Friday, September 4, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 4, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Mexico Lifts Ban on In-Flight Mobile Phone Use

Link to article on Daily Tech:

http://www.dailytech.com/Mexico+Lifts+Ban+on+Inflight+Mobile+Phone+Use/article16144c.htm

2) A Better Way to Pick Up Airline Passengers

How some US airports handle those waiting for arriving passengers.

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/homepage/20090904_A_better_way_to_pick_up_airline_passengers.html

CAMERAS

3) Cameras on Patrol for Labor Day Drivers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-09-03-traffic-cameras_N.htm

OTHER

4) Wisconsin Incumbents Use Map Giveaways at Taxpayer Expense, Critics Say

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/57100907.html

5) Washington Post Transportation Coverage has Improved

Link to commentary on Greater Greater Washington:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3418

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Public Safety Communications Still a Work in Progress, Former DHS Secretary Says

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/09/03/chertoff-on-public-safety-interoperability.aspx

TRANSIT

7) Company Launches First MBTA iPhone App

Link to NECN story:

http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/2009/09/03/Cambridge -Massbased/1251980592.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) New Technology Helps Kansas City-Area Motorists, Bus Passengers Get Around

Link to editorial in The Kansas City Star:

http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5737

Upcoming Events

IBEC Day Seminar: Road Pricing Beyond the Technology – September 20 – Stockholm

http://www.harmonised-events.com/index.php?url=evenement_vue&id_evenement=22

Friday Bonus

Apparently diesel fumes are not the only odor problems on some buses.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090901/NEWS01/909010348/Bill+targets+pungent+riders+of+Honolulu%E2%80%99s+transit+system

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** - The maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon, a passenger airliner, was made at the Filton Aerodrome.

http://www.unrealaircraft.com/classics/brab.php

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