Monday, April 18, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA, Air Traffic Union Discuss Dozing Controllers

Link to AP video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na5CfyQ1uhk

2) South African Airways Asks to Allow Cellphones on Planes

Link to article in the Cape Argus:

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/technology/telecoms/bid-to-allow-cellphones-on-planes-1.1058217

3) Philippine Government Seen Still Unable to Enforce International Aviation Standards

Link to article in BusinessWorld:

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Economy&title=Gov%E2%80%99t-seen-still-unable-to-enforce-international-aviation-standards&id=30019

4) New Technologies Facilitate Easier Air Travel at Indian Airports

Link to PTI article:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/154263/technologies-facilitate-easier-air-travel.html

CAMERAS

5) Queensland Ramps Up Number Plate Recognition Over Easter

Link to article in Computerworld Australia:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/383524/queensland_ramps_up_number_plate_recognition_over_easter/

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Pre-planning Your Trip with Maps or GPS – What's Best for You?

Link to article in the Westmoreland Times:

http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/2011/04/pre-planning-your-trip-with-maps-or-gps-whats-best-for-you-17041106483001/

OTHER

7) An Interview with Laurie McGinnis, Director of the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota

Link to article in Minnesota:

http://www.minnesotaalumni.org/s/1118/content.aspx?sid=1118&gid=1&pgid=2884

8) Emphasis on Communication with Employees Brings Good Words About These Companies

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0417-top-workplaces-20110417,0,615197,full.story

9) Presentations from the ITS Heartland Annual Conference

Link to presentations:

http://matc.unl.edu/itsheartland/2011_presentations.php

RAILROADS

10) Bombardier Delivers Central Railway Traffic Management System in Mumbai

Link to PTI article:

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/bombardier-delivers-cr-traffic-mgmt-system-in-mumbai/650691.html

ROADWAYS

11) Their Sign Business has a Big Following

New Jersey company makes a variety of roadway signs.

Link to column and video in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/kevin_riordan/20110417_Kevin_Riordan__Their_sign_business_has_a_big_following.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Cellphone Ban Rejected by Alaska House Committee

Link to article in the Juneau Empire:

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-04-16/cell-phone-ban-rejected-house-committee

13) Vietnam Government Earmarks $1.6 Billion for Road Traffic Safety, Including ITS

Link to article in Viet Nam News:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Economy/210430/Govt-earmarks-16b-for-road-traffic-safety.html

14) Tsunami Response Reveals Poor Radio Interoperability

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110415_3972.php

TRANSIT

15) SMS to Track Late Trains in New South Wales

Link to article in The Sunday Telegraph:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sms-to-track-late-trains/story-e6freuy9-1226040243399

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Wellington, New Zealand Traffic Operations Center Opens in Time for Easter

Link to article on Voxy News:

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/wellington-traffic-operations-centre-opens-time-easter/5/88151

17) E-Signs to Show Drive Times on Long Island Expressway

Link to article in Newsday:

http://mobile.newsday.com/inf/infomo;jsessionid=99396B02DBACB54CBE3B.3102?site=newsday&view=top_stories_item&feed:a=newsday_1min&feed:c=topstories&feed:i=1.2821175&nopaging=1

18) I-95 Welcome Centers a Throwback to Pre-GPS Era

Link to article in The Florida Times-Union:

http://jacksonville.com/entertainment/2011-04-17/story/i-95-welcome-centers-throwback-pre-gps-era

19) Tax Dollars Better Spent on Roadways, Not Signs

Link to editorial in the Livingston Daily:

http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20110417/OPINION01/104170329

News Releases

1) Traffic Technology International – Free subscription to magazine covering latest developments in advanced traffic management and ITS worldwide

2) New Book: The Third Generation Roadway – Metropolitan Transport for the 21^st Century

3) US DOT Launches Pipeline Safety Awareness Website

4) ORION Awards Celebrate Ontario's Achievements in Mobile-Base Transportation Software, Other Fields

5) Leading Transportation Experts from Bombardier, IBM, and Eaton to Share Their Vision for Future Travel at Frost & Sullivan's Flagship Event in London

6) Reagan National and Dulles Airports Announce Free Wi-Fi

Upcoming Events

Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials Annual Conference – June 5-7 – Groton, Connecticut

http://174.120.3.124/~nasto/?page_id=269

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The first flight took place at what would become Sydney Airport.

http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/Sacl/SPContent.aspx?PageID=63&ItemID=249&count=1

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