Friday, May 1, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 1, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Make Reporting of Bird Strike Data Mandatory
Link to editorial in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-vpfaa0112705871apr30,0,6873146.story

CAMERAS

2) Privacy, Cameras and Roadways
Link to story on Drivers .com:
http://www.drivers.com/article/1074/

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) GPS Evidence Too Unreliable for Legal Purposes
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/gps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217201050

4) US Department of Transportation Releases Civil Monitoring Performance Document
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/Department-of-Transportation-Releases-Civil-Monito/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/596189?contextCategoryId=33831

OTHER

5) Cloud Computing Could Help Agencies Track Stimulus Funds
Link to story on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090430_4418.php

6) Delaware DOT’s Diversity Coaching Backfires
Newsletter lists slurs, insults and stereotypes that shouldn’t be used in workplace.
Link to story in The News Journal:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090501/NEWS02/905010383/1007/DelDOT+s+diversity+coaching+backfires

ROADWAYS

7) Coordinating, Planning and Managing the Effects of Roadway Construction with Technology
Link to information from US DOT:
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/road_construction_tech.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) South Dakota Drivers Sign Up for Sobriety Alerts
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2009-04-30-policetexting_N.htm
Link to Act Civilized: http://www.actcivilized.com/

TRANSIT

9) New Direction for San Diego-Area Transit System
Compass cards replacing paper passes with plastic.
Link to story in The San Diego Union-Tribune:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/may/01/1m1compass213423-new-direction-transit-system/?metro&zIndex=91827

10) King County Metro Transit Develops New Tools to Keep You in the Loop
Link to story in the Auburn Reporter:
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/community/44166027.html

VEHICLES

11) New Generation of Cars are ‘Mobile High-Tech Platforms’
Link to story in Engineering News:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/auto-technology-2009-04-24


News Releases
1) Operation Lifesaver (Canada) Launches Web Site for Kids
2) South Florida Commuter Services Launches Public Transit Promotion to Feature Carpool Video on CNN
3) E-Railsafe Program Helps Union Pacific Ensure Railroad Safety and Security Awareness


Upcoming Events
ACI-NA Small Airports Conference – July 16-17 – St. Louis
http://www.aci-na.org/conferences/detail?eventId=136


Friday Bonus
Don’t expect to see these cars in the mall parking lot anytime soon.
http://www.myride.com/snacker-vehicle_category/2009_geneva_auto_show_15_hot_weird_and_wild_cars_youll_probably_never_drive-726-page1.html?id=30986


Today in Transportation History
1999 **10th anniversary** - Liberty Bell 7, the space capsule flown by Gus Grissom in 1961, was found on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9907/20/grissom.capsule.01/

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