Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) iPhone Flight Tracker Maps – Photos
Link to photos on ZDNet:
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/iphone-flight-tracker-maps-photos/449194?tag=mantle_skin;content
2) NextGen Air Transportation System: FAA's Metrics Can Be Used to Report on Status of Individual Programs, but Not of Overall NextGen Implementation or Outcomes
Link to GAO report:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10790.pdf
3) Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Deployment for Airport Obstruction Surveys
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Light_Detection_and_Ranging_LIDAR_Deployment_for_A_163789.aspx
BICYCLES
4) Seattle DOT Tries Bike Boxes to Protect Cyclists
Link to article on seattlepi.com:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/215937.asp
5) Cyclists Up Against Shock-Jock Ravings
Sydney radio host's 'war on cyclists' inspires listeners to harass riders.
Link to column in The Sydney Morning Herald:
CARTOGRAPHY
6) Tiburon, California's Security Cameras Set to Go Live Soon
License plates of every vehicle entering town will be photographed.
Link to article in the Marin Independent Journal:
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_15616255
OTHER
7) South Carolina State University Blocks Access to Transport Center Records
Link to article in The Post and Courier:
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/28/sc-state-blocks-access-to-transport-center-records/
8) NASA Could Get Funds to Warn About Solar Storms
Link to article in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/27/nasa-vs-the-sun-also-asteroids.aspx
9) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – July 2010
Link to newsletter:
http://herget.biz/ieeeitss/v12n3.pdf
PARKING
10) Seattle's High-Tech Crackdown on Parking Violators Hits Snag
Link to story and video report on KING-TV:
RAILROADS
11) Israelis Develop Warning System to Prevent Train Wrecks
Link to article on Arutz Sheva:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138803
12) Picture This, and Risk Arrest
Amtrak photo contest leads to an image problem.
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/nyregion/28about.html
ROADWAYS
13) US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Asked About Stimulus Road Signs: Pork or Pride?
Link to column and C-SPAN video in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/road_signs_pork_or_pride.html
Link to full interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal:
http://www.cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/07/27/HP/A/36105/Transportation+Secretary+Ray+LaHood.aspx
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) FCC Plan to Support Emergency Communications Relies on Unproven Technology
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://gove-media.com/portal/wts/cemcfOa7g92ba8DvqdFdEha9nhyzjd
15) Global Airline Pilots Not Happy About Israeli Security Program
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/world/middleeast/28pilots.html
16) Pennsylvania DOT to Beef Up Reporting on Bus Drivers
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_692249.html
17) His Constants Complaints Make Dubai Roads Safer
Link to article in The National:
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100729/NATIONAL/707289859/1010
TELEMATICS
18) eCall Finally Has Arrived … Or Has It?
Link to article on GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/eCall-Finally-Has-Arrived-Or-Has-It_a2387.html
TRANSIT
19) Suspended TriMet Driver Plans to End Popular Blog After 'Kill this Bicyclist' Post
Link to article in The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/07/suspended_trimet_driver_meets.html
20) 'Anti-Islamic' Bus Ads Appear in Major Cities
Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0728/Anti-Islamic-bus-ads-appear-in-major-cities
21) MBTA Bus Routes Real-Time Data Major Expansion
Link to article on Commonwealth Conversations:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
22) Web Site of the Week: Traffic England
Link to review in The Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1298405/Website-Of-The-Week-www-trafficengland-com.html
23) Smart Nav for Irish Phone Users
First smartphone-enabled navigation product with real-time traffic data in Ireland.
Link to article on IrishDev.com:
http://irishdev.com/Home/News/1226-Smart-Nav-for-Irish-Phone-Users.html
News Releases
1) ERTICO - ITS Europe Welcomes New EU Road Safety Plan for 2011-2020
2) Inrix Expands the Largest Traffic Network in Europe
Upcoming Events
Conference on International Port Security Communication, Cooperation & Coordination –September 29-30 – Barcelona
http://www.intlportsecurity.com
Today in Transportation History
1720 **290th anniversary** The Swedish and Russian navies began the Battle of Grengam.
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/z/zubov/battle.html
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