Transportation Communications Newsletter   Tuesday, July 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057 AVIATION  1) As Signals Fade for Flight 447's Data Recorders, Some Ask Why the Devices are on the Plane in the First Place Link to story in BusinessWeek: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31724245/from/ET/  2) FAA’s New NextGen Vector: Blue Sky Thinking; Blue Color Action Link to story in Flight International:  CAMERAS  3) DC Police Chief Denounces ‘Cowardly’ iPhone Users Monitoring Speed Traps Link to story in The Examiner:  MARITIME  4) Model Port Security Team in Peril Link to story in The Post and Courier: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jul/07/model_port_security_team_peril88377/  PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION  5) Group Seeks to Promote Enthusiasm for Amtrak Service in Rutland, Vermont Link to story in the Rutland Herald: http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20090707/NEWS01/907070385/1002/NEWS01  SAFETY / SECURITY  6) US Cities Rethink High-Tech Alert Systems Link to story in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-06-ealerts_N.htm  7) Public Safety Faces Collaboration Challenges in Pursuit of Broadband Stimulus Funds, Says Expert Link to story in Government Technology: http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/699782  TELEMATICS  8) Telematics Records Driver Behavior in Real-Time Link to story in Automotive World:  TRANSIT  9) Google Transit for Los Angeles Metro is Here (in Beta) Link to story on KNBC-TV: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around_town/shopping/Google_Transit_for_Metro_is_Here__in_Beta__LA.html  10) Google China Posts Advertising on Buses and Subways Link to SinoCast story: http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2407737/  11) Maps of New York Subway Platforms, Now on Your Mobile Phone Link to story in The New York Times: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/07/maps-of-subway-platforms-now-on-your-mobile-phone  12) Miami-Dade Creates Public Transit Alerts Link to story in the South Florida Business Journal: http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/07/06/daily20.html  TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT  13) E-Traffic for Commonwealth Games Areas First: Indian Government Link to story on Zee News: http://www.zeenews.com/news545242.html  14) Congestion Ahead: New Jersey Needs Intelligent Traffic Management Link to commentary in The Star-Ledger: http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2009/07/congestion_ahead_new_jersey_ne.html  15) June/July Edition of Traffic Technology International Online Link to magazine: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd2c9caa   News Releases   Solicitation  -  Program Opportunity Notice - Support Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization of Innovative Transportation Products, Systems, and Service - NYSERDA http://www.nyserda.org/funding/1520pon.asp   Upcoming Events FHWA Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Self Assessment Web Conference – July 30 https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=17432   Today in Transportation History 1984 **25th anniversary** - Amtrak’s Montrealer derailed in Williston, Vermont. Five died and 150 were injured. http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/1987/R87_14_15.pdf  ============================================================================================= The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe send an e-mail to:  TCNL-subscribe@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe send an e-mail to:  TCNL-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications  Questions, comments about the TCN?  Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@....   © 2009 Bernie Wagenblast |
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