Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, May 21, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, May 21, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

GEWI Celebrates 20 Years in ITS at ITS America

Since 1992, GEWI has been creating solutions used by customers around the world. Today, TIC is a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solution used for a variety of Traffic and Travel Information Services including Connected Vehicles, Work Zones, and more. Visit us at booth #712 at ITS America or watch the GEWI Videos and take a self-guided tour of TIC3. To discuss your project requirements, contact us at info@gewi.com

FREIGHT

1) Consumer Technology Transforming Trucking

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/technology/consumer-technology-trends-transforming-trucking

OTHER

2) Eight Transport Helplines in Mumbai Area, but Not Much Help

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Eight-transport-helplines-in-state-but-not-much-help/Article1-858884.aspx

3) Ambitious Growth Drive by ITS Firm Traffiko

Link to article in The Sunday Times:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120520/business-news/Ambitious-growth-drive-by-transport-IT-systems-firm.420454

4) ITS America Annual Meeting Daily News – Day 1

Link to newsletter:

http://campaign.route2email.com/view.aspx?id=320

PEDESTRIANS

5) 'Look Up' Text Message Signs Removed from Delaware Sidewalks

Link to article in The News Journal:

http://blogs.delawareonline.com/dialoguedelaware/2012/05/18/look-up-text-message-signs-removed/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) California High-Speed Rail Authority Policy to Purge Emails Draws Critics' Ire

Link to article in U-T San Diego:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/21/rail-authority-policy-to-purge-e-mails-draws-criti/

RAILROADS

7) Eurostar to Offer Onboard Wi-Fi from 2013

Link to article on Air & Business Travel News:

http://www.abtn.co.uk/news/2117381-eurostar-offer-onboard-wifi-2013

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Transportation Secretary LaHood 'On Rampage' About Texting

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120519/NEWS/305200029/Transportation-boss-rampage-about-texting

9) Melbourne Trials New Level Crossing Safety System

Wireless communications used to send warnings from trains to vehicles of potential collisions.

Link to article in the International Railway Journal:

http://www.railjournal.com/newsflash/melbourne-trials-new-level-crossing-safety-system-1682.html

10) See Something? Report It with New App

Link to story on WCVB-TV:

http://www.wcvb.com/news/money/Reporting-suspicious-activity-is-a-click-away-with-new-MBTA-app/-/9848680/13498296/-/s6qkvnz/-/

Link to news release from the MBTA: http://goo.gl/421mn

11) San Francisco Muni Uses Feds' Funds for Cameras It Doesn't Use

Link to column in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/20/BALL1OKCG7.DTL

TRANSIT

12) New Oyster Online Service Goes Live at Transport for London

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/government-computing-network/2012/may/18/oyster-online-service-tfl-contactless-payment

13) Full Cellphone Reception Expected for Boston Subway by Year's End

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/05/21/mbta_subway_will_be_fully_wired_for_cellular_service_by_end_of_year

14) Virginia Railway Express Again Looking at Adding Wi-Fi to Trains

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/transportation/2012/05/vre-again-looking-adding-wifi-trains/633591

15) Los Angeles Metro Considering Cell Service for Subways

Link to article on Brentwood Patch:

http://brentwood.patch.com/articles/metro-considering-cell-service-for-subways

16) Fake San Francisco Muni Ads Cause Some Double-Takes

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2012/05/fake-muni-ads-cause-some-double-takes

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Virginia DOT Unveils Enhanced 511

Link to article in The Roanoke Times:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/309045

18) Virginia DOT: New Electronic Signage to Aid Travel

Link to article in the Daily Press:

http://www.dailypress.com/news/traffic/dp-nws-street-smart-0520-20120520,0,6931753.story

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/gLTFe

VEHICLES

19) In Four Years, Most Cars Will Work with Smartphones

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewdepaula/2012/05/19/in-four-years-most-cars-will-work-with-smart-phones/

News Releases

1) Santa Barbara County Association of Governments Launches Redesigned SBRoads.com Traffic Information Website

2) UBM Aviation Acquires Industry's Top Blogging Website

3) Steamtown Receives New Archival Collection from Syracuse University

4) New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Deploys TransCore’s Adaptive Signal Control System

5) TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System

6) Virginia DOT Chooses TomTom Historical Traffic Data for I-95/I-64 Corridor Project

7) TomTom Historical Traffic Data Selected to Improve Traffic Flow for US 340 Corridor in West Virginia

8) Telvent Successfully Completes Open Road Tolling System on 183A Expressway Northern Extension

9) Wireless Roadside Truck Inspection System Goes Live in New York State

10) AARP Announces National Older Driver Safety Expert Panel

11) Inrix Traffic Quality Assurance Program Launched for Transportation Agencies

12) Iteris Awarded $2.45 Million by Abu Dhabi DOT for Region's First Integrated Travel Information and Navigation Services System

Solicitation

- 2012 ITS Video Competition – ERTICO

http://www.ertico.com/2012-its-video-competition

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webinar: Weather Responsive Traffic Signal Management – May 31

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=24597

Today in Transportation History

1927 **85^th anniversary** Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris completing the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic.

http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/paris.asp

1932 **80^th anniversary** Amelia Earhart landed in Northern Ireland becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.

http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2010/07/amelia-earharts-irish-sojourn/

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Friday, May 18, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 18, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

TIC Connects Vehicles, Systems and Travelers for 15 years

Since 1997, TIC has been used for a wide range of transportation solutions including Traffic and Travel Information Services, Connected Vehicles, Work Zones, Data Harmonization & Exchange, RDS-TMC and TPEG, Navigation System Testing and more. Requirements from customers worldwide are used to develop new product features to keep TIC the most flexible, feature-rich transportation available as an off-the-shelf solution. To discuss your project requirements, contact us at info@gewi.com

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) UK Road Charging a Real Possibility, Says New Study

Link to article on The Information Daily:

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/50114

OTHER

2) Wireless 'Spectrum Crunch' Looms, Warns Xata's Schenk

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/technology/wireless-%E2%80%98spectrum-crunch%E2%80%99-looms-xata%E2%80%99s-schenk-warns

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) Exploring the Challenge of Convincing the Public to Fund Road Preservation

Link to Transportation Issues Daily:

http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/exploring-the-challenge-of-convincing-public-to-fund-road-preservation/

ROADWAYS

4) Don't Stint on Signs Honoring Veterans

Editorial is critical of executive order in West Virginia concerning highway signs.

Link to editorial in The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register:

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/570076/Don-t-Stint-on-Signs-Honoring-Veterans.html

TELEMATICS

5) Telematics and Electric Mobility, Part II

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/telematics-evs/telematics-and-electric-mobility-part-ii

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) Intelligent Transportation System Proposed for Hyderabad

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article3429879.ece

VEHICLES

7) Automakers Say 'Google It' to US Distraction Guidelines

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-17/automakers-say-google-it-to-u-s-distraction-guidelines.html

8) Google's No Driver Car Looks for Allies

Link to article in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76459.html

9) Study Finds Lack of Uniform Signage Poses Obstacle to Public Charging Networks

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/ecotality-lack-of-uniform-signage-poses-obstacle-to-public-charging-networks/

News Releases

1) Canadian Coast Guard to Improve Marine Communications and Traffic Services

2) Cities Can Leverage a New Framework to Plan Traffic Routing in No-Notice Disasters

3) Weekend Power Shutdown May Affect Rhode Island Travel Tools

4) Teledata World Services, Inc. Executes Letter of Intent to Acquire Revolutionary Traffic Safety Company

Job Posting

- Traffic Engineer (ITS) – URS Corporation – Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

https://www.urs.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=67419&CurrentPage=1

Upcoming Events

Smart Systems for Safe, Sustainable and Networked Vehicles – May 30-31 – Berlin

http://www.automotiveit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/smart-systems-conference.pdf

Friday Bonus

Connecticut DOT worker unexpectedly makes traffic reporting debut.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/video-worker-invades-wtics-traffic-camera_b48991

Today in Transportation History

1962 **50^th anniversary** British authorities erect barbed-wire barrier on border between Hong Kong and China to prevent refugees from entering the colony.

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Thursday, May 17, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 17, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

The White House, Xerox, Ford, Verizon, Other Technology Leaders to Hold Key Discussion on Moving Innovation in Transportation Forward at ITS America’s Annual Meeting

ITS America has announced that on Monday, May 21 it will hold a key discussion event concerning intelligent transportation and its role in helping to solve America’s infrastructure crisis with national leaders including Ursula Burns, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox; Chris Vein, Deputy White House Chief Technology Officer; Robert Brown, Ford Motor Company’s Vice President of Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering; and Martin Hall, Verizon’s Vice President of Telematics. This is just one of numerous sessions examining ways to bring innovation to the nation’s transportation system that will take place during ITS America's Annual Meeting & Exposition being held from May 21-23, 2012 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, just outside Washington D.C. You can register online here to join us. View the Final Program & Exhibitor Directory and find out more about the exciting programs and exhibits at http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting

AVIATION

1) Denmark Implements Upgrade to Air Traffic Management System

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/05/denmark-puts-coopans-through-early-paces/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) 'Piggybackers' Steal Trips Through Tolls

Link to article in The News Journal:

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012205170302

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) New 'Better Streets' Website Helps San Francisco Residents Untangle Bureaucracy

Link to Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2012/05/16/new-better-streets-website-helps-residents-untangle-city-bureaucracy/