Thursday, November 10, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, November 10, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Malaysia to Conduct In-Flight Biometric Immigration Checks

Link to article in The Star:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/10/30/nation/9803647

2) Aspen, Colorado Airport to Get Intelligent Video System to Prevent Taxiway Wanderers

Link to article in the Aspen Daily News:

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/150076

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Some Drivers Get Dinged by Open-Road Tolling

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/09/2490963/south-florida-drivers-tangled.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Units So Faulty, They Showed FDNY Fire Trucks in New York Harbor

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/nyregion/audit-faults-fire-and-sanitation-departments-gps-purchase.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

OTHER

5) iMobility Newsletter – October 2011

Link to newsletter from ERTICO - ITS Europe:

http://goo.gl/GFxF0

PEDESTRIANS

6) University of Nevada, Las Vegas Seeks Scientific Way to Curb Pedestrian Deaths

Link to AP article:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/nov/09/nv-pedestrian-safety-research/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) New Jersey Transportation Officials Search for Ways to Derail Train-Related Fatalities

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/amid_suicides_nj_transportatio.html

8) RSS Feed Now Available for the FHWA's Research and Technology Web Site

Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=773

ROADWAYS

9) Wayfinding Project Aims to Curb Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Traffic Headaches

Link to story on WMBF-TV:

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/16002827/wayfinding-project-aims-to-curb-mb-traffic-headaches

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Washington State Has New Tool to Check for Truckers' Hours of Service Violations

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=75296

TRANSIT

11) Service Offers Transit Directions Avoiding Stairs

Link to AP article:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=142218995

12) Ottawa Mayor Backs Silencing Singing Bus Driver

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/11/09/ottawa-singing-bus-driver-silenced.html

13) Better Visibility, Outreach Planned for Annapolis, Maryland Bus Line

Link to article in The Capital:

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2011/11/09-36/New-campaign-for-city-bus-line.html

14) Nextrip Proving to be Popular in Los Angeles; Train Arrival Data May be Coming Next Year

Link to blog in The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2011/11/09/realtime-train-arrival-data-may-be-available-soon-on-nextrip/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Sensors Providing Real-Time I-25 Data in Colorado

Link to article in The Coloradoan:

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20111109/UPDATES01/111109023/Sensors-between-Fort-Collins-Loveland-providing-realtime-25-data

16) North Carolina DOT Traffic Center Moves to New Headquarters

Link to story on WRAL-TV:

http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/10365175/

17) High-Tech Data Driving Traffic Vendors

Link to article on TVNewsCheck:

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/11/10/55350/hightech-data-driving-traffic-vendors

VEHICLES

18) Improved Systems for Vehicle Voice Recognition Coming

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011111080344

19) New Technology Promises to Change Driving Experience

Experts predict all new cars will be Internet-ready in three to five years.

Link to story on KGTV-TV:

http://www.10news.com/news/29731369/detail.html

20) Federal Court Orders New York to Approve 'Choose Life' License Plates

Link to article in The Christian Post:

http://www.christianpost.com/news/federal-court-orders-n-y-to-approve-choose-life-license-plates-61265/

News Releases

1) Intel, Toyota to Start Joint Research on Next-Generation In-Vehicle Multimedia Systems

2) GO Transit Launches First Official Mobile App for Customers

3) myRV|ID-A New Social Networking Tool for RV Owners

Solicitation

- Consulting Services Opportunity – Operation of the Capital Region Transportation Management Center (CRTMC) & Statewide Transportation Information and Coordination Center (STICC) Services – New York State Department of Transportation

https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/page/portal/doing-business/opportunities/consult-opportunities

Upcoming Events

10^th Annual Consumer Telematics Show – January 9 – Las Vegas

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/cts/

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** An Atlas E rocket exploded 30-seconds after takeoff at Cape Canaveral. On board was Goliath, a monkey, which died.

http://www.beartoothnbc.com/features/a-look-back/13301-a-look-back-november-1961.html?p=2

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