Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – April 5, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Only Four Weeks Away: Be Sure to Register for ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Expo, May 3-5, 2010, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.
- FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez joins the lineup of USDOT Presidential Appointees and executives at USDOT’s May 4 Opening Plenary. Speakers Include Administrators of NHTSA, FMCSA and RITA as well as Deputy Administrators of FTA, FRA and RITA.
- Reserve your hotel room now. Rooms are 90% sold, and conference rates expire April 9.
- Can’t attend? Register for our technical session webinars. Click “Attendee Registration”; enter your info; on “Profile Page,” scroll down to “Webinar” block.
- Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are still available.
AVIATION
1) Lapses Hinder Rescue Teams Hunting for Lost Planes
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gUsdB2D_EMpcbbDce2qm8PAUQn6wD9ES0U4G0
2) FAA Error-Reporting Program Reveals Hazards, Yields Fixes
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-04-04-faa-error-reports_N.htm
3) Raleigh-Durham Airport to Appeal Ruling Allowing Newspaper Racks
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-04-05-airportcheckin05_ST_N.htm
4) Aviation Apps for iPad
Link to article on AVweb:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AviationAppsForIPad_202278-1.html
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Google Street View Goes 3D
Link to article on Softpedia:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Catches-the-3D-Craze-139022.shtml
OTHER
6) States Pursue English-Only Driver Testing Requirement
Link to article in Land Line:
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Mar10/032910/040210-02.htm
7) ITS are Useful Tools to Weaken Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Link to article in Roads & Bridges:
http://www.roadsbridges.com/Gas-Fizzling-article11
8) Need a Cab? New GPS Analysis Shows Where to Find One in New York City
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/nyregion/03icab.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Gainesville, Florida Police Track Percentage of Drivers Yielding to Pedestrians
Link to article in The Gainesville Sun:
RAILROADS
10) DB Netz Grows High-Tech Track, Tunnels and Bridges
Link to article in Eurailmag:
http://www.eurailmag.com/mag/21.htm?page=116
11) Train Driver Desks Crossing Borders with EUDDplus
Link to article in Eurailmag:
http://www.eurailmag.com/mag/21.htm?page=18
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Airline Passenger Conversations to be Monitored Under EU Project
Link to article in the Telegraph:
SPACE
13) Key Antenna Fails as Discovery Enters Orbit
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174828/NASA_Key_antenna_fails_as_i_Discovery_i_enters_orbit
TRANSIT
14) Transit TV Returns with New Programming and an Innovative New Advertising System
Link to article in Los Angeles County MTA’s The Source:
15) A New Look for Google Transit Maps
Link to Google’s Lat Long Blog:
http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-look-for-google-transit-maps.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Seven Ways to Get Transportation Information for Shanghai World Expo
Link to article in the China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009worldexpo/2010-04/05/content_9687283.htm
17) Eyes on the Road in San Marcos, California
Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/04/eyes-on-the-road/
18) Way-To-Go Vancouver Olympics – Lessons For Transport Planners
Link to blog on Planetizen:
http://www.planetizen.com/node/43644
VEHICLES
19) NHTSA is Behind Times on Car Electronic Safety
Link to article in The Tennessean:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20104050333
20) E-tags Eyed for Car Transport
Link to article in The Yomiuri Shimbun:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T100404001569.htm
21) An Interview with Christopher Barger, Director of Social Media for General Motors
Link to podcast on ZDNet:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=2622
22) Ford Lures Small Businesses with Graphic Web Site to Customize Transit Connect
Link to article in The Detroit News:
23) Shedding Light on Safety
Mercedes adaptive LED headlight system can help drivers see better and avoid blinding other drivers.
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/automobiles/04LIGHT.html
News Releases
1) Beat the Traffic Announces New Touch Technology for TV Traffic Reporting
2) EMBARQ Network Launches New Association to Advance Public Transport in Latin American Cities
Upcoming Events
ITS Joint Program Office Strategic Plan Workshop – April 28-29 – Washington, DC
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/workshops/april28-10.asp
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** The Transandine rail tunnel, connecting Argentina and Chile, opened.
http://www.runyard.org/rr/baja/99_01.html
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