Monday, August 9, 2010

Monday, August 9, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, August 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Zimbabwe Fools Media with Plane Accident Report

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gPkRvdiRHwfVff9-DFAcjUVD7mcgD9HDEESO0

2) NTSB Offers Training on Aircraft Accident Emergency Communications

Link to article on AvStop.com:

http://avstop.com/news_august_2010/ntsb_offer_training_on_aircraft_accident_emergency_communications.htm

CAMERAS

3) Traffic Camera Debate Heats Up Campaign Trails in US

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/us/08traffic.html

4) Cameras Aim to Boost Safety at Rail Crossings

Link to column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_b54d4771-0592-57f4-9dca-33ae89f5afd6.html

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Making Maps Accessible

Link to blog from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

http://technology.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2010/08/making-maps-accessible.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) US Appeals Court Nixes GPS Tracking Without Warrant

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hmO9Bg0JoO7weLFb4RIKxDdF8G8w

7) TV and Parking Spots: New GPS Navigation Systems

Link to DPA article:

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/338477,new-gps-navigation-systems.html

MARITIME

8) Mississippi River Commission Inspecting Arkansas River via Towboat

Tour offers information on river's navigation system.

Link to article in the Tulsa World:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100808_11_A11_TheMVM941973

OTHER

9) Victoria Transport Bureaucrat's Mind Not on the Job

Senior official under fire for sending passenger tweets to fellow transport heavyweights.

Link to article in the Herald Sun:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/transport-bureaucrat-mond-not-on-the-job/story-e6frf7kx-1225901824572

10) Hot Wheels, Want d8? Text It so with New Online Communications Service for Motorists

Link to article in The Advertiser:

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/hot-wheels-want-d8-text-it-so-with-new-online-communications-service-for-motorists/story-e6frea73-1225900046355

11) US DOT Appeals to Gen Y Online

Link to column on Nextgov:

http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/08/dot_appeals_to_gen_y_online.php

PEDESTRIANS

12) New Traffic Signals Make it Safer for Pedestrians

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-09-crosswalk09_ST_N.htm

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

13) Photos Offer a Challenge: Consider Your Commute

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201008090405/NEWS/8090317

ROADWAYS

14) Camera Testing Continues on North Carolina's First Toll Road

Link to story and video on WRAL-TV:

http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/8099780/

15) Roadside Memorial Signs May Be Tough Sell in South Carolina

Link to article in The Sun News:

http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/08/09/1627031/roadside-signs-may-be-tough-sell.html

16) Montana's Cell Phone Pullouts a Sign of the Times

Link to commentary in the Great Falls Tribune:

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100808/OPINION01/8080304/State+s+cell+phone+pullouts+a+sign+of+the+times

SAFETY / SECURITY

17) Alabama Feels the High Cost of Distracted Driving

Link to article in The Birmingham News:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/08/alabama_feels_the_high_cost_of.html

18) Summer Edition of Safe Highway Matters Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.safehighways.org/SafeHighwayMatters.Summer2010.pdf

TRANSIT

19) Response to Seattle Light Rail Accidents Examined

Passenger communications cited as a problem.

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012557982_traincrash07m.html

20) New York MTA Sued Over Anti-Mosque Bus Ads

Link to story and video on NY1:

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/123391/mta-sued-over-anti-mosque-bus-ads

21) After Boston Herald Tip, MBTA Turns to Social Media to Help Fight Crime on Trains

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100731after_herald_tip_mbta_turns_to_social_media_to_help_fight_crime_on_trains_tweet_brings_the_heat/

22) The Case for Frequency Mapping

Link to blog on Human Transit:

http://www.humantransit.org/2010/08/basics-the-case-for-frequency-mapping.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) Traffic Alerts Evolving for George Washington Bridge Commuters

Link to article in the Times Herald-Record:

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100809/NEWS/8090320/-1/SITEMAP

24) Victorian Traffic System Wins 'Smart' Award

Link to article in Supply Chain Review:

http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/news/articleid/69076.aspx

VEHICLES

25) Engineers Turn Robot Arm Into Formula 1 Simulator

Link to article and video in IEEE Spectrum:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/engineers-turn-robot-arm-into-formula-1-simulator

26) Jerry Flint, Dean of Auto Writers, Dead at 79

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/08/jerry-flint-obituary-detroit-business-autos-backseat-driver.html

27) Honk if You Hate: Dashboard Gauges You Can't Read

Link to column in Inside Jersey:

http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/08/honk_if_you_hate_low_tire_pres.html

News Releases

1) Spatial Roundtable Focuses on DOT Asset Management

2) Georgia Tech Extends Global Reach with Panama Logistics Innovation and Research Center

3) Washington Redskins Show Off a New and Improved FedExFied, Including Pre- and Post-Game Traffic Alerts

Solicitation

- Request for Information – IntelliDrive Performance Measurement and Performance-Based Management Demonstrations – US Department of Transportation

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/nri_intellidrive_performance.htm

Upcoming Events

ITS Evaluation Workshop: Emerging Needs and Opportunities in ITS Evaluation, Supporting New Directions in Research and Deployment – September 20 – Irvine, California

http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/byLink/2010EvalWorkshop?OpenDocument&Cost%5E

Also see the International Benefits, Evaluations and Costs (IBEC) Facebook Group

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=125581960792461&v=wall

Today in Transportation History

1945 **65th anniversary** A Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Bockscar, dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=527

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