Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – December 17, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
Deadline Extended: Call for Papers for ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition
ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas will provide transportation leaders with effective tools and strategies to create smart cities and communities that are safer, cleaner, more livable and less congested. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to submit a paper or submit a session proposal to this major ITS event! The deadline has been extended to Dec. 29, 2009. For a list of topics, key dates, guidelines, and to submit your paper online, visit www.itsa.org/amprogram.html.
AVIATION
1) Australia to Become First Nation with Radar-Like Coverage of Entire Country
Link to article in The Australian:
2) Air France Inquiry Calls for ‘Black Box’ Changes
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8419565.stm
3) FAA Shows Off Airport Tower Simulator
Link to story and video on WGCL-TV:
http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/21985534/detail.html
4) City Council’s Hope for Free Internet at Austin-Bergstrom Airport Wishful Thinking
Link to article in the Austin Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/12/14/daily35.html
5) Business Aviation Group Pulls Ads from USA Today
Link to blog on Tnooz:
http://www.tnooz.com/2009/12/16/news/business-aviation-group-pulls-ads-from-usa-today/
Link to letter from the National Business Aviation Association:
http://www.nbaa.org/news/letters/20091216-usa-today.php
ROADWAYS
6) North Texas Tollway Authority Installs LED-Enhanced Signs to Prevent Wrong Way Driving
Link to article in the Plano Star-Courier:
http://www.planostar.com/articles/2009/12/16/plano_star-courier/news/246.txt
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Los Angeles Metrolink Got a Waiver to Not Post Simple Safety Signs
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-metrolink-signs17-2009dec17,0,5114265.story
TRANSIT
8) UK Government to Fund Switch to NFC-Compatible Transport Ticketing
Link to article in Near Field Communications World:
Link to news release from the Department for Transport:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Ohio Using Twitter for Traffic Updates This Winter
Link to AP article:
10) Dublin Drivers to Get Traffic Updates on Satnavs
Link to article in the Evening Herald:
http://www.herald.ie/national-news/drivers-to-get-traffic-updates-on-satnavs-1979317.html
11) Glitches Hamper Virtual Traffic Monitoring in Bangalore
Link to article in The Hindu:
http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/18/stories/2009121858190100.htm
12) A Friendly Face in a Bad Place
A profile of South Carolina’s incident response team.
Link to article in The Post and Courier:
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/dec/17/a-friendly-face-in-a-bad-place/
VEHICLES
13) Ford Seeks iPhone-Like Apps for Its Cars
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704541004574599932496893984.html
14) New Audi A8 to Come with Google Earth
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/new-audi-a8-to-come-with-google-earth/
Upcoming Events
Mobile World Congress – February 15-18 – Barcelona
http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/
Today in Transportation History
1969 **40th anniversary** – The US Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of Project Blue Book, a program to investigate UFOs.
http://www.archives.gov/foia/ufos.html
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