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This blog will include postings of the daily Transportation Communications Newsletter and may also include other material in the future. You can visit the newsletter's Web site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/.
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, January 29, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) White House to Post Earmark Info Online
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article97497-01-29-07-Web
Link to memo from the Office of Management and Budget:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-09.pdf
2) Virus Located in TomTom GPS
Link to story in InfoWorld:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/29/HNtomtomvirus_1.html
3) ITS Playing a Major Role in India
Link to story in the Business Standard:
http://www.business-standard.com/compindustry/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=272869&tab=r
4) Making Drive Time Smoother
An interview with Marisa Martin, a traffic-information manager for the 511 SunGuide Operations Center in Florida.
Link to interview from The Miami Herald:
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/opinion/16555283.htm
5) New York State DOT Gets the Picture on Improving Traffic Camera Technology
Link to column in the Times Union:
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=558195&category=REGION&newsdate=1/29/2007
6) Intelligent Transportation System to be Installed along I-91 in Massachusetts
Link to story in The Republican:
http://www.masslive.com/living/republican/index.ssf?/base/living-1/1170060939282200.xml&coll=1
7) Traffic Management System to Relaunch in Guam
Link to story in the Pacific Daily News:
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070130/NEWS01/701300307/1002
8) Technology May Help Commuters Cope
Link to AP story:
http://www.theeagle.com/stories/012807/lifestyles_20070128064.php
9) India Joins Russian GPS
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_joins_Russian_GPS_system/articleshow/1502481.cms
10) Harbor Pilots Find Smoother Sailing with Navigation System
Link to AP story:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8MV41OO0.htm
11) Hands-On with Ford's New Hands-Free Technology
Link to story on ForbesAuto.com:
http://www.forbesautos.com/news/headlines/2007/january/fadc012607-ford_sync.html
12) Texting While Driving: Should It be a Crime?
Washington State bill targets cell phone use in vehicles.
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/301561_cellphones29.html
13) Proposed $50 Fee for Arizona ATV Users Would Boost Signage, Education
Link to Community News Service story:
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/166633
14) New from the Transportation Research Board
- Artificial Intelligence in Transportation: Information for Application
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7235
- 2007 TRB 86th Annual Meeting: Select Sessions Now Available in Electronic Format
http://www.trb.org/conferences/e-session/2007am.htm
News Releases
1) Group Begins Efforts to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Crashes
http://tti.tamu.edu/infofor/media/archive.htm?news_id=4221
Job Posting
Management and Program Analyst – Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=52797865
Upcoming Events
The Marketing and Promotion of Cycling Conference – April 3 – Bolton, UK
http://www.bolton.ac.uk/staff/jp10/cyclingconference
Today in Transportation History
1944 – The battleship, USS Missouri is launched.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/bb63-v3.htm
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The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.
To subscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-subscribe@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications
Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com.
© 2007 Bernie Wagenblast
This blog will include postings of the daily Transportation Communications Newsletter and may also include other material in the future. You can visit the newsletter's Web site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications/.
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, January 29, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) White House to Post Earmark Info Online
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article97497-01-29-07-Web
Link to memo from the Office of Management and Budget:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2007/m07-09.pdf
2) Virus Located in TomTom GPS
Link to story in InfoWorld:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/29/HNtomtomvirus_1.html
3) ITS Playing a Major Role in India
Link to story in the Business Standard:
http://www.business-standard.com/compindustry/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu1&subLeft=1&autono=272869&tab=r
4) Making Drive Time Smoother
An interview with Marisa Martin, a traffic-information manager for the 511 SunGuide Operations Center in Florida.
Link to interview from The Miami Herald:
http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/opinion/16555283.htm
5) New York State DOT Gets the Picture on Improving Traffic Camera Technology
Link to column in the Times Union:
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=558195&category=REGION&newsdate=1/29/2007
6) Intelligent Transportation System to be Installed along I-91 in Massachusetts
Link to story in The Republican:
http://www.masslive.com/living/republican/index.ssf?/base/living-1/1170060939282200.xml&coll=1
7) Traffic Management System to Relaunch in Guam
Link to story in the Pacific Daily News:
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070130/NEWS01/701300307/1002
8) Technology May Help Commuters Cope
Link to AP story:
http://www.theeagle.com/stories/012807/lifestyles_20070128064.php
9) India Joins Russian GPS
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_joins_Russian_GPS_system/articleshow/1502481.cms
10) Harbor Pilots Find Smoother Sailing with Navigation System
Link to AP story:
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8MV41OO0.htm
11) Hands-On with Ford's New Hands-Free Technology
Link to story on ForbesAuto.com:
http://www.forbesautos.com/news/headlines/2007/january/fadc012607-ford_sync.html
12) Texting While Driving: Should It be a Crime?
Washington State bill targets cell phone use in vehicles.
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/301561_cellphones29.html
13) Proposed $50 Fee for Arizona ATV Users Would Boost Signage, Education
Link to Community News Service story:
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/166633
14) New from the Transportation Research Board
- Artificial Intelligence in Transportation: Information for Application
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7235
- 2007 TRB 86th Annual Meeting: Select Sessions Now Available in Electronic Format
http://www.trb.org/conferences/e-session/2007am.htm
News Releases
1) Group Begins Efforts to Reduce Deer-Vehicle Crashes
http://tti.tamu.edu/infofor/media/archive.htm?news_id=4221
Job Posting
Management and Program Analyst – Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=52797865
Upcoming Events
The Marketing and Promotion of Cycling Conference – April 3 – Bolton, UK
http://www.bolton.ac.uk/staff/jp10/cyclingconference
Today in Transportation History
1944 – The battleship, USS Missouri is launched.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/bb63-v3.htm
=============================================================================================
The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.
To subscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-subscribe@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications
Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com.
© 2007 Bernie Wagenblast
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