Thursday, May 6, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 6, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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The Future of Tolling = ORT + Interoperability + YOU

Register Now for IBTTA’s Upcoming Summit, The Future of Tolling – Going Mainstream Through ORT and Interoperability, May 23-25, 2010 in Boston, MA. This Summit will bring together transportation experts who will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business Rules and future decision-making about all-electronic toll collection, interoperability, violation enforcement, and implications for vehicle miles traveled charging. Download the agenda and register today -- May 17th is the final day to pre-register and have your name included in the final registration list. For meeting details, visit www.ibtta.org.

AVIATION

1) Capitol Hill: Pilots Need Cockpit Technology to Detect Volcanic Ash

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100505_3116.php

2) Spirit CEO Says Carry-on Fees Will be Disclosed

Link to AP article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/06/AR2010050604632.html

3) FedEx and NextGen Avionics: an Interview with FedEx's Senior Advisor for Global Air Traffic Operations

Link to article in Avionics Intelligence:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/avi-article-display/2962174674/articles/avionics-intelligence/news/2010/04/fedex-and_nextgen.html

CAMERAS

4) Arizona to Eliminate Speed-Enforcement Cameras on Freeways

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/05/06/20100506arizona-to-eliminate-speed-cameras.html

5) Plan to Give Connecticut First Responders Access to Highway Cameras Fades to Black

Link to article in the Connecticut Post:

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Plan-to-give-first-responders-access-to-highway-475867.php

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Filling in Map Gaps with Waze Games

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/filling-in-the-map-gaps-with-waze-games/?src=mv

MARITIME

7) US Coast Guard's PIER Delivers the News on Gulf Oil Spill

Deepwater Horizon Response could be a model for how government communicates to the public during disasters.

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100505_8465.php

OTHER

8) Social Media Both Unites and Divides Federal Workforce

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100505_2062.php

9) Technology Offerings Ease Self-Service Travel

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/business/06SELF.html

ROADWAYS

10) Anti-lorries Protest Brings Traffic to Halt at Touch of a Button

Link to article in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/may/04/lorries-protest-pedestrian-crossing

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) 'No-Fly List' Flaws Seen in Suspect's Boarding of Plane

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-05-nyc-bomb_N.htm

12) Highway Emergency Call Box Use Down, but Motorists Still Rely on Them on Florida's Treasure Coast

Link to article in The Tribune:

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/may/06/highway-emergency-call-box-use-down-but-still-on/

TRANSIT

13) How Mass Transit Integrates with Foursquare

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/weblife/how-mass-transit-integrates-with-foursquare/1642

14) How is Transit-Guide HopStop Profitable in a Fight with Google Maps?

Link to video interview in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/05/05/businessinsider-apr-20-hopstop-2010-4.DTL

15) Help in Shaving Minutes Off Your Underground Commute

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/technology/personaltech/06smart.html

16) Laval, Ontario Buses Get Talking

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Laval+buses+talking/2990465/story.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Ohio DOT's New Traffic Monitoring System May Ease Stress of Driving Around Cleveland

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/05/odots_new_traffic_monitoring_s.html

News Releases

1) Global Commercial Navigation Shipments Will Reach 7.5 Million by 2015

2) Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority Launches Web Site

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webinar: Marketing and Outreach Strategies for Pricing Projects – May 12

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=20331

Today in Transportation History    

1935 **75^th anniversary** The first flight of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk took place.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=155

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