Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 5, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) International Civil Aviation Organization Wants to Make Black Boxes Easier to Find
Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:
2) American Airlines Tests In-Flight Streaming Video
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-Airlines-tests-apf-727216495.html?x=0&.v=1
Link to news release from American Airlines:
http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=3231
BICYCLES
3) NACTO Releases Reader-Friendly Design Guide for Bike-Friendly Streets
Link to blog on Streetsblog Capitol Hill:
Link to news release from the National Association of City Transportation:
http://nacto.org/2011/04/26/nacto-urban-bikeway-design-guide-now-available-as-online-pdf/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Delayed Tolling Erodes Washington State DOT’s Credibility
Link to story and video on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/news/investigators/Delayed-tolling-erodes-DOT-credibility-121107324.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Delhi High Court Stays Government’s Order for GPS Installation in 200 Autorickshaws
Link to article in the Deccan Herald:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/158593/hc-stays-govts-order-gps.html
OTHER
6) Organizers of Youth Climate Rally Sue Utah DOT Over Rally Restrictions
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home2/51734669-183/utah-udot-imatter-rally.html.csp
Link to news release from the ACLU of Utah:
http://www.acluutah.org/imattersmarch.html
7) City of Los Angeles Suspends DOT Workers in Porn Film
Link to story on KABC-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8108077
8) Apps Contest Winners Need Better Government Data to Sustain Innovative Services
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Apps-Contest-Winners-Need-Better-Government-Data.html
9) Which Tech Tools Do Experts Use When They Travel?
Link to article on The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20110503/us-travel-tech-tools/
PARKING
10) US DOT Awards $6.5 Million for Real-Time Truck Parking Information Systems
Link to article in the Commercial Carrier Journal:
http://www.ccjdigital.com/dot-awards-6-5m-to-ease-truck-parking-shortages-in-michigan-minnesota/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
11) Transportation Tax Campaign Takes Shape in Georgia
Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/transportation-tax-campaign-takes-933001.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Highway Call Boxes Becoming Obsolete
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/01/BA2J1J9PJM.DTL
TELEMATICS
13) Wireless Communications: ‘Cloud Computing’ Telematics for School Bus Transportation
Link to article in School Transportation News:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Pennsylvania DOT Expands Network of Cameras, Message Boards
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11123/1143653-147-0.stm
15) The Responder – May 2011
Link to newsletter from the National Traffic Incident Management Coalition:
VEHICLES
16) State Farm iPhone App Rates Your Driving
Link to article in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384789,00.asp
Link to news release from State Farm:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/statefarm/49700/
17) Smart Phones, Smart Fleets
Link to article in FleetOwner:
http://fleetowner.com/management/feature/fleet_smart_phones_smart/
18) Intel is Inside … Cars
An interview with Joel Hoffmann of Intel’s Automotive Solutions Division.
Link to article in Assembly:
http://www.assemblymag.com/Articles/Web_Exclusive/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000001042259
19) Volkswagen Concept Turns Your Entire Car Into a GPS Display
Link to blog on DVICE:
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/05/volkswagen-conc-1.php
News Releases
1) New iPhone/iPad Navigation App Route Master – Share Real-Time Traffic Speed/Route Info
2) Automotive OEMs Augment Embedded Navigation Market
3) Automotive OEM and Aftermarket Infotainment Systems Set to Grow by One-Third
4) China TransInfo Featured on CCTV-1 News Broadcast
5) Nova Scotia Working with Municipalities to Address Highway Sign Clutter
Solicitation
– Call for Tender – Supply of Electronic Data Related to Air Transport – European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:137095-2011:TEXT:EN:HTML
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Communicating the Value of Research – A Focus on Successful State DOT Practices and Case Studies – May 5
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Communicating_the_Value_of_Research_A_165147.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1881 **130th anniversary** Leonides Woolley received a patent for the first electric headlight for a locomotive.
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