Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, January 10, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Mistakes Led Planes Toward Near-Collision
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704055204576068263274480204.html
2) American Airlines Sues Sabre in Battle Over Flight Listings
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-sues-Sabre-in-battle-apf-4013281772.html?x=0&.v=2
CAMERAS
3) Washington State Legislature Re-examines Red Light Cameras
Link to article in The News-Tribune:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/01/07/1492213/2-bills-re-examine-red-light-cameras.html
OTHER
4) Guidance for Developing a Freight Transportation Data Architecture
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Guidance_for_Developing_a_Freight_Transportation_D_164644.aspx
PEDESTRIANS
5) Glendale, California Paints Traffic Safety Warnings in English, Armenian, Spanish
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
ROADWAYS
6) Czech Transport Ministry Prepares Eight New Traffic Signs
Link to article in the Prague Daily Monitor:
http://praguemonitor.com/2011/01/10/transport-ministry-prepares-eight-new-traffic-sings
Link to original article in Lidové noviny:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) AP Survey: South Dakota Lawmakers Unsure of Texting Ban
Link to AP article:
TELEMATICS
8) 2011 Detroit Auto Show: Telematics – Coming to Your Next New Car
Link to blog in Consumer Reports:
TRANSIT
9) Chicago Transit Authority Unveils Train Tracker
Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/3216822-417/train-cta-tracker-trains-arrival.html
10) Wi-Fi Coming to Virginia Railway Express in Limited Rollout
Link to article in The Examiner:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/01/wi-fi-coming-vre-limited-rollout
11) On Train, a Fight Between Silent and Merely Quiet
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/nyregion/10quiet.html
12) Symbolism in the Transit World: Helping You Find Your Way
Link to blog on The City Fix:
http://thecityfix.com/symbolism-in-the-transit-world-helping-you-find-your-way/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Cobb County, Georgia DOT Launches Road-Closing Web Tool
Link to article on East Cobb Patch:
http://eastcobb.patch.com/articles/cobb-dot-launches-road-closing-web-tool
Link to video on Cobb County Government Access Channel:
http://view.liveindexer.com/ViewIndexSessionSLMQ.aspx?indexPointSKU=ci%2bh9cLdhJYZMvFAF8ec0A%3d%3d
Link to site:
http://www.cobbgis.org:81/CobbCountyRoadClosuresPublic/Viewer.html
14) Ontario Service Provides Personalized Traffic Reports via Smart Phones
Link to article on ITBusiness.ca:
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=60803
15) A Peek at the Inner Workings of Oregon DOT's TripCheck
Link to article in the Statesman Journal:
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110110/NEWS/101100319/1001
Link to TripCheck: http://www.tripcheck.com/
VEHICLES
16) GM Concept Car that Will Network with Other Vehicles and Adjust Speed and Route Accordingly
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
17) Pandora's Tim Westergren on Car Connectivity, Smart Phones and a Potential IPO
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
18) Denso's Dashboard Concept Watches for Drowsy Drivers
Link to CNET review:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31229_7-20028003-257.html
19) Car Talk
The automobile of the future will communicate with traffic lights, stop signs and other cars.
Link to article in Hemispheres:
http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2011/01/01/car-talk/
News Releases
1) Toyota Launches New Collaborative Safety Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan
2) Ontario's GO Transit Launches Text Message Updates to Keep Passengers in the Know on the GO
3) Edmonton Transit Launches Pilot to Deliver Bus Schedules via Texts
5) Thinking Cars TV Documentary to air on ORF Austria (January 15) and VRT Belgium (January 16)
7) ATX Group Teams with Aeris Communications to Deliver New Hyundai Blue Link Connected Vehicle Program
8) Connected Vehicle Provider ATX Group Uses Bing to Co-pilot Hyundai Owners
10) Tennessee 511 Closes Out 2010 with Record Number of Calls
11) Tnooz Launches THack in London
**CORRECTION**
In last Wednesday's edition the following headline which ran in the TCN; 'Demand Blamed for Bad Road Info in Victoria Following Flooding,' should have read 'Demand Blamed for Bad Road Info in Queensland Following Flooding.' My apologies for the error.
Upcoming Events
Driver-Facing Technologies to Improve Urban Mobility Symposium – February 4 – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://transportation.mit.edu/live/news/1355-driverfacing-technologies-to-improve-urban
Today in Transportation History
1901 **110th anniversary** The first major gusher of the Texas Oil Boom took place at Spindletop.
http://www.spindletop.org/timeline/index.html
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