Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, June 27, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Indian Government Gives Go-Ahead to Hive Off Air Traffic Control Services
Link to article in The Economic Times:
2) Satellite to Operate GAGAN Air Navigation System in Position: Official
Link to Press Trust of India article:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_satellite-to-operate-gagan-system-in-position-official_1559202
3) Canadian Law Requiring Ads to Reveal Full Costs May be Too Complicated to Enact
Link to Postmedia News article:
4) Hipmunk to Unveil In-Flight Wi-Fi Indicator
Link to article on Tnooz:
http://www.tnooz.com/2011/06/25/news/hipmunk-to-unveil-in-flight-wi-fi-indicator
CAMERAS
5) 'Cash Cow' UK Speed Cameras Will be Named for the First Time in Transparency Drive
Link to article in the Daily Mail:
6) Challenges to Red-Light Cameras Span US
Link to story on MSNBC:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43521646/ns/us_news-life/
CARTOGRAPHY
7) Mapping Companies Branch Out
Link to article on ITWeb:
http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44877
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
8) Indonesia's Five Biggest Cities in Line for Electronic Road Pricing Launch
Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesias-5-biggest-cities-in-line-for-erp-launch/449039
GPS / NAVIGATION
9) Garmin Cleared of Violating Pioneer Patents
Link to AP article:
http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Garmin-cleared-of-violating-Pioneer-patents-1442052.php
OTHER
10) Federal Player of the Week: Guiding New Transportation Technologies
Link to article from the Partnership for Public Service:
11) Hong Kong Cabs Go Cashless
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/hong-kong/2011/06/24/hong-kong-cabs-go-cashless/
12) Hail a London Black Cab with New iPhone App
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/us-britain-app-taxis-idUSTRE75Q3W820110627
13) ERTICO Interviews Rumen Mihaylov, Chair of ITS Bulgaria
Link to interview from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-june-2011-interview/
14) Report on 11th Asia-Pacific ITS Forum and Exhibition
Link to article from ERTICO:
15) Greek Stakeholders Workshop on 'Nomadic Devices in Road Transport'
Link to report from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/greek-stakeholders-workshop-on-nomadic-devices-in-road-transport/
PARKING
16) Rutgers Students Developing System to Provide Parking Availability Information
Link to article and video in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/rutgers_students_developing_sy.html
ROADWAYS
17) Phoenix-Area Freeway Ramps Get 'Smart' Meters
Link to story on KNXV-TV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
18) Rebellion Over Child-Shaped Road Bollards
Link to article in the Daily Express:
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/254833/Rebellion-over-child-shaped-road-bollards
TOURISM
19) Washington State Abandons All Tourism Marketing
Link to AP article:
TRANSIT
20) New GPS-Equipped Buses Aim to Ease Commuter Woes in Delhi
Link to article in Mint:
http://www.livemint.com/2011/06/28010630/New-GPSequipped-buses-aim-to.html?atype=tp
21) Check Out the Port Authority's New Times Square Look
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
22) Clever Commute Featured in Two Radio Interviews
Link to Joan Hamburg Show on WOR Radio:
http://podcast.wor710.com/wor/2887083.mp3
Link to Taking Stock on Bloomberg Radio:
http://media.bloomberg.com/bb/avfile/Markets/Analyst_Calls/vxu4KrrNTbQg.mp3
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
23) BEST Consortium on Traffic and Travel Information Services Launched
Link to article from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/best-consortium-on-traffic-and-travel-information-services-launched/
24) The Dark Science of the Traffic Jam: Ever Wondered Why You're Stuck In One When There's No Jam?
Link to article in The Daily Mail:
25) Warning: More Road Signs Ahead
Criticism of signs used to warn of road closings for motorcycle race.
Link to article in the Isle of Man Examiner:
http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/warning_more_road_signs_ahead_1_3513882
26) Publication – National Special Security Events: Transportation Planning for Planned Special Events
Link to publication from US DOT:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=740
VEHICLES
27) Just a Few Talking Cars Could Eliminate Gridlock
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/06/just-0-5-percent-of-cars-could-eliminate-traffic-jams/
28) Why the World Faces a Massive Traffic Jam
Link to commentary and video by Bill Ford on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/26/ford.mobility/index.html?hpt=hp_c1
News Releases
1) Boingo Takes to the Skies with Gogo
Upcoming Events
ITS California Annual Meeting – November 13-15 – Long Beach, California
http://www.its-california.org/index.php/meetings/annual-meeting
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** Pilot Lincoln Beachey flew over Niagara Falls and then under the 'Honeymoon Bridge.'
http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?id=89268&b=1
======================================================================
The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.
To subscribe (for free) or unsubscribe, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications
Become a TCN fan on Facebook!
Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
© 2011 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
No comments:
Post a Comment