Wednesday, June 10, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Bird Radar a Special Focus of NTSB 1549 Hearing

Link to story on The Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=454c7f46-0372-4d59-8372-39a47fc705f7

2) FAA Nixes Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft for US Cops

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/694089?topic=117680

3) Embracing Airport Technology Can Save You Time and Money

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-06-09-airport-technology_N.htm

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Bills Would Kill US Department of Homeland Security Satellite Surveillance Office

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/06/05/web-nao-harman-legislation.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) New Security Technology to Get Test with New York Rail Commuters

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/09/new.york.rail.security.screenings/

6) E-Ticket System Issues 1 Million Traffic Tickets

Link to AP story:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-electronictraffic,0,6997682.story

TRANSIT

7) Boston T Suspends First Worker for Carrying a Cell Phone

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/06/10/in_first_t_suspends_cellphone_carrying_subway_attendant/

8) Billboard for Apple Competitor Removed by BART

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=19491

9) Next Stop – A Better Bus Stop

Experiment uses crowdsourcing to design a better bus stop.

Link to story on The Transit Wire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2009/06/10/next-stop-a-better-bus-stop/

VEHICLES

10) Social Aspects Will Determine Car Technology, Freestyle Executive Says

Link to interview in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/news/semi/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217800566

News Releases

1) iFly.com Launches iFly Airport Guide and iFly Pro — First Comprehensive Airport Guides for the iPhone

2) Eurocontrol Publishes Guidance on Implementing the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan

3) American Trucking Associations Unveils Progressive New Highway Safety Agenda

4) ITS-NY Wins ITS America’s 2009 Outstanding State Chapter Award

Upcoming Events

Integrated Corridor System Management Modeling Best Practices Workshop – September 14-15 – Irvine, California

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9835

Today in Transportation History

1829 **180^th anniversary** – The first Boat Race, a rowing contest between the boat clubs of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, took place.

http://www.theboatrace.org/

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