Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – December 11, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Promotes New Air-Traffic Approach
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126046110886785737.html
2) FAA Chief Owns Up to Mistakes Dealing with Newark Airport Whistle-Blower
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1260497115159390.xml&coll=1
RAILROADS
3) Railroads Await FRA’s Final Implementation Rule on PTC
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article.asp?id=22110
SAFETY / SECURITY
4) More UK Drivers Speaking on Mobile Phones
Link to Reuters article:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5BA1D920091211
5) US Teens Ignore Laws Against Texting While Driving
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BA2ZJ20091211
6) US Lawmakers Seek to Stop Reposting of TSA Security Document
Link to article in Computerworld:
7) US Department of Homeland Security Launches First Responder Info-Sharing Initiative
Link to article in Homeland Security Today:
http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/11406/149/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) How’s Nashville’s Traffic? Drivers to Find Out Faster
Link to article in The Tennessean:
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091211/NEWS09/912110355/-1/NEWS01
News Releases
1) Cable Guardrail Works – Michigan DOT’s YouTube Channel Shows Why
2) Federal Signal Acquires Diamond Consulting Services
3) MILE Traffic and Travel Awarded New Pan-European Traffic Information and Navigation Contract
4) Ford Responds to Sync Owner Community Request; Launches New Address Book Download Application
Solicitation
– Call for Papers – 17th ITS World Congress
http://www.itsworldcongress.kr/Call_for_Papers_opt.pdf
Upcoming Events
15th International Conference Road Safety on Four Continents – March 22-24 – Abu Dhabi
http://www.vti.se/templates/Page____11111.aspx
Friday Bonus
Somedays it would better if you just called in sick to work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TcZPqdP85o
Today in Transportation History
1909 **100th anniversary** – Gugliemo Marconi delivered his Nobel Lecture upon receiving the Nobel Prize in Physics for wireless telegraphic communication.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1909/marconi-lecture.pdf
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