Transportation Communications Newsletter Friday, March 12, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx. AVIATION 1) Interview with NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman Link to audio interview on AVweb: http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/AudioPodcast_NTSB_DeborarhHersman_202155-1.html BICYCLES 2) Google Engineer Scott Shawcroft Explains Google’s Bike Map Link to article on Streetsblog San Francisco: 3) Google Bike Maps: A Cynical Cyclist Speaks Out Link to commentary in PCWorld: http://www.pcworld.com/article/191310/google_bike_maps_a_cynical_cyclist_speaks_out.html ELECTRONIC TOLLING 4) Connecticut Border Toll Proposal Calls for Camera System Link to article in the Connecticut Post: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Border-toll-proposal-calls-for-camera-system-402776.php GPS / NAVIGATION 5) Will GPS Kill the Sign? Link to article in Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2246108 MARITIME 6) Delays in Satellite Programs Push US Navy to Look Elsewhere for Communications Link to article on NextGov: http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100311_9931.php 7) US National Transportation Safety Board Recommends that Commercial Vessels be Required to Carry Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons Link to safety recommendation from the NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/M10_1.pdf OTHER Link to article in the AASHTO Journal: http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/031210heard.aspx SAFETY / SECURITY 9) Former TSA Employee Charged with Infecting Databases Link to article in Government Computer News: http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/12/tsa-employee-charged-infected-systems.aspx 10) Laptops Could be Key to an Earthquake Early-Warning System Link to article in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-quakecatchers12-2010mar12,0,3872363.story TELEMATICS 11) Intelligent Vehicles Hit the Road in China Link to article in China Daily: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/12/content_9580057.htm TRANSIT 12) Closed-Door Report Tells DC Metro to Focus on Rail Safety, be Honest with Public Transit advocates urge report be made public. Link to article in The Examiner: 13) San Diego Transit Agency to Hunt for Sponsors Link to column in The San Diego Union-Tribune: 14) BART Gets Official Augmented Reality App Link to blog in Fast Company: 15) Cleveland RTA to Provide Information to Customers via E-mail, Text Message and Twitter Link to article in The Plain Dealer: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/03/rta_plans_to_provide_informati.html TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 16) North Florida TPO Receives Additional Details on Proposed Regional Transportation Management Center Link to article in the Financial News & Daily Record: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=530483 17) Wellington, New Zealand Traffic Control – Playing Slot Cars for Real Link to article in The Dominion Post: VEHICLES 18) Driving by the Numbers Giving drivers and carmakers real-time access to data that’s being monitored could improve safety. Link to commentary in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12chase.html WEATHER 19) Congress Debates New Satellite Plan Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-11-satellite_N.htm News Releases 1) Expanding in ITS: Gannett Fleming Acquires Vanus 3) Telematics Shapes Future of Taiwan’s ICT Industry Upcoming Events Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition Conference and Annual Meeting – April 27-29 – Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org/2010meeting.html Friday Bonus Another sign that didn’t make the cut in the most recent MUTCD update. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3705747.html Today in Transportation History 1930 **80th anniversary** – Canadian World War I ace, Billy Barker, died in an airplane crash. http://www.constable.ca/caah/barker.htm ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Panelists at AASHTO Meeting Stress Need to Constantly Monitor 24-Hour News Cycle
