Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register Today for IBTTA’s 79th Annual Meeting & Exhibition: Making the Difference ― September 11-14, 2011 in Berlin, Germany
Join IBTTA in Berlin for what promises to be the year's largest gathering of toll industry professionals. With presentations from more than 90 industry experts, representing 25 countries around the world, the IBTTA Annual Meeting offers a unique learning and business opportunity! An outstanding technical program with tracks on interoperability, tolling infrastructure around the world, communications, and environment/social responsibility – make your plans today! Visit www.IBTTA.org/BERLIN to view the preliminary brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities.
AVIATION
1) FAA Funding Bill Stalls Until After Recess
Link to Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-02/reid-may-ask-senate-to-accept-house-faa-extension-bill.html
2) Virgin Atlantic Researches Language of Lighting for A330
Link to article in Aircraft Interiors International:
http://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/news.php?NewsID=31940
CAMERAS
3) Texas Study: Red-Light Cameras Reduce Crashes
Link to story and audio on KUFH Radio:
http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1312233027-Study-Red-Light-Cameras-Reduce-Crashes.html
Link to news release from the Texas Transportation Institute:
http://tti.tamu.edu/2011/08/01/safety-benefits-of-red-light-cameras/
4) North Carolina DOT Employees Bring Rush-Hour Chase Live to TV
Link to story and video on WRAL-TV:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9943566/
5) Wyoming DOT Installs Web Camera to Monitor WYO 130 Washout Repairs
Link to story on KOWB Radio:
http://kowb1290.com/wydot-installs-web-camera-to-monitor-washout-repairs/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Chinese Newspapers Defy Ban on Negative Coverage of Train Crash
Link to article in The Irish Times:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0802/1224301719198.html
Link to coverage in the Economic Observer:
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2011/0801/207710.shtml
7) Vendor Shuts Tallahassee, Florida Out of Information Related to Red-Light Cameras
Link to article in Florida Today:
TRANSIT
8) Dutch Journalist Faces Charges Over Transit Card Flaw Reports
Link to CNET News column:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Technology Helps Traffic Move Smoothly in Lincoln, Nebraska
Link to article in the Lincoln Journal Star:
10) Real-Time Virtual World Modeling for Transportation Systems
Link to Terranautix blog:
http://terranautix.com/2011/07/30/real-time-virtual-world-modeling-for-transportation-systems/
VEHICLES
11) The Traffic Problems that Will Disappear When Vehicles Can Talk to Each Other
Link to article in Fast Company:
12) Electronic Watchdog Nabs Parking Lot Door-Dingers
Link to blog in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/08/electronic-watchdog-nabs-parking-lot-door-dingers/
13) Recording of ITS America Webinar: Connected Vehicle Technology Scan: Computer Vision
Link to presentation:
http://itsa.adobeconnect.com/p4balohl14f/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
News Releases
1) iQIOS and GEWI Pioneer Traffic Service System for Indonesia
2) Nextraq Provides Industry's First Skype Integration to GPS Fleet Tracking Solution
3) Iteris Completes Sales of Vehicle Sensor Business
4) I-35 ITS Installation Begins in Minnesota
Job Postings
- Transportation Supervisor – LYNX – Orlando, Florida
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=22209
- Field Supervisor – Orange County Transportation Authority – Orange, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=22273
Solicitation
- Request for Comments – Revisions to MUTCD – Federal Highway Administration
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-08-02/html/2011-19511.htm
Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar: Railroad-DOT Institutional Mitigation Strategies – August 31
Today in Transportation History
1936 **75th anniversary** Louis Blériot, a French aviator, inventor and the first person to fly an airplane across the English Channel, died in Paris.
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/bleriot.html
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