Friday, January 23, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 23, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Bird-Detecting Radar to be Installed at Three New York City Area Airports
Link to Bloomberg News story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aB.Zxez_hHEw&refer=us

2) FAA Off High-Risk List, but Most Others Remain
Link to story on NextGov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090122_5912.php
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09271.pdf

BUSES

3) Transport Bureau Plans to Adopt Korean Bus System in Macau
GPS and illegal parking monitoring system first to be tested.
Link to story in the Macau Daily Times:
http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22058&Itemid=28

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Visually Impaired on Right Path with GPS
Link to story and video in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6226051.html

OTHER

5) Call for Action Plan for Intelligent Transport Systems and Services in Ireland
Link to story in the Mayo Advertiser:
http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/7572

6) Rhode Island DOT Twitters, Blogs and More
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/594844

ROADWAYS

7) Hacking Programmable Road Signs
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10149229-52.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
Link to information on I-Hacked: http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/274/1/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Department of Homeland Security to ‘Rethink’ License Mandate
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-22-securelicense_N.htm

9) Text Messages Could be Used to Stop Stolen Cars
Link to story in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4316789/Text-messages-could-be-used-to-stop-stolen-cars.html

TELEMATICS

10) Telematics Takes Hold in Agriculture
Link to story in Farmers Weekly:
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/23/113906/telematics-takes-hold-in-agriculture.html


News Releases
1) Toyota Motor Europe Launches aim: zero emissions Blog to Share Its Environmental Initiatives


Job Posting
- Transportation Specialist, GS-2101-13 / 14 – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=78806686


Upcoming Events
Communication Applications for the Transport Environment Workshop – February 11 – Durban, South Africa
http://www.itssa.org/files/events/2009/durban_workshop/2009_02_11_Comms_Program.pdf


Friday Bonus
No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23crapstone.html


Today in Transportation History
1949 **60th anniversary** - Fire destroyed the car barns of the Regina Municipal Railway, crippling transit service in the city.
http://www.regina.ca/Page361.aspx

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