Monday, June 22, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 22, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Road-Testing the New Mobile Boarding Passes
Link to Tribune Newspapers story:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-tc-trav-boarding-0609-0614jun21,0,5152088.story

CAMERAS

2) Real-Time Cameras to Monitor Bettendorf, Iowa Buses
Link to story in the Quad-City Times:
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_01e2f726-5ec9-11de-b53e-001cc4c002e0.html

3) Seattle Police Cruise for Meter Cheaters Using New Camera Technology
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009364600_parkingstory21.html

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Google Maps Heading to a College Near You
Link to AP story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12652197

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) New Jersey Bill Targets Drivers’ Use of GPS Devices
Link to story in the Daily Record:
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090621/COMMUNITIES/906210333/1005

OTHER

6) EU Intelligent Transport Systems Plan Stalls
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2244603/eu-intelligent-transport

7) United Nations International Committee on GNSS Request Input on GNSS Interoperability
Link to further information:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/galileo/programme/doc/icg.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Minnesota Pushes Work from Home to Cut Traffic
Link to AP story:
http://www.wxow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10569003
Link to further information on eWorkPlace: http://www.eworkplace-mn.com

ROADWAYS

9) Illinois, Iowa Restrict I-80 Inspection Records
Link to story in the Quad-City Times:
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_3fa2fd46-5e0a-11de-952f-001cc4c03286.html

10) In Missouri, a Free Speech Fight Over a Highway Adoption
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/us/21highway.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Driver Distraction has Big Impact on Truck Crashes
Recent study says 100% of commercial vehicle crashes were due to driver distractions.
Link to story in Today’s Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=21982
Link to news release from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute:
http://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDF/DrivingTipsWebsitePressRelease%203_10_09_spb_rh.pdf

12) New Zealand Texters Ignore Safety Message
Link to story in the Herald on Sunday:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10579732

TRANSIT

13) DC Metro Relaunching System to Provide Data on Next Bus's Arrival Time
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/20/AR2009062000970.html

14) London's Underground to 'Go Mobile'
Plans are in the works to install cell phone coverage across the British capital's transport system ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Link to story in BusinessWeek:
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jun2009/gb20090619_269317.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_global+business

15) Dubai Metro Finalizes Passenger Evacuation Plan for Emergencies
Link to story in Gulf News:
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Traffic_and_Transport/10324675.html

16) Advances in Fare Collection Technology Presented at APTA Rail Conference
Link to story in Passenger Transport:
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2009-06-22/22.html

17) Balancing New Technologies with Old Infrastructure
Link to story in Passenger Transport:
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2009-06-22/23.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Pennsylvania Motorists to Get Help Navigating Roads Using '511'
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_630434.html

19) FIU Student Researchers Study Rush Hour
Link to AP story:
http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story/rush-hour-road-rage-student-researchers-wptv/9dvnVF3ZN0eCtmsz-eBcoA.cspx

20) Intelligent Traffic Hits Wichita
Link to story and video on KAKE-TV:
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/48644052.html

21) Help for New Zealand's Worst Traffic Jams
Link to story in the Herald on Sunday:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10579731

22) New City Site Monitors Traffic Through Redmond, Washington
Link to story and video on KING-TV:
http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/washington/stories/NW_062209WAB-redmond-traffic-web-site-LJ.159cc4c8.html

23) Review of Traffic Info, a Real-Time Traffic Monitoring App
Link to review on Know Your Mobile:
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/smartphones/smartphoneapps/iphoneapplications/273381/traffic_info_review.html

VEHICLES

24) Eight Big Ideas that Make Way for Tomorrow’s Smarter Vehicles
Link to story in Popular Mechanics:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/transportation/4322287.html



News Releases
1) Tele Atlas Leverages Community Input to Add New Roads and Location Content
2) Tele Atlas HD Traffic Delivers New Standard in Real-Time Traffic to Navigation and Location-Based Industries
3) Northrop Grumman Delivers First Demonstration Satellite for Space Tracking and Surveillance System


Upcoming Events
4th Annual Canada Maritime Conference – September 23-24 – Vancouver, British Columbia
http://legacy.joc.com/conferences/CMC/


Today in Transportation History
1984 **25th anniversary** - Virgin Atlantic made its first flight.
http://www.airchive.com/html/timetable-and-route-maps/1/uk-ireland/225/virgin-atlantic-1984-first-timetable/7318/preview

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