Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – April 10, 2009
AVIATION
1) Flying the Wi-Fi Skies
Airlines are testing the service, but what will travelers pay?
Link to column on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30113929/
CARTOGRAPHY
2) Ghana Tourist Board Warns Publishers of Unauthorized Maps
Link to story from JoyFM:
http://www.modernghana.com/news/210583/1/tourist-board-warns-publishers-of-unauthorised-map.html
RAILROADS
3) Does Railroad Crossing Enforcement Work?
Link to story and video on KMTV-TV:
http://www.action3news.com/Global/story.asp?S=10161456
SAFETY / SECURITY
4) Giving Lessons in Traffic Safety at Middle Schools
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/us/10crossing.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
TELEMATICS
5) Ford Sync 3.0, Now with Internet
Link to column in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/ford-sync-30-now-with-internet/
6) Telematics Security Can Protect High-Value Loads
Link to story on RoadTransport:
TRANSIT
7) Gates and Smart Cards to Hike Security on Metro Vancouver Transit System
Link to CP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jKrUQkQznef6xcnu0bkbJRo8xS0Q
8) NYC Transit Sued Over ‘Secret Court’
Link to AP story:
http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=10160365
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Traffy for the Better Move
Soon commuters in Bangkok will be able to report traffic conditions real-time via Web site.
Link to story in The Nation:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/04/09/technology/technology_30100158.php
News Releases
1) NJ Transit Provides Safety Lessons for High School Driver Education Classes
3) KHTS Radio Launches Text Message Traffic Alerts
Job Postings
– Director of Customer Service – Pierce Transit – Tacoma, Washington
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=7481
– Ridership Data Analyst – Metro – Cincinnati, Ohio
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=7469
– Supervisory, General Engineer – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=80391197
Upcoming Events
Mobile Location Services ’09 – May 12-13 – London
Friday Bonus
Here’s something that would brighten your rail commute.
Today in Transportation History
1969 **40th anniversary** – Automobile designer Harley Earl died.
http://hnn.us/articles/1145.html
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