Friday, July 30, 2010

Friday, July 30, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

IVBSS Program Public Meeting October 20, 2010 in Ypsilanti, MI
U.S. DOT will host a one-day public meeting on October 20, 2010 to provide a report on results from the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) field operational test to members of the vehicle safety research community and other interested parties.
The IVBSS program is a five-year cooperative research agreement to combine several crash warning subsystems -- including forward collision, lane departure, lane change, and curve speed warning -- into a single, integrated concept to enhance the safety of both passenger vehicles and heavy trucks. Field tests using a fleet of light vehicles and heavy trucks were recently completed and the resulting reports are being finalized. The Key Findings report for the Heavy Truck field test will be available by the end of August.
Click here for registration and additional information. Online registration deadline is October 15.


AVIATION

1) FAA Says Florida May is Colorblind, Won’t Hire Him; He Sues
Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/30/faa-wont-hire-sarasota-man-air-traffic-controller-/news-breaking/

2) At Boston’s Logan Airport, Tweeting is Taking Off
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/07/30/at_logan_airport_tweeting_is_taking_off/

3) Transport Canada Fails to See Humor in Line of Baggage Stickers
Link to article in The Gazette:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Transport+Canada+fails+humour+line+baggage+stickers/3338860/story.html

4) Articles from July Issue of Airport Improvement
- San Jose International Modernizes Technology and Security
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00187
- DuPage Airport Secures Its Borders
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00190
- Highway Signs Modified to Clarify Twin Cities Confusion
http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00195

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Drivers and the GPS: A Love-Hate Relationship
Link to story and video report on Central Florida News 13:
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/july/128842/Drivers-and-the-GPS:-A-love-hate-relationship

OTHER

6) New Database Tracks Transportation Earmarks in Congress
Link to article on MinnPost.com:
http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2010/07/29/20111/new_database_tracks_transportation_earmarks_in_congress

7) Dehli Traffic Police at Receiving End of Facebook Traffic Vigil
Link to article in the Hindustan Times:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cops-at-receiving-end-of-Facebook-traffic-vigil/Article1-579252.aspx

8) Delaware River Port Authority Will End Secret Internal Board Meetings
Agency will also open books to state auditors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Link to story on WHYY Radio:
http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2010/07/30/drpa-will-end-secret-internal-board-meetings/42830

9) Latest Issue of Texas Transportation Researcher Online
- TTI Has You Covered – Weather You're Coming or Going
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=1&year=2010
- Spotlight: The Visibility Research Laboratory
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=2&year=2010
- Using Bluetooth Technology to Aid in Hurricane Evacuation
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=4&year=2010
- Marking the Way: Research Project Improves Performance of Raised Pavement Markers
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=8&year=2010
- TTI's Contributions to Pavement Marking Started Early
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=9&year=2010

10) ERTICO’s iMobility Newsletter – July 2010
Link to newsletter:
http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/E-1eEwAAAAA~/IPLtTS13P0OoOFZkCpWuBA~~/ZHYMv7dxgEaVb2Rx6sMXeg~~/ViewEmail.ashx

PARKING

11) Advertisements Could be Coming to Five San Francisco-Run Garages
Link to article in The Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/under-the-dome/advertisements-could-be-coming-to-five-city-run-garages-99633704.html

ROADWAYS

12) South Carolina DOT Plans for Standardized Roadside Memorials
Link to AP article:
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/30/1610668/sc-dot-plans-for-standardized.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Freedom of Photography: Police, Security Often Clamp Down Despite Public Right
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072502795_pf.html

TELEMATICS

14) Automotive Telematics Deliver a Brave New Ride
Link to blog on Automotive World:
http://krigr.co.cc/automotive-telematics-deliver-a-brave-new-ride/

TRANSIT

15) NJ Transit Emergency Responders Face Challenging Recovery After Fatality on Tracks
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/nj_transit_emergency_response.html

16) To Blog or Not to Blog?
How should transit agencies handle employee blogs?
Link to commentary from Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/Blog/Transit-Dispatches/Story/2010/07/To-blog-or-not-to-blog-.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Dish TV Launches Traffic Active in India
Link to India Infoline News Service article:
http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Dish-TV-launches-Traffic-Active/4896103674

VEHICLES

18) Release of Toyota Documents Blocked, Ex-NHTSA Official Says
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703999304575399523349443634.html


News Releases
1) Imtech Acquires YSP in Finland to Strengthen Its Traffic Market Position in the Nordic Region


Upcoming Events
California Transit Association Annual Fall Conference & Expo – September 14-15 – San Diego
http://www.caltransit.org/node/679


Friday Bonus
Dramamine and Prozac could be helpful when flying into these airports!
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/the-worlds-scariest-runways/1


Today in Transportation History
1825 **185th anniversary** Malden Island was discovered in the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_line/malden.htm

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Radar System Crashes at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport
Link to Oneindia News article:
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/29/radar-system-crashes-in-delhi-igi-airport.html

2) To Tackle Congestion, Indian Government Wants High-Tech System Sooner
Link to article in The Times of India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/To-tackle-congestion-govt-wants-hi-tech-system-sooner/articleshow/6230668.cms

3) Watchdog: FAA Lacks Metrics for Rollout of Air Traffic Upgrade
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100729_3348.php

4) Top Airports on Twitter: List Grows to 143 Airports
Link to blog in Forbes:
http://blogs.forbes.com/wheelsup/2010/07/21/top-airports-on-twitter-list-grows-to-143-airports/

5) West Virginia's Yeager Airport Gains Attention for Its Social Media Efforts
Link to article in the Charleston Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.com/Business/201007280787

CAMERAS

6) Motorists May be Winning Against Big Brother’s Speed Cameras
Link to Fox News story:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/29/motorists-winning-fight-big-brothers-speed-cameras/

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Microsoft's 'Street Slide' Takes Aim at StreetView
Link to CNET News blog:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20011994-248.html

OTHER

8) IBM Invests in Infrastructure Sensing and Analysis Tech
Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:
http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-07-29/ibm-invests-in-infrastructure-sensing-and-analysis-tech.html

PARKING

9) Smart Parking Meters Spark Debate
Link to audio report on KQED Radio's The California Report:
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007280850/a

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Radio Over IP Gives Washington State Responders a Common Platform
Link to article in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2010/08/02/washington-state-radio-over-ip.aspx

11) Smartphones Bring Safety Systems to Cars
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?cat=25

TOURISM

12) Navigating Europe in the Digital Age
GPS, ebooks and other technologies changing the way we travel.
Link to Tribune News Services article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38436089/ns/travel-destination_travel/

TRANSIT

13) Myki is Watching You: Smartcard Operator Gives Police Access to Customer Info
Link to article and video in The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/myki-is-watching-you-smartcard-operator-gives-police-access-to-customer-info-20100729-10x7l.html

14) New York MTA Axes Station Agents; Promises New Intercoms
Link to article in amNew York:
http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/mta-axes-station-agents-promises-new-intercoms-1.2148780

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) New Road Technology Hopes to Ease Minnesota Congestion
Link to story on WCCO-TV:
http://wcco.com/local/smart.lanes.minnesota.2.1832560.html

16) Broadcaster Traffic Consortium Senses Renewed Interest in Radio
Link to article in Radio World:
http://www.radioworld.com/article/104172


News Releases
1) Operation Lifesaver Films New Safety PSA with New Orleans Saints Kicker
2) Minnesota’s Smart Lanes Go Live
3) 2010 National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference Coming Soon in Huntington, West Virginia
4) AASHTO Honors State DOT Photographers for Their ‘Faces of Transportation’
5) Strategy Analytics: Connected Cars Emerge as Business Models Diverge
6) SuperGeo Develops Taipei Bus Information and Transit System by SuperWebGIS


Upcoming Events
2nd Middle East Parking Symposium – October 10-12 – Abu Dhabi
http://www.parking-me.com/


Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** Jan Hilgers became the first Dutch pilot to fly over Holland.
http://earlyaviators.com/ehilgers.htm

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) iPhone Flight Tracker Maps – Photos

Link to photos on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/photos/iphone-flight-tracker-maps-photos/449194?tag=mantle_skin;content

2) NextGen Air Transportation System: FAA's Metrics Can Be Used to Report on Status of Individual Programs, but Not of Overall NextGen Implementation or Outcomes

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10790.pdf

3) Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Deployment for Airport Obstruction Surveys

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Light_Detection_and_Ranging_LIDAR_Deployment_for_A_163789.aspx

BICYCLES

4) Seattle DOT Tries Bike Boxes to Protect Cyclists

Link to article on seattlepi.com:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/215937.asp

5) Cyclists Up Against Shock-Jock Ravings

Sydney radio host's 'war on cyclists' inspires listeners to harass riders.

Link to column in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/cyclists-up-against-shockjock-ravings-20100728-10vy4.html

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Tiburon, California's Security Cameras Set to Go Live Soon

License plates of every vehicle entering town will be photographed.

Link to article in the Marin Independent Journal:

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_15616255

OTHER

7) South Carolina State University Blocks Access to Transport Center Records

Link to article in The Post and Courier:

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/28/sc-state-blocks-access-to-transport-center-records/

8) NASA Could Get Funds to Warn About Solar Storms

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/27/nasa-vs-the-sun-also-asteroids.aspx

9) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – July 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://herget.biz/ieeeitss/v12n3.pdf

PARKING

10) Seattle's High-Tech Crackdown on Parking Violators Hits Snag

Link to story and video report on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Investigators-Seattles-high-tech-crackdown-on-parking-violators-hits-snag-99338879.html

RAILROADS

11) Israelis Develop Warning System to Prevent Train Wrecks

Link to article on Arutz Sheva:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138803

12) Picture This, and Risk Arrest

Amtrak photo contest leads to an image problem.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/nyregion/28about.html

ROADWAYS

13) US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Asked About Stimulus Road Signs: Pork or Pride?

Link to column and C-SPAN video in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/road_signs_pork_or_pride.html

Link to full interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal:

http://www.cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/07/27/HP/A/36105/Transportation+Secretary+Ray+LaHood.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) FCC Plan to Support Emergency Communications Relies on Unproven Technology

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://gove-media.com/portal/wts/cemcfOa7g92ba8DvqdFdEha9nhyzjd

15) Global Airline Pilots Not Happy About Israeli Security Program

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/world/middleeast/28pilots.html

16) Pennsylvania DOT to Beef Up Reporting on Bus Drivers

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_692249.html

17) His Constants Complaints Make Dubai Roads Safer

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100729/NATIONAL/707289859/1010

TELEMATICS

18) eCall Finally Has Arrived … Or Has It?

Link to article on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/eCall-Finally-Has-Arrived-Or-Has-It_a2387.html

TRANSIT

19) Suspended TriMet Driver Plans to End Popular Blog After 'Kill this Bicyclist' Post

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/07/suspended_trimet_driver_meets.html

20) 'Anti-Islamic' Bus Ads Appear in Major Cities

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0728/Anti-Islamic-bus-ads-appear-in-major-cities

21) MBTA Bus Routes Real-Time Data Major Expansion

Link to article on Commonwealth Conversations:

http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2010/07/mbta-bus-routes-realtime-data-major-expansion.html


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

22) Web Site of the Week: Traffic England

Link to review in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1298405/Website-Of-The-Week-www-trafficengland-com.html

23) Smart Nav for Irish Phone Users

First smartphone-enabled navigation product with real-time traffic data in Ireland.

Link to article on IrishDev.com:

http://irishdev.com/Home/News/1226-Smart-Nav-for-Irish-Phone-Users.html

News Releases

1) ERTICO - ITS Europe Welcomes New EU Road Safety Plan for 2011-2020

2) Inrix Expands the Largest Traffic Network in Europe

3) Inrix TPEG Connec Optimizes Delivery and Reduces Costs of Providing Dynamic Traffic Info to Connected Vehicles and Devices

4) Virgin America Upgrade In-Flight Entertainment Platform: Flyers Can Ad Mapping, Shopping and Open Tab Bar Hopping to Their Flight Plan

Upcoming Events

Conference on International Port Security Communication, Cooperation & Coordination –September 29-30 – Barcelona

http://www.intlportsecurity.com

Today in Transportation History

1720 **290th anniversary** The Swedish and Russian navies began the Battle of Grengam.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/z/zubov/battle.html

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057


IBTTA 78th Annual Meeting & Exhibition — Register Today! Early Bird Discount Ends August 22, 2010

Come to San Diego, September 12-15, 2010, for IBTTA’s 78th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, the year’s most highly-anticipated learning and networking event -- attracting more than 700 toll industry experts and decision makers from across the globe. Under the theme, Sustainable Transportation, the technical program offers tracks focused on innovation, policy, the economy, and the California tolling experience. Hosted by the California Toll Operators Committee (CTOC), this event features interactive seminars, influential speakers, technical tours and special events, informative exhibits and more! Customized sponsorship and exhibitor packages are available. Visit IBTTA’s website for details.

AVIATION

1) Close Calls on the Rise

Link to story on WFOR-TV:

http://cbs4.com/consumer/airplane.close.calls.2.1819105.html

Link to video report:

http://cbs4.com/video/?id=99028@wfor.dayport.com

2) Continental Tests 'Self-Boarding' at Houston Airport

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-07-26-continental-self-boarding-houston-intercontinental_N.htm

CAMERAS

3) Who's Watching You Behind the Wheel?

If cameras come to Pennsylvania's roads to catch insurance scofflaws, state would have to keep tabs on your data, experts warn.

Link to article in The Morning Call:

http://articles.mcall.com/2010-07-26/news/mc-pennsylvania-surveillance-20100726_1_cameras-photograph-license-plates-ed-rendell

4) Do Speed Cameras Really Cut Accidents?

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10762590

CARTOGRAPHY

5) GeoWeb Conference to Address Social Media, Including Twitter

Link to article in The Vancouver Sun:

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/GeoWeb+conference+address+social+media+including+Twitter/3323102/story.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Pakistan Communications Secretary to Take Action Against National Highway Authority Secretary

Meeting information and working papers not available; may annul selection of ETTM companies.

Link to article in the Daily Times:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C07%5C27%5Cstory_27-7-2010_pg7_22

OTHER

7) July Edition of IBEC Newsletter Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ibec-its.co.uk/files/IBEC%20Newsletter%20July%202010.pdf

TELEMATICS

8) Delphi Moves Forward on Telematics

With pilots underway, Delphi hopes to develop aftermarket business model for telematics.

Link to article in Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Delphi-moves-forward-on-telematics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/677791

TRANSIT

9) NTSB: DC Transit System had Wide Problems Before Crash

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jTOyZJ3f2dNELpOOcmFFvwrw38fgD9H7GJSG0

10) Now Everyone Can Tell Where SEPTA Trains are Going

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100726_Now_everyone_can_tell_where_SEPTA_trains_are_going.html

11) 95% of Trains are on Time? Riders Beg to Differ

New York area commuter railroads' official figures often contrast with the experience of rush hour riders.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/nyregion/27ontime.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Revolutionary New Traffic System in Washington State to 'Cut Injury Accidents 30%'

Link to story and audio report on KIRO Radio:

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=347262

13) A Look at Traffic Management in Bangalore

Link to interview with Traffic Police Commissioner Praveen Sood in Citizen Matters:

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/view/2205-commissioner-praveen-sood-traffic-scene

VEHICLES

14) Program Launches in Nevada to Increase Vehicle Registration

Hotline set up to report drivers who haven’t registered.

Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/26/officials-cracking-down-vehicle-registration

15) Deal May Hit at Denso Move to Open Systems

Link to CNET blog:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20011654-48.html

16) Smart Phone + Car = Stupid?

Link to blog in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/davek-s-embedded-security-blog/4204921/Smart-phone-security-in-cars

News Releases

1) American Airlines Launches New iPhone Application

2) US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Second National Distracted Driving Summit

3) Frost & Sullivan: Internet Radio is the Most Popular Brought-in App Being Developed by Automotive OEMs

4) TravelCenters of America LLC Announces Web Mapping Enhancements

5) DeviceGuru Launches New Web Site to Advance the Awareness of ITS Technologies and Applications

Upcoming Events

Digital Video Expo – September 28-30 – Pasadena, California

http://www.dvexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1720 **290th anniversary** The Swedish and Russian navies began the Battle of Grengam.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/z/zubov/battle.html

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