Transportation Communications Newsletter: Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) New Indian Air Traffic Flow System to Keep Flyers Informed

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/New-air-traffic-flow-system-to-keep-flyers-informed/articleshow/6103774.cms

2) Better Communication Needed for Airport Safety

Link to column and video in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/jun/29/mike29-ar-56579/

CARTOGRAPHY

3) MapQuest Remaps Itself

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20009121-93.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Will Google Maps Win the Turn-by-Turn Nav War in Cars?

Link to article in Popular Mechanics:

5) TelematicsPRO and MetroNAV

Link to story from ERTICO - ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/telematicspro_and_metronav.htm

MARITIME

6) Washington Governor Says She Didn't Watch TV News Series on Ferry System

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012231131_king_5_gregoire_doesnt_have_ti.html

OTHER

7) Short Summary of Conference on Intelligent Transport in Europe – Putting the Commission's Plan into Action

Link to summary from ERTICO - ITS Europe:

http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/Asset.ashx?Id=feee1910-7d74-4295-8ec2-a3cc34ce92e7&MessageId=306799262

PARKING

8) DC Tests New Parking Technology to Help Drivers Find Space, Pay More Easily

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062804850.html

ROADWAYS

9) Traffic Study Sees Shades of Gray in Yellow Lights

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062803806.html

TRANSIT

10) TriMet Changing Video-Recording Policy After Complaints About Blogging Driver

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/06/trimet_changing_video-recordin.html

11) UC Berkeley Student's iPhone App Updates Users on Public Transit Delays

Link to article in The Daily Californian:

http://www.dailycal.org/article/109735/student_s_iphone_app_updates_users_on_public_trans

12) MARC Officials and Riders Can Learn from Stalled Train Debacle

Getting and distributing accurate information among the suggestions.

Link to column in The Baltimore Sun:

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-06-28/features/bs-md-dresser-getting-there0628-20100628_1_marc-penn-line-marc-officials-acela-train

13) Effective Use of Citizen Advisory Committees for Transit Planning Operation

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Effective_Use_of_Citizen_Advisory_Committees_for_T_163653.aspx

VEHICLES

14) Six Best Driving Apps for iPhone, Android

Link to article from Consumer Reports:

http://www.thestreet.com/story/10794844/1/6-best-driving-apps-for-iphone-android.html

15) Racing Under a Watchful Eye That's Thousands of Miles Away

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/automobiles/27TELEMETRY.html

News Releases

1) MBTA to Allow Parking Payments by Phone and Online

2) FAA Awards Final Set of Major NextGen Engineering Contracts

3) Technology Convergence to Drive GPS Market

4) 40% of Drivers Want Vehicles Internet Wired, but Restricted

Upcoming Events

2010 Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders 5^th Annual International Technology Workshop – August 2-3 – Worcester, Massachusetts

http://www.wpi.edu/academics/ece/ppl/2010workshop.html

Today in Transportation History

1995 **15^th anniversary** The first docking of the US Space Shuttle and the Russian space station, Mir, took place.

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-71/mission-sts-71.html

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