Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 24, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of Australia, New Zealand & the Asia Pacific Rim, March 15-18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia

If you are interested in public-private partnerships, innovations in customer service and next generation technologies, you need to attend this meeting! Join IBTTA and ITS Australia in Sydney, Australia and learn about the explosive growth of tolling in Australia, New Zealand and the countries in the Asia Pacific Rim. Learn about toll concessions and operations, including the political, regulatory, public affairs and customer service aspects of startup and mature facilities, and lessons learned from successive implementation of all electronic toll collection. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today


AVIATION

1) Final FAA-Weather Service Decision Delayed Again
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/02/post_4.html

2) New Technology May Prevent Bird Strikes
Link to ABC News story:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/Travel/story?id=6940435&page=1

PARKING

3) ‘Smart’ Parking Meters Catching on Across US
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2009-02-23-smartmeters_N.htm

ROADWAYS

4) The Bridge to Smart Technology
Smart technology that makes infrastructure safer and more efficient is ready just in time for a flood of government spending.
Link to story and video in BusinessWeek:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_09/b4121042656141.htm?chan=rss_topEmailedStories_ssi_5

5) Let’s Stimulate Smart Highways
Link to commentary in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/23/stimulus-transportation-hov-opinions-contributors_hot_highways.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Privacy, Identity, and the Use of RFID and RF-Enabled Smart Card Technology
Link to story in Smart Card Talk:
http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/newsletter-200902-feature?issue=200902

TRANSIT

7) Utah Transit Authority Showcases Open Payment System
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/621904
Link to further information from the UTA:
http://www.rideuta.com/ridingUTA/amenities/electronicFare.aspx

8) Updates from APTA’s Marketing & Communications Workshop
Link to blogs:
http://blog.apta.com/?cat=1

9) Light Rail Vehicle Collisions with Vehicles at Signalized Intersections
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10004


News Releases
1) Economic Downturn Favors Cheaper Navigation Form Factors
2) US Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security Release 2008 Federal Radionavigation Plan
3) QNX Changes the Rules for In-Vehicle Software Development
4) ATX to Seek Local Partners to Expand European Telematics


Upcoming Events
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Bus Safety Summit – March 5-6 – Arlington, Virginia
http://www.cvsa.org/events/Bus%20Summit%20Online_revised%20021009.pdf


Today in Transportation History
1909 **100th anniversary** - The Hudson Motor Car Company was founded.
http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2005/11/01/hmn_feature11.html

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