Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – March 03, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Call for Papers Deadline Fast Approaching
IRF’s Third Latin America Regional Congress, September 20-23, 2010 in Bogotá, Colombia, will provide road industry leaders with opportunities to share in-country experiences as well as promote the transfer of knowledge and technology throughout the region and the rest of the world. Papers must be submitted no later than March 26, 2010. The congress will include speakers on road safety, pavements, ITS, financing and tunneling and will also include an exhibition. For more information including topics, key dates, guidelines, and to submit your paper online, visit http://www.irfnews.org/llamado-a-presentar-trabajos/
AVIATION
1) FAA Not Amused as Kid Gives Directions to Pilots in Kennedy Airport’s Control Tower
Link to article in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/03/2010-03-03_now_landing_your_plane__a_schoolboy.html
Link to FAA statement:
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=11212
CAMERAS
2) No Statewide Repeal of Red-Light Cameras in Illinois
Link to article in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=363178&src=109
CARPOOLS
3) Social Networking and Phone Apps Enable Smarter Carpooling
Link to article on In Telematics Today:
http://intelematicstoday.com/2010/03/02/social-networking-and-phone-apps-enable-smarter-carpooling/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Massachusetts Turnpike Electronic Toll Testing Approved
Link to story on WHDH-TV:
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO136917/
MARITIME
5) Phantom Ledge Not so Far-Feteched
Grounding of fireboat in Maine harbor shows charts are not always accurate.
Link to article in the Portland Press Herald:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Phantom-ledge-not-so-far-fetched-.html
A Crack in the Electronic Armor
Link to article in Points East:
http://www.pointseast.com/template.shtml?id=EkyuypAZEEKorYwewf&style=story
6) Washington State DOT Testing Real-Time Ferry Tracker
Link to story and video on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/news/New-Ferry-Watch-System-86172792.html
OTHER
7) The Secret Language of Signs
They’re the most useful thing you pay no attention to. Start paying attention.
Link to article in Slate:
http://www.slate.com/id/2245644/
8) The ERTICO February Interview
A discussion with MEPs Zita Gurmai and Dieter-Lebrecht Koch about ITS and urban mobility.
Link to interview from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/the_ertico_february_interview.htm
RAILROADS
9) Railroad Experts Focus on Efficiency
Conference at technology center highlights new techniques to inspect cars and monitor rail conditions.
Link to article in The Pueblo Chieftain:
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2010/03/03/news/local/doc4b8dec3924108874518667.txt
10) Skype on a Train
Will reliable Wi-Fi connections lure road warriors onto trains?
Link to article in The Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/skype-on-a-train/article1487226/
ROADWAYS
11) Replacement of Metric Signs Along Arizona’s I-19 Indefinitely Postponed
Link to article in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/news/local/article_d7dec8f6-26f5-11df-b567-001cc4c03286.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Texting-and-Driving Bill Dies in Arizona Senate
Link to article in The Arizona Republic:
13) Emergency Communications: Establishment of the Emergency Communications Preparedness Center and Related Interagency Coordination Challenges
Link to US Government Accountability Office report:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10463r.pdf
TELEMATICS
14) Telematics: The Game Changer for the Insurance Industry
Link to article in Insurance & Technology:
http://www.insurancetech.com/blog/archives/2010/03/telematics_the.html
TRANSIT
15) Lost in Penn Station
Why are the signs at the nation’s busiest train hub so confusing?
Link to article in Slate:
http://www.slate.com/id/2246104/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) March Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-003-Mar.pdf
VEHICLES
17) Control Your Car with Your Smartphone
Link to article in Popular Science:
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-02/remote-control-cars
News Releases
2) Federal Signal Acquires VESystems
3) High Time for Real-Time Solutions with Mobility Integrators, Says Frost & Sullivan
Upcoming Events
APWA North American Snow Conference – April 18-21 – Omaha, Nebraska
http://sites.apwa.net/snow/2010/home.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1915 **95th anniversary** – The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), a forerunner of NASA, was created.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/NACA/Tech1.htm
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