Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, April 28, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register Today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop ― May 15-17, Plano, TX
Register today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop, the fifth in a series of workshops focused on violations enforcement, open road tolling, all-electronic toll collection (AETC), and interoperability. Through both general sessions and simultaneous breakout sessions, this conference will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business rules, and future decision making about AETC, interoperability, and the implications of universal vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging. Visit www.IBTTA.org/PLANO to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.
AVIATION
1) FAA Administrator Presses Congress, Airlines to Invest in NextGen
Link to article in Air Transport World:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) Call for Text Messages to E-ZPass Users with Low Balances
Link to article in Newsday:
PEDESTRIANS
3) Evaluation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Engineering Countermeasures: Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons, HAWKs, Sharrows, Crosswalk Markings, and the Development of an Evaluation Methods Report
Link to report from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/pedbike/11039/11039.pdf
ROADWAYS
4) New Alberta Highway Sign Policy Tells You Name of the Road, but Not Where It Goes
Link to audio report on CBC's Calgary Eyeopener:
http://www.cbc.ca/eyeopener/episode/2011/04/26/highway-signs/
5) To Get Safer Streets, Traffic Lights and Stop Signs Aren't the Answer
Link to blog on Streetsblog New York City:
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) Amtrak Police Website Becomes Latest Tool in Protecting America's Railroad
Link to article in Amtrak Ink:
http://goo.gl/f3jHB (page 16)
TELEMATICS
7) ATX: 'Hardware has to Become More Important so It Can Become Less Important'
Link to interview in Telematics Update
TRANSIT
8) You Can't Trust the New Wellington Real-Time Bus System
Link to blog on The Wellingtonista:
http://wellingtonista.com/2011/04/28/you-cant-trust-the-new-real-time-bus-system-dont/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Ohio DOT Unveils Traffic Command Center
Link to story on WCMH-TV:
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/apr/28/odot-unveils-traffic-command-center-ar-469600/
10) Boston T Expanding Real-Time Tracking to Commuter Rail
Passengers more impressed with bus tracking than subway tracking.
Link to story on CBSBoston.com:
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2011/04/27/t-expanding-real-time-tracking-to-commuter-rail/
News Releases
1) California Department of Motor Vehicles Adds Appointment Reminders
2) International Transport Workers' Federation Launches 'No to Transport Violence' Film
3) Telvent to Implement Global Maritime Management Platform for the Port of Barcelona
4) Carlson Wagonlit Travel Launches App that Aggregates Best-of-Market Travel Apps and Mobile Websites
5) SatNav's Live Traffic Smartphone App Launched
Upcoming Events
IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety – July 10-12 – Beijing
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** The principle of superconductivity was first published in a paper by Heike Kamerlingh Onnes.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1913/onnes-bio.html
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