Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, November 26, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA to Improve Landing Operations at Newark Airport Two Years After Whistle-Blower Detailed Safety Risks
New software will give controllers a better picture of when planes will land at converged runways.
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/faa_to_improve_landing_pattern.html
Link to news release from the US Office of Special Counsel:
http://www.osc.gov/documents/press/2009/pr09_21.pdf
Link to report:
http://www.osc.gov/FY2010/Scanned/DI-07%20DI-08-2225/DI-08-2225%20Agency%20Report%20(Part%201).pdf (part 1)
http://www.osc.gov/FY2010/Scanned/DI-07%20DI-08-2225/DI-08-2225%20Agency%20Report%20(Part%202).pdf (part 2)
Link to letter to the president:
http://www.osc.gov/FY2010/Scanned/DI-07%20DI-08-2225/DI-08-2225%20President%20Letter.PDF
2) Complaints Against Airlines Fall Sharply
Critics say the reason isn't better service; it's that frustrated passengers have given up voicing grievances.
Link to Tribune Newspapers article:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tc-biz-trav-complaints-1121-nov26,0,421005.story
Link to Air Travel Consumer Report from US DOT:
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/reports/2009/November/200911ATCR.PDF
3) FAA Foregoes Public Process in Test Program at Santa Monica Airport
Link to article in the Santa Monica Mirror:
http://www.smmirror.com/MainPages/DisplayArticleDetails.asp?eid=11364
Link to further information from the City of Santa Monica, California:
http://www.smgov.net/departments/cmo/content.aspx?id=2029
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Is It the End of the Line for London’s Iconic Tube Map?
Link to article in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/nov/26/london-tube-map-design
MARITIME
5) South Korea, US Adopt Joint Maritime Safety Declaration
Link to Yonhap article:
http://balita.ph/2009/11/26/s-korea-u-s-adopt-joint-maritime-safety-declaration/
OTHER
6) European Parliament Rubberstamps Law on Tire Labeling
Link to article on EurActiv:
Link to news release from the European Parliament:
RAILROADS
7) November Issue of Signal, the Newsletter of the European Rail Traffic Management System
Link to newsletter:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/interoperability/ertms/doc/015_signal_2009_11_en.pdf
ROADWAYS
8) Graffiti on Highway Signs Costing Utah DOT Big Money
Link to story and video on KSL-TV:
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8807401
9) Solar-Powered Sensor Controls Traffic
Link to article in EDN:
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6707783.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) US Transportation Security Administration Launches Airport Security Innovations Project
Link to article on AviationNews.net:
http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=173927
TELEMATICS
11) ARENA Trial in Sweden
Link to article from ERTICO - ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/arena_trial_in_sweden.htm
TRANSIT
12) Pilot Project Starts in Ontario for ‘Smart’ Transit Cards that Load Online
Link to article in the Toronto Star:
13) Portland’s TriMet Fires MAX Operator Who Ignored Father’s Calls for Help
Link to article in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/11/trimet_xxxx_max_operator_who_i.html
14) AC Transit Cuts a Model for Public Input
Link to blog in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inoakland/detail?&entry_id=52362
Link to commentary on A Better Oakland:
Link to further information from AC Transit:
15) The Zoo that is Grand Central, at Full Gallop
Coordinating trains on its busiest day of the year requires improvisation.
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/nyregion/26gct.html
16) Tunisia Promotes Use of Information Technology and Communication in Public Transport
Link to story and video on Tunisia Online News:
http://www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/?p=29995
Upcoming Events
NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show– April 10-15 – Las Vegas
http://www.nabshow.com/2010/default.asp
Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - Pioneer P3, a lunar probe, was launched. The flight failed 45 seconds after launch.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=PIONX
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