Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 31, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) NASA, FAA Work Focus on NextGen R&D
Link to article in Aviation Week:
2) Funding The Aviation Industry’s Conversion to NextGen
Link to the National Journal’s Transportation Experts Blog:
http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2009/08/funding-nextgen-air-traffic.php
CAMERAS
3) Do Traffic Cameras Violate Right to Privacy?
Link to column in The Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/1208927.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) How GPS Takes the Guesswork Out of Beating Traffic
Link to story and video on NY1 News:
5) Commercial Use of GPS Technology Still to Pick Up in India
Link to article in Mint:
http://www.livemint.com/2009/08/30212712/Commercial-use-of-GPS-technolo.html
MARITIME
6) 70 Ports in India to be Connected Electronically
Link to SiliconIndia article:
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/70_ports_in_India_to_be_connected_electronically-nid-60793.html
OTHER
7) ITS Strategic Plan Update
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/strategic_rowletter.htm
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Campaign to Fight DUI Offers ‘Jail Call’
Link to article in the Deseret News:
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705326231/Campaign-to-fight-DUI-offers-jail-call.html
ROADWAYS
9) Busiest Roadways in Texas Go Online Tuesday
Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6594322.html
10) Sanral: South Africa’s Road Miracle or a Waste of Taxpayers’ Money?
Link to article on Moneyweb:
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page295043?oid=314368&sn=2009%20Detail&pid=287226
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) No eNatis Worries, Says South Africa Road Agency
Link to article in The Times:
http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Article.aspx?id=1057359
12) Police in Australia Urging Residents to Film Hoon Drivers in Action
Link to article in the Herald Sun:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25998122-661,00.html
13) Governors Highway Safety Association Backs Texting Ban
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hlURrFCPs7Af7HwvPodb01AN3OoAD9ADEUN00
TRANSIT
14) South Africa Launches Bus Rapid Transit
Link to BuaNews article:
http://www.southafrica.info/business/economy/infrastructure/brt1-310809.htm
15) Smart Cards for Kenya Public Transport
Link to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation story:
http://www.kbc.co.ke/story.asp?ID=59554
16) Wellington, New Zealand Buses Climb Aboard Google Maps
Link to article in The National Business Review:
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/wellington-buses-climb-aboard-google-maps-109510
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Latest Edition of Traffic Technology International Online
Link to magazine:
http://ukipmemail.com/interface/external_view_email.php?B86364539071183019411946362315
News Releases
1) New Idaho Mobility Web Site Introduced
2) New Roadway Markings for Bicyclists Being Piloted in Redmond and Kirkland, Washington
4) Winning Road Projects Deliver Innovation, Preservation, Congestion Relief and More
5) Top Highway Safety Awards to be Presented in Georgia
Upcoming Events
12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems – October 3-7 – St. Louis
http://campus.mst.edu/itsc2009/index.htm
Today in Transportation History
1999 **10th anniversary** – LAPA Flight 3142 crashed on takeoff in Buenos Aries.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990831-0
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