Friday, October 29, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, October 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airline Set to Make Fiber Optics Fly

Link to relaxnews article:

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airline-set-to-make-fiber-optics-fly-2119687.html

OTHER

2) The Daily News from ITS World Congress

- Day 1 http://dailynews.ropl.com/busan/day1/day1.html

- Day 2 http://dailynews.ropl.com/busan/day2/day2.html

- Day 3 http://dailynews.ropl.com/busan/day3/day3.html

3) ERTICO's iMobility Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://issuu.com/ertico/docs/erticonewsletteroctober2010

ROADWAYS

4) Inaugural I-81 Corridor Meeting Held in Virginia

Link to story and video on WSET-TV:

http://www.wset.com/Global/story.asp?S=13407056

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) New Truck Registry at the Port of Oakland Adds Layer of Security at Terminals

Link to article in The Oakland Tribune:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_16461462

6) School Buses Test Fingerprint Scan

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2010-10-29-1Aschoolbusfingerprints29_ST_N.htm

TRANSIT

7) Charing Cross to Get Wi-Fi in London Underground Trial

Link to article in PC Advisor:

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=3246492

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) South Dakota DOT Cuts Its Spending on Winter Maintenance, More Emphasis on Motorist Information

Link to article in the Capital Journal:

http://www.capjournal.com/articles/2010/10/29/news/doc4cca44b67d14f529038793.txt

9) 'Showcase Corridors' to Point Way for Handling Jakarta's Traffic Chaos

Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/showcase-corridors-to-point-way-for-handling-jakartas-traffic-chaos/404010

News Releases

1) International Intelligent Transportation Conference Selects Detroit as 2014 Host

2) Southwest Airlines Announces Onboard Wi-Fi Pricing

3) Frankfurt Airport Successfully Flies the Flag on the Social Web

Upcoming Events

The Geo Content & Services Marketplace – December 7 – Paris

http://www.wmaker.net/geo-marketplace/Home_r2.html

Friday Bonus

With Halloween just a couple of days away, here's a Friday Bonus in keeping with the season.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1269846/The-quick-dead-Embalmed-biker-sits-astride-motorcycle-funeral-home.html

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** A plane carrying the football team of California Polytechnic College crashed in Toledo, Ohio killing 22 of the 48 people aboard.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19601029-1

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