Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 4, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA to Equip Some JetBlue Planes with NextGen GPS Technology
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020306373.html
2) Missoula Airport Sees More Landings with Fog-Seeding
Airport works with the National Weather Service to tweak forecast procedures to allow more landings.
Link to AP article:
http://www.kulr8.com/news/state/115148344.html
BICYCLES
3) Bringing Science to Bike Sharing
Link to blog in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/02/bringing-science-to-bike-sharing/
OTHER
4) Canadian Supreme Court Sides with Unilingual Traffic Ticket Claim
Court says Alberta man should have received ticket in both official languages.
Link to CP article:
Link to decision:
http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2011/2011scc5/2011scc5.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Hampton Roads Transit's Safety Ads are Jarring, Downtown Norfolk Advocates Say
Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/hrt-safety-ads-are-jarring-downtown-advocates-say
ROADWAYS
6) Citizen Activist Grates on North Carolina Over Traffic Signals
NCDOT chief engineer calls for investigation of citizen for practicing engineering without license.
Link to article in The News & Observer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/03/964781/citizen-activist-grates-on-state.html
Link to report by citizens' group: http://goo.gl/a6yD1
7) Legislation Looks to Direct Idaho Transportation Department on How to Handle Future Mega-load Approval
Bill would require public hearings before permits could be issued.
Link to article on IdahoReporter.com:
8) Virginia Man Develops App that Lets You Report Potholes
Link to story on WTOP Radio:
http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=2259338&nid=25
Link to further information: http://savemytire.com
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Social Media Tends to be a One-Way Communication for FEMA
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110203_3192.php
10) Smart Fence Recognizes Threatening Footsteps
Link to article on Discovery News:
http://news.discovery.com/tech/smart-fence-sensing-tech-110203.html
Link to news release from the University of Southern California:
http://viterbi.usc.edu/news/news/2011/smart-usc-fences.htm
11) Ability to Communicate with Federal Air Marshals While in Mission Status
Link to report form the US Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General:
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_11-19_Dec10.pdf
TRANSIT
12) New Signs Show Way for Bay Area Transit Riders
Link to article in San Francisco Bay Crossings:
http://baycrossings.com/dispnews.asp?id=2479
13) Submit Your Videos About Los Angeles to Screen on the City's Buses
Link to article in Good:
http://www.good.is/post/submit-your-videos-about-l-a-to-screen-on-the-city-s-buses/
Link to further information from Freewaves: http://www.freewavesopencall.org/
14) 'Intelligent Interchange' is Great Opportunity
Passenger information important at transfer points.
Link to article in New Transit:
http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/new_transit/news/?ID=25564
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) South Dakota Governor Orders Changes to 511 System
Travelers not alerted to blizzard which stranded vehicles on I-29.
Link to article in the Augus Leader:
16) High-Tech Traffic Monitoring Center Launched in New Delhi
Link to article in The Hindu:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article1156405.ece
VEHICLES
17) New Nevada DMV Electronic System Causing Problems for Motorists
Link to Nevada News Bureau article:
http://www.foxreno.com/11at11/26747020/detail.html
News Releases
2) FAA Validates US Airways' Safety Management System
4) Northrup Grumman Launches Airport Collaborative Decision Making Capability
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Transit Procurement Training Series – The National Transit Institute
Upcoming Events
Travel Technology Europe 2011 – February 8-9 – London
http://www.traveltechnologyshow.com
Friday Bonus
Some of the weirdest looking roads in the world.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/01/worlds-weirdest-roads_n_816612.html
Today in Transportation History
1961 **50th anniversary** The final passenger train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the Maple Leaf, departed for Buffalo, New York.
http://www.enter.net/~lvrr/7a8.htm
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