Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 2, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA's 76th Annual Meeting and Exhibition – Early Bird Discount Extended to September 5th

Registration is now open for IBTTA’s 75th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Connecting, People, Places & Ideas, September 20-24, 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland. Join IBTTA for the most significant gathering of toll industry professionals and business partners in the world. Register by September 5th and receive a $100 discount off your registration fee. More than 1,000 delegates from 25 countries on six continents will converge on Baltimore's Waterfront to examine best practices and critical innovations in toll industry finance, marketing, technology, customer service, environmental stewardship, operations, maintenance, and related issues. This meeting is hosted by the Maryland Transportation Authority. Registration cut-off for this meeting is September 5, 2008. For more information, visit IBTTA's website and register online today! www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) Czech Unmanned Flights System to be Tested by FAA
Link to story and audio report on Radio Prague:
http://www.radio.cz/en/article/107817

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Pakistan’s National Highways Authority Introduces E-Toll System on Motorways
Link to Associated Press of Pakistan story:
http://thepost.com.pk/IsbNewsT.aspx?dtlid=181064&catid=17

OTHER

3) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Holds Conflict of Interest Report
Link to story in The Courier-Journal:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080830/NEWS01/808300478/1008/NEWS01

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) The Terrorist Watch List, Jumbled in Translation
Link to column in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/02/business/02road.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=technology&adxnnlx=1220346060-TVmJjMJcAhhAgMuuu1sINg

5) Texting Drivers in Alaska Now Face Jail Time
Link to story in the Anchorage Daily News:
http://www.adn.com/news/government/story/512318.html

6) Colorado Lawmaker Wants Teens’ Cars to Carry Warning Stickers
Link to story in the Rocky Mountain News:
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/sep/02/lawmaker-wants-teens-cars-to-carry-warning/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) In the War Room, Holiday Traffic is ‘Too Good’
Maryland officials paid to fret find job difficult as cars breeze along.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/01/AR2008090102540.html

8) Macomb County, Michigan to Monitor, then Unclog Traffic Jams
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080902/NEWS04/809020318


News Releases
1) New Canadian Web Site Lets Professional Drivers Share GPS Tips and Tricks
2) Mobileyes Live Traffic Cam Application Now Available from iTunes App Store


Solicitation
- Request for Proposals for Services – Review and Analysis of Governance and Operations at Bradley International Airport – Connecticut Department of Transportation
http://www.ct.gov/opm/cwp/view.asp?a=3006&Q=383284&opmNav_GID=1386&opmNav=


Upcoming Events
European Microwave Week – October 27-31 – Amsterdam
http://www.eumweek.com/


Today in Transportation History
1998 **10th anniversary** - Swissair Flight 111 crashed off the coast of Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people aboard were killed.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aircrash/dissection.html

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