Transportation Communications Newsletter Monday, March 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 Join us at ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition (May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas). Take a fresh look at emerging projects, products and services that demonstrate how technology innovations are connecting communities and transforming transportation, while fostering job creation and economic growth. · Early registration rates extended through March 15! Click here for hotel reservations. · One more week — through March 15 — to enter the Student Essay Competition for cash prizes and recognition at the May 3 awards ceremony in Houston! · National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland will join RITA Administrator Peter Appel on the dais for the May 4 USDOT Plenary. · Take a walk on the virtual side. Check out more than 100 exhibitors. Click on their names; see what’s in store for you in May! Exhibit space is still available. · Listen, look, stop. For the first time ever, ITS America Forums feature exhibit hall theater briefings on safety, sustainability, personal mobility, commercial operations and cross-cutting issues, followed by topic-specific, guided tours of the exhibit hall. · Sponsorship opportunities are available. AVIATION 1) Piedmont Denies ‘Deal’ to Uncover Whistle-Blowers Link to article in The Buffalo News: http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/07/979524/piedmont-denies-deal-to-uncover.html 2) American Airlines Expands Help for Fliers Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-03-08-airportcheckin08_ST_N.htm 3) Marketing Guidebook for Small Airports Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board: http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Marketing_Guidebook_for_Small_Airports_163059.aspx CAMERAS 4) Salisbury, North Carolina Officials Tout Fiber as Public Safety Tool Link to article in the Salisbury Post: http://www.salisburypost.com/News/030710-Fiber ELECTRONIC TOLLING 5) Union Organizing in the 21st Century A look at an organizing drive at the E-ZPass customer service center in Staten Island, New York. Link to story and audio on WNYC Radio: http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/151335 GPS / NAVIGATION 6) GPS Guiding Blind Man on Appalachian Trail Link to Scripps Howard News Service article: http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/2087391,CST-NWS-hike07.article 7) GPS Eyed in Drive to Nail Meter-Cheater New York City Cabbies Link to article in the New York Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gps_eyed_in_drive_to_nail_meter_qo7ERzVdXcybmlE74mtKGO Link to article and video on GPS Business News: OTHER 9) London Cabbies May Receive Quiet Training Link to UPI article: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/03/06/London-cabbies-may-receive-quiet-training/UPI-41061267896968/ 10) More Information Key to Overhaul of District Department of Transportation’s Web Site Link to article in The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030602151.html 11) Where Ya Headed? Chicago Cab Smart Screens Know Link to column in Chicago Now: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/2010/03/by-christina-salterredeyeif-youve-noticed.html 12) Movies to be Screened on School Buses in North Wales to Combat Anti-social Behavior Link to article on Coach Broker News: 13) New ITS Strategic Plan Envisions Unprecedented Mobility and Safety Link to commentary by RITA Administrator Peter Appel: RAILROADS 14) Amtrak Wi-Fi Going National RFQ posted for wireless Internet on all its trains. Link to article on dailywireless.org: http://www.dailywireless.org/2010/03/05/amtrak-wifi-going-national/ SAFETY / SECURITY 15) California Highway Patrol Improves on 911 Call Responses Link to article in The Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/07/2588217/chp-improves-on-911-call-responses.html 16) Word to Youth: Texting, Driving Don’t Mix Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-03-07-teendriving_N.htm TELEMATICS 17) Ford Adds Security and Other Features to Sync System Link to article in The New York Times: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/ford-adds-security-and-other-features-to-sync-system Link to news release from Ford: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-Offers-Security-Features-prnews-3715998945.html?x=0&.v=1 TRANSIT 18) For Massachusetts Commuter Rail Passengers, Bad Communications Derail Confidence Link to article in The Boston Globe: 19) Experimental Clocks Tell New York Straphangers if the Wait May Soon be Over Link to article in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/nyregion/08clocks.html 20) DC Metrorail Highlights Car Numbers Link to column in The Washington Post: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/03/metrorail_highlights_car_numbe.html VEHICLES 21) Florida License Plates May Become Profitable Ad Space Link to AP article: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9E8KKBO1.htm 22) Could Ultra-Smart Cars Leave Light Rail in the Dust? Link to commentary in The Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_14515504 WEATHER 23) Software, Blind Spot Cited in Botched Nova Scotia Storm Forecast Link to CP article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iO4UyNy2RX_fJdHIsvRPBsWE76eA News Releases 2) US DOT Fines US Airways for Violation of Price Advertising Rules Upcoming Events National Association of County Engineers 2010 Conference – April 25-29 – Fort Worth, Texas Today in Transportation History 1910 **100th anniversary** Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to obtain a pilot’s license. http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/women_aviators/raymonde_delaroche.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. 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