Friday, September 11, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Chief Questions Professionalism in New York Crash

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hw-2hzkelIPTV83q-bDZWseAJR9AD9AKN2502

2) ‘Global Safety Information Exchange’ Called for During FAA Aviation Safety Forum

Link to article in ATW Daily News:

http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=17830

CAMERAS

3) CCTV to be Used in Wellington, New Zealand to Prosecute Parking Offenses

Link to article from The Dominion Post:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2857157/CCTV-to-snare-Wellington-drivers

CARTOGRAPHY

4) In These Woods, They Don’t Speak GPS

DeLorme’s Maine Atlas & Gazetteer still prized for detail it provides.

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137889/In_these_woods_they_don_t_speak_GPS?taxonomyId

MARITIME

5) ‘Routine’ Coast Guard Exercise on Potomac River Exercise Sparks Alarm

Other agencies not informed of training event.

Link to article in Government Executive:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43574

RAILROADS

6) Latest Edition of ERTMS’s Signal

Link to newsletter:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/interoperability/ertms/doc/014_signal_2009_09_en.pdf

ROADWAYS

7) Proposed National Signage Code: What It Would Look Like in a Real Community

Link to article on PhysOrg:

http://www.physorg.com/news171894885.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Software Tools Give Public Safety Agencies a Common View During Emergencies

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/09/14/emergency-comm-sidebar-common-view-tools.aspx

TRANSIT

9) Jerusalemites Launch Public Protest Against City’s Transportation System

Lack of information one of the complaints.

Link to article in Haaretz:

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1113824.html

10) iPhone Apps Let Boston T Commuters Find Stations, Check Arrival Times

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/11/iphone_apps_let_t_commuters_find_stations_check_arrival_times/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) New Traffic Management Center Moves Game Day Traffic at University of Florida

Link to article in The Gainesville Sun:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090911/ARTICLES/909119954/-1/NEWS1001?Title=New-center-moves-game-day-traffic-

12) Seattle Must Build a 21^st Century Transportation Network

An intelligent transportation system would help ease congestion.

Link to commentary in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009849252_guest13dietzel.html

VEHICLES

13) Ford Shows Off Its High-Tech Gadgetry

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_13318591

News Releases

1) Information Tackles the Traffic Jam – Overview of Real-Time Traffic Information Service Market in China

2) International Sign Association and US Sign Council Tell US DOT to Put Brakes on Flawed Research

3) Real-Time Public Transit Information Coming to Wellington, New Zealand

Upcoming Events

Smart Ticketing & Transport 2009 – October 5-6 – Paris

http://www.groupeactis.com/spip.php?article534

Friday Bonus

Moving sidewalks instead of subways?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327200.200-how-the-moving-walkway-nearly-overtook-the-metro.html?full=true

Today in Transportation History

1609 **400^th anniversary** – Henry Hudson’s ship the Half Moon makes the first recorded European visit to what will become New York City.

http://www.ny400.org

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