Thursday, June 30, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 30, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Air Congestion Good News for Some in the Middle East

Air traffic woes could be boon to aerospace companies hoping to sell high-tech solutions.

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/aviation/congestion-good-news-for-some-in-the-middle-east

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) With New Jersey Turnpike Change, E-ZPass Disparities Grow

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/124760268.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) LightSquared Submits GPS Report to FCC

Link to Reuters article:

http://af.reuters.com/article/burundiNews/idAFN1E75T0FF20110630

4) LightSquared Goes Global; GLONASS, Galileo May be at Risk, Too

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/lightsquared-goes-global-glonass-galileo-may-be-risk-too-11822

5) Mitsubishi's New Car Navigation System Lets You Record or Watch Shows While Driving

Link to article on Ubergizmo:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/06/mitsubishis-new-car-navigation-system-lets-you-record-or-watch-shows-while-driving/

Link to news release from Mitsubishi:

http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/news/2011/0630-b.html (in Japanese)

PARKING

6) Technology and Parking: What's Next?

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://www.parkingtoday.com/s_article.php?id=325

RAILROADS

7) The Chunnel is Far More Than Eurostar

A look behind the scenes of the rail tunnel and its control center.

Link to article and video on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20075549-52/the-chunnel-is-far-more-than-eurostar

ROADWAYS

8) Welsh Government Signs 'Intelligent Transport Systems' Deal

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2011/jun/30/welsh-government-transport-systems-contract-amey-scott-wilson

Link to news release from the Welsh Government:

http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/transport/2011/110629amey/?lang=en&status=closed

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Latest Issue of SOL eMagazine Online

Publication from project to improve road safety in Central Europe.

Link to magazine:

http://www.sol-project.eu/index.php?id=2586&ID1=2586

TRANSIT

10) Boston T Encourages Riders to Tweet Reports of Broken Air Conditioning

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_0630headlinegoes_in_heat_of_the_moment_twitter_is_fast_t_fix/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Los Angeles Police Department Asks Celebrities to Tweet Out Word on I-405 Closure

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-405-celebrities-20110630,0,5171533.story

12) Traffic Reports Aplenty, but Which to Rely On?

Link to column from The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.mspnews.com/news/2011/06/30/5607567.htm

VEHICLES

13) Bill Would Allow Ads on New Jersey DOT Vehicles

Link to article in the Gloucester County Times:

http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2011/06/bill_would_allow_ads_on_new_je.html

News Releases

1) GEWI Technology – LHW for Safer Roads

2) National City, California is First on the Scene When It Comes to Saving Lives with Revolutionary Traffic Signal Technology

3) IIHS: Most Drivers Favor Red-Light Cameras, New Survey of 14 Big US Cities Finds

4) American Airlines Debuts Apps for BlackBerry and Windows Smartphone – Expands Mobile Boarding Pass, Instant Text Message Notification Options

5) Signs and Markings Critical to Leap in Road Safety

6) New Weymouth, UK Bus Shelters to Provide Real-Time Information

7) ShipCarsNow Launches New Mobile App for Auto Transport

Upcoming Events

National Transportation Public Affairs Workshop – August 15-18 – Des Moines, Iowa

http://www.iowadot.gov/ntpaw2011

Today in Transportation History

1971 **40^th anniversary** The three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 11 were killed when their capsule decompressed during re-entry.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903011,00.html

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