Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, December 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Deadline Approaching to Submit Papers for the ITS World Congress in Orlando
ITS America is now inviting transportation researchers, practitioners, policy experts and other interested parties to submit a paper for consideration for presentation at the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and Annual Meeting convening October 16-20, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Papers must be submitted online no later than January 14, 2011. Paper presentations are an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your expertise, showcase research results, and advance ideas focused on ITS topics such as high-tech transit solutions, real-time traveler information, performance measurement, intermodal systems integration, advanced traffic management systems, commercial vehicle operations, electronic toll/fare collection, telematics, new consumer applications, and other ITS-related fields. The program committee is also seeking the most relevant and thought-provoking papers pertinent to the conference theme: Keeping the Economy Moving. For more information on paper topics or submission guidelines, please visit the World Congress website at www.itsworldcongress.org or contact Nicole Oliphant of ITS America at papers@itsa.org or 202-721-4215.
AVIATION
1) UK Airports and Passengers Take to Twitter as Snow Disrupts British Flights
Link to article in The Telegraph:
2) Bangladesh Probes Porn Film Show on Airport Screen
Link to PTI article:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/bangladesh-probes-porn-film-show-at-airport-screen-73532
3) Simulated Trouble
Machine trains air traffic controllers to deal with snow, a flock of geese or worse situations.
Link to article in the Daily Pilot:
4) Fujitsu, Boeing to Develop Aircraft Tag System
Link to AFP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hujjWi_sjwqNaR1XjrrjJhR4ZHRA
Link to news release from Fujitsu:
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2010/20101217-01.html
CAMERAS
5) Traffic Camera 'Speed Traps' Worry Tennessee Lawmakers
Link to AP article:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Is Apple Building Its Own Navigation Service for iPhone?
Link to article in Business Insider:
http://www.businessinsider.com/is-apple-building-its-own-navigation-service-for-iphone-2010-12
MARITIME
7) UK Government Proposes New Tech for Coastguard
Proposals include networked maritime operations centers with improved systems to monitor ships.
Link to article on ZDNet UK:
OTHER
8) A Fleeting History: Into the Ether
How technology has revolutionized the fleet industry.
Link to blog in Fleet News:
http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/blog/entry/a-fleeting-history-into-the-ether/38499/
9) Facebook as Travel Guidebook?
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703395204576023780996376852.html
PEDESTRIANS
10) Mixed Signals for New York City Pedestrians
Link to story and audio on WNYC Radio:
http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2010/dec/20/mixed-signals-city-pedestrians/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
11) Rock and Roads Brought Together to Promote Nebraska Department of Roads
Link to article in the Lincoln Journal Star:
RAILROADS
12) WJLA-TV Reporter 'International Sensation' After Tweeting Amtrak Nightmare
Railroad criticized for lack of information.
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/tvblog/2010/12/channel-7-reporter-tweets-amtr.html
Link to Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/ABC7Stephen
13) Amtrak Apologizes for 'Communications Breakdown' that Lead to 11-Hour DC-New York Trip
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-amtrak-friday-delay-20101219-14,0,67805.story
14) Lessons of MARC 538
'It's hard to believe that MARC service will ever improve until Amtrak and MARC employees adopt a greater concern for the well-being of their customers.'
Link to editorial in The Baltimore Sun:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/2010/12/lessons_of_marc_538.html
ROADWAYS
15) Arizona DOT Tries to Secure Revenue from Logo Signs
Link to AP article:
http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2010/dec/18/bc-az-highway-logo-signs/
TELEMATICS
16) The Postman Always Pings Twice
What if the US Postal Service's fleet of vehicles were equipped with sensors to collect and transmit information?
Link to commentary in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/18/opinion/18ravnitzky.html
TRANSIT
17) New York MTA Begins New Marketing Campaign
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/going-your-way-is-going-away-for-now
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) Webcast Recording Available for Real-Time System Information Final Rule
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=700
19) Graham Partners Buys Arizona Traffic Control Firm Eberle
Link to article in the Philadelphia Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2010/12/20/graham-partners-buys-ariz-traffic.html
Link to news release:
http://www.pehub.com/91143/graham-partners-completes-acquisition-of-eberle-design/
20) More Road Traffic Information and Better Mobile Maps in Australia
Link to Google Australia blog:
http://google-au.blogspot.com/2010/12/more-road-traffic-information-and.html
News Releases
1) What Does Increased Technology Mean for Motorist Safety?
2) New Site Allows Travelers to Connect with Their Fellow Passengers
3) Nissan Leaf Cars Connected at All Times Through Telenor Connexion
**Bernie's Notes**
In Friday's newsletter I noted that I edit several other transportation-related newsletters. A number of you asked about those newsletters and how you can subscribe. Several are free and available to anyone who wishes to sign-up. They include the AASHTO Daily Transportation Update, and TransCentral from Sam Schwartz Engineering. The AASHTO DTU is a daily that has general transportation news from the US. TransCentral is a weekly with regional transportation news from New York, Chicago, DC and Florida. You can click on the links to subscribe.
Job Postings
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Upcoming Events
APTA Marketing & Communications Workshop – February 27-March 2 – San Diego
http://www.apta.com/mc/2011/Pages/Marketing.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** The Servicio de Aviación Militar de Chile, forerunner to the Chilean Air Force, was founded.
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