Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, November 15, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Remodeled Terminal Would Create Blind Spots at LAX, Officials Acknowledge
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
2) Report Out on FAA 2009 Telecommunications Outage
Link to article on AvStop.Com:
CAMERAS
3) Ireland Deploys Privatized Mobile Speed Camera System
Link to article in The Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1115/breaking3.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Smart Phone Sales Taking Toll on GPS Devices
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/technology/15iht-navigate.html?_r=1&src=busln
5) GLONASS Goes to India
Link to article on Russia & India Report:
http://indrus.in/articles/2010/11/15/glonass_goes_to_india04889.html
6) Meet Karen Jacobsen, the 'Guiding Voice' of GPS
Link to story and video on CBS News' The Early Show:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/15/earlyshow/main7055871.shtml
7) GPS Addict? It May be Eroding Your Brain
Link to story on MSNBC.com:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40138522/ns/health-mental_health/
OTHER
8) New Lebanon Traffic Law to Punish Use of Radar-Locator App
Link to article in The Daily Star:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=121530#axzz15GSWSGtp
9) Speaking in Codes on Jakarta Police Radio
Link to article in The Jakarta Post:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/13/speaking-codes-police-radio.html
10) Canada Ends US Exemption for Cargo Data
Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:
http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/canada-ends-us-exemption-cargo-data
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
11) Arizona's University Medical Center Billboards Warn Red Light Runners
Link to article in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_ecca2b1d-c2fd-5490-ab5e-d1bd42d9d66b.html
RAILROADS
12) French Railroad Regrets Role in WWII Deportations
Statement is confined to SNCF's English language Web site.
Link to AP article:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/14/1925562/french-railroad-regrets-role-in.html
ROADWAYS
13) Drivers on Florida's Sungrass Expressway Find Toll Plaza Confusing
Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-sawgrass-toll-plaza-20101113,0,6489315.story
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) Viral Video Spotlights Airport Security Debate
Link to story and video on CNN's American Morning:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/11/15/california.airport.security/
15) New York Approaches Halfway Point for Anti-terror Camera Network
Link to Bloomberg article:
TRANSIT
16) Passenger Exposes NJ Transit Bus Driver's Dangerous Conduct and Shines Light on Customer Complaint System
Link to article and video in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/11/nj_transit_bus_drivers_dangero.html
17) New York City Transit Union Chief Seeks to Unmask Blogger
Link to AP article:
http://online.wsj.com/article/APe6cc1f55210a4aedb7806def5cc97bcb.html
18) Announcing the Subway Announcement Lady
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/announcing-the-subway-announcement-lady/
19) Technology Keeps Chicago 'L' Riders Happy
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
20) Can Technology Get Calgarians Moving Again?
Link to article in the Calgary Herald:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology+moving+again/3825752/story.html
21) 82 CCTVs to be Installed in Jammu, India for Traffic Management
Link to article in The Indian Express:
22) Best Practices in Traffic Incident Management
Link to report from FHWA:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop10050/index.htm
VEHICLES
23) Tweeting to Sell Cars
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704658204575610593926104822.html
WEATHER
24) Tracking a Storm: Satellite Images Come from Virginia Station
Link to article in The Daily Times:
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201011140304
News Releases
1) Melbourne’s M1 Freeway Upgrade and SUNA Traffic Channel Win ITS Australia Awards
2) Zurich Report Highlights How Telematics Helps Reduce Fleet Crashes
3) Toyota is the First Automotive Manufacturer to Incorporate Clear Channel's iheartradio
Job Postings
- Operations Research Analyst – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Intelligent Transportation Systems Technology Pre-deployment Strategy – San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)
https://vendors.planetbids.com/SANDAG/biddtl.cfm?BidNo=99&Status=Bidding
Upcoming Events
AAAE Aviation Issues Conference – January 9-13 – Kona, Hawaii
http://events.aaae.org/sites/110101/
Today in Transportation History
1940 **70th anniversary** The Queens Midtown Tunnel, which connects Manhattan and Queens under the East River in New York City, was opened.
http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=139
1990 **20th anniversary** President George H.W. Bush signed the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/education/lesson_plans/clean_air_act/
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