Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 15, 2009

July 16, 2009 at 10:12 am

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


Join ITS America and AAAE at the Intersection of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Aviation!

The 2nd Annual Use of Intelligent Transportation Systems in Airport Environments Conference, August 4-5, 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah will feature high-level industry personnel in the Intelligent Transport Systems industry who are currently providing solutions for airport land side management. The agenda will also include airport personnel sharing real world results, lessons learned, and success stories with using ITS products and services.  Registration discounts are available to members of ITS America and AAAE. For more information, visithttp://www.itsa.org/itsairports.html.

AVIATION

1) Federal Aviation Administration’s Flight Plan Computer Servers to be Updated Soon

Link to story in Flying:

http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1619/faas-flight-plan-computer-servers-to-be-updated-soon.html

2) Funny-Looking Beach Radar Station is Serious Business

Link to story in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/funnylooking-beach-radar-station-serious-business

3) Arizona State University Poly Air Traffic Control Program Taking Off

Link to story in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/07/15/20090715mr-simulators0717.html

CAMERAS

4) Red Light Cameras in Schaumburg, Illinois Screech to a Halt

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-red-light-camerasjul15,0,7535797.story

5) Moves to Protect Speed Camera Operators in South Australia

Link to story in The Advertiser:

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25789585-911,00.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Will GPS Devices Go the Way of the Tape Deck?

Link to column in The StarPhoenix:

http://communities.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/blogs/techtime/archive/2009/07/15/will-gps-devices-go-the-way-of-the-tape-deck.aspx

PARKING

7) Texas University’s Transport Services to Use Twitter

Link to story in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/07/Texas-school-s-parking-transport-services-to-use-Twitter.aspx

ROADWAYS

8) New York State Lawmakers: No Need to Spend $900,000 on Stimulus Signs

Link to story and video report on WSYR-TV:

http://www.9wsyr.com/mostpopular/story/Lawmakers-No-need-to-spend-900k-on-stimulus-signs/I-gGrhVrjESg-wbN6ki9LA.cspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Charleston, West Virginia Airport Response System Passes Test

Link to story in the Charleston Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.com/News/200907140771

10) Emergency Managers and First Responders Use Twitter and Facebook to Update Communities

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/701799

TRANSIT

11) DC Metro Signaling System Continues to Fail

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-14-metro_N.htm

12) BART a National Leader in Real-Time Data Transparency and Development

Link to story on Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/701799

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) New Service Helps Keep Commuters Up to Speed on CTA, Metra Delays

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk-metra-websitejul15,0,7236751.story

14) How New Technologies Will Ease Our Traffic Woes

Link to story in New Scientist:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327176.400-how-new-technologies-will-ease-our-traffic-woes.html

News Releases

1) Urban Mapping Provides Turnkey Solution for Pedestrian Navigation

Upcoming Events

National Association for Pupil Transportation Annual Conference & Trade Show – October 31-November 5 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://www.napt.org/displayconvention.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75th anniversary** – Continental Airlines flew its first flight as Varney Speed Lines.

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/company/history/1934-1958.aspx

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