Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 8, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Liquid Explosive Scanner Trials Under Way at UK Airports
Link to article in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/07/airline-terror-threat-scanner-airports
2) FAA Introduces Time Technology to NextGen Test Flights
Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:
CAMERAS
3) Red Light Cameras: Most Illinois Voters Support the Concept – but, They’re Camera-Shy in Their Neighborhoods, Survey Finds
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-poll-red-light-08-sep08,0,5117710.story
4) Fewer Arizona Drivers Paying Speed-Camera Tickets
Link to article in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/08/20090908dpsmonkey0908.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Massachusetts Bill Would Bar Use of GPS to Track Workers
Link to AP article:
6) TomTom Launches OpenLR Open Navigation Project
Link to ZDNet News article:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4788
OTHER
7) On the Road: Testing Wireless Voice and Data on the Highways
A Verizon Wireless tester scours the region for bad reception, interference to improve service.
Link to article in Computerworld:
ROADWAYS
8) Computer Program Maps Pittsburgh-Area Construction Projects on Internet
Technology could prevent tearing up recently paved streets.
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09250/996134-455.stm
TELEMATICS
9) Vehicles Talk Safety
A project in the EU seeks to apply technologies to vehicles and roadway infrastructure to form cooperative systems that can reduce accidents on the roads.
Link to article in Supply & Demand Chain:
http://www.sdcexec.com/web/online/FulfillmentLogistics-Trends/Vehicles-Talk-Safety/15$11652
10) M2M Enables Better Auto Insurance Models
Link to article in Telephony:
http://telephonyonline.com/3g4g/news/m2m-enables-auto-insurance-0908/
TRANSIT
11) Clever Commute Keeps Riders Up-to-Date
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-08-commute_N.htm
12) Metra on Track to Take Credit Cards, Sell Tickets via Web
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-metra-website-07-sep07,0,6631951.story
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Progress Being Made on New Brunswick Highway System Plan
Link to article in the Telegraph-Journal:
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/784600
14) Freeway Operations; Regional Systems Management and Operations; Managed Lanes 2009
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/Freeway_Operations_Regional_Systems_Management_and_162223.aspx
VEHICLES
15) California Lawmakers OK Bill to Make Vehicle Histories More Accessible
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carfax5-2009sep05,0,3229588.story
News Releases
1) European Commission Releases Report on Railway Safety and Interoperability
3) America’s Ten Best Transportation Projects Unveiled Today
Upcoming Events
Center for Automotive Research Breakfast Briefing – the Future of Personal Mobility: Advanced Technology on the Horizon – September 29 – Ypsilanti, Michigan
http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?i=429d3afa-92eb-4fa6-abd6-bc2432cc2750
Today in Transportation History
1934 **75th anniversary** – The SS Morro Castle, a luxury cruise ship, caught fire off the New Jersey coast killing 137 people.
http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/09/ship705.html
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