Monday, August 31, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, August 31, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) NASA, FAA Work Focus on NextGen R&D

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=aviationdaily&id=news/NEXT08319.xml&headline=NASA,%20FAA%20Work%20Focus%20On%20NextGen%20R&D

2) Funding The Aviation Industry's Conversion to NextGen

Link to the National Journal’s Transportation Experts Blog:

http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2009/08/funding-nextgen-air-traffic.php

CAMERAS

3) Do Traffic Cameras Violate Right to Privacy?

Link to column in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/1208927.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) How GPS Takes the Guesswork Out of Beating Traffic

Link to story and video on NY1 News:

http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/104999/how-gps-takes-the-guesswork-out-of-beating-traffic/Default.aspx

5) Commercial Use of GPS Technology Still to Pick Up in India

Link to article in Mint:

http://www.livemint.com/2009/08/30212712/Commercial-use-of-GPS-technolo.html

MARITIME

6) 70 Ports in India to be Connected Electronically

Link to SiliconIndia article:

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/70_ports_in_India_to_be_connected_electronically-nid-60793.html

OTHER

7) ITS Strategic Plan Update

Link to further information from US DOT:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/strategic_rowletter.htm

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Campaign to Fight DUI Offers 'Jail Call'

Link to article in the Deseret News:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705326231/Campaign-to-fight-DUI-offers-jail-call.html

ROADWAYS

9) Busiest Roadways in Texas Go Online Tuesday

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6594322.html

10) Sanral: South Africa’s Road Miracle or a Waste of Taxpayers’ Money?

Link to article on Moneyweb:

http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page295043?oid=314368&sn=2009%20Detail&pid=287226

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) No eNatis Worries, Says South Africa Road Agency

Link to article in The Times:

http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Article.aspx?id=1057359

12) Police in Australia Urging Residents to Film Hoon Drivers in Action

Link to article in the Herald Sun:

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25998122-661,00.html

13) Governors Highway Safety Association Backs Texting Ban

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hlURrFCPs7Af7HwvPodb01AN3OoAD9ADEUN00

TRANSIT

14) South Africa Launches Bus Rapid Transit

Link to BuaNews article:

http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/brt1-310809.htm

15) Smart Cards for Kenya Public Transport

Link to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation story:

http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=59554

16) Wellington, New Zealand Buses Climb Aboard Google Maps

Link to article in The National Business Review:

http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/wellington-buses-climb-aboard-google-maps-109510

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Latest Edition of Traffic Technology International Online

Link to magazine:

http://ukipmemail.com/interface/external_view_email.php?B86364539071183019411946362315

News Releases

1) New Idaho Mobility Web Site Introduced

2) New Roadway Markings for Bicyclists Being Piloted in Redmond and Kirkland, Washington

3) Fiat Punto Evo to Feature ‘Blue&Me – TomTom’: The New Integrated Infotainment System for Fiat Drivers from Fiat and TomTom

4) Winning Road Projects Deliver Innovation, Preservation, Congestion Relief and More

5) Top Highway Safety Awards to be Presented in Georgia

Upcoming Events

12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems – October 3-7 – St. Louis

http://campus.mst.edu/itsc2009/index.htm

Today in Transportation History

1999 **10th anniversary** - LAPA Flight 3142 crashed on takeoff in Buenos Aries.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990831-0

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