Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – December 29, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) ADS-B ‘Critical’ Sites Begin Operating
Link to article in Avionics:
http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/topstories/ADS-B-Critical-Sites-Begin-Operating_65308.html
2) FAA Uses High-Tech Recruiting Tool
Link to story and video on KSAZ-TV:
http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/money/job_news/faa_jobs_122809
CAMERAS
3) Red Light, Parking Tickets are Growing Revenue Source for New Orleans
Link to article in The Times-Picayune:
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/12/red_light_parking_tickets_prov.html
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Growing Virginia Satellite Imaging Company has Global View
Link to article in the Loudoun Independent:
5) Mike Siegel, Rutgers Cartographer Puts New Jersey at Our Fingertips
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://blog.nj.com/iamnj/2009/12/mike_siegel_rutgers_cartograph.html
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) Transport Companies Ask for Delay in Slovakia’s Electronic Toll System
Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:
GPS / NAVIGATION
7) Cell Phone GPS App Could Help Illegal Immigrants Cross Mexico-US Border
Link to article and video in USA Today:
MARITIME
8) NOAA Tests Free ‘BookletCharts’ with Boaters
Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/story/1071942.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Tennessee Anti-drunken Driving Campaign for Latinos Gets Grant Extension
Link to article in The Tennessean:
10) Safety Campaign Spots Worrisome Traffic Trends
Link to article in Fleet Owner:
http://fleetowner.com/news/topstory/1229-operation-safe-driver-campaign/
Link to news release from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance:
http://www.cvsa.org/news/2009_press.aspx
ROADWAYS
11) New York City Street Fair Bureaucracy Goes Digital
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/street-fair-bureaucracy-goes-digital/
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) New Call for Faster, More Thorough Airport Body Scans
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-28-airport-body-scan-machines-terror_N.htm
13) Confusion Fills Skies After Attempted Bombing
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Confusion-fills-skies-after-apf-3165802473.html?x=0&.v=2
14) US Government Launches Distracted Driving Web Site to Warn, Inform
Link to article in Motor Trend:
Link to Distraction.gov: http://www.distraction.gov/
15) Police: Twitter Used to Avoid DUI Checkpoints
Link to McClatchy Newspapers article:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010618380_twitterdui29.html
TELEMATICS
16) Automotive Aftermarket Shop of Tomorrow May Include Telematics
Link to article from Aftermarket Business:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) New Rules Require Better Warnings of Traffic Delays
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-28-traffic-info_N.htm
18) Blizzard Overwhelms South Dakota 511 Hotline
Link to article in the Argus Leader:
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091229/NEWS/912290327/1001/news
VEHICLES
19) US Environmental Protection Agency Launches Emissions Simulator
Link to article in Environmental Leader:
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/12/29/epa-launches-vehicle-emissions-simulator/
News Releases
1) Ford First to Enable iTunes Tagging with Launch of New HD Radio Capability in Its Lineup
2) Connecticut Governor Announces $6 Million for Work on Positive Train Control System for Metro-North
3) Durham, North Carolina Traffic Cameras to be Made Available Online and on Cable TV
4) Passur Launches National Network of Airport Condition Reporting
5) Ford Takes Pragmatic Approach to In-Car Wi-Fi and Internet Access
Upcoming Events
3rd Annual Transportation & Infrastructure Convention – March 10-12 – Washington, DC
http://www.transportationsummit.com/
Today in Transportation History
1939 **70th anniversary** – The Consolidated B-24 made its first flight.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2461
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