Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 10, 2010

September 10, 2010 at 5:39 pm

Friday, September 10, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) New Daytona Center Unveils Future Air Traffic Control Technology

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-09-09/news/os-air-traffic-control-demo-daytona-20100909_1_air-traffic-control-daytona-airport-air-traffic-control-system

2) Air Traffic Upgrade to Boost Jobs

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/09/air_traffic_upgrade_to_boost_jobs.php

CAMERAS

3) Port Richey, Florida’s Police Chief Needs a Crash Course on Public Records

Link to editorial in the St. Petersburg Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/port-richeys-police-chief-needs-a-crash-course-on-public-records/1120520

OTHER

4) Kansas DOT’s Computers Infected by Virus Through E-mail

Link to AP article:

http://www.fox4kc.com/news/sns-ap-ks–kdot-computervirus,0,6497511.story

5) How Mobile Devices Could Lead to More City Living

Link to article in The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2010/08/how-mobile-devices-could-lead-to-more-city-living/61931/

PARKING

6) New Signs Tell Which Seattle Parking Garages Have Space

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012854508_epark10m.html

ROADWAYS

7) Research in Motion Tries to Patent Billboards that Adjust to Roadside Traffic

Link to blog on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/rim-tries-to-patent-billboards-that-adjust-to-roadside-traffic/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Snooki Gets Scolded by US Secretary of Transportation, Newark Mayor for Tweeting in Traffic

Link to story on MTV:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647534/20100910/story.jhtml

TELEMATICS

9) Roadside Telematics Brings Profitable Reverse Retailing to Telematics

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?p=144

10) Vehicle-Monitoring Devices Could Reduce Crashes, and Price of Insurance

Link to blog in the Hartford Courant:

http://blogs.courant.com/connecticut_insurance/2010/09/vehiclemonitoring-devices-coul.html

TRANSIT

11) Ontario’s Smart Transit Card Dumb Idea, Toronto Transit Commission Says

Link to article in the Toronto Sun:

http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/09/09/15298801.html

12) Los Angeles Metro’s First Offering Isn’t Great, but there are Transit Apps for LA

Link to blog on blogdowntown:

http://blogdowntown.com/2010/09/5639-metros-first-offering-isnt-great-but-there

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Winter Haven, Florida Traffic Tracked with New System

Link to article in The Ledger:

http://www.theledger.com/article/20100909/NEWS/9095076/1134?Title=Winter-Haven-Traffic-Tracked-With-New-System

VEHICLES

14) Why Ford is Like Apple

Link to article on The Motley Fool:
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/09/10/why-ford-is-like-apple.aspx

News Releases

1) Entrepreneurs in Smart Transportation and Healthcare Win SmartCamp Silicon Valley and Backing from IBM

2) Smart Phones Impact Automotive Infotainment

3) Free DC Metro Screen-Savers Added to Metro’s Online Store

Solicitation

–  Request for Information – Traffic Data Monitoring Procurement – California Center for Innovative Transportation

http://www.calccit.org/?page=news&id=25

Upcoming Events

International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference – October 23-27 – Orlando, Florida

http://www.theiacpconference.org/

Friday Bonus

AHEAD STOP

http://xkcd.com/781/

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50th anniversary** The first mass grounding of all civilian flights in the US and Canada took place as part of Operation Skyshield.

http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/FEATURE-Skyshield.html

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