Monday, August 24, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, August 24, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Alaska-Tested Capstone System Improves State’s Air Traffic Safety

Link to article in The Alaska Journal of Commerce:

http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/082109/loc_img8_003.shtml

2) Streaming Offers New Option for Flight Data

Link to CP article:

http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/769622

3) Southwest Airlines Plans to Expand Inflight Wi-Fi

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-08-24-southwest-wifi_N.htm

CAMERAS

4) Redflex Considers Solar Speed Cameras

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/2009/08/23/20090823solarcameras0823.html

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Map Reveals Hotspots on the Tube

Link to BBC News article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8218059.stm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Malaysian Motorists Urged to Use ETC Cards

Link to Bernama article:

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=434831

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) New York City Taxi GPS is a ‘Lost & Found’ Lifesaver

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08242009/news/regionalnews/taxi_gps_is_a_lost__found_lifesaver_186206.htm

OTHER

8) Dealers Seek More Time as Clunker Web Site Chokes

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20090824/BUSINESS01/90824062/1318/Dealers-seek-more-time-as-clunker-Web-site-chokes

9) European Commission Transport Web Site Redesigned

Link to site:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/index_en.htm

10) Your Client Along America’s Roads

Reaching travelers through adopt-a-highway programs.

Link to article in Media Life:

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Out_of_Home_19/Your_client_along_America_s_roads.asp

ROADWAYS

11) SAFESOT Targets Better Road Safety

Link to article from the European Commission:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/headlines/news/article_09_08_24_en.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Multitasking by Drivers Raises Liability Concerns

Link to article in Business Insurance:

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20090823/ISSUE01/308239993

13) US Fire Administration Releases Research on Emergency Vehicle Visibility

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/713597

Link to report: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa_323.pdf

TRANSIT

14) Setbacks Bedevil San Diego’s Compass Card

Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/aug/24/setbacks-bedevil-compass-card/

15) Millions of Passengers Manage to Find the AirTrain

Despite complaints of confusing signage, AirTrain JFK manages to draw five million passengers a year.

Link to story and audio report on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/137903

16) Who Owns Transit Data?

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10315749-250.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Mississippi DOT Opens $1.5 Million Traffic Management Center in Hattiesburg

Link to article in The Clarion-Ledger:

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090822/NEWS01/908220351/1001/news/MDOT-opens--1.5M-traffic-management-center-in-Hattiesburg

18) Stimulus Money to Ease Truckers’ Wait in Colorado

Link to AP article:

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090824/NEWS/908249994/1078&ParentProfile=1062

VEHICLES

19) Police Find Data from Black Boxes Helps in Investigations

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090822/METRO05/908220359/1016/Police-find-data-from-black-boxes-helps-in-investigations

20) Malta Reticent on EU-wide ‘eCall’ Car Safety System

Link to article in The Malta Independent:

http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=93003

21) Ricardo’s Intelligent Car

Link to article in AutoSpeed:

http://autospeed.com/cms/A_111468/article.html

News Releases

1) CITE Announces Fall 2009 Blended Course Offerings

Job Postings

- Planner 3 (ITS Specialist) – TranSystems – Boston, Massachusetts

https://www3.recruitingcenter.net/Clients/transystems/PublicJobs/controller.cfm?jbaction=JobProfile&Job_Id=11158&esid=az

Upcoming Events

FAA International Runway Safety Summit – December 1-3 – Washington, DC

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091107/

Today in Transportation Hiarticle

1909 **100^th anniversary** - The pouring of concrete begins at the Gatun Locks during construction of the Panama Canal.

http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panamacanalphoto015.htm

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