Wednesday, December 16, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Reports on Investigation Into Wayward Flight Go Public

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/79312922.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUZ

Link to NTSB public docket:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/Aviation/DCA10IA001/default.htm

2) British Airways Strike: Cabin Crews Feel Online Backlash as Passengers Vent Fury on Facebook

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1236229/BA-Christmas-strike-Cabin-crew-feel-online-backlash-passengers-vent-fury-Facebook.html

Link to ‘Support the BA Cabin Crew!!!’ Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=search&gid=160048903298

3) Frugal, but with Plenty to Give

Travelers Aid at Kennedy Airport helps the lost and confused.

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/frugal-but-with-plenty-to-give/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) PND Navigation is Still on Top

Link to video interview with Chris Schreiner, analyst at Strategy Analytics on The Where Business:

http://news.thewherebusiness.com/content/pnd-navigation-still-top

OTHER

5) International Conference on Wireless Communication and Sensor Networks to Open

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Intl-conference-on-wireless-communications/articleshow/5345195.cms

6) Technology and Towing? Why Not?

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://www.parkingtoday.com/s_article.php?id=86

PARKING

7) Carnegie Mellon University’s ‘Smart Parking’ Moves Ahead

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_657624.html

ROADWAYS

8) FHWA Releases MUTCD 2009 Edition

Link to further information:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=598

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2009/fhwa3709.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) FEMA Issues Updated Version of Incident Command System Forms Booklet

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/3098.html

10) Vivid Falcons Take Aim at Shocking Road Toll

Brightly colored police cars have different themes to spread safety message.

Link to article in the Sunshine Coast News:

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2009/12/17/vivid-falcons-take-aim-at-shocking-toll/

11) Everbridge Launches Location-Based Emergency Notifications

Link to interview in Directions Magazine:

http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=3358

TRANSIT

12) No Streetcars Named Desire: Toronto Bans Adultery Ads on Public Transit

Link to article on BNET:

http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/10005030/no-streetcars-named-desire-toronto-bans-adultery-ads-on-public-transit/

Link to article in the National Post:

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2332295

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Congressman Calls for Traffic Data Contract to be Re-bid

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/72447-weiner-calls-for-traffic-data-contract-to-be-re-bid

14) KanDrive Announced by Kansas DOT

Link to article in the Kansas City Kansan:

http://www.kansascitykansan.com/blogs/nick-sloan/kandrive-announced-kdot/5189

Link to KanDrive: http://www.KanDrive.org/

15) Plant City, Florida Traffic Control Goes High-Tech

Link to article in the Plant City Courier & Tribune:

http://plantcity2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/16/pc-city-traffic-control-goes-high-tech/

News Releases

1) Federal Highway Administration Revises MUTCD to Make Highways Safer

2) Drivers Multitasking Near Train Tracks Face Disaster; Operation Lifesaver Releases PSAs Addressing Distracted Driving

3) Continental Airlines to Offer Gogo Inflight Internet Service

4) Ford Engineers Imitate Human Touch Through a Robot Named Ruth

5) The Next Internet Boom: Connected Cars

Upcoming Events

2010 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium – January 10-14 – New Orleans

http://www.radiowirelessweek.org/

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – China Airlines was founded.

http://www.china-airlines.com/

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