Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 15, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) IATA Unveils Plan for Airport Security Tunnels

Link to Reuters article:

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE6BD4Y920101214

2) Airline Apps Taking Off with Cool Features

Link to Tribune Newspapers column:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sc-trav-1214-strip-airline-apps-20101214,0,5910859.story

CAMERAS

3) Some California Cities Bailing on Red Light Traffic Cameras

Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/dec/14/some-cities-bailing-on-red-light-traffic-cameras/

OTHER

4) ERTICO Interviews

- David O'Keefe, Chairman ITS Ireland

http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-december-2-2010-interview/

- Richard Weinstock, IBM Czech Republic

http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-december-2010-interview/

PARKING

5) Online Parking Search Tool Launches in Pittsburgh

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10349/1110783-147.stm

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Mississippi DOT Tests Smart Van

Link to article in the Desoto Times-Tribune:

http://desototimes.com/articles/2010/12/14/news/local/doc4d06ba133939f749238900.txt

7) TSA Embraces New Medical Notification Cards

Link to column on MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40647207/ns/travel-news/

8) Link to Global Road Safety Partnership News – December 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.grsproadsafety.org/themes/default/pdfs/GRSP-NEWS-Dec10-LR.pdf

TRANSIT

9) Transport for London Expands App Site for Developers

Link to article on ZDNet UK:

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/mobile-apps/2010/12/15/tfl-expands-app-site-for-developers-40091167/

10) Kansas Transit System Takes Sponsored Approach to Wi-Fi Service

Link to article in Transit Talent:

http://www.transittalent.com/articles/index.cfm?story=jct_wi-fi

11) Last Train to Paris on New York City Subway

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/15/2010-12-15_paris_train__at_prince_st.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Faulty Snow Response in Seattle Prompts Changes

Plans include adding GPS to Metro buses. City asks for better communication from state.

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013680250_snowresponse15m.html

News Releases

1) US Transportation Secretary LaHood Unveils New DOT Web Page on ‘Buy America’

2) US Transportation Secretary LaHood Receives Recommendations on Future of Aviation

3) Global Mobile Alert, a New Phone Application That Could Save Lives

4) Georgia Tech Savannah Engineering Design Project Focuses on Creation of Autonomous Vehicle to Help Paraplegics

5) Airlines Complete Move to Bar-Coded Boarding Passes

Upcoming Events

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting – January 23-27 – Washington, DC

http://trb.org/AnnualMeeting2011/AnnualMeeting2011.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1965 **45^th anniversary** Gemini 6A blasted off with astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1965-104A

1995 **15^th anniversary** The Ted Williams Tunnel, the first major piece of Boston's Big Dig project, opened.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/12/15_years_ago_a.html

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