Monday, February 26, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, February 26, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) JetBlue Cites Overwhelmed IT Systems in Meltdown
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=284017&intsrc=news_ts_head

2) Stranded Fliers Turn to Web Sites
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022300636.html (free registration required)

3) Online “No-Fly” List Endangers Privacy
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/30189-1.html
Link to news release from the US Transportation Security Administration:
http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2007/press_release_02212007.shtm
Link to site: http://www.dhs.gov/trip

4) Northwest May be First US Airline to Issue Only E-Tickets
Link to story from the Pioneer Press:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?id=10593&siteSection=1

5) Behind the Wheel, Teens Typing Away
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/16779748.htm (may require free registration)

6) Georgia Plans to Improve Safety on County Roads
State to spend $10 million to upgrade high-visibility line, reflective markers.
Link to AP story:
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/local/16784283.htm

7) Fixing the Information Gap in the Tappan Zee Bridge Alternatives Process
Link to commentary in The Journal News:
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/COLUMNIST05/702250359/1019/SPECIAL02

8) Redding, California Traffic Center Will Expand
Link to story in the Record Searchlight:
http://www.redding.com/news/2007/feb/24/traffic-center-will-expand/ (may require free registration)

9) Parking as a Destination
Robots parking becoming more common in urban areas.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/automobiles/25PARK.html?ex=1330059600&en=a2de5898e6bd4e76&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

10) Wacky Traffic Reporter Names Lost Cachet as Traffic Got Worse
Link to column in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/16786005.htm

11) Description of Cost Data from State Self-Evaluations of CVISN Deployments (October 2003 to October 2005)
Link to report from the Federal Motor Carrier Administration:
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPTS_TE//14347.htm


News Releases

1) US Seeks Global Harmonization of Air Traffic Control
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2007&m=February&x=20070223155224saikceinawz0.8827173

2) Oregon Outreach Center First in US to Guide Truckers to Fuel Savings
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/nr07022002.shtml

3) Oregon DOT’s Safety Message Goes on the Road – Message drapes over trailer reminds drivers to slow in work zones
http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/nr07022001.shtml

4) Vermont Announces Launch of French Language 511 Traveler Information Web Site
http://www.aot.state.vt.us/PressReleases/2007/February/FrenchLanguageTravelLaunched.htm
Link to site: http://67.106.3.235/

5) Survey Shows Privacy Concerns a Major Roadblock for the Adoption of Location-based Services and Presence Technology
http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/allnewsbydate.asp?NewsID=1184

6) NYTimes.com Announces New Interactive Maps on Travel Site
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=105317&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=966493&highlight
Example with map of Paris: http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/europe/france/paris/maps.html


Upcoming Events
2007 Regional Airline Association Annual Convention – May 21-24 – Memphis, Tennessee
http://www.raa.org/2007conference


Today in Transportation History
1935 – The German Luftwaffe was organized.
http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/this_day_in_history/this_day_February_26.php

=============================================================================================

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