Friday, June 19, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 19, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Aircell Gets FAA Approval for Wi-Fi System
Link to story in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_12625367
Link to news release from Aircell:
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-18-2009/0005046431&EDATE

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Oops! ‘Ferry Crash’ Unstitches Google Maps
Aerial photo appears to show boats crashing and another one sunk in Sydney.
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/oops-ferry-crash-unstitches-google-maps-20090618-cl13.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Ohio Turnpike Still a Hole in Regional Tolling
Link to AP story:
http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_12647923

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) US Air Force Reviews Reliability of GPS Satellite Models
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124543128766431947.html

OTHER

5) New Jersey Turnpike Wants to Roadblock ‘Exit’ Brew
Toll road asks brewery to halt marketing of beer.
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20090619_N_J__wants_to_roadblock__Exit__brew.html
Link to story in TOLLROADSnews:
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4204
Link to further information from Flying Fish Brewing Co.: http://www.exitseries.com/

RAILROADS

6) Public Rail Crashes Probe Ruled Out in UK
Link to Press Association story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jfPPY2c_mkMzD7_ZuqJFy-0OHCow

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) FOI: Fear of Information
Releasing information on airport staff names salaries is a security concern says city of Houston.
Link to commentary in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/6487473.html
Link to story in Texas Watchdog:
http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2009/06/airportpayroll1/

TRANSIT

8) First Amendment Implications for Transit Facilities: Speech, Advertising, and Loitering
Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10528

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Second i-Travel Workshop Held
Link to further information from ERTICO-ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/second_i-travel_workshop_held.htm

VEHICLES

10) Feds Roll Out Consumer-Friendly Tire Label Rules
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/uptospeed/2009/06/car-tires.html


News Releases
1) New York State Announces Free Statewide 511 Travel Information Phone Service
2) Number of States Banning Texting While Driving Doubles in ‘09



Upcoming Events
TISP Summer Forum: Enhancing Infrastructure Resiliency Through a Planned Investment Strategy – July 29 – Washington, DC
http://www.tisp.org/index.cfm?cdid=11687&pid=10231


Friday Bonus
If you won’t slow down in a work zone, perhaps this will encourage you to take your foot off the gas.http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/06/09/the-next-great-idea-in-work-zone-safety-engineering/


Today in Transportation History
1934 **75th anniversary** - The Communications Act of 1934 became law. The act created the Federal Communications Commission.
http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/OSEC/library/legislative_histories/47.pdf

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