Friday, January 29, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 29, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Check-In by Cell Phone is Gaining Steam at US Airports
Link to story in the Austin American-Statesman:
http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/01/30/0130ticket.html

BUSES

2) New York MTA Pulls the Plug on Bus Tracking, Again
Link to story and video report on NY1 News:
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/93085/mta-pulls-the-plug-on-bus-tracking--again/Default.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Transport 2.0: Meeting Grand Challenges with GIScience
Link to story in ArcNews:
http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/winter0809articles/transport-20.html

OTHER

4) Interview with Zita Gurmai MEP
Link to interview by ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/ertico_news_interview_with_zita_gurmai_mep.htm

5) Journal of Commerce Consolidates Transport Magazines
Link to story in NJBIZ:
http://www.njbiz.com/article.asp?aID=77154

6) New Web Site Aids Transit Coordination in Minnesota
Link to story in the Center for Transportation Studies Report:
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/CTSReport/2009/01/NewWeb.html
Link to CoordinateMNTransit: http://www.coordinatemntransit.org/

7) January Issue of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter
Link to newsletter:
http://ieeeitss.org/v11n1.pdf

RAILROADS

8) Railroad Opposes Quiet Rail Bill
Railroads in North Dakota would no longer be required to sound horn at private crossings.
Link to story in The Bismarck Tribune:
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2009/01/29/news/update/doc498206bfc4d90051218495.txt

9) Canadian Trains Get Internet Service
Link to story in TV Technology:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/73902

ROADWAYS

10) Illinois Tollway Could Bring Customer Call Center Home
Link to story in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=268165&src=109

11) Judge Rules Rhode Island Law Restricting Billboards Unconstitutional
Link to story in The Providence Journal:
http://www.projo.com/news/content/BZ_BILLBOARD_RULING_01-30-09_7TD4C5I_v16.2e87102.html

12) Probe Looms Over Metro Manila’s Pink Traffic Signs
Link to GMA News story:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/146746/Probe-looms-over-MMDAs-pink-traffic-signs

TRANSIT

13) Sound Transit Event Sponsorships Illegal, Says Audit
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/397983_transitaudit30.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Traffic Incident Management Quick Clearance Laws: A National Review of Best Practices
Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop09005/index.htm

15) Service Patrol Handbook
Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08031/index.htm


News Releases
1) Green Light for NavigateHollywood.com – Interactive Way-Finding Web Site for Hollywood Launches
2) RITA Signs ITS Research Cooperation Agreement with European Commission
3) Wisconsin's 511 Traveler Information System Now Available Online


Upcoming Events
34th Annual FAA Aviation Forecast Conference – March 31-April 1 – Washington, DC
http://www.faa.gov/news/conferences_events/aviation_forecast_2009/


Friday Bonus
Thank goodness it wasn’t a Tyrannosaurus rex.
http://www.news14.com/content/local_news/coastal/604125/road-work-sign-warns-about-dinosaur-danger/Default.aspx


Today in Transportation History
1964 **45th anniversary** - Ranger 6, a spaceship designed to take photos of the lunar surface, was launched.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/ranger.html

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, January 29, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) JetBlue CEO Says Airlines Battle-Tested
Pushes for increased spending on air traffic control modernization in meeting with Obama.
Link to Reuters story:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/tnBasicIndustries-SP/idUKN2854049520090128?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true
Link to news release from JetBlue Airways:
http://sev.prnewswire.com/airlines-aviation/20090128/NY6386228012009-1.html

2) Southwest In-Flight Internet Trial Pushed to February
Link to story on Wi-Fi Net News:
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008569.html

3) Spirit Flight Attendants Spitting Mad at Aprons Touting Beer
Link to story from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sfl-spirit0128,0,5148228.story
Link to news release from the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA:
http://www.afanet.org/default.asp?id=1159

4) Will Free Airport Wi-Fi Take Flight?
Link to column on ABC News:
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/CEOProfiles/story?id=6744280&page=1

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Australian Publisher Maps the Way to Save Fuel
Map publisher UBD has begun selling what it calls Australia's first green street directory.
Link to story in The Canberra Times:
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/publisher-maps-the-ways-to-save-fuel/1420144.aspx

MARITIME

6) Florida’s Maritime Industry Organizes to Lobby
Link to story in the Jacksonville Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/01/26/daily31.html
Link to news release from the Florida Maritime Leadership Coalition:
http://www.floridamaritimeleaders.com/updates/viewupdate.php?szID=23

OTHER

7) Electronic Freight Management
Link to story in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/09janfeb/06.htm

8) TV Show: Traffic Cops Live for Moving Violations
Link to McClatchy Newspapers story:
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/01/29/tvspeeders0129.html
Link to further information on Speeders from truTV:
http://www.trutv.com/shows/speeders/index.html

ROADWAYS

9) West NEXCO, Nissan Begin Research on IT-Assisted Road Information System
Link to story in the Automotive Business Review:
http://www.automotive-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=90694821-0EB4-4D7D-A638-C87C02C740EC

10) Traffic Signal Systems
Link to papers from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9920

11) The Sound of Safety
Arizona's findings point to centerline rumble strips for reducing lane departure crashes.
Link to story in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/09janfeb/02.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) North Dakota House Rejects Text Messaging Ban for Drivers
Link to story in The Bismarck Tribune:
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2009/01/29/news/update/doc49820e558bf88537648582.txt

TELEMATICS

13) Can Paying for a Telematics System Save You Money?
Link to story on Edmunds:
http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/audio/articles/140686/article.html

TRANSIT

14) Transit TV and Its Importance to Marketing Books
Can out-of-home markets be the secret to stimulating books sales?
Link to story on TransWorldNews:
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=74387&cat=1

VEHICLES

15) Audi Introduces New Third-Generation Advanced Multimedia Interface on Q5 SUV
Link to story in Motor Trend:
http://wot.motortrend.com/6416000/technology/audi-introduces-new-third-generation-advanced-multi-media-interface-on-q5-suv/index.html


News Releases
1) Delaware DOT Saves Money by Going ‘Virtual’ - New Project Communication Process More Efficient, Effective
2) ‘SnowMan’ Software Developed at the University of Buffalo Helps Keep Snow Drifts Off the Road


Solicitation
- Request for Information – Video Aggregation System – Florida Department of Transportation
http://vbs.dms.state.fl.us/vbs/ad.view_ad?advertisement_key_num=76741


Upcoming Events
ATC Global – March 17-19 - Amsterdam
http://www.atcevents.com/atc09/homepage.asp


Today in Transportation History
1944 **65th anniversary** - The USS Missouri was launched as the last US battleship.
http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/us_navy_pages/uss_missouri_bb63.htm

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 28, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Study Finds Airport Wi-Fi is Unprotected
Link to story and video on KING-TV:
http://www.nwcn.com/sharedcontent/northwest/travel/stories/NW_012709WAK-seatac-airport-wifi-ks.c1adfbf.html

2) IATA Reiterates Cost Warning on 'Inefficient' Middle East Airspace
Link to story in Air Transport Intelligence:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/01/28/321759/iata-reiterates-cost-warning-on-inefficient-middle-east.html

BUSES

3) RFID System to Monitor Bangkok Buses, Taxis
Link to story in The Nation:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/01/29/technology/technology_30094474.php

MARITIME

4) Upgrade to Digital Beacons Urged for Boaters, Fliers
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/outdoors/6231695.html

OTHER

5) Weather Channel Addicts, Meet Snowplow Sites
Officials in Washington, DC and Maryland have Web pages where citizens can track snowplows in real-time.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/27/AR2009012703238.html
Link to DDOT Snow Response Reporting System: http://snowmap.dc.gov/
Link to Howard County Snowplow Tracker: http://snow2.co.ho.md.us/Index.asp

ROADWAYS

6) Illinois Tollways Will be Free of Rod Blagojevich's Name, Lt. Governor Promises
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-quinn-sidebar28jan28,0,2666469.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Kentucky Court Will Hear Appeal by Amish Over Safety Triangles on Buggies
Link to story in The Courier-Journal:
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20090128/NEWS01/901280458/1008/NEWS01

8) Georgia Public Safety Radio Network Years in the Making
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/597845

9) Graphic, Bloody Billboards Push Safe Driving
Link to story on WXII-TV:
http://www.wxii12.com/news/18577689/detail.html

10) Homeland Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Management of Air Sovereignty Alert Operations to Protect US Airspace
Link to US Government Accountability Office report:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09184.pdf

TRANSIT

11) $8.2 Million Transit Plan Aims to Attract Riders with New Colors
Link to story in Inside Tucson Business:
http://www.azbiz.com/articles/2009/01/27/news/doc497a051cc4e1d079385422.txt

12) Atheist Transit Ads Spark Calgary Debate
Link to UPI story:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/28/Atheist_transit_ads_spark_Calgary_debate/UPI-85001233168655/
Link to Canadian Atheist Bus Campaign site: http://atheistbus.ca/

13) Trial Success for Mobile Tickets in UK
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2234817/trial-success-mobile-tickets-4437932

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Virginia DOT Traffic Operations Center in Staunton Monitors Roadways
Link to story and video on WHSV-TV:
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/38498874.html

15) Traffic Down to Mile, Minute
New online maps show congestion levels throughout the day in Chicago.
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-congestion-map-28-jan28,0,4154249.story
Link from the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning:
http://www.cmap.illinois.gov/cmp/measurement.aspx

16) Honk if You Zone Out During Traffic Reports
Link to story in Inside Jersey:
http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2009/01/honk_if_you_zone_out_during_tr.html


News Releases
1) Port Authority Introduces Interactive Map for Stewart International Airport, Providing Extensive Airport Information, Regional Attractions and Activities
2) Delta Reinstates Pilot Aviation Safety Action Program
3) FAA Welcomes Return of Delta’s Aviation Safety Action Program
4) NOAA Satellites Helped Rescue 283 People in 2008
5) North Carolina 511 Exceeds One Million Calls in 2008


Upcoming Events
ACI-NA Operations and Technical Affairs Conference – March 15-18 – San Diego
http://www.aci-na.org/conferences/detail?eventId=141


Today in Transportation History
1964 **45th anniversary** - The 100th flight of the X-15 was made at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
http://history.nasa.gov/x15/cover.html

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Runway Incursions Ticked Up Slightly in 2008
Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/27/runway-incursions-ticked-up-slightly-in-2008

2) Do Flight Attendants Get Enough Hands-On Training for Emergencies?
Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/27/do-flight-attendants-get-enough-hands-on-training-for-emergencies/

BUSES

3) High-Tech Entertainment Systems Enhance Coach Services
Link to story in Metro Magazine:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/Article/Story/2009/01/High-Tech-Entertainment-Systems-Enhance-Coach-Services.aspx

OTHER

4) State Senator Bashes Plan for Spanish Ads by Colorado DOT
Link to story in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_11560160

5) Michigan Litter Hotline Tossed Out
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090127/BLOG13/90127034/1012/NEWS/State+litter+hotline+tossed+out
Link to news release from Michigan DOT:
http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9620_11057-207580--,00.html

6) Dynamic Carpooling with Your Mobile
Link to story in Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/dynamic-carpooling-your-mobile

7) Implementing the Results of the Second Strategic Highway Research Program: Saving Lives, Reducing Congestion, Improving Quality of Life
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9909

8) Census Transportation Planning Package Web-Based Mapping and Query System
Link to information from US DOT:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ctpp/fhwahep09008.htm

RAILROADS

9) BNSF Research Pushes Safety, Efficiency
Link to story in the Fort Worth Business Press:
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=9388

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Link to HealthDay News story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/26/AR2009012601387.html

TELEMATICS

11) Injury Report from the Car
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/automobiles/25TECH.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

TRANSIT

12) Tube Maps Made for the Disabled
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7850675.stm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Who’s Calling? It’s Your Traffic Report
Link to story and audio report on NPR’s All Things Considered:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99883564


News Releases
1) Global Traffic Technologies Wins Comprehensive Permanent Injunction Against Competitor in Patent Infringement Suit


Upcoming Events
APTA Fare Collection Workshop – March 14-18 – Houston
http://www.apta.com/conferences_calendar/farecoll/


Today in Transportation History
1939 **70th anniversary** - The first flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning takes place.
http://p38assn.org/

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Monday, January 26, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, January 26, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Vice President for Programs - Intelligent Transportation Society of America - Washington, DC

Founded in 1991, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is a not-for-profit member organization and the leading advocate for technologies that improve the safety, security, and efficiency of the nation's surface transportation system. The vice president for programs is a member of ITS America’s senior executive team, with primary oversight of its contractual relationships with the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) and other organizations. The individual is also responsible for engaging and acting on behalf of ITS America’s membership and the broader ITS community to help save lives, time, and money and sustain the environment through broad deployment of ITS technologies. The vice president for programs reports to ITS America’s executive vice president and oversees a staff of professionals and consultants who support the U.S. DOT and other clients as well as the ITS America Coordinating Council and forums.

For the full job description, visit http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/ITSAJob_VPPrograms.pdf.

AVIATION

1) US Airways’ A330s Slated to Test ADS-B
Link to story in Aviation Week and Space Technology:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/aw012609p3.xml&headline=US%20Airways'%20A330s%20Slated%20to%20Test%20ADS-B&channel=awst

2) British Airways to Offer In-Flight Text and Data on New All-Business Services
Link to story in The Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/business/article5575092.ece

CAMERAS

3) Arizona Governor ‘Shocked’ by Radar Revelation
Says she's uncomfortable that the state's photo radar cameras are recording video of everyone driving past them.
Link to story in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/altds/pastframe/metro/277277

4) When Chicago Transit Authority Drivers Run Lights, Taxpayers Pay
Under new policy, taxpayers are on the hook for fines at photo-enforced intersections.
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/autocorner/chi-getting-around-26-jan26,0,521143.column

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New Electronic Toll Highway Opens in New Zealand
Link to story in the Otago Daily Times:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/40651/new-electronic-toll-highway-opens

MARITIME

6) UK Emergency System Campaign Boosted by Hudson ‘Miracle’
Link to story in the Edinburgh Evening News:
http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Emergency-system-campaign-boosted-by.4912236.jp

7) New Rules Set for US Navy Sonar Training
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2009-01-23-navy-sonar_N.htm

OTHER

8) 'Star' Cop Takes Charge of Rush Hour Traffic in Shanghai
Policeman becomes a celebrity after Internet video tags him as "the most handsome traffic cop."
Link to story in the Shanghai Daily:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200901/20090125/article_389179.htm

9) Top Ten New Technologies that Could Save Your Commute
Link to Fox News story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482565,00.html

10) West Virginia Lawmakers Scoff at Media Tour of ‘Pike
Link to story in The Register-Herald:
http://www.register-herald.com/local/local_story_025223214.html

11) Dan Mintz, Former CIO of USDOT, on the Future of Government 2.0
Link to interview on ExecutiveBiz:
http://blog.executivebiz.com/dan-mintz-on-the-future-of-government-20/1245

PARKING

12) Smart Meters in France Call Time on Culture of Parking Cheats
Link to story in The Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5469373.ece

13) Parking Meters Tell You Where to Go
Link to AP story:
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_11542101

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Use Cases for FIPS 201-Based Emergency Response Official Credentials
Link to story in Smart Talk Talk:
http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/newsletter-200901-feature?issue=200901

TELEMATICS

15) Q&A: Mark Field of Ford on Fiat-Chrysler, Microsoft
Link to interview on BNET:
http://industry.bnet.com/auto/1000569/qa-mark-fields-of-ford-on-fiat-chrysler-microsoft/

TRANSIT

16) Where’s that Train or Bus? Help is Just a Few Clicks Away
Grace period for New York City MTA text message alert service expires.
Link to story in The Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/x-1527-NY-Government-Examiner~y2009m1d25-Wheres-that-train-or-bus--Help-is-just-a-few-clicks-away

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) High-Tech Highways
Cameras, changeable message boards, ramp-metering and traffic-monitoring equipment to be installed on highway north of San Francisco.
Link to story in The Press Democrat:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090124/ARTICLES/901240261?Title=High_tech_highways

18) Johnson City, Tennessee to Invest in 'Intelligent Traffic' System
Link to story in the Kingsport News-Times:
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9011269

19) Drivers on EU Roads Could be Tracked Wherever They Are
Link to story in New Europe:
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/92195.php

VEHICLES

20) Michigan Race Track to Test Cars that Talk to Each Other
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090126/BUSINESS06/90126030
Link to news release:
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-26-2009/0004960544&EDATE

21) New Car Tech: Not Just Crash Protection, but Prevention
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/data/ci_11531130


News Releases
1) Michigan DOT Partners with the University of Michigan on Bridge Technology Research
2) New SpeedInfo Sensors Installed on Highway 101 Extends Real-Time Traveler Information from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
3) Navteq Delivers Official Super Bowl XLIII Online Map, Event Guide
4) Safe Roads Alliance Launches New Web Site


Upcoming Events
Asia Pacific Rail 2009 – March 10-13 – Hanoi, Vietnam
http://www.terrapinn.com/2009/asiarail/


Today in Transportation History
1911 – The first successful seaplane flight in the US took place in Hammondsport, New York.
http://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org/

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Friday, January 23, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 23, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Bird-Detecting Radar to be Installed at Three New York City Area Airports
Link to Bloomberg News story:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aB.Zxez_hHEw&refer=us

2) FAA Off High-Risk List, but Most Others Remain
Link to story on NextGov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090122_5912.php
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09271.pdf

BUSES

3) Transport Bureau Plans to Adopt Korean Bus System in Macau
GPS and illegal parking monitoring system first to be tested.
Link to story in the Macau Daily Times:
http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22058&Itemid=28

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Visually Impaired on Right Path with GPS
Link to story and video in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6226051.html

OTHER

5) Call for Action Plan for Intelligent Transport Systems and Services in Ireland
Link to story in the Mayo Advertiser:
http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/7572

6) Rhode Island DOT Twitters, Blogs and More
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/594844

ROADWAYS

7) Hacking Programmable Road Signs
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10149229-52.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
Link to information on I-Hacked: http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/274/1/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Department of Homeland Security to ‘Rethink’ License Mandate
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-22-securelicense_N.htm

9) Text Messages Could be Used to Stop Stolen Cars
Link to story in the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4316789/Text-messages-could-be-used-to-stop-stolen-cars.html

TELEMATICS

10) Telematics Takes Hold in Agriculture
Link to story in Farmers Weekly:
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2009/01/23/113906/telematics-takes-hold-in-agriculture.html


News Releases
1) Toyota Motor Europe Launches aim: zero emissions Blog to Share Its Environmental Initiatives


Job Posting
- Transportation Specialist, GS-2101-13 / 14 – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=78806686


Upcoming Events
Communication Applications for the Transport Environment Workshop – February 11 – Durban, South Africa
http://www.itssa.org/files/events/2009/durban_workshop/2009_02_11_Comms_Program.pdf


Friday Bonus
No Snickering: That Road Sign Means Something Else
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/world/europe/23crapstone.html


Today in Transportation History
1949 **60th anniversary** - Fire destroyed the car barns of the Regina Municipal Railway, crippling transit service in the city.
http://www.regina.ca/Page361.aspx

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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, January 22, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Mobile Boarding Passes Herald Cell Phone Self-Service for Travel
Link to story in Self Service World:
http://www.selfserviceworld.com/article.php?id=21472

BUSES

2) Taliban Demands End to Music, Video on Pakistan Buses
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hcnYBjWNo6JF-oqczscBKXTAh2NQD95RJC882

3) Atheists Bus Ads ‘Not Breaking Code’
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7842769.stm
Link to news release from the Advertising Standards Authority:
http://www.asa.org.uk/asa/news/news/2009/Atheist+bus+ad+campaign+not+in+breach+of+advertising+code.htm

CAMERAS

4) Arizona House Panel OKs Ban on Highway Speed Cameras
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/community/gilbert/articles/2009/01/22/20090122speed-cameras0122-ON.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) E-Tolls on Track in South Africa
Link to story on ITWeb:
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2009/0901221038.asp?O=FPTOP&S=IT%20in%20Government&A=ITG

6) Drivers Get Fast Lane Devices for Free in Massachusetts, but Monthly Fee Applies
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/01/22/drivers_get_fast_lane_devices_for_free_but_monthly_fee_applies/

OTHER

7) Oscar Nominations: How Did Airline and Travel Flicks Fare?
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/01/22/oscar-nominations-how-did-travel-and-airline-flicks-fare/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Kansas DOT Begins Online Forum
Link to story in the Wichita Business Journal:
http://wichita.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2009/01/19/daily37.html
Link to KTOC: http://ktoc.net/

ROADWAYS

9) Dallas Replacing 300,000 Street Signs
Link to story and video on WFAA-TV:
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa090121_mo_signs.192973bd.html

10) Road Signs to Ease City Navigation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Link to story in Capital:
http://www.capitalethiopia.com/archive/2009/January/week3/local_news.htm#6

TRANSIT

11) Better Strategy Could have Defused BART Furor, PR Experts Say
Link to story in the Contra Costa Times:http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_11522704

12) There’s No Sidetracking Persuasive Transit Chief
New director of California’s North County Transit District sees technology as improving transit’s value.
Link to column in The San Diego Union-Tribune:
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jan/22/1mc22jenkins065156-theres-no-sidetracking-persuasi/


News Releases
1) EU Transport Committee Discusses Pros and Cons of ‘Intelligent Transport Systems’
2) Air Traffic Control Modernization No Longer on GAO High Risk List
3) AT&T Business Solutions and WebTech Wireless Help Largest US Ports Curb Air Pollution with Wireless Vehicle Tracking
4) Delphi to Provide Communications Link for Caterpillar
5) Roadway Safety Award Applicants Sought


Job Postings
- Safe Routes to School Project Coordinator and Instructor - Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Port Chester, New York
http://brwagenblast.googlepages.com/saferoutestoschoolpositions


Upcoming Events
ACI-NA Public Safety & Security Spring Conference – March 15-18 – San Diego
http://www.aci-na.org/conferences/detail?eventId=139


Today in Transportation History
1979 **30th anniversary** - Public sector workers in the UK, including airport staff, took part in a work stoppage.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/22/newsid_2506000/2506715.stm

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Lessons from Flight 1549
Preflight safety briefing takes on new importance.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/travel/20prac.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

2) US Airways Crash Offers a Different Kind of Public Relations Challenge
Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:
http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/us-airways-crash-offers-a-diff.html

BUSES

3) All Aboard Ireland’s First Wi-Fi Buses
Link to story on SiliconRepublic:
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12135/comms/all-aboard-the-nations-first-wi-fi-buses

CAMERAS

4) 50 Cameras to Ease Jams in Oxford, England
Cameras will use plate-recognition technology to determine traffic speeds and provide information to motorists.
Link to story in the Oxford Mail:
http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/4065681.50_cameras_to_ease_city_jams/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New Zealand’s First Electronic Toll Road to Open this Weekend
Link to story on 3News:
http://www.3news.co.nz/News/NationalNews/NZs-first-electronic-toll-road-to-open-this-weekend/tabid/423/articleID/87907/cat/64/Default.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS is a No-No for Drivers in North Korea
Link to story on WorldTribune:
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2009/ea_nkorea0058_01_20.asp

OTHER

7) UK Transport Center to Set Up Lab at Qatar Science and Technology Park
Link to story in The Peninsula:
http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidZAWYA20090121033605/UK%20transport%20centre%20to%20set%20up%20lab%20at%20Qatar%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Park

8) Investment Opportunities for Managing Transportation Performance through Technology
Link to white paper from US DOT:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/articles/investment.php

9) Transportation Engineering Professionals Facebook Page Created
Link to page:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=58210669534&ref=ts


Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Technology Assessment Test of Advanced Vehicle Occupancy Enforcement Applications – San Diego Association of Governments
https://vendors.planetbids.com/SANDAG/biddtl.cfm?BidNo=49&Status=Bidding


Upcoming Events
APTA Marketing and Communications Workshop – February 22-25 – San Francisco
http://www.apta.com/conferences_calendar/marketing/


Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - Runaway freighters on the Buffalo River destroyed a bridge and caused a flood in Buffalo, New York.
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/554448.html

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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Backup System Helped Pilot Control Jet
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123241485664396363.html

2) Pushing for US Airspace Modernization
Link to story in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/01/20/321193/pushing-for-us-airspace-modernisation.html

3) The Most and Least Wired Airlines and Airports
Link to story from PC World:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=networking_and_internet&articleId=9069258&taxonomyId=16&intsrc=kc_feat

CAMERAS

4) Photo-Radar Firm Quits Bid to Replace Rival in Arizona
Link to Capitol Media Services story:
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/276636
Link to news release from Redflex Traffic Systems:
http://www.redflex.com/public_documents/asx_announcements/2009-01-19%20DPS%20Appeal%20Withdrawal.pdf

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Blog Aims to Inform Rhode Island E-ZPass Users
Link to story on WPRI-TV:
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/local_wpri_newport_ez_pass_blog_launched_20090120
Link to blog from the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority: http://riezpass.blogspot.com/

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) China to Launch Global Satellite Navigation System
Link to story on telecoms:
http://www.telecoms.com/itmgcontent/tcoms/news/articles/20017609843.html

OTHER

7) Changing Travel, One Tweet at a Time
Microblogging travelers break news well ahead of mainstream media.
Link to column on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28623823/

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Nokia Offers Location-Based Security Service
The service will allow GPS-enabled S60 handsets to identify where friends and family are located, and track when people leave a predefined area.
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/gps/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212901484&subSection=All+Stories

TRANSIT

9) Austria Tests New NFC-Based Mobile Ticketing Service
Link to story on cellular-news:
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/35584.php

10) BART Police Will Work to Repair the Partnership with the Community
Link to commentaries in the San Francisco Chronicle:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/19/EDEU15C3TT.DTL
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/19/EDEU15C29F.DTL

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Standardized Traffic Information Offered on Taiwan’s GPS
Link to story in the Taipai Times:
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/01/21/2003434279

12) Program Uses Cell Phone Signals to Help Canadian Drivers Avoid Congestion
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/01/20/io-program.html
Link to news release from Intellione:
http://www.intellione.com/press/20JAN09_Rogers_news_release.pdf

13) Get Instant Traffic Information Online from Ohio DOT
Link to story in The Repository:
http://www.cantonrep.com/lifestyle/x1898853652/Get-instant-traffic-information-online
Link to Buckeye Traffic: http://www.buckeyetraffic.org/

14) North America’s ‘Largest Transportation Command Center’ Opens Its Doors
Link to story in Security Director News:
http://www.securitydirectornews.com/?p=article&id=sd200901aCLRSO

VEHICLES

15) Confederate PL8 for Florida? Descendents to Sue State
Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-plate1709jan17,0,5990348.story

16) Fewer Journalists at Detroit Auto Show
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/fewer-journalists-at-auto-show/

17) Your Car – the Ultimate ‘Mobile Computer’
Hate Vista, laugh at Zune, dismiss Windows Mobile? You just might love Microsoft's Windows for cars.
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=networking_and_internet&articleId=9084538&taxonomyId=16&intsrc=kc_feat


News Releases
1) Rapid ITS Deployment Makes Roads Safer
2) Cross-Country Web Site Assists Travelers on Interstates 90 and 94
3) Digital Tachograph for Road Transport: New Measures to Prevent Fraud and Equip Light Vehicles in EU


Upcoming Events
ACI-NA Air Cargo Conference – March 10-12 – Memphis, Tennessee
http://www.aci-na.org/conferences/detail?eventId=137


Today in Transportation History
1944 **65th anniversary** - The Royal Air Forced dropped 2,500 tons of bombs on Berlin.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, January 19, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Rescue Renews Focus on Training
US Airways crew's lifesaving role bolsters regulators' push for new safety rules.
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123215116925692159.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) GPS Tracks School Buses, Automatically Reports Crashes
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/587817?topic=117676

MARITIME

3) Time to Reboot Maritime’s Image, Retired New Orleans Port Exec SaysLink to story in the Charleston Regional Business Journal:
http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/26185-time-to-reboot-maritime-rsquo-s-image-retired-new-orleans-port-exec-says

OTHER

4) Economists Call for Improving Transportation Among Arab Nations
Included is plan to upgrade the Arab railway system by building linking rails, introducing electronic system and advanced management system.
Link to Xinhua story:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/19/content_10679844.htm

5) Text Messaging an Important Part of Response to US Airways Incident
Link to AP story:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/17/AR2009011702086.html

RAILROADS

6) Rail Safety Improves with Tougher Rules, Greater Effort
Link to story in the Minot Daily News:
http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/523319.html

ROADWAYS

7) Nevada Man Beats $62 Speeding Ticket by Saying Sign Too Small to Comply with Traffic Codes
Link to AP story:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/custom/offbeat/sns-ap-odd-speeding-ticket,0,7383044.story

8) Portland, Oregon has Lost Its Way on Traffic Signs
Link to commentary in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/123224370345820.xml&coll=7

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Technology to Block Phones in Cars Isn’t Foolproof
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hP-h4m7wQQoRPIc3vlb4T3wUsfmAD95PN98G0

10) Feds Give Highway Watch Mixed Rating
Link to story on eTrucker:
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=75388

TRANSIT

11) Tucson Sun Tran’s New Image is Set to Cost $2.9 Million
Link to story in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/business/276494

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) 4-D Imaging to Help Inauguration Tourists
Link to story and audio report on NPR’s All Things Considered:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99488612

13) Economic Stimulus Package to Boost Transport Information Market - China TransInfo Technology Corp. CFO
Link to Interfax China TMT News Services:
http://tmt.interfaxchina.com/news/1214

14) Peer-to-Peer Technology Applied to Traffic Forecasting
Link to story in New University:
http://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=peer-to-peer_technology_applied_to175

VEHICLES

15) Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization Plans to Test Automatic Driving in 2010
Link to story on Tech-On:
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090119/164204/

16) Automotive Exterior Lighting – Lighting Up Roads and Lives
Link to story on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=97604&lk=dm


News Releases
1) Maryland State Highway Administration Pilots ‘Twitter’ Updates for Inaugural Traffic
2) Motorola and Four Leading Emergency Communications Equipment Manufacturers Demonstrate Project 25 Interoperability


Upcoming Events
APTA TransITech Conference – February 17-20 – Toronto
http://www.apta.com/conferences_calendar/trantech/


Today in Transportation History
1989 **20th anniversary** - Canadian National Airlines announced the purchase of the majority of Wardair.
http://www.abheritage.ca/aviation/history/difficulties_max.html

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Friday, January 16, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 16, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) National Transportation Safety Board: Visibility a Key Factor in Medical Flight Crashes
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6214272.html
Link to advisory from the NTSB:
http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090113b.html

OTHER

2) European Commission Video on Intelligent Transport Systems
Link to video:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/videos/transport/2008_10_its_en.htm

RAILROADS

3) Freight, Passenger-Rail Stakeholders Form Coalition to Deliver Unified Message
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=19378
Link to additional information from the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership:
http://www.transact.org/onerail/

ROADWAYS

4) Dutch Develop Road Pricing Plan
Link to story in Traffic Technology International:
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=10159
Link to additional information from the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management:
http://www.verkeerenwaterstaat.nl/english/topics/mobility_and_accessibility/roadpricing/index.aspx

5) Georgia DOT’s Highway Emergency Response Units May Carry Advertising
Link to story in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/01/19/story4.html?b=1232341200%5E1762382

6) University of Texas Begins Project to Test Safety of Bridges Using Wireless Monitoring and Inspection Systems
Link to story in the Austin Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/01/12/daily53.html
Link to news release from the University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.utexas.edu/research/news/story.php?src=opa&item=3559

7) Innovation Roundtable Explores Advanced Wireless Communication to Meet the US's Congestion Reduction and Safety Goals
Link to story in Horizons:
http://www.rita.dot.gov/publications/horizons/2008_11_12/html/innovation_roundtable.html
Link to additional information from the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center:
http://www.volpe.dot.gov/coi/avins.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Wireless Network for Emergency Workers in New York State is Canceled
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/nyregion/16wireless.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
Link to news release from the New York State Office for Technology:
http://www.oft.state.ny.us/News/PressRelease_SWNContract.htm

TRANSIT

9) Toronto Subway Riders Stay in Loop with E-Alerts
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Transportation/article/571307
Link to news release from the Toronto Transit Commission:
http://www3.ttc.ca/News/TTC_e-Alert_subscription_service.jsp

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Dial 1333, for Transport Info in South Korea
Link to Arirang News story:
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200901/200901160032.html


News Releases
1) Federal Railroad Administration Releases New Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Video for Truck Drivers (scroll to third story)
2) A Strategic Milestone for the Modernization of Air Traffic Management in Europe
3) US DOT Signs Agreement with Washington State to Improve Efficiency Along the Border by Providing More Accurate and Reliable Information on Border Wait Times
4) Dr. Karlin Toner to Lead Interagency Coordination of NextGen Air Transportation System
5) Austrian Road Traffic Telematics Company Kapsch TrafficCom AG Acquires 20.47% of Norway's Q-Free ASA


Upcoming Events
South West Transit Association Annual Conference & Expo – February 8-10 – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
http://swta.org/blog/?page_id=82


Friday Bonus
Here’s a great way to make sure you get pulled aside for extra screening at the airport.
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/09/metal_plates_send_message.html


Today in Transportation History
1909 **100th anniversary** - Ernest Shackleton’s expedition found the magnetic South Pole.
http://indigo.ie/~jshack/ernest.html

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