Monday, September 6, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 6, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Tech Fixes to Wind Turbine-Radar Conflict Face Hurdles

Link to CNET News column:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20015611-54.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Atlantic City Expressway May Require E-ZPass

Link to story and video on WTXF-TV:

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/ac-expressway-may-require-e-zpass

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Pay-as-You-Drive Meter Poised to Enter Market

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/article/856900--pay-as-you-drive-meter-poised-to-enter-market

OTHER

4) English: Is a Car Crash an Accident?

Link to column in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/article/856651--english-is-a-car-crash-an-accident

5) Traffic Technology International August/September Issue Online

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8eddeaa

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Cameras and GPS to Track Detroit School Buses

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20100904/NEWS01/9040314/1003/news01/Cameras-and-GPS-to-track-Detroit-school-buses

7) US on High Alert – But Do Travelers Really Care?

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20100906/NEWS05/9060334/U-S-on-high-alert-but-do-travelers-really-care-

8) Clever Crosswalk Squashes Jaywalking, by Making It Legal

Link to article on Co.Design:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662244/clever-crosswalk-squashes-jaywalking-by-making-it-legal

TRANSIT

9) UK's Transport Minister Signals Way Ahead for National Transport Card

Link to article in Railnews:

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/general/2010/09/06-baker-signals-way-ahead-for.html

10) Altered Movie Poster Puts the Spotlight on a San Francisco Agency's Gun Ban

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/06/us/06guns.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Michigan to Install New System on I-94 that Warns of Traffic Problems, Poor Road Conditions

Link to article in the Kalamazoo Gazette:

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2010/09/michigan_to_install_new_system.html

12) Delhi Traffic Police and Business Organizations Team to Provide Traffic Alerts

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/BPOs-police-to-provide-traffic-alerts-to-staff/Article1-596574.aspx

13) The Jam Busters: Can Maths Keep Us Moving?

Can the calculations of mathematicians and engineers keep us moving?

Link to article in The Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-jam-busters-can-maths-keep-us-moving-2071152.html

VEHICLES

14) Texas Specialty License Plate Vendor Defends Its Designs

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/DN-xgrplates_04tex.ART.State.Edition1.3615aa7.html

News Releases

1) Sensys Networks, Inc. Ranked 80^th Fastest Growing Private US Company on 2010 Inc. Magazine 500/5000 List

Upcoming Events

International Road Federation North America Regional Congress – October 3-6 – New York

http://www.irfnews.org/news-events/event-detail/north-america-regional-congress-narc/

Today in Transportation History

1985 **25^th anniversary** Midwest Express Flight 106 crashed in Milwaukee. All 31 aboard died.

http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/1987/AAR8701.htm

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