Friday, February 29, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 29, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
OTHER
1) Councils Told to Use CCTV with More Care, to Make Parking Enforcement Fairer
Link to story on PublicTechnology.net:
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=14486&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
2) Public Consultation on the ‘Preparation of the Action Plan on Intelligent Transport Systems for Road Transport’
Link to additional information from the European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road/consultations/its_en.htm
3) Beware of the Blogger: A Guide to Dealing with Unofficial Transit Blogs
Link to post from Permanent Campaigns Consulting:
http://www.permanentcampaigns.com/?p=95
4) Information Technology, Geographic Information Systems, and Artificial Intelligence
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8758
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) California DOT Web Site Will Follow Progress of Major I-5 Repair
Link to story in The Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/749997.html
Link to Fix I-5 Project site: http://www.fixi5.com/
ROADWAYS
6) Distracted Drivers Messing Up Light-Timing System in Arizona City
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/0229cr-timing0301.html
TELEMATICS
7) Microsoft Wants Sync to Control Much More than Gadgets
Link to Wired News story:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/02/microsoft-wants.html
News Releases
1) Los Angeles Metro Interactive Video Wall Launches at metro.net
2) US Transportation Secretary Peters Announces New Strategy to Improve Safety on Rural Roads
3) Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority Employee Wins First APTA Call Center Challenge
4) Radio Station Listeners Donate GPS Units to South African Police Service5) 'Fly with US. Read with Kids.' Campaign Takes to the Skies
Solicitation
- Request for Applications – Rural Safety Innovation Program – Federal Highway Administration
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-3716.htm
- Request for Qualifications - CDTA-Business Development 09-600-602 Route 5 BRT Project Roadway Components – Capital District Transportation Authority
http://www.cdta.org/pdfs/business/NOTICE%20TO%20PROPOSERS%20CDTA%20Business%20Development%20Rt%205%20BRT%20Roadway%20Components.pdf
Upcoming Events
Railway Terminal Design and Operations Conference – April 15-16 – Amsterdam
http://www.passengerterminal-expo.com/rail
Friday Bonus
I may not speak German very well, but I’m pretty sure this is not part of the pre-approved message library.
http://www.break.com/index/kids-hack-german-highway-system.html
Today in Transportation History
1840 - John Philip Holland, an submarine pioneer, was born in County Clare, Ireland.
http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/FenianRam/index.html
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 28, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Join IBTTA at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas – Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 30-April 1, 2008
IBTTA and experts from 20 countries will gather in Buenos Aires to examine an array of institutional models that are now being used to successfully finance and develop both urban and interurban roads. Hosted by AUSA and Associación Argentina de Carreteras, this will be a unique forum for the private and public sectors, as agencies and companies from the Americas and Europe gather to exchange ideas and discuss how to best reduce congestion and improve the flow of goods and people. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org
AVIATION
1) Machines to Man Indian Airports
Will be used to check authenticity of passports.
Link to Indo-Asian News Service story:
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080042526
2) Next Generation Air Traffic System Aimed at Cutting Cost, Pollution
Link to story in Government Executive:
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0208/022808n2.htm
MARITIME
3) Ports Report Urges Better Evaluation of Nuke Detectors
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-02-27-nuclear-detectors_N.htm
ROADWAYS
4) Speed Cameras to be Installed in Washington State Work Zones
Link to story and video report on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_022708WAB_speed_cameras_KS.2b1634a.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Arizona Texting-While-Driving Ban Meets Resistance
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0228text0228.html
6) From High-Tech to Low, New Seattle Emergency Center has It AllLink to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/352897_emergency28.html
Link to news release from the City of Seattle:
http://www.cityofseattle.net/news/detail.asp?ID=8201&Dept=40
7) Statistics Show Hands-Free Doesn’t Mean Accident Free
Link to story in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-13/1204177085113690.xml&coll=1
8) Hopes Fading for Public Safety Broadband Network in US
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45904-1.html
9) License Plate Scanning Systems Make Robocop a Reality in Some Cities
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9065278&intsrc=hm_list
TELEMATICS
10) Embrace Consumer Electronics, Auto Industry Urged
Link to story in the Oakland Business Review:
http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2008/02/embrace_consumer_electronics_a.html
TRANSIT
11) Bulgarians to Get on Public Transport with E-Tickets
Link to Sofia News Agency story:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=90805
News Releases
1) Win-Win Partnerships are the Key to Enhanced Traffic Data for Navigation Systems
2) Volvo: Tests with Tired Drivers Increase Traffic Safety
Upcoming Events
Texas Transportation Forum – April 20-22 – Austin, Texas
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ttf/
Job Posting
- Electronics Engineers – Volpe National Transportation Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts and Washington, DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=68200595
Today in Transportation History
1958 **50th anniversary** - A school bus and a wrecker collide in Kentucky. The bus plunged into a rain-swollen river killing the driver and 26 children.
http://www.wkyt.com/wymtinvestigates/headlines/15957112.html
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
CARTOGRAPHY
1) Shared GIS Helps Texas Cities Create Rich Online Maps
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/260240?topic=117676
MARITIME
2) Japan Defense Ministry Held Back Info on Ship Collision
Link to story in The Yomiuri Shimbun:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20080227TDY01302.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
3) Electronic Citations Help Law Enforcement Reduce Traffic-Ticket Errors
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/260243
TRANSIT
4) Transit Core Suite of Technologies Fact Sheets Now Available from the FTA
Link to fact sheets from the Federal Transit Administration:
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/factsheets/factsheets.asp
5) New York MTA Text Message Service Will Alert Riders to Disruptions
Will send messages for up to one million riders.
Link to story in amNew York:
http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-textalerts0226,0,7042273.story
VEHICLES
6) HD Radio: Going Digital on the Cheap
Link to story in the Car Connection:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/blog/?p=797 (scroll down)
7) Office on Wheels
More fleets are likely to adopt mobile communications tools as hardware, software and airtime costs decrease, experts say.
Link to story in Light & Medium Truck:
http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=63
News Releases
1) New Cameras Available for All Four Washington State Border Crossings
Solicitation
- Request for Proposal – Smart Transportation and Land Use Planning – Montana Department of Transportation
ftp://ftp.mdt.mt.gov/bids/308603rfp.pdf
Upcoming Events
2008 Iowa Aviation Conference – April 23-24 – West Des Moines, Iowa
http://www.iowaairports.org/conference/index.htm
Today in Transportation History
2002 – A fire onboard a train kills 59 Hindu pilgrims in India.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/17/news/india.php
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Join IBTTA at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas – Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 30-April 1, 2008
IBTTA and experts from 20 countries will gather in Buenos Aires to examine an array of institutional models that are now being used to successfully finance and develop both urban and interurban roads. Hosted by AUSA and Associación Argentina de Carreteras, this will be a unique forum for the private and public sectors, as agencies and companies from the Americas and Europe gather to exchange ideas and discuss how to best reduce congestion and improve the flow of goods and people. Download the program, find the details and register online today! www.IBTTA.org
AVIATION
1) Wired Airports
Link to story in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/02/25/wired-airports-travel-tech-wireless-cx_ew_0226wiredair.html
2) Night-Vision Goggles for All Night Helicopter Operations, FAA Says
Link to story in Aviation International News:
http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/nvg-for-all-night-helo-ops-says-faa/?no_cache=1
3) Aviation Weather: Services at Key Aviation Facilities Lack Performance Measures, but Improvement Efforts are Under Way
Link to testimony from the US Government Accountability Office:http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08491t.pdf
4) Aviation Weather: FAA is Reevaluating Services at Key Centers; Both FAA and the National Weather Service Need to Better Ensure Product Quality
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08258.pdf
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Fixes Promised for GPS Devices in Philadelphia Cabs
Link to AP story:
http://cbs3.com/local/Philadelphia.Cabs.Far.2.662798.html
6) Race to Develop Fail-Proof GPS
Link to story in Australian IT:
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,23274506-15306,00.html
RAILROADS
7) Indian Railway Minister Sells Mobile Ticketing, Online Train-Tracking Dreams
Link to Indiatimes News Network story:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Lalu_sells_mobile_ticketing_online_train-tracking_dreams/articleshow/2817307.cms
ROADWAYS
8) Bay Area Freeway Improvements Tied to Car-Fee Increase
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/26/BA7CV8G5F.DTL
9) Massachusetts Turnpike Technology Lag Costs Money, Time
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/02/24/pike_technology_lag_costs_money_time/
10) Ads Urge Support for New York City Congestion Pricing
Link to story in the Times Herald-Record:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/BIZ/802260314
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland to Employ Traffic Cameras, Helicopters Against Street Racing
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/25/AR2008022502649.html
12) Demand for Hybrid Driver’s Licenses-Passport Cards High in Washington State
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151745-1.html
13) US Transportation Security Administration Seeks Advice on Intelligent Video Systems
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32328-1.html
Link to request for information: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/TSA/HQTSA/Reference-Number-HSTS04-08-ICT7017/Synopsis.html
TELEMATICS
14) Calcutta Police Launching Modernization Drive
Link to story in The Telegraph:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080227/jsp/calcutta/story_8911683.jsp
15) Overtaking Assistant Could Help Prevent Many Traffic-Related Deaths
Link to story in ScienceDaily:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080226092749.htm
TRANSIT
16) Combined Highway, Rail Pass Coming to Massachusetts?
Link to story and video report on WCVB-TV:
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/15411020/detail.html
17) A Text Message Train Ticket in Belgium
Link to story on the Transport Information Group:
http://www.matthieudesiderio.com/?p=138
18) New York MTA Panel Approves E-Mail Upgrades for Long Island Rail Road Alerts
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-lilirr265592033feb26,0,7133227.story
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) As Motorists Were Stranded, Wisconsin Traffic Cameras Collected Dust
Link to AP story:
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080226/WDH0101/80226120/1981
News Releases
1) TrafficGauge Launches First Traffic Map Application for Facebook
Upcoming Events
26th Annual Texas Aviation Conference – April 15-17 – Austin, Texas
http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tac08/
Today in Transportation History
1973 **35th anniversary** - The Chessie System is incorporated as the corporate parent of the Baltimore & Ohio, Chesapeake & Ohio and Western Maryland railroads.
http://www.trainweb.org/CSHS/
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, February 25, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) E-Tickets Only Starting June 1
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202882.html (may require free registration)
Link to news release from the International Air Transport Association:
http://www.iata.org/pressroom/pr/2008-02-22-01.htm
2) Runway System Being Tested Could Save Lives
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-runway25feb25,1,793351.story
Link to additional information on Runway Status Lights System from MIT:
http://rwsl.ll.mit.edu/
3) Airline Innovations Make Boarding Quicker, Provide Web Access
Link to story in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/sfl-flzybcover0225sbfeb25,0,1468464.story
4) WAAS Approaches Coming to Heliports
Link to story in Aviation International News:
http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/waas-approaches-coming-to-heliports/?no_cache=1&cHash=a7ee70cd1a
Link to additional information on Wide Area Augmentation System from the Federal Aviation Administration:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/faq/waas/
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) GPS Takes to the Street
Business grows as new applications emerge.
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/23_03/32316-1.html
ROADWAYS
6) Can Technology Prevent Another Interstate Crisis?
Tools such as cameras, radio networks and digital signs may be useful in Wisconsin in the event of future severe weather highway closures.
Link to story in The Janesville Gazette:
http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/feb/24/can-technology-prevent-another-interstate-crisis/
7) Tennessee Makes Road Stripes More Visible
Link to column in The Tennessean:
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080224/COLUMNIST0128/802240398/1008/OPINION01
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Cities Try to Improve Crosswalk Safety
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-24-crosswalk_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
9) Windsor, Canada Truck Marshalling Hub Closer to Reality
Plan would use ITS technology to manage traffic through the trade corridor.
Link to story in Today’s Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=19121
TRANSIT
10) Transit Brainstorming Camp in the San Francisco Bay Area
Participants look at how the Internet could improve usage of transit systems.
Link to story and audio report on KCBS Radio:
http://www.kcbs.com/Transit-Brainstorming-Camp-on-the-Peninsula/1708623
11) ACLU Contests Oregon Transit Agency’s Rejection of Ad
Link to AP story:
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=19713
Link to news release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon:
http://www.aclu-or.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Lit_main_ct
Link to ad: http://www.aclu-or.org/site/DocServer/TriMet_rejected_ad.pdf?docID=2882
12) London Tube Bans Poster for Christ Play
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7261410.stm
Link to play poster: http://fatchrist.com/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) New Traffic Camera to Spot Car Users Set for Scotland
Link to story in The Sunday Mail:
http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/02/24/new-traffic-camera-to-spot-car-users-set-for-scotland-78057-20329324/
How Do Car-Share Cameras Count Humans?
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7262768.stm
News Releases
1) New Mexico State University to Open One-of-a-Kind Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft
2) User-Generated Content Will Be a Key Component of Maps, Navigation, and Location-Based Services
Upcoming Events
Webinar: How to Implement the TimeTable Publisher: An Open Source Application for Transit Agencies – May 14
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s080514_open.asp
Today in Transportation History
1908 **100th anniversary** - The first official train of the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad ran from 19th Street in Manhattan to Hoboken, New Jersey.
http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/hmhistory.html
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 22, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
IVBSS Making the Grade? U.S. DOT Invites Industry to Review Field Test Results at Public Meeting
The U.S. DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration invites all interested transportation professionals to attend the 2008 Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) Public Meeting to be held in Ypsilanti, Michigan April 10-11, 2008, at the Eagle Crest Conference Center. The IVBSS Team will be presenting the results of the most recent testing of integrated crash warning systems for light vehicles and heavy commercial trucks, as well as providing a comprehensive overview of Phase Two of the testing. Registration is available at http://www.itsa.org/ivbss.html.
AVIATION
1) Will the FAA Ban Laptop Batteries?
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9064078&taxonomyId=76&intsrc=kc_feat
MARITIME
2) Workers are a Port’s Eyes, Ears
Link to story in The Post and Courier:
http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/feb/22/workers_are_ports_eyes_ears/
OTHER
3) PCs Have Loads ‘O Trouble with Apostrophes
Programming errors mean the O’Dowds, van Kamps and Al-Husseins may have problems with airline reservations and car rentals.
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/world/2008-02-22-apostrophes-computers_N.htm
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) UN Launches Public Transport Campaign
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/un-launches-public-transport-campaign/article-170473
Link to additional information: http://www.uitp.org/advocacy/theworldisyourhome.cfm
Link to news release from the International Association of Public Transport:
http://www.uitp.org/news/details-news.cfm?&id=147&lg=en
5) Beijing Launches Campaign to Encourage Passengers to Offer Seats to Needy
Link to Xinhua story:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/22/content_7648736.htm
ROADWAYS
6) Wisconsin Transportation Secretary Vows to ‘Get to Bottom’ of Interstate Troubles
Wants to know why interagency communications broke down.
Link to story in The Janesville Gazette:
http://gazettextra.com/news/2008/feb/22/transportation-secretary-vows-get-bottom-interstat/
7) Korea to Build High-Speed Smart Highway
Link to story on Traffic Technology Today:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=3652
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) US Transportation Security Administration Won’t Release Video It Claims Shows Screener Stealing
Link to story and video report on WFTV-TV:
http://www.wftv.com/news/15345911/detail.html
TELEMATICS
9) Eyes for Night Driving
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120355062952781227.html
10) Mazda Talks to the Road, and the Road Talks Back
Link to Wired News story:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/02/mazda-talks-to.html
11) The Secrets of Microsoft’s Sync
Link to story in BusinessWeek:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2008/tc20080221_162333.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_technology
TRANSIT
12) Report: Staffing, Communication Fueled Long Island Rail Road Woes Last Winter
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--lirrimprovements0221feb21,0,4467011.story
Link to news release from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Inspector General:
http://mtaig.state.ny.us/assets/pdf/pr-2-08.pdf
Link to report: http://mtaig.state.ny.us/assets/pdf/08-03.pdf
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Need Info About Jakarta Traffic? Ask TMC
Link to story in The Jakarta Post:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailcity.asp?fileid=20080222.C02&irec=1
14) Only Government Could Make Radio this Boring
New all-traffic radio station launched by the City of Calgary uses computer-generated voice.
Link to article in the Calgary Herald:
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=51dda578-a9f1-429d-ab08-17d5a275ab07
15) Hanoi’s Traffic Lights Need Smartening Up
Link to Vietnam News Agency story:
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=02SOC220208
16) Orange Park, Florida Banking on Technology to Curb Traffic Problem
Link to story in My Clay Sun:
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/022208/nec_248989209.shtml
17) Worried About Traffic? Use the Web to Gauge Your Travel Times
Link to story on SmarterTravel:
http://www.smartertravel.com/travel-advice/worried-about-traffic-use-the-web-to-gauge-your-travel-times.html?id=2514230
VEHICLES
18) Australian Drivers to Get Stamp of Truth on New Cars’ Greenhouse Impact
Labels will detail fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for all new cars.
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/drivers-to-get-stamp-of-truth-on-new-cars-greenhouse-impact/2008/02/22/1203467388853.html
19) Swiss-on-Board Unit Project Slightly Delayed
Integration test rescheduled for replacement heavy vehicle on-board charge units.
Link to story from ERTICO – ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/partner_news_swiss_on-board_unit_project_slightly_delayed.htm
News Releases
1) Telematics Outshines Telemetry in North America
2) Strong Application Mix and Value Propositions Drive RFID Pilots and Deployments
3) Los Angeles County Traffic Management Center Completes Interface with the City of Los Angeles’ Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control Center
4) USTelematics Announces Revenue Sharing Agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio
Bernie’s Notes
Today’s edition comes early because my oldest daughter, Kirsten Marie, is being married tomorrow to Russell James Luedecker at Zion Lutheran Church in Oldwick, New Jersey. I’ll be attending the wedding rehearsal at the time I normally send the TCN. Best wishes to the bride and groom!
http://www.russellandkirsten.com/
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Web Seminar: Tolling and Pricing – March 19
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=416
Friday Bonus
The sad thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if OnStar has actually received a call like this.
http://images.chron.com/apps/comics/images/2008/1/23/Lola.119.g.gif
Today in Transportation History
1935 – It became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House.
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/ustreas/usss/t1pubrpt.html
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 21, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) ID Card Plan: UK Airport Union Wants Answers
Link to story on silicon:
http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39170114,00.htm
Link to statement from Unite:
http://www.unitetheunion.org.uk/news-article.php?iNewsId=226
2) Singapore’s Changi Airport to Deploy New Runway Surveillance System
Link to story in Travel Daily News:
http://www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/24597
Link to additional information on iFerret from Stratech Systems:
http://www.stratechsystems.com/iv_iferret.asp
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) Thirty-Two GPS Satellites? Not Quite Yet…
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/Thirty-two-GPS-Satellites-Not-Quite-Yet-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492980?contextCategoryId=33831
4) European Parliament Grasps Galileo Reins
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/European-Parliament-Grasps-Galileo-Reins/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492981?contextCategoryId=33831
5) TomTom Customizes Sat-Nav for Toyota
Link to story on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?ID=93949&lk=dm
OTHER
6) Cisco’s New Networks: Highway, Airports, and City Streets
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9875591-54.html?tag=newsmap
Link to information from Cisco on the Connected Bus Project:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/docs/wp/cud/CUD_ConnectedBusPP_021508final.pdf
7) Incorporating ITS Into the Transportation Planning Process: An Integrated Planning Framework (ITS, M&O, Infrastructure)
Link to guidebooks from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8696 (Practioner’s Guidebook)
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8695 (Executive Guidebook)
ROADWAYS
8) Pavement Marking Research on a National Scale
Link to article in Texas Transportation Researcher:
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=43&issue=4&article=7&year=2007
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Firm Gets US Nod for Quick Passenger Data Checks
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7323798
TELEMATICS
10) Revolutionary Telematics System for Moving Vehicles
Link to story in Arab News:
http://arabnews.com/?page=9§ion=0&article=106848&d=21&m=2&y=2008&pix=community.jpg&category=Features%22
TRANSIT
11) South Africa: Single Ticketing for GP Metro Transport
Link to story from BuaNews:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200802190174.html
12) Wi-Fi Bus to Surf San Francisco Streets
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.examiner.com/a-1233195~Wi_Fi_bus_to_surf_S_F__streets.html
13) New York-New Jersey Trains to Test Contactless Cards in Pilot Plan Next Year
Link to AP story:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--regionalfares0221feb21,0,127787.story
Link to news release from the Port Authority of NY & NJ:
http://panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=1038
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Wisconsin National Guard Report Rips State Patrol’s Response to Interstate Logjam
Link to story in The Capital Times:
http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/topstories/273612
Link to report from the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs:
http://dma.wi.gov/MediaPublicAffairs/news_doc_get.asp?onid=573
15) Stop-and-Go No More
Columbus, Ohio wants to improve traffic flow by synchronizing signals with neighboring towns.
Link to story in The Columbus Dispatch:
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/02/21/trafficlights.ART_ART_02-21-08_B1_169DQP1.html?sid=101
News Releases
1) New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission Releases Request for Information for the Taxi of Tomorrow
2) Berg Insight Says 2.2 Million Cars in Europe Have a Telematics Device
Upcoming Events
Africa Roads 2008 – May 12-15 – Johannesburg, South Africa
http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/roadsza/
Today in Transportation History
1948 **60th anniversary** - NASCAR is officially founded.
http://www.nascar.com/kyn/history/
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
1) Massachusetts Turnpike Union Promises Fight Against Electronic Tolls
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1074714
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) SISTER 12 Months Review is Positive
Project is promoting the integration of satellite and terrestrial communication with Galileo for road transport.
Link to story from ERTICO – ITS Europe:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/project_news_sister_12_months_review_is_positive.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
3) A New Threat, a New Institution: The Fusion Center
A look at New Jersey’s Regional Operations Intelligence Center.
Link to story and video report in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/specials/fusioncenter/
TELEMATICS
4) Microsoft to Work with New Carmaker
Ford’s exclusive US rights end this year.
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080220/BUSINESS01/802200374
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
5) Alabama Installing Smart Traffic Systems
Link to story in the TimesDaily:
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20080220/NEWS/802200332/-1/searchxml
VEHICLES
6) Blind Advocates Lobby for Noisier Hybrid Cars
Link to story on CNET News:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9874568-7.html?tag=nefd.top
News Releases
1) SITA First Provider to Receive US Government Approval to Transmit Passenger Data at Check-In
2) AirIQ Launches Spanish Consumer Offering for Mexico
Upcoming Events
Via Nordica 2008 Congress – June 9-11 – Helsinki, Finland
http://www.vianordica2008.fi/
Today in Transportation History
1962 – US astronaut John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
http://www.johnglennhome.org/john_glenn.shtml
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Boeing Developing Anti-Collision System
Link to story and video report on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_021808WAB_boeing_gps_collisions_TP.6e1241a.html
2) Implementation of an Airport Pavement Management System
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8694
MARITIME
3) Ride with the Tide
NOAA’s sensor-laden, Web-accessible system makes ports into safer havens.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/27_4/45821-1.html
Link to further information on Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS):
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports.html
4) New Web Site Tells All About New York’s Ports
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/travel/17COMcruise.html?ex=1360904400&en=7e5cf940af9ed7b8&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Link to CruisingFromNewYork: http://cruisingfromnewyork.com/
OTHER
5) Thales, Strong Positions Worldwide in Ground Transport
Link to story on the Transport Information Group:
http://www.matthieudesiderio.com/?p=120
Link to Thales: http://www.thalesonline.com/
PARKING
6) Ferreting Out Meter Feeders
Washington, DC parking enforcers are testing high-tech gizmos to identify scofflaws and free up spaces for shoppers.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/18/AR2008021802132.html?hpid=topnews (may require free registration)
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) University of Ottawa Prof on Cutting Edge of Surveillance Technology
Link to story in The Ottawa Citizen:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=c20656dc-715c-4e24-a86f-d5a77755ed47
8) Multiview X-Ray has Wider Vision
Link to story in Jane’s:
http://www.janes.com/news/transport/business/jar/jar080219_1_n.shtml
TRANSIT
9) Dumb Card: Relic Bus Ticket System for Sydney
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/dumb-card-relic-bus-ticket-system-for-sydney/2008/02/18/1203190740524.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) First Digital Images on Motorway Electronic Signs in UK
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7253534.stm
Link to news release from the Highways Agency:
http://www.highways.gov.uk/news/newsroom.aspx?pressreleaseid=157691
11) Stoplights Get Help to Keep Cars Moving Safely
A profile of Larry Walker from the Winston-Salem Department of Transportation:
Link to story in the Winston-Salem Journal:
http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354659311&path=&s
12) Wyoming Adds Windsocks to Highway
Warning signs also installed following recent wind-related accidents.
Link to story in the Casper Star-Tribune:
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2008/02/19/news/casper/f1db6fd9f57204fb872573f400058e98.txt
News Releases
1) City of Calgary to Broadcast Traffic Advisories Citywide on FM Frequency
2) Improved 511 Travel Information Service in Wyoming Increases Customer Satisfaction
Upcoming Events
10th Annual Harbor Safety Committee Conference – May 12-14 - Seattle
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8506
Today in Transportation History
1978 **30th anniversary** - Egyptian and Cypriot troops battle at Larnaca International Airport during a hijacking situation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/19/newsid_2565000/2565701.stm
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, February 18, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
GPS / NAVIGATION
1) Officials Monitor GPS, and Car Batteries
GPS units installed in government vehicles are resulting in dead batteries.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/17gpsli.html?_r=1&ref=nyregionspecial2&oref=slogin (may require free registration)
2) Whom Do You Believe, GPS or Your Own Eyes?
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/17colwe.html?ref=nyregionspecial2 (may require free registration)
OTHER
3) White Light, Green Light
Global Traffic Technologies evolving after split from 3M.
Link to story in Finance and Commerce:
http://www.finance-commerce.com/article.cfm/2008/02/16/White-light-green-light-Former-3M-traffic-tech-business-launches-a-new-corporate-identity
Link to Global Traffic Technologies’ Web site: http://www.gtt.com
RAILROADS
4) Costs, Liability Concerns Slow Railroad Quiet Zones
Link to story in the Courier News:
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080217/NEWS/802170382
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Innovations Improving Visibility of Snowplows
Link to story in the Tahoe Daily Tribune:
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20080218/NEWS/709490981
Link to news release from the University of Nevada, Reno:
http://www.unr.edu/news/detail.aspx?id=2489
TRANSIT
6) Bay Area Workshop Aims to Upgrade Transit Trip Planning
Tech-savvy public transit advocates will meet to discuss improving transit Web sites.
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/18/BA07V0VOF.DTL
Link to additional information: http://barcamp.org/TransitCampBayArea (scroll down)
7) New Zealand Public Transport GPS System to Get a Trim
Link to story from The Dominion Post:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4405789a28.html
8) The Fare Essentials
As technology simplifies transit commute, will that mean standardized system in Philadelphia area?
Link to story in the Gloucester County Times:
http://www.nj.com/news/gloucester/index.ssf?/base/news-3/1203235814248910.xml&coll=8
9) Long Island Rail Road Rapped for ‘Secrecy’ on Third-Track Proposal
Railroad and Federal Transit Administration fail to release draft document showing community impact of adding additional track.
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/transportation/ny-lilirr155578129feb15,0,1820216.story
10) British Underground Officials Retract Ban on Nude Portrait Ad
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/02/17/venus-ad-reversed.html
11) Celebrating the Semicolon in a Most Unlikely Location
Writer praises the use of a punctuation mark on a New York City subway poster.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/nyregion/18semicolon.html?ex=1360990800&en=f1bd9cd34931580c&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Indiana Interstates Go High-Tech
Link to story in the Indianapolis Business Journal:
http://www.ibj.com/html/detail_page.asp?content=11325
13) Dubai Considers Installing Intelligent Traffic System on All Roads in 5 Years
Link to story in the Khaleej Times:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2008/February/theuae_February528.xml§ion=theuae
Link to news release from the Dubai Roads & Transport Authority:
http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4g3NjEGSUGYRvqRaGKOCJEgfW99X4_83FT9AP2C3NCIckdHRQA1RSz5/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzBfMzZO?contenttype=latest&contname=RTA%20Calls%20s%20to%20Comply%20withSigns%20of%20Intelligent%20Traffic%20Systems
14) Cameras on the Highway
Kansas DOT teaming with county and city to install intelligent transportation system.
Link to story in The Wichita Eagle:
http://www.kansas.com/212/story/312967.html
15) Local TV’s Morning Jam
Stations go bumper-to-bumper on traffic information.
Link to story in Broadcasting & Cable:
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6533073.html
16) Caltrans Promises Changes to Traveler Information Line
TV station investigation uncovers incorrect information being provided on hotline.
Link to story and video report on KBAK-TV:
http://www.eyeoutforyou.com/news/local/15684462.html
17) Early-Morning Friend to Commuters
Profile of Teresa LaBarbera.
Link to story in the Hartford Courant:
http://www.courant.com/features/lifestyle/hc-nujavabeanscene0218.artfeb18,0,3855452.column
Upcoming Events
Automotive Testing Expo Europe 2008 – May 6-8 – Messe Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.testing-expo.com/europe/index.html
Today in Transportation History
1964 - Joseph-Armand Bombardier, founder of Bombardier, died.
http://www.fjab.qc.ca/en/content/jab/jab.htm
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 15, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Will RFID Technology Truly Reduce Lost Luggage at Airports?
Link to story on ComputerWeekly:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/02/14/229411/will-rfid-technology-truly-reduce-lost-luggage-at-airports.htm
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) Next-Generation Electronic Toll Collection ‘Sticker Tag’ in Florida
Link to story on WKMG-TV:
http://www.local6.com/news/15307968/detail.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
3) Albuquerque Red-Light Camera Program Suspended
Link to story in The Albuquerque Tribune:
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/feb/14/albuquerque-red-light-camera-program-suspended/
TRANSIT
4) Picturing More Revenue, Reliability
Washington, DC Metro to install monitors with ads, information for riders.
Link to story and video in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021402770.html?hpid=moreheadlines (may require free registration)
Link to further information from WMATA:
http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/story.cfm?ID=1716
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
5) Washington State Patrol to Drivers: 911 Not a Traffic Hotline
Link to story in The Columbian:
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/02/02142008_Traffic-calls-jam-911.cfm
Link to news release from the Washington State Patrol:
http://www.wsp.wa.gov/newsfaqs/releases/mr021208.pdf
6) Shanghai Implements Traffic Control
Link to story in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=3624
7) Interview with Rick Schuman of Inrix Discussing Contract with the I-95 Corridor Coalition to Collect Real-Time Traffic Data
Link to audio interview with Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/video-audio.php?GroupID=73
News Releases
1) US Department of Transportation Announces Appointments to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Advisory Council
Upcoming Events
Climate Change: Transport’s Impacts and Solutions – April 3-4 – Amsterdam
http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/euroclimate.cfm
Friday Bonus
In Belgium thousands of red traffic signals celebrate Valentine’s Day.
http://www.citynews.ca/images/2008-02/feb1408-heartstop.jpg
Today in Transportation History
1898 **110th anniversary** - The US battleship Maine is blown up in Havana Harbor.
http://www.spanamwar.com/mainelos.htm
Feb. 15 1948 **60th anniversary** - A week before the organization is officially founded, the first NASCAR race takes place on the sands of Daytona Beach.
http://www.nascar.com/2002/kyn/history/evolution/02/06/stockcar/index.html
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Thursday, February 14, 2008
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 14, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Airport Advertising Takes Off
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120296058551467765.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) Smile, Pay Fare? Study to Explore Video Toll System for Bay Area Bridges
Link to story in The Oakland Tribune:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_8259378
3) Work on 3 Electronic Toll Plazas Started in Pakistan
Link to story on Unique Pakistan:
http://www.uniquepakistan.com/news/general/work-on-three-electronic-toll-plazas-started-in-pakistan-20080214.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Galileo: Star Project or Black Hole?
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7244553.stm
5) Mapping Medieval Streets Using GPS
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/Mapping-medieval-streets-using-GPS/2100-1041_3-6230604.html?tag=nefd.lede
6) GPS Spreading from Cars to Mobile Phones
Link to AFP story:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jDDggyFTesN-71Ee-POa8gf69oPg
MARITIME
7) Online Travel Sees Offline Touch for Cruise
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1338644520080213
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) NATSO Launches New Program Focusing on Truck Stop Safety
Link to story in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=19185
ROADWAYS
9) Digital Billboards Could Cost Texas Taxpayers
Link to commentary in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/falkenberg/5540502.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) US Air Security Plans “Unacceptable,’ Says EU
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/us-air-security-plans-unacceptable-eu/article-170303
11) Public Safety Gets a High-Tech Boost in Virginia Emergency Hub
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/12/AR2008021200019.html (may require free registration)
TELEMATICS
12) Having Big Brother Watching Can be a Good Thing
Telematics is increasingly popular but does all this technology really get the job done?
Link to CanWest News Service story:
http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=808f3532-df23-4528-b798-0f7a527de4cf
TRANSIT
13) South Africa Seeks to Formalize Introduction of Electronic Fare Collection Soon
Link to story in Engineering News:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=126174
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Beijing Traffic Management Center Prepares for Olympics
Link to video on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/video/news-index.html?nvid=217293
15) I-78 Debacle: The First Anniversary
One year after an ice storm left drivers in Pennsylvania stranded for hours, a newspaper looks at what’s improved and what still needs work.
Link to story in The Morning Call:
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-i78-feb14-08,0,5622071.story
16) Get Going on Road Hotline
Newspaper calls for New Mexico to establish 511 service.
Link to editorial in the Mountain View Telegraph:
http://www.mvtelegraph.com/mountain/opinion/285386mtnoped02-14-08.htm
VEHICLES
17) US DOT Seeks Input on Future Operations and Use of Vehicle Infrastructure Integration Testing Facility Near Detroit, Michigan
Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/icdn/index.php3?PHPSESSID=463e969d7c0377c59da474d88333b1c8
Link to solicitation:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/OAM/DTFH61-08-RFI-21208/Synopsis.html
News Releases
1) FAA’s Chief Operating Officer Describes Runway Safety Strategies
Upcoming Events
Vehicle Dynamics Expo 2008 – May 6-8 – Meese Stuttgart, Germany
http://www.vehicledynamics-expo.com/
Today in Transportation History
1895 – Trolley workers in Brooklyn go on strike.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A07E2DC123DE433A25756C1A9679C94649ED7CF&oref=slogin (may require free registration)
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Federal Aviation Administration Pushing New Aircraft Safety Tool
Agency speeding up the certification process for electronic displays that provide commercial pilots with more detailed runway information.
Link to AP story:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-22971169.htm
2) Radio Tags Trial for Luggage at Airports
Link to story in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2008/02/13/et-tags-113.xml
3) Runway Safety: Progress on Reducing Runway Incursions Impeded by Leadership, Technology, and Other Challenges
Link to testimony by the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08481t.pdf
MARITIME
4) US Maritime Security and Safety Information System Being Installed in The Gambia
Link to story from the Foroyaa Newspaper:
http://allafrica.com/stories/200802111533.html
OTHER
5) Kentucky Panel OKs ‘In God We Trust’ License Plate
Link to story in the Lexington Herald-Leader:
http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/316687.html
6) Naked Venus Poster Banned from the London Tube for Fear of Offending Commuters
Link to story in the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514119&in_page_id=1770
7) Chrysler Extends Sirius Contract to 2017
Link to story in AutoWeek:
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080213/FREE/33525274/1023/LATESTNEWS
Link to news release from Sirius:
http://investor.sirius.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=294145
8) February Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2008/02_2008/02_2008.htm
9) Human Performance, User Information, Simulation, and Visualization
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8689
ROADWAYS
10) How Stripping the Streets of Lights and Signs May be a Life Saver
Link to story in The Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article3359881.ece
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Arizona Legislators Mount Bid to Foil Governor on Photo Radar
Link to Capitol Media Services story:
http://www.azstarnet.com/dailystar/224880
12) UN World Food Program, Vodafone to Work on Emergency Communication
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.news.com/WFP%2C-Vodafone-to-work-on-emergency-communication/2110-1037_3-6230365.html?tag=nefd.hed
Link to news release from the World Food Programme:
http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=2768
TELEMATICS
13) No Hands, All Ears for Sound in Cars
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120284497658363061.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) 'My 511' to Provide Custom Information in San Francisco Bay Area
Link to column in the San Jose Mercury News:http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_8247908
15) Airborne Traffic Reporters Face Uncertain Future
Link to story in the Daily Breeze:
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_8245902
VEHICLES
16) Owner of Electronic-Billboard Truck Sues Florida, Sheriff
Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-signs1308feb13,0,4599684.story
News Releases
1) Navteq Announces Agreement with Telfonica for New Mobile Traffic Product in Europe
2) US DOT Takes Action to Reduce Train Accidents Caused by Human Error - Greater Accountability Placed on Railroad Management and Employees for Safety
3) MTA New York City Transit Enhances Trip Planner - Navteq Map Data and Microsoft Virtual Earth Added to Itinerary Service
Upcoming Events
GNSS Road Technology in the Road Transport Sector – April 2-3 – Amsterdam
http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/gnss.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1923 **85th anniversary** – Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier, is born in Myra, West Virginia.
http://www.chuckyeager.com/
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Tuesday, February 12, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Amazon Collision Pilots Questioned Over Deactivated Transponder
Link to story in Flight:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/12/221474/amazon-collision-pilots-questioned-over-deactivated-transponder.html
2) Does that Voice on the Airport PA System Sound Familiar?
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-02-11-airport-announcements_N.htm
3) Coming to You Live from the Cockpit
The ability to listen to pilot radio communications while popular with some passengers is controversial with many pilots.
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120277108037260483.html
4) New Eurocontrol Chief Sets Out Priorities
Link to story in Flight:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/11/221393/new-eurocontrol-chief-sets-out-priorities.html
5) Federal Aviation Administration Wants Help Becoming Cybersecurity Shared-Services Provider
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151613-1.html
ROADWAYS
6) Intelligent Transport Systems Could be Introduced in Bulgaria After 2010
Link to Focus News Agency story:
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n133529
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) NHTSA Seeks Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Truck-Involved Fatalities
Link to story in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=19165
8) Safety Incentives Lacking, Officials Say
Technology will radically change truck safety in coming years, with innovations likely to include wireless government truck inspections.
Link to story in Light & Medium Truck:
http://www.ttnews.com/lmt/dec07/incentives.asp
9) Travelers to Europe May Face Fingerprinting
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021102786.html
10) Haptic Feedback Research Explores Driver Cognition Issues
Link to story in The Sensor:
http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/Sensor/2007/03/HapticFeedback.html
TELEMATICS
11) More High-Tech Invitations to Take Your Mind Off Road
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/business/12distract.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin (may require free registration)
TRANSIT
12) BART Planning Tickets that Resist Magnets
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/12/BA5KV0ET9.DTL
13) Alcohol Check for Safer Transit Trips
Link to story on the Transport Information Group:
http://www.matthieudesiderio.com/?p=123
14) The Year of the Superbus
Decked out with amenities and fueled by efficiencies, local bus fleets are heading for prime time.
Link to story in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/articles/0802buses.htm
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) University of Wisconsin Experts Showcase Technology to Lessen Major Traffic Backups
Link to story on WISC-TV:
http://www.channel3000.com/technology/15277070/detail.html
16) Could Smart Traffic Lights Stop Motorists Fuming?
Link to NewScientist News Service story:
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/motoring-tech/dn13306-could-smart-traffic-lights-stop-motorists-fuming.html
News Releases
1) Texas Tourism Launches New Advertising Campaign Introducing Online, Interactive ‘Trip Planner’ Tool & New Driving Tours
2) Speed Traps Worldwide Shown With Online Mapping Tool
Job Posting
- Associate Program Manager – Traffic.com – Wayne, Pennsylvania
http://navteq.com/webapps/ApplyJobServlet?jobId=1648&action=SearchDetails
Upcoming Events
European Road Pricing: Public Acceptability Forum – April 1-2 – Amsterdam
http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/erp.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1900 – J.W. Packard receives his first automotive patent.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7235
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Monday, February 11, 2008
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AVIATION
1) DARPA Extends Robot Air Traffic Control Research
Link to story in Flight:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/11/221469/darpa-extends-robot-atc-research-for-uavs.html
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) Indian Commuters Not Buying Electronic Toll Tag Idea
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Delhi/Commuters_not_buying_tag_idea/articleshow/2771876.cms
3) Electronic Tracking at Ohio River Bridges Means No Booths
Link to story in The Courier-Journal:
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080209/NEWS01/802090480/1008/NEWS01
4) As Toll Dodgers Get Creative, Eyes of E-ZPass are Watching
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/nyregion/11ezpass.html?ex=1360386000&en=d557a3a21025ac90&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) LORAN Saved, but Money Questions Remain
Link to story in GPS World:
http://uc.gpsworld.com/gpsuc/Utilities+%26+Communications+News/LORAN-Saved-but-Money-Questions-Remain/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/490245?contextCategoryId=33826
6) GPS Isn’t the Only Tool for Location
It’s the most accurate, but others will stay part of the mix.
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206105934&subSection=All+Stories
7) University of Massachusetts Student Designs GPS Helmet
Would call for help if wearer is knocked unconscious.
Link to story and video report on WSHM-TV:
http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/15454246.html
8) Nokia Aiming to Banish Paper Maps
Company has launched navigation tools designed to make the paper street map obsolete for pedestrians.
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7230686.stm
OTHER
9) Biometrics Registry Proposed
Standards registry would enable interagency sharing of biometrics.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45802-1.html
10) Reporter’s Access to North Carolina Board of Transportation Meeting Limited
Link to story in The News & Observer:
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/929116.html
11) EU Commission Plans New Rules on Car Advertising - Report
Link to Thomson Financial story:
http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=59886876521231
RAILROADS
12) Railways to Jump Onto Wi-Fi Bandwagon, Project to be Launched in Shatabdi, Rajdhani Trains
Link to story in The Economic Times:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Railways/Railways_to_jump_onto_Wi-Fi_bandwagon_project_to_be_launched_in_Shatabdi_Rajdhani_trains/articleshow/2774693.cms
13) Trains in Europe Offering Wi-Fi
Link to story in the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/10/business/trains11.php
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) FCC’s Safety Spectrum May Not Get Buyer
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020803594.html (may require free registration)
15) EU Weighs Traveler Biometric Requirements
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32253-1.html
TELEMATICS
16) Perfect Partners
Automotive and electronics industries have long traveled a similar path but those paths now often converge.
Link to story in The Engineer:
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/304495/Perfect+partners.htm
17) Software Gets Smart Cars Talking
Link to story in ICT Results:
http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/index.cfm/section/news/tpl/article/BrowsingType/Features/ID/89520
TRANSIT
18) The Buzz is Over iBUS
Link to story in Business Line:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2008/02/11/stories/2008021150070300.htm
19) Philadelphia-Area Transit Lines Seeking Smartest ‘Smart Card’
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20080211_Transit_lines_seeking_smartest_smart_card.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
20) High-Tech Traffic System Coming to Wichita
Link to story and video report on KSNW-TV:
http://www.ksn.com/news/local/15452811.html
21) Traffic Camera Data Gives Complex Picture
Police, Californian analysis tell different tales of collision rates.
Link to story in The Bakersfield Californian:
http://www.bakersfield.com/102/story/359284.html
22) Fog Detectors Could Prevent Crashes, County Says, but Florida Budget Tight
Link to story in the Palm Beach Post:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2008/02/10/s1c_ROAD_FOG_0210.html
23) Researchers Try Tracking Traffic Using Cell Phone GPS
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_8215860
24) Commuter Feed: Track Traffic Reports with Twitter
Link to story in Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/02/commuter-feed-t.html
Link to Commuter Feed: http://www.commuterfeed.com/
News Releases
1) Navteq Announces Navteq Traffic in Europe
2) SkyWay and Ford Team Up to Provide Ford Owners with Integrated Security Options
3) Motorola Launches Mobile TV Device with Advanced Navigation Capabilities
4) ITIS Starts Trial with Telefonica for Real-Time Traffic Information in Barcelona
5) CSX Transportation Launches Online Carbon Calculator
6) Sanef Consolidates Its Two Subsidiaries, Webraska and masternaut, to Build a Telematic Mobility Unit of European Dimension
7) Webraska Announces the Launch of the 1st Hybrid GPS Navigation Worldwide
Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar - Fast Lanes on the Transportation Information Superhighway: Tips for Efficient, Comprehensive Internet Research – February 27
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8698
Today in Transportation History
1808 **200th anniversary** – Anthracite coal is first used in the US as a domestic heating fuel. In later years it was used as an important fuel for steam locomotives.
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/inspector/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=476157
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Friday, February 8, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
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Friday, February 8, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Air Traffic Upgrade Costs Seen Ballooning
Link to AP story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23054029/
2) Airport Security Technology Stuck In the Pipeline
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020704067.html (may require free registration)
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) Having a Hard Time with E-ZPass
Baltimore’s Fort McHenry Tunnel counts cars as trucks, overcharges.
Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/bal-md.ezpass08feb08,0,2407690.story
4) Toll Sneaks Beware: New Cameras on Way to Bay Area
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/08/BAGC2UUU8V.DTL
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Researchers Test GPS-Cell Phone Navigation in San Francisco Bay Area
Link to story and video report on KNTV-TV:
http://www.nbc11.com/news/15255056/detail.html
Link to news release from Nokia:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-08-2008/0004752453&EDATE
OTHER
6) Exploring a New Congestion Pricing Concept: Focus Group Findings from Northern Virginia and Philadelphia
Link to report from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling_pricing/resources/report/cpcfocusgrp/index.htm
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
7) Wisconsin Admits Being Slow to Aid Motorists Stuck in Snowstorm
Link to AP story:
http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080208/APC0101/802080724/1979
Link to news release from the Wisconsin Governor’s Office:
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/journal_media_detail.asp?locid=19&prid=3151
8) San Diego Area 511 Celebrates Its First Year in Operation
Link to story in rEgion:
http://www.sandag.org/enewsletter/feature_2.html
News Releases
1) Siemens Introduces Traffic Control Systems for the Turkish Coast of the Black Sea
2) GM Asks Public to Write Its History
3) Toyota Advances Brake Assist with Navigation Link
Upcoming Events
Transit Security + Infrastructure Design 2008 Conference – April 1 – Brisbane, Australiahttp://www.transportroundtable.com.au/tsid2008/
Friday Bonus
Mmmm…If this doesn’t make you want to grab a hamburger bun, I don’t know what will.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/24/exhaust-burger-let-your-tailpipe-cook-for-you/
Today in Transportation History
1993 – General Motors sued NBC, alleging that two pickup truck crashes shown on “Dateline NBC” were rigged. The network settled the next day.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,305709,00.html
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 7, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) US Lags World in In-Flight Phone Services
Link to story from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=17335
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) Thunderstorms Can Disrupt GPS Devices, Researcher Warns
Link to story in the Taipei Times:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/02/08/2003400597
SAFETY / SECURITY
3) US Transportation Security Administration Reads Blog Comments, Changes Policy
Link to Wired News story:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/02/gov-reads-blog.html
4) US State Department and Department of Homeland Security Push ‘Passport-Lite’
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/27_3/45770-1.html
5) New Laser Spectrometer Provides Instant Analysis
Link to Reuters story:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUKN0734345320080207
6) The Cyclist, Broken Streetlights and 25 E-Mails
Varying jurisdictions make a request to repair a bridge’s lights a lengthy ordeal.
Link to story in the Evening Standard:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23436113-details/The+cyclist,+broken+streetlights+and+25+emails/article.do
7) Guide to Evacuate Washington, DC Region Reveals Limitations
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/03/AR2008020302923.html?hpid=topnews (may require free registration)
TRANSIT
8) Bulgaria’s Capital to Change to Electronic Ticketing System for Public Transport
Link to story in the Sophia Echo:
http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/bulgarias-capital-to-change-its-ticket-system-for-public-transport/id_27410/catid_66
News Releases
1) Finnish Transport Ministry to Take Charge of Congestion Charge Work
2) NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Web Site
3) First Responders Say Advanced Technology Critical for Effectiveness
4) Washington State Airport Information System Now Available Online
5) Bermuda Demonstrates System Performance of World’s First Electronic Vehicle Registration System Using TransCore’s RFID Technology
6) FESTA’s Final Workshop – April 29
7) Telvent to Develop and Manage a Freeway System in Wichita, Kansas8) New Port Authority of NY & NJ Podcasts Provide Guides for Travelers to Download Before Boarding the AirTrains
Job Posting
- Director – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (US DOT) – Cambridge, Massachusetts (application deadline extended to 03-31-08)
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=66567890
Upcoming Events
ITS Georgia Monthly Chapter Meeting and Presentation – February 28 – Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.itsga.org/activities.htm#Feb
Today in Transportation History
1804 – John Deere, inventor of the steel plow and founder of a well-known tractor manufacturing company, was born in Rutland, Vermont.
http://www.deere.com/en_US/compinfo/history/johndeere.html
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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OTHER
1) SFR Launches a Car Pooling Service on Mobiles
Link to story in Transport Information Group:
http://www.matthieudesiderio.com/?p=108
Link to further information: http://www.covoiturage-campus.com/ (in French)
2) South Carolina Bill Would Outlaw Advertising in School Buses
Link to story in The Greenville News:
http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/NEWS04/80205054/1012/NEWS01
SAFETY / SECURITY
3) University of Cincinnati Agrees to Highway Sign Pact with ARTIMIS
During campus emergencies, signs will be used to alert drivers of campus closure.
Link to story in The News Record:
http://media.www.newsrecord.org/media/storage/paper693/news/2008/02/06/News/Va.Tech.Sparks.Highway.Sign.Pact-3189794.shtml
VEHICLES
4) Ford Trucks Get Business Savvy
Company introduces package of computer-based tools for its F-Series vehicles.
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://media.freep.com/f150/fordtruck.html
Link to news release from Ford:
http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/featured-stories/featured-stories-detail/ford-work-solutions
News Releases
1) HNTB Team Wins SANDAG On-Call Contract
2) New Air Traffic Tower Simulators Will Improve Controller Training
3) Acacia Subsidiary Enters into License Agreement with Cobra Electronics
4) SpeedInfo Sensors to Help Seattle-area Commuters by Providing Up-to-the-Minute Traffic Information
Solicitation
- Request for Applications – Express Lanes Demonstration Program – Federal Highway Administration
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2008_register&docid=fr04fe08-85
Upcoming Events
National Bike Summit – March 4-6 – Washington, DC
http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/summit08/
Today in Transportation History
1978 **30th anniversary** - The CVS Samaritan Van program began service in Providence, Rhode Island.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=183405&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1105016&highlight
1998 **10th anniversary** - Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
http://www.mwaa.com/national/
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Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Budget Request Slashes Airport Improvement Program
However, allocation triples for NextGen air traffic control modernization program.
Link to story in Aviation Week:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/FAA02048.xml&headline=FAA%20Budget%20Request%20Slashes%20AIP
Link to FY 2009 FAA Budget in Brief:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/aba/budgets_brief/media/bib2009.pdf
2) US Congress Wants Secret Air-Safety Data
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-02-04-nasa_N.htm
Link to news release from the House Committee on Science and Technology:
http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2074
3) American Airlines Pilot Safety Program is Extended Until May by Federal Aviation Administration
Link to story in the Star-Telegram:
http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/453691.html
MARITIME
4) LORAN Rescued
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/System+Design+and+Test+News/LORAN-Rescued/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489037?contextCategoryId=33831
5) Federal Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bush’s Waiver for Navy
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/us/05sonar.html?ex=1359867600&en=238811a29628c2e0&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Link to order from US District Court – Central District of California:
http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/CACD/RecentPubOp.nsf/bb61c530eab0911c882567cf005ac6f9/cadea7e2e9aac8e0882573e5008217bd/$FILE/SA07CV00335-FMC.pdf
6) Maritime Institute’s Realistic Simulator Helps Commercial Sailors
Link to story in The Daily Record:
http://www.mddailyrecord.com/article.cfm?id=4237&type=UTTM
Link to additional information from The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies:
http://www.mitags.org/t-about.aspx
PARKING
7) Traffic Scofflaws in for Rude Awakening
Technology to leave ticket collectors no place to hide.
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-zorn_05feb05,1,7581666.column
Link to additional information on AutoVu:
http://www.autovu.com/index.cfm?&lang=EN_CA
RAILROADS
8) SNCF: e-Services Available for Freight Shippers
Link to story in the Transport Information Group:
http://www.matthieudesiderio.com/?p=105
Link to Clic Services Fret SNCF:
http://www.servicefret.sncf.com/Applications/pnp/login.php5 (in French)
9) Kansas City Southern to Deploy GPS Ballast Train, CWR Switches and Gen-Set Switchers
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=14976
TRANSIT
10) Moving the Bus Back into Traffic Safely - Signage and Lighting Configuration Phase I
Link to report from the National Center for Transit Research:
http://www.nctr.usf.edu/pdf/77610.pdf
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Cell Phone Test to Monitor I-880 Traffic Flow
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/05/BAE8US0HJ.DTL
12) Hawaiian Bill Proposes 24-Hour Radio Traffic Updates
Link to story and video report on KHON-TV:
http://www.khon2.com/news/local/15294016.html
Link to bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB1972_.htm
13) Traffic Updates Available on New Surprise, Arizona Web Page
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/westvalley/articles/0205gl-nwvtransportation0206.html
Link to Surprise Transportation: http://www.surpriseaz.com/index.asp?NID=1578
News Releases
1) US Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters Encourages States to Utilize Electronic Tolling to Relieve Congestion and Finance New Capacity
2) TomTom and SFR Sign Agreement to Bring the World’s Most Advanced Traffic Information Service to France
3) Innovative New Technology Sought to Improve Disaster Management and Ease Traffic Congestion in UK
4) HIMSS & COMCARE Announce Integrated Emergency Medical Response Initiative Advisory Board
Upcoming Events
Cooperative Vehicle Infrastructure Systems – March 31-April 1 - Amsterdam
http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/cvis.cfm
Today in Transportation History
1971 – The Apollo 14 lunar module, Antares, lands on the Moon.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo14info.html
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Monday, February 4, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
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Monday, February 4, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Keep Internal Airline Safety Reports Secret: Air Canada Pilots’ Union
Link to story in the Ottawa Citizen:
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=59e8cc32-8114-4966-99cf-bde239974b21&k=74211
2) Los Angeles International Airport Goes Reliably Random
Game theory algorithm improves security by putting police on unpredictable schedules.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/27_3/45758-1.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) Wireless Technologies of the Future: RFID and Navigation?
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/02/rfid_and_nwirel.html
MARITIME
4) Port of New Hampshire to Start Using Sonar, Underwater Camera this Summer
Link to story in Foster’s Daily Democrat:
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080203/GJNEWS_01/462125082
OTHER
5) Texans have a License to Choose New Plates
Online vote will allow selection of next license plate design.
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5508732.html
6) Dutch Unveil Robot to Fill Car Gas Tank
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.news.com/Dutch-unveil-robot-to-fill-car-gas-tank/2100-11394_3-6229060.html?tag=nefd.top
7) US Department of Transportation Inspector General to Investigate Traffic Data Program, Contract
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151538-1.html
ROADWAYS
8) London Launches Low Emission Zone
Camera network will monitor emissions of large diesel trucks and impose heavy fines on those exceeding EU exhaust limits.
Link to Reuters story:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL0172837320080204
Link to additional information from Transport for London:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/lez/default.aspx
9) MIT Researchers Fight Gridlock with Linux
Link to story on LinuxDevices:
http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS8559536444.html
Link to further information on CarTel from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
http://cartel.csail.mit.edu/doku.php
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Canadians to Expand Border Pre-Screening
Canada Border Services Agency plans to force buses, trains and cruise ships to provide advance electronic lists of passengers and their personal details.
Link to Canadian Press story:
http://www.pressrepublican.com/0100_news/local_story_034213040.html
Link to report from Canada Border Services Agency:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/d3-1-7/d3-1-7-e.pdf
11) Ventura, California to Charge Fee for 911 Service
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-vcemergency2feb02,1,2531952.story
Link to additional information from the City of Ventura:
http://cityofventura.net/depts/pub_safety/responsefee.asp
12) Municipal Emergency Workers in Connecticut Will Get Access to Road Cameras
Link to story in The Advocate:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-cameras2feb03,0,931403.story
13) NASA Study Could End False Tsunami Alarms
Link to story in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/The_United_States/NASA_study_could_end_false_tsunami_alarms/articleshow/2752910.cms
Link to news release from the Jet Propulsion Lab:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-007
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) At Virginia Forum, Future is High-Tech
Messaging systems may soon be used for parking spaces and tracking people, among other things.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/02/AR2008020200043.html (may require free registration)
Link to Alert Loudoun: https://alert.loudoun.gov
News Releases
1) $68 Billion Budget Request for US Department of Transportation Provides Vital Funding for Safety Programs, Road Congestion Relief, and Air Traffic Improvements
2) Watch GoAZ.TV for Road Conditions, Traffic Forecasts – Arizona’s First Travel Channel
3) Hong Kong Immigration Department Examining Ways to Disseminate Checkpoint Traffic Information Through Media and Internet
4) Stagecoach Boosts Customer Travel Information with UK’s First Live Use of Electronic Bus Data System
5) Airports Council International-North America Launches New Web Site on North American Airports
6) Delcan Team Wins a $5 Million Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Deployment Project in Johannesburg, South Africa
7) Delcan’s City of Riverside Traffic Management Center Design Project Receives the CELSOC Merit Award
8) Delphi’s Advanced Technology Improves Highway Safety
Solicitation
- Nominations Sought for 2008 National Academies Communication Awards – National Academies
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8677
Upcoming Events
ITS Technologies for Rail Event 2008 – February 29 – Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
http://www.its-australia.com.au/KMXServer3/Default.aspx?tabid=134
Today in Transportation History
1902 – Aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh is born.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0204.html
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 1, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
GPS / NAVIGATION
1) Garmin to Launch GPS Smart Phone
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_devices&articleId=9060618&taxonomyId=75&intsrc=kc_top
Link to news release from Garmin:
http://www8.garmin.com/pressroom/mobile/013008.html
MARITIME
2) US Department of Homeland Security May Target Small Boats for RFID
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/32182-1.html
Link to report from DHS:
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/small_vessel_NSVSS_Report_HQ_508.pdf
OTHER
3) Ads on School Buses in Works in South Carolina
Link to story in The State:
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/302363.html
4) Interview: Tony Eales CEO at Trafficmaster
Link to interview on RoadTransport:
http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2008/02/01/129691/interview-tony-eales-ceo-at-trafficmaster.html
Link to Trafficmaster: http://www.trafficmaster.co.uk
5) 2008 TRB 87th Annual Meeting: Select Sessions Now Available in Electronic Format
Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8666
RAILROADS
6) Maryland and CSX to Share Data
Agreement will help in tracking dangerous cargo.
Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-te.md.csx01feb01,0,7274458.story
Link to additional information from CSX:
http://www.csx.com/?fuseaction=general.csxo_safety#DOC38171
ROADWAYS
7) Georgia Billboards Will Broadcast Election Results
Link to story in The Atlanta Journal Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/01/31/billboards_0201.html (may require free registration)
8) New Illinois Tollway Signs Bearing Governor’s Name Irk Activist
Link to story in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=125560&src=1
Link to sign photo:
http://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/uploaded_images/Blago-Tollway%20Sign%20-%20BIG-751645.jpg
9) Flashing Red Left-Turn Lights Blink Out for Good in Michigan
Link to AP story:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080201/NEWS06/80201024/1008
Link to additional information from the Michigan Department of Transportation:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9615_44557-157538--,00.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) New Traffic Device Slows Down Speeders
Sophisticated technology can override gas pedal.
Link to story in the Edmonton Journal:
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/cityplus/story.html?id=730d32ff-c8da-4f5d-a2d2-4214022822a7&k=25274
11) Few Delays as New US Border ID Rules Begin
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h7YK6qe9Xpfr4heKG3_hRDGJP6jwD8UH6HGG1
Link to border wait times from US Customs and Border Protection:
http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/
TELEMATICS
12) US Senators Raise Privacy Issues about Federal Mileage Tax Proposal
Link to story in Land Line:
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Jan08/012808/013108-01.htm
Link to hearing information from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works:
http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=ae797cbc-802a-23ad-4a02-f558dda46a0a
13) Sensor Improvements Usher Cars to Safety
Link to story in EE Times Asia:
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800500306_480500_NT_dde84341.HTM (may require free registration)
TRANSIT
14) Queensland Government Considering Adding Rail Updates for Radio Traffic Reports
Link to story in the Brisbane Times:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/qld-rail-delays-on-radio-traffic-updates/2008/02/01/1201800983950.html
15) Subways: Going Cellular to Boost Service
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90511228
16) Emergency Preparedness Guide for Transit Employees on the Job and at HomeLink to guide from US Department of Transportation:http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Emergency/Emerman.asp
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Pilot Program Gets High Marks from Cities in Crises
REACT provides high-quality traffic control at roadway incidents in Arizona.
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/surprise/articles/0131gl-nwvreact0201.html
18) Cell Phones to Monitor Highway Traffic
Students will drive along ten miles of California freeway with GPS-equipped phones for a day-long experiment.
Link to story on ZDNet:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=821
Link to additional information from CITRIS: http://www.citris-uc.org/mobile-century
19) China Sets Up Coal, Electricity Transport ‘Command Center’
Link to Xinhua story:
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-22697422.htm
Link to news release from the PRC State Council:
http://english.gov.cn/2008-02/01/content_878298.htm
News Releases
1) SuperBowlAirspace.com Gives Pilots, Aviation Buffs, Unique Access to Phoenix Skies
2) Sao Tome and Principe Coast Guard Utilizes Latest Technology to Maintain Maritime Safety and Security Within Region
3) Wi-Fi RTLS and Software Service Professionals Will Experience Added Revenue and Expansion
4) Michigan DOT to Podcast Metro Detroit Weekend Construction Updates
5) Accessible Sidewalk Videos Now Available Online
6) CITE and FHWA Introduce New Blended Course: Principles and Tools of Road Weather Management
7) iTravel Project Kicks Off
8) TrafficGauge Mobile Traffic Map Takes Part in a Puget Sound Congestion Information Survey
Upcoming Events
Webinar - Approaches for Building Effective Regional Relationships in the Deployment of ITS – March 4
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s080304_integrate.asp
Friday Bonus
You’ve heard of the Bermuda Triangle but how about the Empire State Building Circle?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/01/27/2008-01-27_empire_state_building_car_zap_mystery.html
Today in Transportation History
1968 **40th anniversary** - The Penn Central Transportation Company is formed through the merger of the New York Central and the Pennsylvania railroads.
http://www.pcrrhs.org/
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