Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 26, 2011

September 26, 2011 at 5:05 pm

 Monday, September 26, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057


Transportation Voice Recordings

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AVIATION

1) United Pilots: Rushed New Procedures Hurt Safety

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United-pilots-Rushed-new-apf-1992527133.html?x=0&.v=5

Link to news release from the Air Line Pilots Association, International:

http://www.alpa.org/Portals/Alpa/PressRoom/PressReleases/2011/9-26-11_11.UAL.htm

CAMERAS

2) Costa Rican Road Safety Agency Publishes List of Those Caught on Speed Camera

Link to article on InsideCostaRica:

http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2011/september/26/costarica11092603.htm

OTHER

3) Presentations Available from TRB Webinar: Keeping Up with Communication Technology — An Online Workshop on the Practical Use of Social Media

Link to presentations from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/conferences/socialmediaonlineworkshop2011.aspx

ROADWAYS

4) Pennsylvania DOT Seeks Help Restoring Keystone Markers

Link to article in The Patriot-News:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/09/penndot_seeks_help_restoring_k.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) ‘E-gate’ Ups Airline Security

Faces and irises of passengers are recognized before boarding flights.

Link to AFP article:

http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/E-gate-ups-airline-security-20110926

Link to news release from AOptix:

http://www.aoptix.com/news-events/press-releases/177-aoptix-iata-partnership

6) In Texas, Siemens Tests Cellphone-Powered Traffic Evacuation System

Link to article in automotive IT:

http://www.automotiveit.com/in-texas-siemens-tests-cellphone-powered-traffic-evacuation-system/news/id-003995

TELEMATICS

7) Interview with Susan Heystee, Executive Vice President, Telogis

Link to interview in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/susan-heystee-its-not-about-one-element-its-about-whole-platform

TRANSIT

8) Real-Time Dublin Bus Arrival Information System Launched for Mobile and Web

Link to article on TheJournal.ie:

http://www.thejournal.ie/real-time-dublin-bus-arrival-information-system-launched-for-mobile-and-web-237114-Sep2011/

Link to news release from Dublin Bus:

http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/News-Centre/Travel-News/Real-Time-Passenger-Information-for-Dublin-Bus-services-now-available-/

9) BART Directors: Maybe We Don’t Need a Cell Shutdown Policy

Link to story from KALW Radio:

http://transportationnation.org/2011/09/23/bart-directors-maybe-we-dont-need-a-cell-shutdown-policy/

10) Cellphone Service Undergoes Improvements in DC Metro Transit System

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/commuting/cellphone-service-undergoes-improvements-in-dc-metro-transit-system/2011/09/23/gIQAZhY7tK_story.html

11) Mad for Metro-North, a Rail Rider is on a Mission

Emily Moser’s blog chronicles the lines of New York commuter railroad.

Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/nyregion/emily-mosers-mission-is-to-photograph-all-of-metro-north.html

Link to I Ride the Harlem Line:

http://www.iridetheharlemline.com/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Authorities Launch Beirut Control Center to Rein in Traffic

Link to article in The Daily Star:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Sep-26/149706-authorities-launch-beirut-control-center-to-rein-in-traffic.ashx#axzz1Z4ndCzQA

13) Iowa DOT Makes Changes to 511 Traffic Website

Link to story on Radio Iowa:

http://www.radioiowa.com/2011/09/26/dot-makes-changes-to-511-traffic-website/

14) Study Shows Local TV and Radio Primary Sources for Traffic and Transportation News and Information

Link to study from the Pew Research Center:

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Local-news/Part-4/Local-TV.aspx

VEHICLES

15) News in automotive IT International

–  car-IT Congress: BMW’s Frickenstein Says LTE is Needed

http://www.automotiveit.com/car-it-congress-bmws-frickenstein-says-lte-is-needed/news/id-003951

–  carIT Congress: VDA President Says Car and Internet are Complimentary

http://www.automotiveit.com/car-it-congress-vda-president-says-car-and-internet-are-complementary/news/id-003942

News Releases

1) ‘Gadget Addicts’ Cause Havoc on UK Roads

2) Live Images of I-85 Corridor Improvement Project in North Carolina Now Available Online

3) Queensland Launches New Traffic Mobile Phone Website and Twitter Feeds

Upcoming Events

Recent Developments in Positioning, Navigation and Timing Systems – September 27 – Cambridge, Massachusetts (also available via Webinar)

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/noteworthy/index.html#ttwkvd

Today in Transportation History    

1961 **50th anniversary** Charles Erwin Wilson, a former CEO of General Motors, as well as a former US Secretary of Defense, died in Norwood, Louisiana.

http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/Wilson,_Charles_E.

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