Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join IBTTA September 9-13, 2012 for our 80^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.

This year’s annual meeting promises to provide top-notch content combined with an exhibit hall and exciting special events and tours. Hosted by Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, attendees will hear about tolling solutions and experiences from across the globe.  Network with toll industry professionals and hear experts discuss transportation policies, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to worldwide mobility challenges.

Register by August 24, 2012 to receive the early bird registration discount.  And be sure to book your hotel today to receive the IBTTA negotiated rate.  To get all the meeting details and to register, visit www.ibtta.org/orlando.   

AVIATION

1) Report: Federal Air Safety Program Falling Short

Link to story on Fox News' America's Newsroom:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/23/report-federal-air-safety-program-falling-short/

2) Congress Passes Bill Boosting Rights of Pilots in FAA Disciplinary Proceedings

Link to AP article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/congress/congress-passes-bill-boosting-the-rights-of-pilots-in-faa-disciplinary-proceedings/2012/07/23/gJQANN6C5W_story.html

3) US Appeals Court: Ads for Plane Tickets Must Show Real Cost

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/24/us-airline-ticket-ruling-idUSBRE86N1AL20120724

BICYCLES

4) Chicago Transportation Planner Creates Offline Bike Lane Map for iPhone

Link to blog on Chicagoist:

http://chicagoist.com/2012/07/23/transportation_planner_creates_offl.php

MARITIME

5) Maritime Traffic Monitoring Satellite Launched

Link to article on redOrbit:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112661195/maritime-traffic-monitoring-satellite-launched-sunday/

OTHER

6) Articles from Spring Issue of the University of California Transportation Center's Access

 -  Thinking Outside the Bus

http://uctc.net/access/40/access40_outsidethebus.shtml

 -  Dynamic Ridesharing

http://uctc.net/access/40/access40_dynamicridesharing.shtml

7) ITS JPO Director Shelley Row to Leave US DOT at End of September

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2012/shelleyannouncement.htm

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Moviemaking: Storytelling Kansas Airports

Link to story on KSAL Radio:

http://www.ksallink.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=22863&format=html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Statewide DWI Database a Possibility in Louisiana

Link to article in The Advertiser:

http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20120724/NEWS01/207240304

TELEMATICS

10) Q&A: Telematics, UBI and the Connected Vehicle

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/qa-telematics-ubi-and-connected-vehicle

TRANSIT

11) SEPTA Says It Did Not Know About Lobbying-Disclosure Rules

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20120724_SEPTA_says_it_did_not_know_about_lobbying-disclosure_rules.html

VEHICLES

12) How 'Siri Eyes-Free' Will Team with Your Car's Voice Tech

Link to blog in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/07/siri-eyes-free-competing

News Releases

1) New Model of Disease Contagion Ranks US Airports in Terms of Their Spreading Influence

2) Appello Launches Live Traffic in 20 New Countries

3) PSA Peugeot Citroën Chooses TomTom as Provider of Maps, Traffic and Navigation

4) Airlines and Airports Face Increased Pressure to Adopt Innovative Travel Technology

5) Teaming Up to Promote 'JST DRV', Anti-texting and Driving Campaign

Upcoming Events

Ohio Conference on Freight – September 13-14 – Sandusky, Ohio

http://www.ohiofreight.org/OCF.htm

Today in Transportation History    

1847 **165^th anniversary** Brigham Young and a group of Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley.

http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/mormon_trail_series/072497.html

1897 **115^th anniversary** Amelia Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas.

http://kansastravel.org/ameliaearhartmuseum.htm

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