Transportation Communications Newsletter: October 2009

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas and examine an array of methods to design, finance, operate and maintain user financed surface transportation facilities. The second day of this meeting will be held in conjunction with TranspoQuip 2009, Latin America’s biggest event for the transportation infrastructure industries in Latin America. Featured speakers include Cesar Queiroz, Consultant, Roads and Transport Infrastructure, World Bank, and Roberto Lucas, Jr., Author and Urban Planning Consultant. Meeting hosted by ABCR and CCR. For registration, hotel, travel and visa information, or to view the preliminary agenda, visit www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) US Transportation Secretary Promises Scrutiny of ‘Distracted Flying’

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/28/AR2009102803824.html

2) FAA Reacted Slowly to Errant Jet

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125677288976914581.html

3) Aviation Expert: Flight Automation Leads to Boredom

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114262744

4) Panel: $11 Million Air Safety Study Not Worth Much

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCiRedzPiEzMIsP7x3Ma0zfTEdKAD9BK75B80

Link to news release from the National Research Council:

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12795

5) European Area Control Centers Get Communication Network

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/29/334132/european-area-control-centres-get-communication-network.html

6) Canadian Reporters Grounded by US DOT Travel Restrictions

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Reporters+grounded+travel+restrictions/2153255/story.html

CAMERAS

7) ‘Intelligent’ Speed Cameras in UK

Link to article on Autocar:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/244374/

8) Virginia DOT Completes Installation of Traffic Cameras in Central Virginia

Link to story on WVIR-TV:

http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11408788

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Winking Robot Nav Head Knows Where You’re Going

Link to CNET News blog and video:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10386183-48.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Education Key for Bus-Stop Safety

Link to article in the News Herald:

http://www.newsherald.com/news/parent-78639-bus-safety.html

Link to School Bus Stop Safety: http://www.schoolbusstopsafety.net/

ROADWAYS

11) Pennsylvania DOT: ‘Go Yankees’ Sign Inappropriate for Interstate

Link to story and video on WNEP-TV:

http://www.wnep.com/wnep-luz-yankees-sign-interstate-81-penndot,0,6977134.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Penalties, Perks in Texting-While-Driving Bills

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354921,00.asp

TELEMATICS

13) GM’s OnStar Live in China in December

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101833

14) Students Help Ford Bring the Cloud to Cars

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/ford-michigan/

15) In-Car Wi-Fi Puts ‘Infobahn’ on the Autobahn

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/in-car-internet/

TRANSIT

16) SEPTA Guide Prepares Commuters for Possible Strike

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20091028_SEPTA_guide_prepares_commuters_for_possible_strike.html

Link to news release from SEPTA:

http://www.septa.com/news/press_releases/20091028_plan.html

17) Re-Stalinization of Moscow Subway Sparks Debate

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTpm5znGibnm2u7dOkN1DrK-rhBQD9BJKR3O1

18) More on DART: Sometimes an Explanation Isn’t Enough

Transit agency needs to better acknowledge service problems.

Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/more-on-dart-and-the-texas-ou.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Traffic Management: New Internet Coming to Your Local Roads

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5920

20) Electronic Signboards in Kuala Lumpur Not Serving Their Purpose

Link to article in The Star:

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/10/29/central/4994573&sec=central

21) Smart Signs Being Wasted in Queensland

Link to commentary in The Gympie Times:

http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2009/10/30/still-waiting-safety-message-hold/

22) ASEAN Meeting Focuses on ‘Harmonious’ Transport Links

Need to use technology to improve mobility.

Link to article in The Brunei Times:

http://www.bt.com.bn/en/news-national/2009/10/29/asean-meet-focus-harmonious-transport-links

VEHICLES

23) Institute Researchers Develop New Way to Test Tires

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/automotive/view/20091029institute_researchers_develop_new_way_to_test_tires/srvc=home&position=recent

News Releases

1) Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Receives Inaugural CAPA Air Navigation Services Provider of the Year Award

2) NASA App Now Available from App Store

3) Berg Insight Says Over 3.5 Million Cars in Europe Have a Telematics Device

4) American Airlines and Lexus Team Up to Offer Free Wi-Fi in the Sky

5) IBM Global Trucking Study: Fuel Efficiency, High-Tech Features More Important than Brand Name

6) Navigation Market Leader Telmap Brings Navigation to iPhone with Navteq

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Talking Operations Performance Journalism: Improving Your Ability to Build Operations Program – November 10

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=586

Today in Transportation History

1969 **40^th anniversary** - The first computer-to-computer message was sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First-arpanet-imp-log.jpg

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Incident Highlights Outdated Air-Traffic Control System

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-27-outdated-air-traffic-system_N.htm

2) Extensive Failures Found in Maryland Medevac Crash

NTSB faults air-traffic controllers and Maryland State Police efforts to track and search for chopper.

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/27/AR2009102702111.html

Link to news release from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091027.html

3) Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Faces Challenges in Responding to Task Force Recommendations

Link to testimony from the Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10188t.pdf

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Bill to Expand Geospatial Imagery Passes US House

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/28/web-geospatial-mapping-bill.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Google Maps Navigation Takes a Mobile Turn

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10384544-265.html

MARITIME

6) Traffic Control Faulted in Ship Crash

Link to article in The Japan Times:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091029a1.html

7) Malacca, Singapore Straits Can Handle Rise in Vessel Traffic

Link to article in The Business Times:

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/shippingtimes/story/0,4574,356796,00.html

OTHER

8) Australian Communications and Media Authority Prepares for Intelligent Transport Systems

Link to article on iTWire:

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28885/127/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Maryland Company Develops ‘Whisper’ Technology for TSA

Radios can send pre-programmed text messages to discreetly share information.

Link to article in The Capital:

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/bus/2009/10/27-37/Small-county-contractor-helps-TSA-whisper.html

10) Stop Texting-Drivers – Or Lose Highway Funds

Link to debate in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2009/09/stop_texting-dr.html

TRANSIT

11) Take Notes, MTA: NY Waterways to Give Real-Time Bus Arrival Info on Web Site

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/10/27/2009-10-27_take_notes_mta_ny_waterways_buses_to_give_realtime_bus_arrival_info_on_web_site.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Reports to be Boosted on Ho Chi Minh City Radio Station

Link to Viet Nam News Agency article:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=05SOC281009

News Releases

1) Navteq Traffic Patterns Saves Drivers Up to 22 Hours per Year in North America

2) Navteq Traffic Patterns Saves Drivers Up to 42 Hours per Year in Europe

3) Follow the US DOT’s ITS Joint Program Office on Twitter

4) New Technology Enables Traffic Management Improvements in Boston Neighborhood

5) The Internet of the Future to Make Europe's Systems Smart and Efficient

6) New Travel Conditions Map Available on Wyoming DOT 511 Web Site

Upcoming Events

ITS-CT Annual Meeting – November 2 – Cromwell, Connecticut

http://www.its-ct.org/annual.htm

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** - Dr. Wernher von Braun, and other German rocket scientists, were transferred to the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/orghist/welcome.html

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

AVIATION

1) New Safety Worry: Laptops, Devices in the Cockpit

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSofDoT5LyX3TkJEaFHEJPNHSALAD9BJKE980

2) Aircraft Electronics Association Says Safety Management Systems Unwieldy

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/AEA_Safety_Management_Systems_Unwieldy_201404-1.html

Link to FAA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-17553.pdf

Link to AEA response:

http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/regulatoryupdates.asp?ID=28

CAMERAS

3) Half of San Francisco Muni Surveillance Cameras Fail in Audit

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/27/MN7M1AAV6E.DTL

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Telling the User Where to Go

Link to article on Telecoms:

http://www.telecoms.com/15405/lbs-telling-the-user-where-to-go

MARITIME

5) Report Finds September 11 US Coast Guard Potomac River Exercise was a Bad Idea

Link to AP article:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43886

OTHER

6) Flu Pandemic Could Overwhelm Internet Capacity, GAO Warns

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/10/27/internet-capacity-threat-flu-pandemic.aspx

Link to report from the Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d108.pdf

ROADWAYS

7) Washington State Viaduct Disaster Flick Released; Political Motive?

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010141929_viaductvideo27m.html

TELEMATICS

8) Will High-Tech Trucks Save Big Rig Industry?

Link to column in Network World:

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/46784

TRANSIT

9) Confessions of a Spatial Navigator

Link to Human Transit blog:

http://www.humantransit.org/2009/10/global-impositioning-systems.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Oklahoma DOT Pays Thousands for Twitter Account

Link to story and video on KFOR-TV:

http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-news-odot-twitter-thousands-story,0,7753383.story

11) Radio Station Introduces Real-Time Traffic Report for Cayman Islands

Link to Cayman News Service article:

http://www.caymannewsservice.com/local-news/2009/10/27/radio-station-introduces-real-time-traffic-report

12) Microsoft Will Shut Down MSN Direct

Datacasting service provides location-based traffic reports and weather information.

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/89374

VEHICLES

13) Texas Drops Phone Numbers from Accident Reports

Link to AP article:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6688454.html

News Releases

1) PrePass Weigh Station Technology Blazes Solar Trail

2) AASHTO Report Highlights Smart Solutions: 50 Transportation Projects that Have Made America Better

Upcoming Events

ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 11-13 – Galveston, Texas

http://www.itstexas.org/Meetings/2009meetingoverview.stm

Today in Transportation History

1994 **15^th anniversary** - L École des métiers de l’aérospatiale de Montréal opened.

http://www2.csdm.qc.ca/emam/anglais/home.htm

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