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Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register for IBTTA’s
Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil
Join the International
Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association at the Toll Road Summit
of the Americas and examine an array of methods to design, finance, operate
and maintain user financed surface transportation facilities. The second day of
this meeting will be held in conjunction with TranspoQuip 2009, Latin America’s
biggest event for the transportation infrastructure industries in Latin
America. Featured speakers include Cesar Queiroz, Consultant, Roads and
Transport Infrastructure, World Bank, and Roberto Lucas, Jr., Author and Urban
Planning Consultant. Meeting hosted by ABCR
and CCR. For registration, hotel, travel
and visa information, or to view the preliminary agenda, visit www.IBTTA.org.
AVIATION
1)
Lawmakers Seek Ban on Laptops in Airliner Cockpits
Link
to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hA0WkLUZXW8iR6FIjNXOF4XHbuLQD9BNUDM00
2)
NextGen Panel Warns of Obstacles
Link
to article in Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/COMMIT110209.xml
3)
New Technology Could Revolutionize the Black Box
Link
to article in The Globe and Mail:
4)
Scared of Flying? Press the Fear iButton
Link
to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5A21RR20091103
BICYCLING
5)
Austin, Texas Installs ‘Sharrows’ as
Part of Cycling, Driving Experiment
Link
to story and video on KVUE-TV:
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/110209sharrows_10-68802522.html
CAMERAS
6)
Red-Light Camera Cash Could Balance Budget, Louisiana Parish Considers
Link
to article in The Times-Picayune:
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/jefferson_parish_officials_eye.html
CARTOGRAPHY
7)
Mystery of Argleton, the ‘Google’ Town that Only Exists Online
Link
to article in The Telegraph:
MARITIME
8)
US Navy to Increase Broadband Speed
Tenfold
Link
to article in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/03/navy-installs-broadband-technology.aspx
OTHER
9)
Highlights from the Second International
Field Operational Testing Workshop at the ITS World Congress
Link
to article and presentations from ERTICO-ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/fotnews200910.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Indianapolis has First Ambulance-Based
Wireless Medical Records System
Link
to article in Federal Computer Week:
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/21/indianapolis-ambulances-accessing-wireless-ehr-system.aspx
11)
When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path
to Prison
Link
to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/technology/02texting.html?_r=2&th&emc=th
12)
How Can We Promote Greater Awareness of Transportation Safety?
Link
to comments on the National Journal’s Transportation Experts Blog:
http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2009/11/how-can-we-promote-greater-awa.php
13)
Safety
Maintenance and Surface Weather
Link to report from the Transportation Research
Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Safety_Maintenance_and_Surface_Weather_162492.aspx
TRANSIT
14)
T-Mobile Joins Cellular Carriers
Providing Service in CTA Red, Blue Line Tunnels
Link
to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-talk-cta-t-mobile-dealnov03,0,7941765.column
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
Get Traffic Updates in Chennai Through
FM Radios
Traffic
police send SMS updates through thirteen FM stations.
Link
to article on SiliconIndia:
News Releases
1)
Clear Channel
Radio’s Total Traffic Network Adds Direct-to-Vehicle Deals with Mazda, Cydle
4) PrePass
Expansion Continues: Michigan Becomes 29th State
Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar: Maintenance Practices for Traffic Sign
Retroreflectivity – November 17
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Maintenance_Practices_for_Traffic_Sign_162425.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1909 **100th
anniversary** - Henry Farman sent an flight endurance record of four hours, 17
minutes and 53 seconds.
http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Dictionary/Farman/DI82.htm
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