Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – April 2, 2010

April 2, 2010 at 5:26 pm

Friday, April 2, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) FAA Planners Size Up Workforce Demands with New Air Traffic Control System

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100402_4134.php

2) March 2010 Issue of The Front Online

Link to newsletter from the National Weather Service:

http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/front/10mar-front.pdf

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Japanese Government to Ax Mileage Discount for ETC-Equipped Cars

Link to article in The Daily Yomiuri:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T100402002930.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Singapore Company Charting Their Way in Business

Link to article from The Strait Times:

http://business.asiaone.com/Business/SME%2BCentral/Prime%2BMovers/Story/A1Story20100331-207734.html

ROADWAYS

5) A Bridge to Fame in Boise, Honest

Major project includes a kiosk at the airport, online videos and a Facebook page.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/us/31boise.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) US Revamps Screening of Passengers

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303395904575158252343020226.htm

7) Mass Transportation Security Mess: Report Details Chilling Inefficiencies

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/mass-transportation-security-mess-report-details-chilling-inefficiencies/story?id=10267397

Link to report from the US Department of Homeland Security Inspector General:
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_10-68_Mar10.pdf

8) LaHood Targets Ford’s Sync Ad for Distracted Driving

Link to blog in U.S. News & World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2010/04/01/lahood-targets-fords-sync-ad-for-distracted-driving.html

TELEMATICS

9) UPS Turns Data Analysis Into Big Savings

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20001576-52.html

TRANSIT

10) ‘Does God Care if I’m Gay?’ Ads Pulled from Toronto Transit

Link to article in the Toronto Sun:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/788900–does-god-care-if-i-m-gay-ads-pulled-from-ttc?bn=1

11) SEPTA Bus Shelters Getting a Makeover

Plans to eventually include real-time arrival information at all shelters.

Link to story on KYW Radio:

http://www.kyw1060.com/Septa-s-Phila–Bus-Shelters-Getting-a-Makeover/6715271

12) Using Social Media to Make Transit Fun

Link to blog on PlanningPool:

http://planningpool.com/2010/03/tech/social-media-transit-fun/

VEHICLES

13) New Rule Would Require Electronic Recorders in Some Commercial Trucks

Link to article in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/04/02/1207785/new-rule-would-require-electronic.html

14) Motorcycle Study Suggest Safety Courses Don’t Reduce Crashes

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2010/03/31/motorcycle-study-suggests-safety-courses-dont-reduce-crashes/

15) Cars to Turn Into Mobile Wi-Fi Spots to Connect to Facebook, Twitter

Link to article from The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/cars-to-turn-into-mobile-wi-fi-spots-to-connect-to-facebook-twitter/story-e6frfrnr-1225849111907

News Releases

1) Father of GPS and Pioneer of Satellite Telemetry and Timing Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Community Transportation Expo – May 23-28 – Long Beach, California

http://www.ctaa.org/expo

Friday Bonus

If you want the Easter Bunny to stop at your house, make sure you stop for him first.

http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2010/04/01/publicsafety/gnp-sting040110.txt

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100th anniversary** Hubert Le Blon, a French aviator and noted automobilist, became the sixth person to die in an airplane crash.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9904E6D71430E233A25750C0A9629C946196D6CF

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