Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TCN Support

As I mentioned in Monday’s newsletter I want to tell you in coming days about various ways you can support the TCN. One of the ways is through ads in the newsletter. As you’ve seen in previous issues, I sometimes have ads from various organizations and companies atop the newsletter. I never want the TCN to be crammed with commercial messages so I’ve limited my ads to only one per issue. That also assures that your ad will stand out. The cost for an ad is only $100 per issue and it can include up to ten lines. Among those who have used the TCN to communicate with the 7,000+ subscribers are IBTTA, ITS America, GEWI and INRIX. If you’re interested in advertising, or would like to know more, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.

AVIATION

1) NTSB Chairman Admonishes FAA for Moving ‘Too Slow’ on Runway Safety

Link to article in ATW Daily News:

http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=18653

Link to remarks by NTSB Chairman:

http://www.ntsb.gov/speeches/hersman/daph091201.html

2) St. Louis’s Lambert Airport to Get $1.4 Million Sign, Entrance Makeover

Link to article in the St. Louis Business Journal:

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/11/30/daily35.html

3) New Lambert Airport Head: Marketing Airport a Must

Link to article in the St. Louis Business Journal:

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2009/12/new_lambert_director_marketing_airport_a_must.html

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Microsoft Bing Maps Beta Adds Much Richer Images

Link to column and video on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10407829-265.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Feds ‘Pinged’ Sprint GPS Data Eight Million Times Over a Year

Link to column in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/gps-data

OTHER

6) Trucking Software Pioneers to Merge

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/node/415004

Link to news release from TMW Systems:

http://www.tmwsystems.com/TMW-and-Innovative

ROADWAYS

7) Regional Traffic Signal Operations Programs: An Overview

Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=594

8) Nova Scotia’s MacKay Bridge Signs Will Help Alleviate Commuter Crunch

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/local/article/384858--mackay-bridge-signs-will-help-alleviate-commuter-crunch

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Colorado DOT Launches iPhone App to Help Estimate Blood-Alcohol Content

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_13904487

TRANSIT

10) Report Faults Plan for Handling New York City Subway Emergencies

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/nyregion/02safety.html

11) Orange County Transportation Authority Finds Cost Savings in Mobile Program

Link to article in DMNews:

http://www.dmnews.com/california-transportation-agency-finds-cost-savings-in-mobile-program/article/158750/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) TVs Installed at Virginia Mall to Provide Traffic Updates During Construction

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120202716.html

13) WABC-TV’s Joe Nolan Celebrates 30-Years in Traffic

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/12/02/2009-12-02_road_scholar_nolan_passes_a_landmark.html

News Releases

1) Congress Urged to Invest in Deployment-Ready Transportation Technologies for Immediate Job Creation

2) ProTECTS (Promotion of Two-Way Emergency Communication and Tracking Systems) Alliance Announces Organizational Meeting

3) Global Automotive Telematics Shipments to Expand by Factor of Four by 2016

4) GPS Users Reveal Which US Cities are Truly the Most Congested

5) New Standard Facilitates Faster Response Time for Road Accidents

6) Beat the Traffic Introduces Improved My Traffic Service

Upcoming Events

Transport & Innovations Forum – May 26-28 – Leipzig, Germany

http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/2010/index.html

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70^th anniversary** - LaGuardia Airport opened to commercial traffic.

http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/curriculums/Lag_airport/

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