Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA's Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility Meeting -- October 3-5, 2010 in Raleigh, NC

Join IBTTA Delegates for the final meeting of IBTTA's 2010 Education Series: “Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility – Where the Rubber Meets the Road," October 3-5 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll explore how engineering, design, maintenance, operations, and security roles have come together to address the challenges of operating modern, sustainable, technologically advanced and economically viable toll facilities. Hotel cut-off is September 10, 2010. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel reservations at the Raleigh Marriott City Center and register today! www.ibtta.org

AVIATION

1) Airports, Air Traffic Control Highlighted in Obama Spending Plan

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awx/2010/09/06/awx_09_06_2010_p0-252452.xml&headline=Airports,%20ATC%20Highlighted%20In%20Spending%20Plan&channel=comm

OTHER

2) Risky Reporting? Florida DOT Official's Warning Prompts Debate

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-road-reporting-20100907,0,4411782.story

3) Florida DOT to Media: We Want to Work with You

Link to column in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2010/09/florida-department-of-transportation-to-media-we-want-to-work-with-you.html

4) Volpe Highlights – September 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/highlts/10/sept/index.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Union Ads to Target Deficient Bridges in Pennsylvania

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_698247.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Nine Years After 9/11, Public Safety Radio Not Ready

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/business/07rescue.html

7) Are Beach Traffic Caution Signs Working?

Link to story and video on News 13:

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/september/147646/Are-beach-traffic-caution-signs-working

8) TSA Plans Outreach Visits to General Aviation Airports

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://tinyurl.com/27n6lf4

TOURISM

9) Travel Industry Uses Facebook and Twitter to Reach Customers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-09-07-travelsocialmedia07_CV_N.htm

TRANSIT

10) 'Your Bus Will Arrive in X Minutes'

Mysore soon to have real-time bus information.

Link to article in The New Indian Express:

http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/%E2%80%98your-bus-will-arrive-in-x-minutes%E2%80%99/204572.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Doha, Qatar Trial for Smart Transport Strategy

Link to article in the Gulf Times:
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=384546&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56

12) The Field Operations Guide for Safety/Service Patrols is Now Available

Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=672

13) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – September 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-009-Sep.pdf

VEHICLES

14) US DOT Envisions Human-Free Car Operation

An interview with Dr. Robert Bertini, Acting Director, Intelligent Transportation Systems, US DOT.

Link to story and audio report on WFED Radio:

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=2046578&nid=15

News Releases

1) New Georgia Tech-Panama Logistics Innovation & Research Center Launched

2) Handheld Announces the New Nautiz eTicket Pro

3) FCC Unlocks Government Data with New Online Tools

4) Travelers Embraces Fleet Vehicle Telematics to Improve Roadway Safety

5) Dutch Professor Says It Would be Better if Cars Just Drove Themselves

Upcoming Events

Clean Diesel 10 – October 19-20 – Washington, DC

http://www.cleandiesel10.com/

Today in Transportation History

1860 **150^th anniversary** The sidewheel steamship Lady Elgin sank in Lake Michigan with the loss of approximately 300 lives.

http://www.ship-wrecks.net/shipwreck/projects/elgin/

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