Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, September 11, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Chief Questions Professionalism in New York Crash
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hw-2hzkelIPTV83q-bDZWseAJR9AD9AKN2502
2) ‘Global Safety Information Exchange’ Called for During FAA Aviation Safety Forum
Link to article in ATW Daily News:
http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=17830
CAMERAS
3) CCTV to be Used in Wellington, New Zealand to Prosecute Parking Offenses
Link to article from The Dominion Post:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2857157/CCTV-to-snare-Wellington-drivers
CARTOGRAPHY
4) In These Woods, They Don’t Speak GPS
DeLorme’s Maine Atlas & Gazetteer still prized for detail it provides.
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137889/In_these_woods_they_don_t_speak_GPS?taxonomyId
MARITIME
5) ‘Routine’ Coast Guard Exercise on Potomac River Exercise Sparks Alarm
Other agencies not informed of training event.
Link to article in Government Executive:
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43574
RAILROADS
6) Latest Edition of ERTMS’s Signal
Link to newsletter:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/interoperability/ertms/doc/014_signal_2009_09_en.pdf
ROADWAYS
7) Proposed National Signage Code: What It Would Look Like in a Real Community
Link to article on PhysOrg:
http://www.physorg.com/news171894885.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Software Tools Give Public Safety Agencies a Common View During Emergencies
Link to article in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/09/14/emergency-comm-sidebar-common-view-tools.aspx
TRANSIT
9) Jerusalemites Launch Public Protest Against City’s Transportation System
Lack of information one of the complaints.
Link to article in Haaretz:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1113824.html
10) iPhone Apps Let Boston T Commuters Find Stations, Check Arrival Times
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) New Traffic Management Center Moves Game Day Traffic at University of Florida
Link to article in The Gainesville Sun:
12) Seattle Must Build a 21st Century Transportation Network
An intelligent transportation system would help ease congestion.
Link to commentary in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009849252_guest13dietzel.html
VEHICLES
13) Ford Shows Off Its High-Tech Gadgetry
Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13318591
News Releases
2) International Sign Association and US Sign Council Tell US DOT to Put Brakes on Flawed Research
3) Real-Time Public Transit Information Coming to Wellington, New Zealand
Upcoming Events
Smart Ticketing & Transport 2009 – October 5-6 – Paris
http://www.groupeactis.com/spip.php?article534
Friday Bonus
Moving sidewalks instead of subways?
Today in Transportation History
1609 **400th anniversary** - Henry Hudson’s ship the Half Moon makes the first recorded European visit to what will become New York City.
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