Friday, January 28, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 28, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airlines Offer Little Help to Fliers After In-Flight Trauma

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2011-01-28-1Aairtrauma28_ST_N.htm

2) 'iFood' May be Coming to Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport's Gates

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/114768839.html

3) Airport Carpets Stir Online Passion

Link to story on CNN:

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/01/27/airport.carpets.website/

Link to Carpets for Airports: http://carpetsforairports.com/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Verizon Upgrades Navigation Service

Link to article in TWICE:

http://www.twice.com/article/463116-Verizon_Upgrades_Navigation_Service.php

Link to news release from Verizon Wireless:

http://news.vzw.com/news/2011/01/pr2011-01-27b.html

OTHER

5) Will 'Intelligent Cities' Put an End to Suburban Sprawl?

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-28-cities28_ST_N.htm

6) Leak of Drivers' Personal Info Remedied in Beijing

Link to article in the Global Times:

http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/618186.html

7) iMobility – January 2011 Edition

Link to newsletter from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/assets/Newsletter/2011/January-2011.pdf

ROADWAYS

8) Greater Transparency Urged for Maine Turnpike

Link to AP article:

http://www.wmtw.com/news/26652232/detail.html

Link to report from the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability of the Maine State Legislature:

http://www.maine.gov/legis/opega/GOC/GOC_meetings/Current_handouts/1-21-11/MTA%20Report.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Few at Atlanta Airport Pay Attention to Terror Warning Colors

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/few-at-airport-pay-818174.html

10) Russia Adopts Color-Coded Terror Alert System

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/world/europe/29russia.html

11) Congress, White House, FCC Key on Emergency Spectrum

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/22334

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) New York MTA's Web Site Overloaded During Snowstorm

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/01/27/the-mtas-other-snow-related-traffic-problem/

13) Super Bowl Organizers Hope Fans Won't Give Traffic a Second Thought

Link to article in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/01/27/2803582/super-bowl-organizers-hope-fans.html

14) Utah DOT's ATMS Gives You Clear Roads, but (Sorry) No Cash

Link to article in the Standard-Examiner:

http://www.standard.net/topics/traffic/2011/01/27/udots-atms-gives-you-clear-roads-sorry-no-cash

Link to CommuterLink: http://www.utahcommuterlink.com/

VEHICLES

15) Blind Man Will Use New Technology to Drive in Demonstration at Daytona International Speedway

Link to CP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i_XGgyupkaggavz6jWCikjrG4yOQ?docId=5787104

Link to news release from the National Federation of the Blind:

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=757&SnID=1167267112

16) In Future, Cars Might Decide if Driver is Drunk

Link to AP article:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133304531

17) Pursuing Cars that Won't be Outdated

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/automobiles/30GRADE.html

18) The Coming Explosion of In-Car Infotainment Apps

Link to article in Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/industry/best-infotainment-apps-reviews

Upcoming Events

TransportationCamp West – March 19-20 – San Francisco

http://transportationcamp.org/

Friday Bonus

This makes me embarrassed over the track I built with my Matchbox cars as a kid.

http://www.retrothing.com/2010/12/massive-mesmerizing-toy-car-track.html

Today in Transportation History

1986 **25^th anniversary** The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after liftoff killing all seven astronauts aboard.

http://history.nasa.gov/sts51l.html

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