Monday, June 30, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 30, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Intelligent Transportation Society of America and American Association of Airport Executives Announce “Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference”

ITS America and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) announced the Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, August 25-26, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. Speakers will include ITS industry leaders who are currently providing solutions for airport land side management and airport managers sharing real-world results, lessons learned, success stories and reasons why they have chosen ITS products and services as their airport land side management solution. Airport managers are turning to ITS to provide solutions to the challenges they face, such as managing parking, commercial vehicle movement, incident management, security and much more. View the preliminary agenda and register at www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/AAAEITSAConference.pdf.

AVIATION

1) Passengers Flying in Uncontrolled Airspace Over Australia
Link to story from The Daily Telegraph:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23943880-2,00.html

BUSES

2) Compulsory for Express Buses in Malaysia to Have GPS Device To Reduce Accidents
Link to story from the Malaysian National News Agency:
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=343009

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Tele Atlas in 5-Year Deal to Provide Maps to Google
Link to Reuters story:
http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINL2727975420080630
Link to news release from Tele Atlas:
http://www.teleatlas.com/WhyTeleAtlas/Pressroom/PressReleases/TA_CT018846

4) Map Maker Dropped from Suit in Fatal Comair Crash
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080630/ky_comair_crash.html?.v=1

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Texas Toll Agency Going After Rental Car Drivers
Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-rentalwoes_30met.ART.State.Edition2.4da8704.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Finding Cheap Gas with TomTom Can be Hit or Miss
Link to story from The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.newsday.com/business/yourmoney/ny-bzdolinar5744427jun29,0,3393211.story

7) Skyhook Combines GPS and Wi-Fi for Location
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9980618-7.html?tag=nefd.top
Link to news release from Skyhook Wireless:
http://www.skyhookwireless.com/press/skyhookxps.php

OTHER

8) Federal Judge Orders California Department of Transportation to Repost Minuteman Sign
Link to story in The San Diego Union-Tribune:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080629-9999-1m29minute.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Big Hair, and a Tussle in the Skies
“Edna” serves as a spokeswoman for the Air Transport Association in their battle with corporate jets.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/business/29bug.html?scp=6&sq=airline&st=nyt

RAILROADS

10) Metro-North Will Use Cameras to Find Problems Along Its Catenary Lines
Link to story in The Advocate:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/norwalkadvocate/news/ci_9740394

ROADWAYS

11) Maryland’s Traffic Roundabouts Reviewed
New signs and curbing paint could make them safer.
Link to story in The Capital:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/06_29-15/TOP

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) New Web Site Pools Best Research on Rural Highway Safety
Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/06/30/safetywebsite/
Link to news release from US DOT:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot8908.htm
Link to Rural Highway Safety Clearinghouse:
http://www.ruralsafety.umn.edu/clearinghouse/index.html

13) Mapping Technology Used to Curb Drunk Driving
Link to story and video report on KUSA-TV:
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=94655&catid=188

14) Speeding? This Phone Will Text Your Parents
Link to story in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/local/22718039.html?location_refer=Dining%20+%20Nightlife

15) Understanding the New FHWA Final Rule on Temporary Traffic Control Devices (Subpart K) Webinar Video and Presentation Now Available Online
Links to video and PowerPoint presentation:
http://www.workzonesafety.org/node/8802

TRANSIT

16) High-Tech Images on Tube Platforms
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7481042.stm

17) Near Field Communication Development in France
Link to story on the Transport Information Group:
http://en.transport-expertise.org/index.php/2008/06/30/near-field-communication-development-in-france/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Multi-Lingual Hotline Setup for Traffic in Beijing
Link to story in the China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2008-06/30/content_6806582.htm


News Releases
1) Citilog’s Real-Time Automatic Incident Detection System has Been Deployed for Traffic Management at World’s Longest Sea-Crossing Hangzhou Bay Bridge


Upcoming Events
OceanTech Expo 2008 – September 30-October 3 – Providence, Rhode Island
http://www.oceantechexpo.com/


Today in Transportation History
1971 – The crew members of Soyuz 11 died after undocking from the Salyut space station.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1971-053A

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Friday, June 27, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Air Traffic Control System on the Verge of Collapse?
Help Wanted: FAA posts jobs, with big bonuses, to lure veteran controllers.
Link to ABC News story:
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=5252773&page=1

2) Assigning the Blame for Airport Woes
Link to column in the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/27/travel/trfreq27.php

3) US Explores Anti-Missile Scheme for Flight Zones
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSL2659927120080626

CAMERAS

4) Traffic Cameras – Life-Savers or Tax-Raisers?
Link to story in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/industry-blogs.php?BlogID=92

OTHER

5) Norway Transport Minister Shifts Gears on ‘Vanity’ Plates
Link to story in Aftenposten:
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2508650.ece

ROADWAYS

6) Alabama Alerts Residents, Businesses Along Evacuation Route
State sent out fliers informing them of the potential for heavy traffic if the state finds it necessary to reverse lanes on Interstate 65 for a hurricane evacuation.
Link to story in the Montgomery Advertiser:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/NEWS/80626032

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Dallas Officials Hope GPS Markers Will Make Katy Trail Safer
Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/062808dnmetkatytrail.4426d0a8.html

8) Strategies for Improving Safety at Toll Collection Facilities
Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling_pricing/resources/report/toll_summary/index.htm

TRANSIT

9) Dogs, X-Rays to Help Screen Some UK Train Users
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7475576.stm

10) Traditional Approaches for Fare Media Sales to Support the Unbanked Consumer
Link to story in Smart Card Talk:
http://www.smartcardalliance.org/newsletter/june_2008/feature_0608.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Computer Stops Sydney, and that’s the Fifth Time
Tunnel closed when server and backup crash.
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/computer-stops-city-and-thats-the-fifth-time/2008/06/25/1214073342057.html

12) I-5 to Get Traffic Detectors in Southern California
Link to story in the North County Times:
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/06/27/news/sandiego/z88595274289c1e93882574740081767f.txt


News Releases
1) Laser-Based Speed Enforcement to Create Safer Roads in Lithuania
2) Volkswagen AG Reduces Safety Hazards - Intelligent cars set to revolutionize safety as AKTIV partners research for a safer future


Upcoming Events
Transpo 2008 – September 22-25 – Orlando, Florida
http://www.itstranspo.org/


Friday Bonus
The ultimate mobile phone.
http://www.komonews.com/home/video/20411864.html?video=pop&t=a


Today in Transportation History
1998 **10th anniversary** - Kuala Lumpur International Airport officially opened.
http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?ch=1&pg=24&ac=10

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 26, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Feds Probing Alleged Coverup of Air-Traffic Control Errors
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-faa-controller-probejun26,0,2721803.story

2) The Flight Watchmen
To the counterterrorism experts who scour the nation's airspace, safety is hard-earned every minute of every day.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/19/AR2008061902627.html

3) Air Traffic Gets Out of Control
Single European Sky scheme faces IT integration problems.
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2220081/air-traffic-gets-control-4090170

4) FAA on TARGETS to Speed Aircraft Departures
Agency is using a new software program to improve airport departure procedures and reduce aviation fuel consumption.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46545-1.html

CAMERAS

5) Traffic-Camera Bid Revived in Arizona
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/06/26/20080626budget0626.html

6) More Delays for Cameras in New York City Subways
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/nyregion/26security.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) First ‘Cashless’ Toll Road for Central Texas
Link to story in the Austin American-Statesman:
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/26/0626cashless.html

MARITIME

8) Vessel Traffic Service Fully Operational Along Portuguese Coast
Link to story in The Euro Weekly News:
http://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/9005.html

OTHER

9) Sale of Company that Makes Florida Driver Licenses Raises Privacy Concerns
Link to story in the Tallahassee Democrat:
http://floridacapitalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/CAPITOLNEWS/80626005

10) Summer Issue of The Bridge Online
- Intelligent Transportation Systems in a Real-Time, Customer-Oriented Society
- Building the Next Generation of Airport Systems
Link to publication:
http://www.nae.edu/nae/bridgecom.nsf/weblinks/MKEZ-7FRJUD?OpenDocument

RAILROADS

11) Arizona Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Public Hearings Before Construction of Major Railroad Projects
Link to story in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/245604

ROADWAYS

12) Do Traffic Laws Cause Accidents?
Link to story in The Christian Science Monitor:
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/06/25/do-traffic-laws-cause-accidents/

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Electronic Citations Speed Up Ticketing Process for Police
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2008-06-25-Electronic-tickets_N.htm

14) Laptop Searches in Airports Draws Fire at US Senate Hearing
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/washington/26airports.html?partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

15) New Digital Radios Could put Firefighters at Risk, Chiefs Say
Link to story in The Indianapolis Star:
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/LOCAL18/806260431

TRANSIT

16) Bus-Spotter Labeled a Pedophile
Link to Sky News story:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/skynews/20080624/tuk-bus-spotter-labelled-a-paedophile-45dbed5.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Plan to Avoid Traffic Jams Using Cell Phones
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/06/25/BAV511ETEC.DTL

18) Dutch Study Seeks to Solve Sofia’s Traffic Woes
Link to story in The Sofia Echo:
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/dutch-study-seeks-to-solve-sofia-s-traffic-woes/id_30156/catid_66

19) Texas DOT Aims to Keep I-35 Traffic Moving with ITS Equipment
Link to story and video report on News 8 Austin:
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=212543

20) Alabama Department of Transportation Posts More Traffic Cams Online for Motorists
Link to story in The Birmingham News:
http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1214468190299650.xml&coll=2
Link to Alabama DOT traffic cameras:
http://www.dot.state.al.us/internetdocs/apps/bureaus/design/its/publicits/cameralist.aspx

21) Sydney and Brisbane Get Traffic Messaging Suna Rather than Later
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.cnet.com.au/cartech/gps/0,2000438599,339290149,00.htm

22) TranStar Brings Emergency Management Together
Link to story in The Citizen Bay Area:
http://www.hcnonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19806248&BRD=1574&PAG=461&dept_id=639002&rfi=6


News Releases
1) ITIS Launches Next Generation Traffic Services in the UK
2) VeriFone Adds People.com, Other Video Content to NYC Taxi System
3) Knoxville’s WTNZ Fox 43 Launches Mobile Traffic Camera Service to Help Lighten Traffic Load
4) Future of Transit Taking Place at the Big Blue Bus - Big Blue Bus and Art Center College of Design Partner to Create High Concept ''Bus of the Future''
5) Transportation Technology Conference Brings Developers And Managers Together To Share Ideas
6) USTelematics Announces Intention to Acquire Key Digital Media Rights Management Technology in Exchange for UTLM Stock at $1.50 per Share


Upcoming Events
World Low Cost Airlines 2008 – September 23-24 – London
http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/low/


Today in Transportation History
1898 **110th anniversary** - Willy Messerschmitt, a German aircraft designer and manufacturer, was born in Frankfurt am Main.
http://www.todayinsci.com/M/Messerschmitt_Willy/Messerschmitt_Willy.htm

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 25, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Request for Qualifications for the Upgrade and Enhancement to the Tolling System for the Pocahontas Parkway

Transurban (895) LLC wishes to solicit qualifications from those interested in contracting for the design, roadside equipment and back office software and hardware supply, system installation and integration of the tolling system upgrade and enhancement for the Pocahontas Parkway in Henrico County, Virginia. Transurban intends to complete this work under a single contract. Interested parties should go to the Pocahontas Parkway website at www.Pocahontas895.com to download a complete copy of the Request for Qualifications, or call Rich Prezioso at (804) 822-3422 to obtain a copy. Qualifications submissions will be due on July 21, 2008.


AVIATION

1) EU: Air Fares Must Show All Taxes, Surcharges
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-06-24-eu-fares_N.htm

2) Travelers Can Soon Book Reservations, Buy Tickets at Dayton, Ohio Airport Site
Link to story in the Dayton Daily News:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/06/25/ddn062508flightsweb.html

MARITIME

3) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Launches Wireless Internet on Commuter Boats
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/06/25/mbta_launches_wireless_internet_on_commuter_boats/

RAILROADS

4) How Amtrak Deployed Wi-Fi on Its Trains
Link to interview on SearchNetworking:
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/news/interview/0,289202,sid7_gci1318622,00.html

ROADWAYS

5) ‘Audible’ Traffic Signals No Match for Din of Traffic
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Fixer/article/448731

6) Ohio DOT Rejects Deal from Highway Sign Company
Firm offers to share revenues from blue highway exit sign program.
Link to story in The Columbus Dispatch:
http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/06/25/sign_side.ART_ART_06-25-08_B1_K8AJ0ME.html?sid=101

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) As the Roads Turn Gray, Ways to Make Driving Safer
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/automobiles/22OLDER.html?_r=1&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin

8) US Transportation Security Administration Set to Examine TWIC Card Readers
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152953-1.html#

9) Feds: Drivers Don’t Have to Hang Up Phones
Link to story from Automotive News:
http://www.rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080625/FREE/356344909/1005

10) More States Say Cell Phones and Driving Don’t Mix
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2008-06-24-cellphone-car-driving-headset_N.htm

TELEMATICS

11) More Telematics Options Coming Soon
Link to story in Consumer Reports:
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2008/06/hugh-telematics.html?EXTKEY=I72RSC0

TRANSIT

12) Mass Transit Meets Mass Media
Increase in advertising on buses and light-rail cars is a trend that's paying off for Minnesota’s Metro Transit.
Link to story in the Pioneer Press:
http://www.twincities.com/ci_9686409

13) Dutch Researchers Break Security of London’s Oyster Transport Card
Link to story in ComputerWeekly:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/06/25/231206/dutch-researchers-break-security-of-londons-oyster-transport.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Cumulus Media, Hubbard Ally with Broadcaster Traffic Consortium
Link to story in Radio Ink:
http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=142676
Link to news release from the Broadcaster Traffic Consortium:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200806250951PR_NEWS_USPR_____CLW053.htm

15) New Pennsylvania DOT Web Site Provides Live Camera Views Along I-81 Corridor
Link to story on WNEP-TV:
http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=8554480
Link to site: http://67.62.24.187/PAScranton/

16) RITA Administrator: San Francisco Poised to Revolutionize Future Transportation Systems
Link to blog entry from US Department of Transportation:
http://fastlane.dot.gov/secretarysblog/2008/06/rita-administra.html
Link to news release from US DOT:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/rita0108.htm

VEHICLES

17) Chrysler Will Offer Wireless Internet Access in 2009 Models
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wificar25-2008jun25,0,1676276.story

18) Automotive Industry is Hostile to Innovation, Study Says
Link to story in EE Times Eastern Europe:
http://www.eetimes.eu/eastern_europe/208800700?cid=RSSfeed_eetimesEU_easternEurope


News Releases
1) US DOT Partners with Caltrans to Move California Drivers One Step Closer to Instant Travel Information and Safety Technologies
2) Georgia 511 Reaches 1 Million Call Milestone
3) The European Commission Launches Single European Sky II for Safer, Greener and More Punctual Flying
4) Intelligent Transportation Society of America Releases RFP for Public Relations Services


Upcoming Events
Reducing Driver Distraction: Improving Safety Behind the Wheel Telephone/Webcast – August 14
http://www.sae.org/servlets/pdEvent?OBJECT_TYPE=PDEventInfo&PAGE=getPDEventInfo&EVT_NAME=C0816


Today in Transportation History
1938 **70th anniversary** - Manchester Airport opened as Ringway Airport.
http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/manweb.nsf/Content/celebrates70years

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 – ISSN 1529-1057

ITS Connections: Saving Time. Saving Lives
Registration is open for the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems featuring ITS America's 2008 Annual Meeting. This combined event is expected to attract 10,000 leaders, policy makers and other business professionals from more than 40 countries. Held from November 16-20 at New York’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center the World Congress on ITS is this year’s best chance to have access to a program featuring over 200 sessions featuring more than 700 industry experts covering a broad range of ITS issues that are important to you; take unprecedented technical tours to ITS facilities in and around New York City; participate in live demonstrations of active VII-based safety systems and other dynamic ITS applications along the streets and highways of New York; see the VII TMC of the Future illustrating a transportation management system in the year 2020; attend a grand-scale exhibition hall with more than 250,000 square feet of exhibits featuring the latest technologies, products and services; and connect with an international audience in a world-class city of beauty, culture and fun.
The 15th World Congress promises to be the most dynamic ITS event of 2008 and will certainly set the standard for future ITS developments. For more information, including online registration, visit www.itsworldcongress.org.

AVIATION

1) Grand Rapids Airport First in US to Install Hearing Loop System
Will allow public address system announcements to be transmitted directly to hearing aids.
Link to story in The Grand Rapids Press:
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/06/airport_aids_travelers_dealing.html
Link to news release from Gerald R. Ford International Airport:
http://www.grr.org/PDFs/nrhearingloop.pdf

2) American Airlines Set to Test In-flight Web Access
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080624/airborne_internet_american.html?.v=4

3) Writing with a Plane, Not a Pen
Milwaukee airport's promotion is delivered from the sky.
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/transportation/chi-getting-around-23-jun23,0,408517.column

4) FedEx Earns FAA Certification for MD-10 Cockpit System
Link to story on the Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=ea6424e8-9120-4b24-857a-e90f4527295e

5) For Safety’s Sake, Light the Runway
Editorial favors adding centerline lighting at Saint John, New Brunswick airport.
Link to editorial in the Telegraph-Journal:
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/article/334867

BUSES

6) Washington, DC Metrobus Forgoes Tracking System
Link to story and video report on WJLA-TV:
http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0608/530424.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Radiofrequency ID Devices, Including Electronic Toll Tags, May Pose Hazards to Medical Equipment
Link to story in Renal Business Today:
http://www.renalbusiness.com/hotnews/radiofrequency-id-hazards-medical-equipment.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) GPS System Used to Slow Speeding Cars in Australia
Link to AAP story:
http://news.theage.com.au/national/gps-system-used-to-slow-speeding-cars-20080624-2vxj.html

9) Volvo Car India Launches ‘Road Traffic Information’ System
Link to story in The Financial Express:
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Volvo-Car-launches---Road-Traffic-Information---system/326889/

10) Cell Phone: Preferred Navigation Device in China and Thailand
Link to story in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=912

MARITIME

11) US Supreme Court Justices to Debate Whether Navy Sonar Harms Whales
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2008-06-23-court_N.htm

OTHER

12) North Carolina’s Sample License Plate: What the …?
Link to story in The News & Observer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1118273.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) US Department of Homeland Security Seeks Way Ahead for US-VISIT
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152938-1.html

TELEMATICS

14) Strength in Numbers for Embedded Telematics in Cars, Embedded GPS in Phones
Link to story in Perspectives on LBS:
http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=525741

TRANSIT

15) Tourism Ministers Agree on Regional Transport Card for China, Japan, South Korea
Link to Arirang News story:
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200806/200806240007.html

16) Traffic Experts Aim to Make Transit Convenient
Link to CTV News story:
http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080623/transit_convenient_080623/20080623/?hub=TorontoNewHome

17) Transit Camp – a Better Way to an Awesome Toronto Transit Commission Web Site
Link to story in IT Business:
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/news.asp?id=48913

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) New Jersey Launches ‘511’ Travel Hotline
Link to AP story:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/nj_launches_511_travel_hotline.html
Link to news release from the New Jersey Department of Transportation:
http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/about/press/2008/062408.shtm


News Releases
1) Cape May-Lewes Ferry Launches a New Era with New Reservation and Departure Control System
2) Podcasts Now Available for FHWA’s Taking Freight Seminars
3) Nokia to Acquire Social-Activity Service Provider Plazes
4) KNBC-TV Launches NBC Los Angeles Traffic Cam
5) AirIQ Provides Update on Strategic Review Process
6) South Africa: Gauteng Roads Get R70 Billion Injection – Will provide opportunity to use ITS technology


Upcoming Events
Webinar Series - Integrated Corridor Management Initiative: Showcasing the ICM Pioneer Sites – July 17, 22 & 24
http://www.its.dot.gov/icms/icms_webinar.htm


Today in Transportation History
1497 – John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) lands in Newfoundland.
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34223

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 23, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Federal Officials to Audit Staffing Levels of Air Traffic Controllers at 3 California Facilities
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-audit21-2008jun21,0,903878.story

2) EU Seeks to Overhaul Air Traffic Control
Link to story in the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/06/22/business/air.php

3) Mobile Phones Promise Paperless Air Travel
Link to story on ZDNet:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39437711,00.htm

4) US Air Force Test New Broadband IT
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46529-1.html

BUSES

5) New GPS-Savvy, Solar Signs Help Bus Riders Connect in Real-Time
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/environment/2008-06-22-Bussigns_N.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) For Whom the Toll Bills? For Thee
Illinois malfunction fines only drivers from Wisconsin.
Link to story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=764542

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Bermuda Taxis Must Switch On Their GPS
Link to story in The Royal Gazette:
http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d86aa73003000c&sectionId=60

8) Car Navigation Systems Get Smarter
Link to story in Australian IT:
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23909782-5013037,00.html

MARITIME

9) Ship-Tracking Satellite Launched
Link to UPI story:
http://www.upi.com/Emerging_Threats/2008/06/21/Ship-tracking_satellite_launched/UPI-17501214032415/
Link to news release from the US Coast Guard:
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/212499/

10) New Observation System Comes to the Port of Gulfport, Mississippi
Link to story on WLOX-TV:
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=8536673&nav=menu40_3

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) US DOT Tries Out Wikis, Blogs and More
Link to commentary in the Federal Times:
http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=3592436

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Plan to Fingerprint Foreigners Leaving US is Opposed
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/21/AR2008062101466.html

13) Distracting Miss Daisy
Why stop signs and speed limits endanger Americans.
Link to story in The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/traffic

14) Top Brands Leverage Hands-Free Cell Phone Laws
Link to story on Online Media Daily:
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=85175

TELEMATICS

15) Gone, but Not Forgotten
Norwich Union has pulled the plug on its telematics-based car insurance scheme, which charged drivers according to when and where they used their vehicle.
Link to commentary in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/industry-blogs.php?BlogID=91

16) Chrysler Brings ‘Infobahn’ to Autobahn
Link to story in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2008/06/car_internet

TRANSIT

17) Maryland Transit Authority Trip Planner Doesn’t Click, Yet
Link to column in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.dresser23jun23,0,3883958.column

18) SEPTA: New Fare Tech by Spring 2009
Link to story in Metro Philadelphia:
http://philly.metro.us/metro/local/article/SEPTA_New_fare_tech_by_spring/12704.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Delhi Plans Intelligent Traffic System
Link to story in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=6250

20) New Signs Tell Travelers of Wait Times at Four Canada Border Crossings
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008012970_webborder23m.html

21) Optical Illusions Used as Virtual Speed Bumps
Link to story in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2146818/Optical-illusions-used-as-virtual-speed-humps.html


Job Posting
- NY5 BRT Project Manager/Implementation Coordinator – Capital District Transportation Authority – Rensselaer, New York
http://www.cdta.org/pdfs/Employment%20Files/BD%20-%20BRT%20Project%20Manager%20JD%205-08.pdf


Upcoming Events
Talking Operations Webinar: Work Zone Traffic Analysis Strategies – July 9
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=14539


Today in Transportation History
1938 **70th anniversary** - The Civil Aeronautics Act is signed into law in the US.
http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/197.html#197.1

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Friday, June 20, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 20, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Intelligent Transportation Society of America and American Association of Airport Executives Announce “Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference”

ITS America and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) announce the Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, August 25-26, 2008, in Los Angeles, California. Speakers will include ITS industry leaders who are currently providing solutions for airport land side management and airport managers sharing real-world results, lessons learned, success stories and reasons why they have chosen ITS products and services as their airport land side management solution. Airport managers are turning to ITS to provide solutions to the challenges they face, such as managing parking, commercial vehicle movement, incident management, security and much more. View the preliminary agenda and register at www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/AAAEITSAConference.pdf.


AVIATION

1) Southwest Airlines Announces $175 Million Required Navigation Performance Program, Partners with Naverus, FAA
Hopes to jumpstart the US's transition to a satellite-based NextGen ATC system.
Link to story on ATW Daily News:
http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=13080
Link to news release from Naverus:
http://www.naverus.com/News_Detail/1986.htm

2) FAA Establishes New Traffic Flow Management System in Atlantic City
The system tracks, anticipates and manages the flow of air traffic throughout US airspace, integrating real-time weather and flight data from multiple sources.
Link to story on the Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=a524c5d9-f803-4239-8e1e-1e71a9dcd0d1

3) Runway Debris Will Not Go Unnoticed
High-tech camera, radars tested to detect unlikely scenario of killer debris.
Link to ABC News story:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/BusinessTravel/story?id=5194613&page=1

4) June Issue of the National Weather Service’s The Front Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/pdfs/08june-front-.pdf

BUSES

5) Wi-Fi Service to Continue on Cincinnati Area Bus Route
Pilot showed service was well used, especially during commuting times.
Link to story in The Community Press:
http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080619/NEWS/806190351/1075/RSS13

OTHER

6) US Transportation Security Administration Mulls Advertisements on Airport Security Bins
Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1450699~TSA_mulls_advertisements_on_airport_security_bins.html

ROADWAYS

7) Tobin to Become Massachusetts’ First ‘Smart’ Bridge
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/06/tobin_to_become.html

TRANSIT

8) Bill Aims for Wireless Parity on Washington Subways
Link to story in RCR Wireless News:
http://www.rcrnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/FREE/88082186/1002/allnews

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Washington, DC Region to Coordinate on Traffic, Transit Information
Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1450720~D_C__region_to_coordinate_on_traffic__transit_information.html

VEHICLES

10) GM Funds Driverless Vehicle Research at Pennsylvania School
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080619/gm_driverless_vehicles.html?.v=2
Link to news release from Carnegie Mellon University:
http://www.cmu.edu/news/archive/2008/June/june19_gmautonomousdriving.shtml


News Releases
1) European Parliament adopts Intelligent Car Report
2) Satellite Navigation has a Positive Effect on Driving and Traffic Safety
3) Traffic Technologies, Inc. Deploys E-ZPass Plus at Atlantic City International Airport
4) Orange County Transportation Authority to Launch Audio Streams of Board Meetings
5) Wisconsin DOT Using Google Maps to Provide Information on Road Closures Due to Flooding


Upcoming Events
Workshop: Digital Communications for Intelligent Transport Systems – July 3 - London
http://www.innovits.com/showdoc.asp?keywords=digital-communications-intelligent-transport&doc_id=501


Friday Bonus
With this guy as a neighbor I might not feel too guilty about delaying a visit to the car wash.
http://www.dirtycarart.com/


Today in Transportation History
1956 – A Venezuelan airliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey. All 74 people aboard were killed.
http://www3.gendisasters.com/new-jersey/4053/asbury-park,-nj-plane-plunges-ocean,-june-1956

Saturday
June 21, 1853 **150th anniversary** - Toronto’s first Union Station opened.
http://www.heritagetoronto.org/news/blog/derek-boles/torontos-1st-union-station

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 19, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Join IBTTA in Dallas for the Special Summit on Open Road Tolling – July 13-15, 2008

As more and more toll agencies are looking forward to the potential of Open Road Tolling (ORT), an associated issue in many minds is this question of “going cashless” and converting the toll operation to a pure non-cash system built upon electronic toll collection and a robust enforcement system. Hosted by the North Texas Tollway Authority, this workshop will provide valuable knowledge on the final steps to achieving all electronic free-flow tolling. For operators in Europe and other locations that must continue to allow cash on their systems, this summit will explore ways to maximize the use of ETC while still permitting cash for some transactions. Registration deadline is June 27, 2008. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org.


AVIATION

1) More Airport Alerts Sent to E-Mail, Cell Phones, PDAs
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-06-18-airport-alerts-email_N.htm

2) FAA Puts ADS-B to the Test in Florida
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/06/19/224801/faa-puts-ads-b-to-the-test-in-florida.html

3) “Privatization of Air Traffic Management Floated” in India
Link to story on IndiaAviation:
http://indiaaviation.aero/news/airline/10995/59/%E2%80%9CPrivatisation-of-air-traffic-management-floated%E2%80%9D

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Florida Judge Puts Brakes on SunPass Citation Fees
Link to story on WOFL-TV:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6805806&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

OTHER

5) Geneva Congress Makes a Strong Push for ITS
Link to story from ERTICO – ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/ertico_news_geneva_congress_makes_a_strong_push_for_its.htm

RAILROADS

6) Observation Tower Opens at Nebraska Rail Yard
Link to story in the North Platte Bulletin:
http://www.northplattebulletin.com/index.asp?show=news&action=readStory&storyID=14667&pageID=3

7) Hey Amtrak, When You Cancel Trains Let Your Customers Know
Link to commentary in the Watertown TAB:
http://home.wickedlocal.com/2008/06/19/hey-amtrak-when-you-cancel-trains-let-your-customers-know/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Nuke Detectors Being Tested on Private Jets
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-06-18-nukes_N.htm

9) Driving to Distraction
Cell phone use in the car is worse than drinking to the legal limit, some say.
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9094978&intsrc=hm_ts_head

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Bangalore Traffic Jam Updates Now on the Net
Link to story in The Hindu:
http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/19/stories/2008061958440100.htm
Link to Bangalore Transport Information System: http://www.btis.in/live.htm

VEHICLES

11) Ten Improvements in Auto Interiors
Link to story in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2008/06/18/cars-interiors-improvements-forbeslife-cx_jm_0618cars.html

12) Automakers Obsess Over Reducing Wind Noise
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080618/autos_wind_noise.html?.v=2


News Releases
1) SITA Research Shows Mobile Phones Have Potential to Save the Industry $600 Million on Flight Delays
2) ‘IT to the Rescue’ – SITA Urges Airlines to Fight Oil Price Rise with E-Commerce to Generate New Revenues, Save Costs and Equip Workforce
3) Google Maps Public Transit in College Town of Davis, California
4) Harris Interactive Study Shows Significant Differences in Vehicle Technology Tastes Among Men and Women
5) The ADAS Report and System Database Package Provides Essential Information for Vehicle Manufacturers, Suppliers and Product Planners
6) ITS America to Host Free Webinar on Vehicle Technology Demonstrations at the 15th World Congress on ITS
7) Canada-India RFID Project Looks to Improve Traffic Flow, Reduce Pollution


Solicitation
- Invitation to Bid - Cellular Telephone-Based Speed and Travel Time Data Services – Ohio Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/CONTRACT/FTP/currbidPage2.html


Upcoming Events
ITS Georgia Annual Meeting – October 19-21 – Savannah, Georgia
http://www.itsga.org/2008annmtg.htm


Today in Transportation History
1918 **90th anniversary** - Canadian Billy Bishop, the top ace of the British Empire during World War I, shot down his last five aircraft.
http://www.billybishop.net/bishop.html

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Battle Looming Over Biometric Airport Credentials?
Link to story in SecureIDNews:
http://www.secureidnews.com/library/2008/06/18/battle-looming-over-biometric-airport-credentials/

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Maps for Driving Change
Using maps for the public good.
Link to commentary in the Stanford Social Innovation Review:
http://www.ssireview.org/opinion/entry/maps_for_driving_change/

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Study Says GPS Makes for Safer Drivers
Link to story in U.S. News & World Report:
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/daves-download/2008/06/17/study-says-gps-makes-for-safer-drivers.html

OTHER

4) Michelin Guide Goes Web 2.0
Guide’s Web site gets interactive maps with traffic and weather information.
Link to story in Der Spiegel:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,560365,00.html
Link to ViaMichelin: http://www.viamichelin.com

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Spring Issue of Texas DOT’s Horizon Online
Issue focuses on public interaction in the transportation planning process.
Link to Horizon:
http://www.txdot.gov/services/government_and_public_affairs/horizon/default.htm

ROADWAYS

6) Average UK Motorway Speeds Fall as the Price of Fuel Rises
Vehicle sensors shows average speeds drop.
Link to story in The Times:
http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/news/article4167351.ece

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Report: US Government Needs Better Privacy Protection for Data
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-06-17-privacy_N.htm
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08795t.pdf

8) Cell Phone Auto Ban Shot Down in Louisiana
Link to story in The Advocate:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/politics/20215464.html

9) US Senate Passes Legislation to Bring 911 Systems into the Internet Age
Act extends 911 service requirements for wireless providers to mobile IP voice service providers.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/46483-1.html

TELEMATICS

10) Hawaii Rail Boosters Launch Media Ads
Link to story in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
http://starbulletin.com/2008/06/18/news/story04.html

VEHICLES

11) The All-Seeing Vauxhall: Insignia First with Front Camera System
System can read traffic signs and warn drivers when they stray from lane.
Link to story in Easier Motoring:
http://www.easier.com/view/News/Motoring/Vauxhall/article-186155.html
Link to news release from Opel:
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=81&docid=46499


News Releases
1) Rapid Response to Coastal Ports a Key Hurricane Season Goal of NOAA’s Navigation Response Teams
2) Citilog Deploys Automatic Real-Time Traffic Incident Detection System with Illinois Department of Transportation for Homeland Security Application


Upcoming Events
Naturalistic Driving Methods and Analyses 2008 – August 26-27 – Blacksburg, Virginia
http://www.cpe.vt.edu/ndmas/


Today in Transportation History
1908 **100th anniversary** - Japanese immigration to Brazil began with the arrival of 791 people onboard the Kasato-Maru.
http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs27/f/2008/039/c/e/Kasato_Maru_by_EinKurogane.jpg

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