Transportation Communications Newsletter Monday, November 30, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057 Support for the TCN It’s been over a year since I last came to the readers of the TCN to ask for your support. It seems like this is a good time to come back. At the end of December I’ll have the hours at my day job cut to part-time. In the long-run I expect this to be good news. It will allow me to devote more time to the TCN and other newsletters I edit and it will permit me to become move involved in my voice-over work. It will also mean considerably less income for the short-term. In the days and weeks ahead I’ll be telling you more about ways you can support the TCN, but here’s a quick overview. The first is contributions to the TCN. More information on this is available at the bottom of today’s issue. Other ways to support the TCN include purchasing ads, using my voice services, having your own customized newsletter or simply telling others about the TCN. Thank you in advance for your support. AVIATION 1) Airline Safety: The Next Generation of Smart Planes Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor: 2) Delta to Close Call Centers in London and Montreal, Bring Jobs Back to the US Link to article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle: http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/11/30/daily8.html ELECTRONIC TOLLING 3) Cashless E-470 Takes Toll on Rental Car Drivers in the Form of Fines Link to article in The Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13886500 PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION 4) West Virginia DOT Launches Improved Web Site Link to story on WHSV-TV: http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/78160032.html Link to site: http://www.wvdot.com/ ROADWAYS 5) Wildlife Warnings Go Infrared in Idaho Link to article in The Spokesman-Review: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/30/wildlife-warnings-go-infrared/ 6) New Publications from US DOT – Truck Size and Weight Enforcement Technology – State of the Practice of Roadside Technologies http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=592 - Truck Size and Weight Enforcement Technologies – Implementation Plan http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=591 - Concept of Operations for Virtual Weigh Station http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=593 TRANSIT 7) Caltrain to Offer Real-Time Delay Data Link to article in the San Mateo County Times: http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_13881434 Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/valleynewsdispatch/s_655327.html 9) Five Commuter iPhone Apps You’ve Gotta Try Link to article in Wired: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/commuting-iphone-apps/ 10) Laughter on the Go Transit TV Comedy entertains bus riders in the Los Angeles area. Link to article in the Santa Monica Daily Press: http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2009-11-29-65677.113116_Laughter_on_the_go.html TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 11) Surface Transportation: Efforts to Address Highway Congestion Through Real-Time Traffic Information Systems are Expanding but Face Implementation Challenges Link to US Government Accountability Office report: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10121r.pdf VEHICLES 12) Personalized Texas Plates Can Now Carry Firms’ Logos Link to column in the Houston Chronicle: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6744388.html News Releases 1) Near Real-Time Traffic and Weather Data from Traffic Info Map USA 1.2 2) SpeedInfo Earns Patent for Breakthrough Solar-Powered Doppler Radar Sensor Technology
Upcoming Events Border Wait Time Measurement Technology Test, Evaluation and Deployment Project – Vendor Information Session – December 14 Today in Transportation History 1934 **75th anniversary** – The Flying Scotsman became the first steam locomotive to officially travel at 100 miles per hour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/railways/background_rise.shtml Contributions for the TCN Contributions to the TCN are greatly appreciated. You can mail a contribution to me at: Bernie Wagenblast 1 Aberdeen Ct. Cranford, NJ 07016-2911 You may also contribute through PayPal. Just go to: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=10069680 Thank you! ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe send an e-mail to: i95berniew@aol.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@aol.com. © 2009 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
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