Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
) FAA Administrator Addresses Agency Communications with General Aviation Community
Link to article on The Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=b67454a4-d18c-4633-82eb-30c72b522fa2
CAMERAS
) UK Conservatives Declare War on Speed Cameras
Link to Reuters article:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59545X20091006
OTHER
) Self-Service Kiosks Boom
Link to article from The Dallas Morning News:
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/100609_kiosk_boom.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
) Chattanooga Proposes New Driver Ed Program Funded with Revenue from Traffic Cameras
Link to story and video on WRCB-TV:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11269611
ROADWAYS
) Kentucky to Post Number of Road Deaths on Electronic Highway Signs
Link to article in The Courier-Journal:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091007/NEWS01/910070435/Signs+to+cite+road+deaths
) Nearly Half of Lahore’s Road Signs are Hidden by Ads
Link to article in The Nation:
) No Need to Change Road Sign Colors in Adirondacks
Link to editorial in The Post-Star:
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/10/07/opinion/today/15340129.txt
SAFETY / SECURITY
) Will Airports Screen for Body Signals? Researchers Hope So
Link to story and video on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/security.screening/
Link to further information on Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Project from the US Department of Homeland Security:
http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9
) Three Companies Bid to Revive Clear Airport Service
Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:
TELEMATICS
) Onboard Trucking Systems are Safe, Providers Say
Link to article in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=22901
TRANSIT
) Near-Collision? Long Island Rail Road Doesn’t Have to Tell Authorities
Link to article in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/near-miss-lirr-doesn-t-have-to-tell-authorities-1.1505814
) IBM Makes Deal with 3 Transit Agencies to Use Software to Manage Repairs
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkIjnV0iOKFx68pBPFNIKv4-G1PwD9B67BD80
) New York City Transit Wait Times to Go Digital
Link to article in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/transit_wait_times_to_go_digital_3Fh47K8O4RSCrCqEXHhe6K
News Releases
) BART Offering Real-Time Information by Phone
) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology
) US Transportation Secretary Announces Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program
) Navteq Introduces First of Its Kind Animated 3D Visual Content for North America Map
) The World's First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried Out in Changchun City, China
Job Postings
- Community & Government Affairs Specialist – North County Transit District – Oceanside, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10105
- Program Development Specialist – National Transit Institute – New Brunswick, New Jersey
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10061
- Information Technology Specialist – Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=83787233
- Senior Researcher-Funding and Finance – Texas Transportation Institute - Texas
http://apps.system.tamus.edu/jobsearch/JobDetails.aspx?JobID=7621
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: National ITS Architecture Update: New Features of the Latest Version of the National ITS Architecture (Version 6.1) – October 27
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091027_arch.asp
Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - Luna 3 became the first spacecraft to take photos of the far side of the Moon.
http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/luna3/Luna3story.html
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