Friday, September 28, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 28, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Using Traffic Cameras for Amber Alerts
Proposed legislation in West Virginia would allow cameras to be used to track any vehicles linked to a child abduction.
Link to AP story:
http://www.whsv.com/westvirginiaap/headlines/10091766.html

2) Feds Give New York City $3 Million for Radiation Detectors
Detectors will be placed as far as 50 miles outside the five boroughs to identify dirty bombs and other threats on major routes into New York.
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/09/28/2007-09-28_feds_give_city_3m_for_radiation_detector.html

3) Wisconsin to Start Experiment with Bridge-Failure Sensors While Minnesota Opts for Increased Inspections
Different approaches reflect the continuing debate over the role of high-tech devices in detecting potentially fatal problems in bridges.
Link to story in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/10204/story/1451147.html (may require free registration)

4) Vancouver Cops Probe Sabotage as Traffic Lights on the Blink
Clocks that run city traffic lights flipped to night mode.
Link to story in The Vancouver Sun:
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=338f1710-2f0c-4eb6-bd70-fdbfb1a45a78

5) Smarter Cars Showcased at ‘Intelligent Technology’ Forum in Connecticut
Link to story in The News Times:
http://www.newstimeslive.com/news/story.php?id=1186571913&source=tabbox

6) Tourists in Florida Rental Cars to Get Turnpike Toll Service
Toll tags won’t be needed. Cameras will scan license plates to collect tolls.
Link to story in The Palm Beach Post:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/south/epaper/2007/09/27/0926sunpass.html

7) Hawaii Works to Learn After Disaster
State agencies and media outlets have focused on improving internal communication, updating emergency plans and securing backup power.
Link to story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/28/news/story11.html

8) American Samoa and FAA at Odds Over Air Traffic Control Tower
Grant of $2 million to build new tower could be lost in dispute over financing.
Link to story on Radio New Zealand International:
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=35446

9) Don't Spare Technology in Saving Pedestrian Lives
Link to commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/27/ED8JSCAH6.DTL

10) Accident-Prone Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Now has Its Own Blog
Link to story in The Brooklyn Paper:
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/38/30_38cohnbqe.html
Link to BQE Watch blog: http://bqewatch.blogspot.com/


News Releases

1) ITS Australia to Host 10th Asia-Pacific ITS Forum – July 2009, Brisbane, Australia
http://www.its-australia.com.au/KMXServer3/Portals/0/ITSAsiaPacForumRelease19Sep.pdf


Upcoming Events
Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference – October 17-19 – Melbourne, Australia
http://www.roadsafetyconference2007.com.au/


Friday Bonus
One more reason I don’t go fishing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_qFAH2SWZs


Today in Transportation History
1994 – The ferry Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea off Finland killing 852 people.
http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/estonia/

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 27, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

IBTTA 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Join IBTTA on October 7-10, 2007 in Vienna, AUSTRIA for the 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The theme, Tolling: the Art of the Possible will be celebrated in this extraordinary city with focus on strategies and solutions to promote economic growth, improve mobility, enhance the quality of life and save lives. Download the full program and learn about all the details of the event at http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2096. Celebrate 75 years of Driving Change with IBTTA this fall! Don’t miss this one!!


1) FAA Says Memphis Outage Caused by AT&T
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5izmTH3YXhrMBHYxx90qNkQWNOwlA

2) Qualcomm System to Monitor Trucks Crossing US-Mexican Border
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5170127.html
Link to news release from the US Department of Transportation:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/fmcsa0907.htm

3) Johannesburg Drivers Unhappy with New Ramp Meter System
Link to story in The Star:
http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=493&fArticleId=vn20070927033923979C684864

4) Judge Finds Reasons to be Skeptical of New York City Cabbies’ GPS Complaints
Link to AP story:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--taxitechnology0926sep26,0,6152573.story

5) Ann Arbor, Michigan Smart Road Proving Center Opens
Link to story in the Oakland Business Review:
http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2007/09/ann_arbor_smartroad_proving_ce.html

6) Can Technology Solve Air Travel Woes?
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/Can-technology-solve-air-travel-woes/2100-11397_3-6210429.html?tag=nefd.top

7) West Virginia Parkways Authority Considers Advertising Worth $1 Million
Link to story in The Register-Herald:
http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_269222217.html

8) Caltrans Does Drive-Bys with a Camera
"Bumpmobile" drives around California to take pictures of all 15,000 miles of state-supervised roads.
Link to story in the Capitol Weekly:
http://www.capitolweekly.net/news/article.html?article_id=1724

9) US Coast Guard Cutters Have Leaky Networks
New National Security Cutters having serious problems with secure networks.
Link to story in Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/09/coastie-cutters.html

10) Back to 1984
Can the city replicate what it did in 1984 during the Olympics to reduce congestion?
Link to story in Los Angeles CityBeat:
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=6246&IssueNum=225

11) Making a Trek? Tech Shows Up Everywhere
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-09-26-tech-travel-main_N.htm

12) Map Services Take Personal Direction
Link to story from Investor’s Business Daily:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-19853272.htm

13) News from ERTICO
- ITS Hellas is Born
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/general_news_its_hellas_is_born.htm
- Web Site for 7th ITS Europe Congress Now Open
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/ertico_news_website_for_7th_its_europe_congress_now_open.htm

14) Latest Issue of Texas Transportation Researcher Online
Articles include:
- Work Zone Safety Clearinghouse Hosts New Web Site and Conference
- Many Desks, One Product – Internal teamwork helps outreach of TMIP
- ROW Goes WWW – Researchers test and implement online system for right-of-way utility permits
Link to publication:
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=43&issue=2&article=0


Upcoming Events
European Transport Conference – October 17-19 – Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands
http://www.aetransport.org/etc2007/


Today in Transportation History
1923 – Over 30 people died in a train accident in Casper, Wyoming.
http://www.print2webcorp.com/news/Casper/bpamoco/20050622/p17_e6.htm

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 26, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

New Book Driving Questions – Developing a National Transportation Vision by Northeastern University Professor of Strategy, Joseph M. Giglio, Ph.D.
The book outlines the current status of the nation's surface transportation system, what a long-range vision of the system might look like and what we should do to turn strategy into reality. The author argues that developing a strategy to address the country's future transportation needs starts with analyzing the evolving external environment. To understand the future needs of surface transportation customers, we must begin by identifying and evaluating the economic, demographic, technological and socio-political variables shaping the future. The author focuses on the key unasked and unanswered questions that should be driving our search for a sound vision of the surface transportation system in America. Also, he suggests a series of guiding principles to guide policymakers as they seek answers to these questions.
The book is available through Amazon. For additional information please visit www.hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.


1) OnStar Data Used to Study Auto Crashes
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070926/gm_research.html?.v=4
Link to news release from General Motors:
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=74&docid=39850

2) Air Traffic Radar and Radio Outage Hits Flights in Memphis Area
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2541697920070925

3) Singapore Launches Initiative to Develop Maritime Infocomm Technologies
By early 2008, all ships within 15 km of Singapore's shorelines will have access to low-cost and secure communication channels.
Link to story in the People’s Daily:
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90781/6271815.html

4) European Commission Unveils Urban Mobility Strategy
Making use of ITS part of plan.
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/commission-unveils-urban-mobility-strategy/article-167100
Link to further information from the European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/clean/green_paper_urban_transport/index_en.htm

5) Terror Plot on Pennsylvania Turnpike? Well, Not Exactly
Two men taken into custody for taking unauthorized photos of facilities.
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07269/820563-85.stm

6) US Senate OKs Upgrade in Ohio River Communications System
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07269/820481-85.stm

7) Journalists Rate Toyota, Chrysler High on Media Relations
Link to story on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=92577&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 (may require free registration)

8) Ontario Ministry of Transportation Wins Diamond Award
Agency notes how ITS reduces collisions, improves clearance time and increases traveler information.
Link to story on InterGovWorld:
http://www.intergovworld.com/article/42e668130a01040801cf630adac2d992/pg1.htm

9) Volvos Alert Distracted Drivers
Link to story and video report on the Christian Broadcasting Network:
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/238265.aspx

10) New York City Gets a Parking Spot-Com
Web site maps out Manhattan’s on-street parking locations, including legal time and places.
Link to story in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09262007/news/regionalnews/n_y__gets_a_parking_spot_com.htm
Link to Primo Spot: http://www.primospot.com


News Releases

1) Sigalert.com Adds TrafficCast Dynaflow for Interactive Platforms
http://www.trafficcast.com/news_07.09.25.htm


Upcoming Events
Location Based Services and Galileo Workshop – October 17 – Turin, Italy
http://www.galileo-in-lbs.com/index.php?id=480


Today in Transportation History
2002 - The ferry, Joola, traveling from Senegal, sinks off the Gambian coast. Nearly 1,000 people died.
http://www.ifrc.org/docs/news/02/093002/

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

IBTTA 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Join IBTTA on October 7-10, 2007 in Vienna, AUSTRIA for the 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The theme, Tolling: the Art of the Possible will be celebrated in this extraordinary city with focus on strategies and solutions to promote economic growth, improve mobility, enhance the quality of life and save lives. Download the full program and learn about all the details of the event at http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2096. Celebrate 75 years of Driving Change with IBTTA this fall! Don’t miss this one!!


1) Officials Say PR Campaign May Boost Real ID Popularity
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/Officials-say-PR-campaign-may-boost-Real-ID-popularity/2100-1029_3-6209786.html?tag=nefd.top

2) Some Speed Cameras in Scottsdale, Arizona Go Dark
Cameras turned off at night after neighbors complain about the bright flashes.
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/0924necamera0924.html

3) Canada to Monitor Water Traffic in Northwest Passage
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/09/24/technology-passage.html

4) Transport for London Weighs Opening Oyster Scheme to Bank Payment
Link to story in CardTechnology:
http://www.cardtechnology.com/article.html?id=200709242JQHFWD7

5) Railroad Bridge Inspections are Not Public Record
Link to story in Public Opinion:
http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_6966292

6) Riders Not Impressed by New York MTA’s Communication Plans
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-listrm225385739sep22,0,7774829.story

7) New York MTA Public Hearing to Feature Online Component
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=11439

8) Cars Set to Roll Out with Radio Frequency Tags in India
Ministry of Heavy Industries is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for cars manufactured in India to have RFID-enabled tags.
Link to story in The Economic Times:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Automobiles/Cars_set_to_roll_out_with_radio_frequency_tags/articleshow/2400251.cms

9) US Department of Homeland Security Eyes October Transportation Worker Identity Credential Enrollment
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45122-1.html

10) Texas A&M Professors Help Strengthen Security in American Ports
Link to story in The Battalion:
http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2007/09/25/News/Professors.Help.Strengthen.Security.In.American.Ports-2989453.shtml

11) Mississippi DOT Pitches Red Light Camera Proposal
Agency says cameras can only be mounted on city roads, but they’re not busy enough to justify the cameras.
Link to story in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal:
http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=252480&pub=1&div=News

12) Wyoming DOT Seeking Road Reporters
Wyoming looking for volunteers to file reports on road conditions throughout state.
Link to story in the Jackson Hole News&Guide:
http://www.jhguide.com/article.php?art_id=2229

13) Plan for Giant Ads on Flight Path
Link to story in The Guardian:
http://media.guardian.co.uk/advertising/story/0,,2176712,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=4
Link to additional information from Ad-Air: http://www.ad-air.com/

14) News from ERTICO
- TMC Demonstration 1st Tests Successful - Digital broadcasting of traffic information in Shanghai is a success.
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/project_news_tmc_demonstration_1st_tests_successful.htm
- IP PReVENT Project Goes Into Action in Versailles, France
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/project_news_prevent_in_action_a_big_success.htm

News Releases

1) Container Terminals at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Mandate TruckTag Use by December 1
http://www.pierpass.org/press_room/releases/?id=57

2) Redflex Signs First Statewide Highway Speed Monitoring Program in the US with Arizona
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=773497


Upcoming Events
Smart Ticketing and Transport – October 1-2 – Paris
http://www.groupeactis.com/spip.php?article45


Today in Transportation History
1997 **10th anniversary** - The space shuttle Atlantis (STS-86) is launched on a mission to dock with the Russian space station, MIR.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-86/countdown.html

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 24, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Did You Know the TCN is Just One of the Newsletters I Edit?

In addition to the Transportation Communications Newsletter I also produce similar newsletters for AASHTO, ITS California, Sam Schwartz PLLC and The Partnership. Unlike automated news gathering services, I provide that human element to make sure the news stories really do relate to the focus of the newsletter and aren't chosen simply because they include some key words picked by an algorithm. Would your organization like to have a newsletter that highlights the news that matters to them? Newsletters can be produced daily, weekly, monthly or something in-between. To learn more, please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com.


1) Galileo Satellite Navigation Network Hit by Another Delay
Link to AFP story:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEsw_rcUouR0N2MBicHO1eTr-Rlw

2) Big Bro’s Coming to Massachusetts Transport Hubs
Security plan ups cameras.
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033650

3) Cyprus Traffic Enforcement Cameras to Come Down
Link to story in the Cyprus Mail:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=34816&cat_id=1

4) Ad Plan for Golden Gate Bridge Met with DemurReport says sponsorship could generate as much as $4 million annually, but the public has not shown interest.
Link to MediaNews story:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bayandstate/ci_6983254?nclick_check=1

5) Navigating the Harbor
Marine Exchange of Southern California works to prevent ship collisions.
Link to story and video in the Press-Telegram:
http://origin.presstelegram.com/business/ci_6979542

6) Satellite-Based System to Help Indian Fishermen in Distress
Link to story in The Hindu:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/09/24/stories/2007092450180202.htm

7) Synchronized Signals No Match for 'Oversaturation'
Coordination can't effectively combat 'oversaturation'
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-gettingaround24sep24,1,2075592.column (may require free registration)

8) ‘Open Road Tolling’ Could Spell End to Toll Booths
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1033576

9) Trust, Skills Crucial to Sharing Information in Emergencies, Report States
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article103844-09-24-07-Web
Link to report from the Center for Technology in Government:
http://www.ctg.albany.edu/publications/reports/exploring_regional

10) Wrap and Roll
Advertisers find new vehicles for mobile messages.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Business Journal:
http://www.labusinessjournal.com/article.asp?aID=83206904.35642202.1529918.8048915.7985635.782&aID2=117677

11) Mapping Out a Niche
By combining maps and computer databases, Roger Tomlinson founded the field known best by its acronym GIS.
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/259471

12) Smart Car, Smart Driver?
The iCar quiz is designed to inform drivers how new technologies can make their car safer, cleaner and smarter.
Link to quiz from the European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/intelligentcar/quiz/index_en.htm

13) Smart Parking Management to Boost Transit, Ease Congestion: Oakland, California Field Test Shows Promise
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8131


News Releases

1) Delaware DOT Scores High Marks in National Transportation Survey on Crash Investigations and Reconstruction
http://www.deldot.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNewsDisplay&id=2792

2) US, India to Cooperate on Urban Transportation
http://www.indiaprwire.com/businessnews/20070924/24636.htm


Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Seminar – October 17 – Urban Congestion and Freight
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=377


Today in Transportation History
1948 – The Honda Technical Research Institute becomes the Honda Motor Company.
http://world.honda.com/history/limitlessdreams/doyouremember/index.html

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Friday, September 21, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 21, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

New Book Driving Questions – Developing a National Transportation Vision by Northeastern University Professor of Strategy, Joseph M. Giglio, Ph.D.
The book outlines the current status of the nation's surface transportation system, what a long-range vision of the system might look like and what we should do to turn strategy into reality. The author argues that developing a strategy to address the country's future transportation needs starts with analyzing the evolving external environment. To understand the future needs of surface transportation customers, we must begin by identifying and evaluating the economic, demographic, technological and socio-political variables shaping the future. The author focuses on the key unasked and unanswered questions that should be driving our search for a sound vision of the surface transportation system in America. Also, he suggests a series of guiding principles to guide policymakers as they seek answers to these questions.
The book is available through Amazon. For additional information please visit www.hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.


1) Washington, DC Metro to Suspend System Providing Bus Arrival Times
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/20/AR2007092002329.html (may require free registration)

2) Missouri Tracking Cell Phones for Traffic Flows
After more than a year delay state has begun monitoring cell phone signals as a high-tech way of tracking vehicle speeds and warning motorists of traffic jams.
Link to AP story:
http://www.bnd.com/336/story/134309.html
Link to 2005 Missouri DOT news release:
http://www.modot.org/newsandinfo/newsreleases/2005/December/cell_phone_tech.htm

3) Drivers Test Paying by Mile Instead of Gas Tax
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-20-roads_N.htm
Link to further information from The University of Iowa Public Policy Center:
http://ppc.uiowa.edu/dnn4/Default.aspx?tabid=65

4) Ford Moving to Get In Synch
The auto company joins with Microsoft to offer a voice-activated music-selection and text-messaging system.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-garage22sep22,1,6724944.story?coll=la-utilities-technology (may require free registration)
Link to additional information from Ford: http://www.syncmyride.com/

5) Sanet: Satellite Toll System More Suitable for Slovakia
Link to story in The Slovak Spectator:
http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok.asp?cl=29231

6) Anti-Toll Road Activist Sues Texas Over Ad Campaign
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5153667.html
Link to news release from the San Antonio Toll Party:
http://www.satollparty.com/post/ (may need to scroll down for release)

7) Technology Will Help Enforce HOT Lane Tolls in Virginia
Link to story in the Potomac News:
http://www.potomacnews.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WPN%2FMGArticle%2FWPN_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173352835157&path=

8) Google Launches Google China Transit
Link to Google China Transit:
http://www.google.cn/transit (in Chinese)

9) US DOT Congestion Initiative Urban Partnership Agreements
A presentation by Jeffrey F. Paniati at the National Transportation Operations Coalition Summer Meeting.
Link to presentation from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=379


Upcoming Events
Expo Rail India 2007 – October 16-18 – New Delhi
http://www.exporailindia.com/


Job Postings
- Senior Engineer & Engineering Technician – KMJ Consulting – Haverford, Pennsylvania
http://www.kmjinc.com/html/careers_at_kmj.html
- Project Managers – PRR – Seattle, Washington
http://www.prrbiz.com/thefirm/employment.html
- Communication and Outreach Manager – 36 Commuting Solutions – Broomfield, Colorado
http://www.36commutingsolutions.org/Communication%20Outreach%20Mgr%20Position%209-17.doc


Friday Bonus
My daughter is getting married in February. Maybe I should look into this in case there’s a blizzard.
http://www.tanklimo.com/


Today in Transportation History
1947 **60th anniversary** - The French Grand Prix resumes following a break for World War II.
http://www.gpfrancef1.com/

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 20, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

IBTTA 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Join IBTTA on October 7-10, 2007 in Vienna, AUSTRIA for the 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The theme, Tolling: the Art of the Possible will be celebrated in this extraordinary city with focus on strategies and solutions to promote economic growth, improve mobility, enhance the quality of life and save lives. Download the full program and learn about all the details of the event at http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2096. Celebrate 75 years of Driving Change with IBTTA this fall! Don’t miss this one!!


1) Taiwan National Freeway Bureau Working on New Traffic System
Link to story in the Taipei Times:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/09/20/2003379561

2) New York MTA Urged to Tell Riders What’s Going On in Crisis
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/09/20/2007-09-20_mta_urged_to_tell_riders_whats_going_on_-1.html
Link to news release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
http://mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=070920-HQ65
Link to report: http://mta.info/mta/pdf/storm_report_2007.pdf

3) Battle Looms Over EU-Wide Road-Charging Scheme
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/battle-looms-eu-wide-road-charging-scheme/article-166915

4) UK Highways Agency Rolls Out New Services to Road Users
Link to story in ComputerWeekly:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/09/20/226914/highway-agency-rolls-out-new-services-to-road-users.htm

5) Montana Makes Deal with Railroad for Radio Communications
State will pay BNSF $500,000 to lease and build communications equipment to provide better law enforcement radio communications in northern Montana.
Link to AP story:
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2007/09/20/news/state/65-radiocommunications.txt

6) New York City Aims to Launch Program to Improve Crisis Communication
Link to story in The New York Sun:
http://www.nysun.com/article/63041

7) New York MTA Makes Deal for Cell Phones in Stations
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/nyregion/20cellphone.html?ei=5090&en=bdd613b152438b7c&ex=1347940800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1190278210-pgHN88Uae899wrgqMU7uJA

8) Vermont Towns’ Buildings to be Re-created on Google Earth
Link to story in the Burlington Free Press:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070920/NEWS02/709200303/1007
Link to additional information on Google 3D Warehouse: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/

9) Western Transportation Institute Issues Final Reports
- An Evaluation of RouteMatch Software in the Billings MET Special Transit System
http://www.coe.montana.edu/wti/wti/display.php?id=219
- An Assessment of Wildlife-Transportation Issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
http://www.coe.montana.edu/wti/wti/display.php?id=159
- Traffic Monitor Trailers, Configuration and Deployment Final Report
http://www.coe.montana.edu/wti/wti/pdf/4W1402_Final_Report.pdf


News Releases

1) AAA Foundation Study Finds Many Traffic Signals Can Not Accommodate Older Pedestrians
http://www.aaafoundation.org/multimedia/index.cfm?button=article&?SMContentIndex=0&SMContentSet=0

2) Latest Issue of BE Magazine Looks at Intelligent Transportation Systems
http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/Aktie/12717491/News/13360719/SOFTWARE.html


Upcoming Events
Rocket City Geospatial Conference – October 15-17 – Huntsville, Alabama
http://www.rocketcitygeospatial.com/


Today in Transportation History
1967 **40th anniversary** - The Queen Elizabeth II is launched.
http://www.ocean-liners.com/ships/qetwo.asp

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 19, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

KMJ Consulting, Inc. is seeking qualified applicants for Sr. Traffic Engineering and Technician positions. For more information, please visit http://www.kmjinc.com/html/careers_at_kmj.html


1) California Seen as Model for Traffic Relief in US
Efforts such as 511, ramp metering and frequent use of electronic freeway signs praised.
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_6935027

2) EU Mulls Compulsory Safety-Technology for Cars
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/eu-mulls-compulsory-safety-technology-cars/article-166848

3) Red-Light Cameras Bringing in Less Cash in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
As more drivers obey law, a bigger portion of fines go to company which installed the cameras.
Link to story in the Argus Leader:
http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070917/NEWS/709170301/1001

4) US Department of Defense Halts Orders for ‘Selective Availability’ GPS
Link to story in EE Times:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201807477

5) Taxi Drivers Sue New York City Over GPS Equipment
Link to story in Crain’s New York Business:
http://www.newyorkbusiness.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070919/FREE/70919010/1066/newsletter01

6) Getting Smart IDs to First Responders
Industry group reaches out to put affordable smart ID technology into first responders’ hands.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_24/45024-1.html
Link to additional information from Tiers of Trust: http://www.tiersoftrust.com/

7) US National Weather Service Changes Storm Warning System
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2007-09-19-weather-warnings_N.htm

8) Now, Massachusetts Turnpike Drivers Get the Big Picture
Public broadcaster displays changing images on three story mural over highway.
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/19/now_pike_drivers_get_the_big_picture/ (may require free registration)
Link to additional information from WGBH:
http://campaign.wgbh.org/studios/gallery5.html

9) 'Desperate' Advertising: Parking Stripes Hot New Way to Get the Word Out
Link to story in the Los Angeles Daily News:
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6922671?source=most_viewed
Link to additional information from Parking Stripe Advertising:
http://www.parkingstripe.com/


News Releases

1) Galileo: The European Commission Proposes Practical Measures to Ensure the Program's Future
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1358&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr

2) Cellular M2M ARPU Holding Firm Despite Lower Data Costs
http://www.abiresearch.com/abiprdisplay.jsp?pressid=937


Job Opening
- Senior Engineer/Operations Research Analyst – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=62455632&AVSDM=9%2F19%2F2007+3%3A02%3A35+PM


Upcoming Events
Intertraffic North America 2007 – October 10-12 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida
http://www.northamerica.intertraffic.com/intertrafficna2007/


Today in Transportation History
1997 **10th anniversary** - An intercity passenger train collides with a freight train in west London.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/19/newsid_2524000/2524283.stm

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 18, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

IBTTA 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Join IBTTA on October 7-10, 2007 in Vienna, AUSTRIA for the 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The theme, Tolling: the Art of the Possible will be celebrated in this extraordinary city with focus on strategies and solutions to promote economic growth, improve mobility, enhance the quality of life and save lives. Download the full program and learn about all the details of the event at http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2096. Celebrate 75 years of Driving Change with IBTTA this fall! Don’t miss this one!!


1) TransLink Fits and Finally Starts in Bay Area
Universal transit fare card debuts on two bus systems.
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6921662

2) Airports Plan to Radio-Tag Bags
Eighty of the world's busiest airports could within five years make the switch to radio tags to track and transfer baggage.
Link to story in Australian IT:
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,22435325-15306,00.html

3) Lawyers Debate Speed Cameras in Ohio Supreme Court
Link to story in the Akron Beacon Journal:
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/9850671.html

4) Tacoma, Washington First in US to Install High-Tech Signs
Link to story in The News Tribune:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/158589.html

5) Lining Up Against the Airports
A new Web site is compiling a league table of delays to shame UK airports into action. And it's the people in the queues supplying the information.
Link to story in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/sep/17/travelnews.theairlineindustry?gusrc=rss&feed=travel
Link to UK Airport Delays: http://www.ukairportdelays.co.uk/

6) US Navy, Coast Guard Share Maritime Intel Office
Global Maritime Situational Awareness national office aimed at better coordinating efforts to promote maritime safety and security.
Link to story in Navy Times:
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/09/navy_globalmda_office_070917w/

7) Chances Fading for Microwave Toll System in Slovakia
Link to story in The Slovak Spectator:
http://www.slovakspectator.sk/clanok.asp?cl=29211

8) Be Prepared
Most emergency alert opportunities will lie with the states, FEMA official Martha Rainville says.
Link to interview in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/22_17/31440-1.html

9) North Dakota Officials Mull Traffic Center
Link to story in The Forum:
http://www.in-forum.com/News/articles/178536

10) Arinc Thrives In Its Niche
Link to story in The Capital:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/09_16-23/BUS

11) ITS Joint Program Office Announces Enhancements to ITS Applications Overview Web Site
Link to site:
http://www.itsoverview.its.dot.gov

12) Going Paperless
International Air Transport Association says airlines are phasing out paper tickets.
Link to video report on Fox Business News:
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=289004&cl=4143396&src=finance&ch=1316259

13) Sea-Traffic Control
Link to story in Esquire:
http://www.esquire.com/features/esquire-100/seatraffic1007

14) SLUT -- Streetcar's Unfortunate Acronym Seems Here to StayLink to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/332081_slut18.html

15) The Dream of an Automated Highway
Link to article in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/07july/07.htm


News Releases

1) Telematics-Based Car Insurance Systems Face Tremendous Growth Ahead
http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=107016215&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx1&ctxixpLabel=FcmCtx2

2) Alaska Airlines Working with Row 44 to Launch In-flight Wireless Internet Service
http://www.alaskasworld.com/newsroom/asnews/asstories/AS_20070918_080507.asp


Upcoming Events
SATCON (Satellite and Content Delivery Conference & Expo) – October 10-11 – New York City
http://www.satconexpo.com


Today in Transportation History
1961 - United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld was killed in an airplane crash near the border between Katanga and North Rhodesia.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1961/hammarskjold-bio.html

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Monday, September 17, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 17, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) US Terrorist Watch List Hobbled by Data Errors
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_24/45029-1.html

2) Wikis, the Semantic Web Head to the Streets
Wiki technology takes real-time, user-generated data from mobile phones to create maps for pedestrians and other travelers making their way across a city.
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/09/17/Wikis-Semantic-Web-head-to-streets_1.html

3) Navigation Devices Set to Take Mass-Market Route
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.news.com/Navigation+devices+set+to+take+mass-market+route/2100-1041_3-6208246.html?tag=ne.fd.mnbc

4) Truckers May See Cowbells Make a Comeback in Massachusetts
Devices warn of low overpasses.
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/09/15/truckers_may_see_cowbells_make_a_comeback_in_mass/

5) Delaware Pays to Spread Word
DelDOT and Office of Highway Safety use outside help for advertising and marketing.
Link to story in the Delaware State News:
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/09/15/dm/sussex_county/dsn02.txt

6) I-40 Traffic Cameras in North Carolina Regularly Out of Order
Link to story in the Asheville Citizen-Times:
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770915026

7) Internet to Help Beat Traffic Jams in Leeds
Link to story in the Yorkshire Post:
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Internet-to-help-beat-city.3206258.jp

8) Life of a Traffic Engineer is Always Stop and Go
Link to story in the Green Bay Press-Gazette:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070916/GPG03/709160403/1247/GPGbusiness

9) Device Would Warn News Crew Copters
Link to story in the East Valley Tribune:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/97541

10) Air France to Test Fingerprint Cards
Will permit registered travelers to bypass general boarding on shuttle flights between Paris and Amsterdam.
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-09-16-checkin_N.htm

11) September Issue of IEEE ITS Society Newsletter Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.its.washington.edu/itsc/v9n3.pdf


News Releases

1) Intelligent Cars: European Commission Leads the Drive for Safer, Greener and Smarter Cars
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1342&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en


Upcoming Events
Coach & Bus Live – October 10-11 – Birmingham, UK
http://www.coachandbuslive.com/


Today in Transportation History
1976 – The US Space Shuttle Enterprise is publicly unveiled in Palmdale, California.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/resources/orbiters/enterprise.html

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Friday, September 14, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 14, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

New Book Driving Questions – Developing a National Transportation Vision by Northeastern University Professor of Strategy, Joseph M. Giglio, Ph.D.
The book outlines the current status of the nation's surface transportation system, what a long-range vision of the system might look like and what we should do to turn strategy into reality. The author argues that developing a strategy to address the country's future transportation needs starts with analyzing the evolving external environment. To understand the future needs of surface transportation customers, we must begin by identifying and evaluating the economic, demographic, technological and socio-political variables shaping the future. The author focuses on the key unasked and unanswered questions that should be driving our search for a sound vision of the surface transportation system in America. Also, he suggests a series of guiding principles to guide policymakers as they seek answers to these questions.
The book is available through Amazon. For additional information please visit www.hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.


1) EU: Carmakers Must Share Info with Independent Garages
Link to Dow Jones story:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200709141046DOWJONESDJONLINE000663_FORTUNE5.htm
Link to news release from the European Commission:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/1332&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

2) Honeywell Develops System Reducing Runway Accidents
System would simultaneously warn tower, pilots.
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0914biz-honeywell0914.html

3) US Department of Homeland Security Outlines Eight Keys to National Preparedness
Strengthening interoperable and operable communications capabilities one of the eight.
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article103776-09-14-07-Web
Link to National Preparedness Guidelines:
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/National_Preparedness_Guidelines.pdf

4) How Law Enforcement Uses Goggle Earth
The Ohio State Highway Patrol uses it to map fatal accidents. On the other hand some citizens use it to avoid speed cameras.
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/How+law+enforcement+uses+Google+Earth/2100-1025_3-6208034.html?tag=nefd.lede


News Releases

1) Amateur Radio Operators are Houston TranStar’s Safety Net
http://www.newsrouter.com/NewsRouter_Uploads/6/2007-09-15%20Amateur%20Radio%20Operators.pdf


Solicitation
- Request for Qualifications/Proposals – Electronic and Manual Toll Collection Systems – Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
http://www.masspike.com/user-cgi/contracts.cgi?dbkey=107


Upcoming Events
14th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems – October 9-13 – Beijing
http://www.itsworldcongress.cn


Friday Bonus
For a change, a story about distracted driving that has nothing to do with technology.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxeCgWibH_vqmcBnQ7PJKJMY2SgQ


Today in Transportation History
1982 – Princess Grace of Monaco died following a car crash.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/fromthearchive/story/0,,1304300,00.html

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Thursday, September 13, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 13, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

IBTTA 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Join IBTTA on October 7-10, 2007 in Vienna, AUSTRIA for the 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The theme, Tolling: the Art of the Possible will be celebrated in this extraordinary city with focus on strategies and solutions to promote economic growth, improve mobility, enhance the quality of life and save lives. Download the full program and learn about all the details of the event at http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2096. Celebrate 75 years of Driving Change with IBTTA this fall! Don’t miss this one!!


1) Mobile CCTV System to Help Traffic in North East England
Link to story in the News Post Leader:
http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/latest-news/Mobile-CCTV-to-help-traffic.3197575.jp
Link to news release from the Highways Agency:
http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/newsroom.aspx?newsid=18272487

2) US Coast Guard to Withhold Names of People It Rescues
Link to story in the Navy Times:
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/09/coastguard_disclosure_070907w/

3) Azerbaijan to Launch Intelligent Traffic Control System Late this Year
Link to Azeri-Press Agency story:
http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=35020

4) New York City and Utah Pioneer Use of Bank-Issued Contactless Cards for Transit Fare Collection
Link to story in RFIDNews:
http://www.rfidnews.org/library/2007/09/12/nyc-and-utah-pioneer-use-of-bankissued-contactless-cards-for-transit-fare-collection/

5) Ho Chi Minh City to Teach Traffic Rules with Cartoons
Link to story on VietNamNet:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2007/09/740447/

6) Britain Pushes the Limits of Modern Surveillance
Link to story in CIO:
http://www.cio.com/article/137500/Britain_Pushes_The_Limits_of_Modern_Surveillance

7) Traffic in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania May be Handled with Monitors
Link to story in the Lancaster New Era:
http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/209420

8) Web Site Aims to Cut Your Taxi Fare in Half
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/am-taxi0913,0,3386021.story
Link to site: http://rideamigos.com/

9) September Issue of Telematics Update Online
Link to magazine:
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/TelematicsUpdate/telematics41.pdf


News Releases

1) New Federal Plan Keeps Air Travelers Safe from Volcanic Ash
http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2007/sep07/noaa07-048.html

2) New Tools Give Missouri Motorists the Driving Edge
http://www.modot.org/newsandinfo/District0News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=12845
Link to MoDOT’s Driving Edge: http://www.modot.org/drivingedge/

3) Declining System Prices Fuelling Growth of the EU Telematics and Infotainment Aftermarket
http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/press-release.pag?docid=106520151&ctxixpLink=FcmCtx9&ctxixpLabel=FcmCtx10

4) GPS Operations in China: Where They are Now - Where the Road Lies
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-13-2007/0004662020&EDATE=


Solicitation
- Special Notice to Contractors – Fog Warning System Repair on Interstate 10 – Alabama DOT
http://www.dot.state.al.us/NR/rdonlyres/50E808B6-D0FF-441E-8187-DF40CD9B220F/0/SpecialNTCI1007Dec2007.pdf


Upcoming Events
Webinar: NTCIP 1203 DMS Deployment Experiences: Using the ITS Standard for Dynamic Message Signs – September 26
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s070926_DMS.asp


Today in Transportation History
1977 – General Motors becomes the first American car company to introduce diesel automobiles.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,915489,00.html

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