Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, August 26, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) American Airlines Flight is First to Use New Route System at Heart of Air Traffic Control Overhaul
Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:
Link to news release from General Electric:
2) Be Cautious of Internet Access at Airports
Link to CNET News article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20014713-83.html
3) Google Voice Telephone Booth Coming to an Airport or College Near You
Link to blog on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2010/08/25/google-voice-phone-booth/
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Shall Nav Industry (Still) Fear Google Maps Navigation?
Link to article on GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Shall-Nav-Industry-Still-Fear-Google-Maps-Navigation_a2426.html
OTHER
5) Yellow Cab Chicago to Stop Running Anti-Islam Ads
Link to article on Chicago Breaking News:
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/08/yellow-cab-chicago-stop-islamization-america.html
ROADWAYS
6) English Councils Urged to Remove Unnecessary Street Signs
Link to BBC News story and video:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11093932
7) Malaysia Highway Concessionaire Looking to Set Up More VMS for Motorists
Link to article in The Star:
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/8/26/nation/20100826092013
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Should There Be a Safer a Safer Way to Text and Drive?
Link to story and audio report on The Takeaway:
http://transportationnation.org/2010/08/26/should-there-be-a-safer-way-to-text-and-drive/
TRANSIT
9) Orange Tape Used to Distinguish Boston T Radios from Cell Phones
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
10) New York City Subway Goes Wireless
Link to blog in Mass Transit:
http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2010/08/26/nyc-subway-goes-wireless/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Springfield, Missouri Traffic Alerts to Get Tech Boost
Link to article in the News-Leader:
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100826/NEWS01/8260362/Traffic-alerts-to-get-tech-boost
12) Radio Traffic is Useless in Many Cities
Link to blog from Kent Sterling:
http://kentsterling.com/2010/08/26/radio-traffic-is-useless-in-many-cities/
VEHICLES
13) Car Data as the Next Platform for Innovation
Link to article on GigaOM:
http://earth2tech.com/2010/08/26/car-data-as-the-next-platform-for-innovation/
14) Ford Turns to Wi-Fi for Car Assembly
Link to video report on MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/yho/%7B055B884D%2D0551%2D4E24%2D83B7%2D50D5446F31BB%7D
Link to news release from Ford:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-First-With-Assembly-Line-prnews-2887302433.html?x=0&.v=1
Upcoming Events
ITS Professional Capacity Building Program Strategic Planning Web Meetings – September 15 & 28
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/webmeeting/register.asp
Today in Transportation History
1930 **80th anniversary** A US patent for the first television system was received by Philo Farnsworth.
http://www.uspto.gov/news/pr/2001/01-36.jsp
1960 **50th anniversary** The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority released a report with the first reference to a 'Metro System' for the Los Angeles area.
http://metrotransportationlibrary.blogspot.com/2010/08/50th-anniversary-of-las-metro-railsay.html
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