Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 9, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Aviation Weather: FAA and the National Weather Service are Considering Plans to Consolidate Weather Service Offices, but Face Significant Challenges
Link to US Government Accountability Office report:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09761.pdf
BUSES
2) Federal Communications Commission Issues Report on Distributing Radio and TV Programming on School Buses
Link to FCC report:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1999A1.pdf
CAMERAS
3) Mumbai Traffic Cops to Keep Tabs via CCTV
Link to article in The Times of India:
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Map Still has a Place in this GPS World
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-trav-gps-sep0609,0,2328206.story
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5) New Pell Bridge Toll-Collection Technology Doesn’t Cut Crossing Cost
Link to article in The Providence Journal:
http://www.projo.com/business/content/Toll_Hike_09-09-09_7AFKC95_v9.38ae810.html
MARITIME
6) Buzzes Replace Tiring ‘Beep, Beep, Beeps’ at Port of Olympia
Sound of backing-up warning changed after complaints from neighbors.
Link to article in The Olympian:
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/964497.html
OTHER
7) American Traffic Solutions Wins Bidding for Nestor Traffic-Enforcement Systems
Link to article in The Providence Journal:
http://www.projo.com/economy/NESTOR_BIDS_09-09-09_9RFLJA8_v7.37ce128.html
Link to news release from American Traffic Solutions, Inc.:
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS224833+09-Sep-2009+BW20090909
8) September Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2009/2009-009-Sep.pdf
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Caltrain, Facing Surge in Deaths, Aims to Educate Public on Dangers of Tracks
Link to Bay Area News Group article:
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13296815
RAILROADS
10) Rail Implicated Falsely by Reporters’ Use of Active Voice
Link to blog on Greater Greater Washington:
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3392
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) National Transportation Safety Board Tells Workers to Hang Up Cells
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2009-09-08-ntsb_N.htm
12) Driver Texting Now an Issue in Backseat
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/technology/09distracted.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
13) US and Mexico to Create Cross Border Public Security Communications Network
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/2623.html
14) National Transportation Safety Board Workers Barred from Using Wireless Devices While Driving on Duty
Link to AP video report:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/MetroTV/?id=37EEA620-64FC-47BF-98C2-FA4FC660DEED&CategoryID=1017
TELEMATICS
15) Mobile Carriers Sign Up to EU In-Car Accident Alert System
Link to article in PC World:
16) OnStar is Not for Sale, New Features are Being Explored, Executive Says
Link to article in AutoWeek:
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090908/CARNEWS/909089991
TRANSIT
17) Likely New York MTA Chief Looks to Bring British Innovation to NYC Transit
Plans include contactless fare cards and digital signs with next train arrival times.
Link to article in amNew York
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) RACC Automobile Club Launches a New Live Traffic Information Web Site in September
Link to article from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/partner_news_racc.htm
19) iheartradio 2.2 Adds Features, Including Traffic Reports on Demand, to Popular iPhone App
Link to article in Radio Online:
http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n19705
VEHICLES
20) Blind Fears Over ‘Silent’ Hybrids
Link to PA article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gVHxFa51Gc7QFp-OqwikBVvu03Fw
WEATHER
21) NOAA Supercomputers to Forecast Better Weather?
Link to CNET News article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10347566-2.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
News Releases
2) DMG Unveils US$10 Million Digital Media Innovation in Beijing Metro
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Best Practices for Developing an Integrated and Effective Road Weather Information System (RWIS): Developing an RWIS Concept of Operations – October 13
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091013_rwis.asp
Today in Transportation History
1909 **100th anniversary** – E.H. Harriman, a railroad executive who controlled the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Illinois Central and Central of Georgia, died.
http://www.pbs.org/harriman/1899/1899_part/participantharriman.html
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