Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – December 2, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
TCN Support
As I mentioned in Monday’s newsletter I want to tell you in coming days about various ways you can support the TCN. One of the ways is through ads in the newsletter. As you’ve seen in previous issues, I sometimes have ads from various organizations and companies atop the newsletter. I never want the TCN to be crammed with commercial messages so I’ve limited my ads to only one per issue. That also assures that your ad will stand out. The cost for an ad is only $100 per issue and it can include up to ten lines. Among those who have used the TCN to communicate with the 7,000+ subscribers are IBTTA, ITS America, GEWI and INRIX. If you’re interested in advertising, or would like to know more, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
AVIATION
1) NTSB Chairman Admonishes FAA for Moving ‘Too Slow’ on Runway Safety
Link to article in ATW Daily News:
http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=18653
Link to remarks by NTSB Chairman:
http://www.ntsb.gov/speeches/hersman/daph091201.html
2) St. Louis’s Lambert Airport to Get $1.4 Million Sign, Entrance Makeover
Link to article in the St. Louis Business Journal:
http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/11/30/daily35.html
3) New Lambert Airport Head: Marketing Airport a Must
Link to article in the St. Louis Business Journal:
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Microsoft Bing Maps Beta Adds Much Richer Images
Link to column and video on CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10407829-265.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Feds ‘Pinged’ Sprint GPS Data Eight Million Times Over a Year
Link to column in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/gps-data
OTHER
6) Trucking Software Pioneers to Merge
Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:
http://www.joc.com/node/415004
Link to news release from TMW Systems:
http://www.tmwsystems.com/TMW-and-Innovative
ROADWAYS
7) Regional Traffic Signal Operations Programs: An Overview
Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=594
8) Nova Scotia’s MacKay Bridge Signs Will Help Alleviate Commuter Crunch
Link to article in Metro:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Colorado DOT Launches iPhone App to Help Estimate Blood-Alcohol Content
Link to article in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_13904487
TRANSIT
10) Report Faults Plan for Handling New York City Subway Emergencies
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/nyregion/02safety.html
11) Orange County Transportation Authority Finds Cost Savings in Mobile Program
Link to article in DMNews:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) TVs Installed at Virginia Mall to Provide Traffic Updates During Construction
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120202716.html
13) WABC-TV’s Joe Nolan Celebrates 30-Years in Traffic
Link to article in the Daily News:
News Releases
1) Congress Urged to Invest in Deployment-Ready Transportation Technologies for Immediate Job Creation
3) Global Automotive Telematics Shipments to Expand by Factor of Four by 2016
4) GPS Users Reveal Which US Cities are Truly the Most Congested
5) New Standard Facilitates Faster Response Time for Road Accidents
6) Beat the Traffic Introduces Improved My Traffic Service
Upcoming Events
Transport & Innovations Forum – May 26-28 – Leipzig, Germany
http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/2010/index.html
Today in Transportation History
1939 **70th anniversary** – LaGuardia Airport opened to commercial traffic.
http://www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu/curriculums/Lag_airport/
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