Transportation Communications Newsletter: Thursday, February 17, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 17, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

BluFAX Real-Time Traffic Monitoring in Flagstaff

Traffax, Inc is pleased to announce that our BluFAX line of real-time Bluetooth-based traffic detectors have been deployed in the Flagstaff region to provide real-time traffic monitoring along US 180 provide travel times to destinations that include downtown Flagstaff and I-17 southbound from prominent origins such as the Arizona Snow Bowl and the Wing Mountain Recreation Area, as well as traveltimes via alternate routes.

Visit the Traffax website (www.traffaxinc.com) for the latest information on our BluFAX data collection units, BluSTATs Analysis Software, and BluFaxWeb. All BluFax sensors can be configured to support off-line data collection, remote data reporting, or realtime monitoring for travel time and origin-destination applications, in configurations suitable for short-term studies and permanent installations. Contact Traffax (Traffax@traffaxinc.com) or our distributor (http://www.traffaxinc.com/content/distributor-list) in your region for more information or to arrange a free, interactive webinar.

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) On the Edge: Galileo to the Rescue

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/government/emergency-response/on-edge-galileo-rescue-11014

OTHER

2) Keep Moving: Transportation Reforms Beyond Revenue

Link to transcript of forum held by the Pioneer Institute and Northeastern University:

http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/pdf/Keep_Moving.pdf

ROADWAYS

3) 'Fog Mode' Improving on Traffic Cameras

Cameras able to control stoplights more efficiently in the fog.

Link to story and video on KAKE-TV:

http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/Fog_Mode_Improving_On_Traffic_Cameras_116371759.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) National Public Safety Broadband Network Eyed – Again

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/National-Public-Safety-Broadband-Network-021611.html

5) Hey ERIC, What's Wrong with Transit and Public Safety?

No mass transit representatives on FCC's Public Safety Advisory Committee.

Link to blog in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2011/02/17/hey-eric-what%E2%80%99s-wrong-with-transit-and-public-safety/

6) Safe Highway Matters – Winter 2011

Link to newsletter:

http://www.safehighways.org/safe-highway-matters/winter-2011/

TRANSIT

7) Connecticut Commuters Rap Metro-North Service, Complain of Secrecy

Link to article in the Hartford Courant:

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-metro-north-commuters-0218-20110217,0,1799259.story

8) Bus GPS Data Will be Public, OC Transpo Chief Promises

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/data+will+public+Transpo+chief+promises/4299965/story.html

9) A Chat with Josh Crandall – Mr. Clever Commute

Service provides crowd-sourced transit updates.

Link to article on Montclair Patch:

http://montclair.patch.com/articles/a-patch-chat-with-josh-crandall-mr-clever-commute

Link to Clever Commute: http://www.clevercommute.com/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) New Maryland Operations Center Will Help Manage Traffic and Transit Throughout DC Area

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606989.html

11) Smarter Technology Needed to Alleviate Australian Traffic Pain: IBM

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/377087/smarter_technology_needed_alleviate_australian_traffic_pain_ibm

Link to news release from IBM:

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/au/en/pressrelease/33560.wss

12) The Fourth Element: Lawsuit Looms @ Crossroads of Broadcast, Mobile Traffic

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2011/02/16/Traffic-info-lawsuit.aspx

News Releases

1) Maryland SHA Emergency Patrol Sponsorship Allows Expansion to Overnight Coverage

2) BNSF Launches Collaborative Online Supply Chain Forum

3) Los Angeles Metro to Employ a Range of Social Media Outreach for 'SR-710 Conversations' Community Meetings

4) WebTech Wireless' NextBus Intelligent Transportation System Sold to Conseil Intermunicipal de Transport Laurentides

Solicitation

- Request for Proposals – Knoxville Regional ITS Architecture Update and Strategic Deployment Plan – Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization

http://www.knoxtrans.org/rfp/its/

- Pre-Bid Meeting for the Toll Interoperability HUB RFP – March 8 – Washington, DC

http://www.tollinterop.org/news/entry/pre-bid-meeting-for-the-toll-interoperability-hub-rfp

Upcoming Events

Women's Transportation Seminar Annual Conference – May 18-20 – San Francisco

http://www.wtsinternational.org/SecondaryTemplate.aspx?id=5378

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The first airmail delivery in the US, in a heavier-than-air aircraft and sanctioned by local postmasters, took-off, in Petaluma, California.

http://www.fredwiseman.org/

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