Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Airport Consortium Works on Developing Industry Standard for Biometric Access Control
Link to article in Security Technology Executive:
http://www.securityinfowatch.com/Features/getting-back-basic-airport-security
2) Airline Industry Gets Smarter with Bags
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125426756348250917.html
3) Web Site Helps Travelers Avoid Ground Transportation Scams at Airports
Link to article in The Vancouver Sun:
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Website+helps+travellers+avoid+transport+scams/2043350/story.html
Link to site: http://www.ihatetaxis.com/
CAMERAS
4) Maryland Drivers Catch on Fast When a Speed Camera Goes Up
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/29/AR2009092903490.html
OTHER
5) US Senators, Associated Press Want More Government Info Made Public
FAA’s reluctance to release bird strike database cited as example.
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jetRPAlNqHJbp_bx4eFGAJWvy9IAD9B1G52G1
6) School Bus Radio Program Plays Its Last Tune
Link to article in U.S. News & World Report:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Distracted Driving ‘a Menace to Society’
Link to AP article:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-30-distracted-driving-hearing_N.htm
8) Emergency Preparedness: Improved Planning and Coordination Necessary for Modernization and Integration of Public Alert and Warning System
Link to GAO report:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09834.pdf
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d091044t.pdf (testimony)
http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/gao-09-880sp/index.html (results of survey)
TRANSIT
9) Massachusetts to Hold Transportation Conference, Developers Challenge
Link to article in Mass High Tech:
10) Edmonton Transit Control Center Monitors Delays, Crime
Link to article in Metro Edmonton:
11) Iowa System Offers Paratransit Riders Cell Phones
Link to article in Metro Magazine:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/Accessibility-Brief.aspx
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Aha Mobile Launches New Version of Traffic and Road Entertainment iPhone App
Link to article on TechCrunch:
VEHICLES
13) An iPhone Gets Zipcar Drivers on Their Way
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-09-29-unlock-iphone-zipcar-tech_N.htm
News Releases
1) Washington State DOT Installs Infrared Traffic Cameras at Snoqualmie Pass for Nighttime Viewing
2) New iPhone Application Promotes Traffic Safety
3) Norfolk Southern’s TheFutureNeedsUs.com Focuses on the Benefits of Partnerships and Rail Corridors
4) Halmstad University wins the CVIS Application Innovation Contest
5) Chicago Transit Authority Launches Searchable Vendor Database Via Web Site
7) EC Takes Action to Make Urban Travel Greener, Better Organized and More User-Friendly
Upcoming Events
People Tracking and Location 2009 – December 2-3 – Amsterdam
http://www.thewherebusiness.com/peopletracking/index.shtml
Today in Transportation History
1949 **60th anniversary** – The Berlin Airlift officially came to an end.
http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/
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