Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register Today for IBTTA’s Transportation Finance and Policy Summit ― July 17-19, Baltimore, MD
Hosted by the Maryland Transportation Authority, IBTTA’s Transportation Finance and Policy Summit will feature interactive sessions covering the full range of issues affecting transportation finance, policy and funding from the action of central banks and congressional reauthorization to regulations affecting TIFIA and other credit assistance programs. Meeting highlights include: featured lunch speaker Beverley Swaim-Staley, Secretary, Maryland DOT; technical tour of the new Intercounty Connector; ceremony recognizing Mary Turkington, Kansas Turnpike Authority Chairman, as an IBTTA Honorary Member; and evening event at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Orioles vs. Red Sox). Visit www.IBTTA.org/BALTIMORE 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 Offers Update on NextGen Progress and Safety Management Systems
Link to article on Aviation News Today:
http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=191998
2) Can the FAA be Trusted to Fix Air Traffic Control?
Link to article in Investor's Business Daily:
3) United Sorry for Reusing 9/11 Flight Numbers
Link to AP article:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/18/national/main20064026.shtml
Link to notice on Airline Route:
http://airlineroute.net/2011/05/17/ua093-ua175-21may11/
4) United Continental Starts Meshing Kiosks, Signs
Link to Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/united-continental-starts-meshing-kiosks-signs.html
Link to news release:
http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,7056,68987,00.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) GPS Devices Being Given to Illegal Border Crosser Guides in Effort to Save Lives
Link to article in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_2299081d-e064-5825-a6b9-a52927c2e6c4.html
Link to news release from Robin Hoover:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Blogger Bob – TSA's Internet Mouthpiece
Link to interview on CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20063825-281.html
Link to The TSA Blog: http://blog.tsa.gov/
RAILROADS
7) Amtrak Seeks Money for Track-Tampering Detection
Link to Gannett News Services article:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/51833277-68/amtrak-rail-trains-security.html.csp
ROADWAYS
8) New App and Simulator Lets Bay Bridge Drivers Test Major Detour
Link to story and video on KGO-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=resources/traffic&id=8136859
9) Florida Governor Defends Spending for Name on Signs
Link to story on WTXL-TV:
10) Little. Yellow. Dangerous
'Children at Play' signs imperil our kids.
Link to column in Slate:
http://www.slate.com/id/2293460/
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Scrutiny Boosts Sales of DUI Checkpoint Apps
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2011-05-17-dui-checkpoint-apps_n.htm
12) US Border Agents to Snag Drug-Smuggling Jets with Canadian Military Radar
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110518_5227.php
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Police in Indonesia Tapping Into Technology to Get the Public Sympathy
Link to article in The Jakarta Post:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/18/tapping-technology-get-public-sympathy.html
The Police's New Face
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/18/the-police%E2%80%99s-new-face.html
VEHICLES
14) Automakers Try to Keep Buyers from Getting Honking Mad Over Their Car Horns
Link to article and video in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2011-05-17-finding-the-right-car-horn_n.htm
15) Diabetic? Ford May Have an App for That
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/diabetic-ford-may-have-an-app-for-that/
16) Articles from May 2011 Issue of Commercial Carrier Journal
- Unclogging Arteries – Technology Can Help Alleviate Choke Points for Truck Traffic
http://www.ccjdigital.com/technology-14/
- Onboard Computers Using Workflow to Turn Data Into Action
http://www.ccjdigital.com/closing-the-loop-3/
- FirstFleet – Dedicated Hauler Uses IT to Do Many Things Extremely Well
http://www.ccjdigital.com/ccj-innovators-10/
News Releases
1) Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Revamps Web, Phone Traveler Info System
2) New Survey Finds Over Half of Companies Do Not Enforce Employee Cell Phone and Driving Policies
3) TrafficCast Releases Mini-BlueTOAD for Data Analysis of Travel Times and Route Behavior
5) Streetline Unveils Next Generation Smart Parking App Platform - Parker
7) AAA Driver Safety Video Wins Two Tellys
Upcoming Events
11th Asia-Pacific ITS Forum and Exhibition – June 8-10 – Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Today in Transportation History
1969 Apollo 10, the final Apollo flight before the first manned landing on the Moon, blasted off.
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo-10/apollo-10.htm
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