.com/2010/7/14/stolen-detour-signs-cause-commuter-confusion/

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Government Cell Phone Apps Help You Fly, Find Fugitives

Link to story and video on WBNS-TV:

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/07/13/story-columbus-government-apps-stay-connected.html

12) A Search for Better Flood Warnings

Charlotte, North Carolina officials consider using phone calls, highway signs and text messages to quickly inform the public.

Link to article in The Charlotte Observer:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/07/14/1561243/better-flood-warnings-discussed.html

13) TSA Using Pizza Boxes to Recruit New Workers

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/tsa_using_pizza_boxes_to_recru.html

14) New Turkish Driver's License Changes Spark Traffic Concerns

Classroom instruction reduced from 63 to 44 hours.

Link to article in the Hürriyet Daily News:

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=new-drivers-regulations-spark-traffic-concerns-2010-07-13

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Voice of Viet Nam Television Launches Live Hanoi Traffic Updates

Link to story on Voice of Viet Nam:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Social-Isssues/201498/TV-station-to-offer-live-Ha-Noi-traffic-updates.html

16) Durban, South Africa to Increase Use of Freeway Message Signs

Link to story on East Coast Radio:

http://www.ecr.co.za/kagiso/content/en/east-coast-radio/east-coast-radio-news?oid=829741&sn=Detail&pid=490476&Freeway-traffic-signs-to-be-used-more

17) For Four Years, Nevada Message Board Said Nothing

Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/for-four-years--message-board-said-nothing-98397614.html

VEHICLES

18) Toyota Probe Shows Black Boxes Aren't Just for Planes

Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2010/07/14/toyota-probe-shows-black-boxes-arent-just-for-planes/

News Releases

1) Amtrak Launches 'Create Our Contest Contest' on Facebook

2) Information Display Company Reduces Energy Use of Its Radar Speed Signs by 50%

3) Driver Assistance Systems to the Rescue

Upcoming Events

International ITS Conference & Expo 2010 – September 1-3 – Shanghai

http://www.itsshanghai.org/EN/index.asp

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** Two Erie Railroad workers died when their train crashed in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. The crash was the result of a switch thrown by two juveniles.

http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/back_in_the_day/98217524_July_14__1960_Two_boys_kill_two_men.html

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