Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 7, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Administrator Addresses Agency Communications with General Aviation Community
Link to article on The Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=b67454a4-d18c-4633-82eb-30c72b522fa2
CAMERAS
2) UK Conservatives Declare War on Speed Cameras
Link to Reuters article:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59545X20091006
OTHER
3) Self-Service Kiosks Boom
Link to article from The Dallas Morning News:
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/100609_kiosk_boom.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) Chattanooga Proposes New Driver Ed Program Funded with Revenue from Traffic Cameras
Link to story and video on WRCB-TV:
http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11269611
ROADWAYS
5) Kentucky to Post Number of Road Deaths on Electronic Highway Signs
Link to article in The Courier-Journal:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091007/NEWS01/910070435/Signs+to+cite+road+deaths
6) Nearly Half of Lahore’s Road Signs are Hidden by Ads
Link to article in The Nation:
7) No Need to Change Road Sign Colors in Adirondacks
Link to editorial in The Post-Star:
http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/10/07/opinion/today/15340129.txt
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Will Airports Screen for Body Signals? Researchers Hope So
Link to story and video on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/security.screening/
Link to further information on Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Project from the US Department of Homeland Security:
http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9
9) Three Companies Bid to Revive Clear Airport Service
Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:
TELEMATICS
10) Onboard Trucking Systems are Safe, Providers Say
Link to article in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=22901
TRANSIT
11) Near-Collision? Long Island Rail Road Doesn’t Have to Tell Authorities
Link to article in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/near-miss-lirr-doesn-t-have-to-tell-authorities-1.1505814
12) IBM Makes Deal with 3 Transit Agencies to Use Software to Manage Repairs
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkIjnV0iOKFx68pBPFNIKv4-G1PwD9B67BD80
13) New York City Transit Wait Times to Go Digital
Link to article in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/transit_wait_times_to_go_digital_3Fh47K8O4RSCrCqEXHhe6K
News Releases
1) BART Offering Real-Time Information by Phone
2) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology
4) US Transportation Secretary Announces Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program
5) Navteq Introduces First of Its Kind Animated 3D Visual Content for North America Map
6) The World’s First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried Out in Changchun City, China
Job Postings
– Community & Government Affairs Specialist – North County Transit District – Oceanside, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10105
– Program Development Specialist – National Transit Institute – New Brunswick, New Jersey
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10061
– Information Technology Specialist – Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=83787233
– Senior Researcher-Funding and Finance – Texas Transportation Institute – Texas
http://apps.system.tamus.edu/jobsearch/JobDetails.aspx?JobID=7621
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: National ITS Architecture Update: New Features of the Latest Version of the National ITS Architecture (Version 6.1) – October 27
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091027_arch.asp
Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** – Luna 3 became the first spacecraft to take photos of the far side of the Moon.
http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/luna3/Luna3story.html
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