Friday, April 9, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Bernie’s Notes – Calling All Computer/Internet Experts

Please see request for technical help below.

AVIATION

1) Glitches May Delay Lockheed US Air-Traffic Upgrade, FAA Says

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-09/glitches-may-delay-lockheed-u-s-air-traffic-upgrade-faa-says.html

2) Review: Federal Program Used to Hide Flights From Public

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-04-08-blocked-flights_N.htm

CAMERAS

3) A New Way to Avoid Misbehaving Around Enforcement Cameras

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/a-new-way-to-behave-around-enforcement-cameras/

OTHER

4) RIM Buys Software Company that Delivers Internet Services to Cars

Link to CP article:

http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/695995

PARKING

5) Washington, DC Kicks Off Pay-to-Park by Phone

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/04/dc_kicks_off_pay-to-park_by_ph.html

ROADWAYS

6) Want to Avoid Red Lights? There’s an App for That

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Talk of the Nation:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125729969

TELEMATICS

7) Voice Controls in the Car Keep Eyes on the Road

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-04-09-ford09_ST_N.htm

Link to news release from Ford:

http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/press-releases/press-releases-detail/pr-virginia-tech-transportation-32381

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) The Driving Public Hungers for Better Road Weather Information

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/executive-viewpoint/driving-public-hungers-better-road-weather-information

VEHICLES

9) Clear Channel to Add News Crawl to the Car Stereo

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/clear-channel-to-add-news-crawl-to-the-car-stereo/

10) iPod Owners Listening in the Car

Link to article in Radio Ink:

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1763486&spid=24698

News Releases

1) ITS United Kingdom Makes 2010 Awards for Excellence

2) US DOT, States Plan ‘Transportation for the Nation’ Geospatial Data Initiative

3) ITS Joint Program Office to host IntelliDrive Workshops

4) TrafficLand Digital Helicopter with 3D Traffic Takes TV Reporting to New Heights

Bernie’s Notes

Some of you may have noticed strange characters appearing in the TCN from time-to-time.  An example from yesterday’s edition is copied below.  The characters seem to appear on a random basis and not all recipients see them.  Looking at the example below, “” seems to appear where formatting changes are made, such as bolding and italics.  If anyone has an idea why these are appearing, why only some people are seeing them, and what I can do to eliminate them, please let me know.  Thanks.

2) FEMA Drafts MOU with Fish and Wildlife Service to Safeguard Migratory Birds from Communications Towers

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/20458/fema_drafts_mou_fish_and_wildlife_service_safeguar

 

Upcoming Events

Short Course on Modern Mobility: What is PRT and Why You Should Care – April 23 – Kansas City, Kansas

http://www.advancedtransit.org/pub/2010/modernmobility.pdf

Friday Bonus

The World's 18 Strangest Roadways

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4338387.html?page=1

Today in Transportation History    

1860 **150^th anniversary** - The first known recording of a human voice was made by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville.

http://www.firstsounds.org/

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