Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 11, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) San Francisco Bay Ship Warning System Gets Reprieve from Governor
Link to story in The San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_7689749?nclick_check=1

2) Interoperable Road Charging Demonstrated in London
Link to story from ERTICO:
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/project_news_interoperable_road_charging_demonstrated_in_london.htm

3) In-Flight Internet Too Tempting for Some
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g4aOK0HuId1Q6oWOGzIM5h9Rtf_QD8TFDAMO0

4) Denver Airport Goes Fast and Free on Wi-Fi
Airport switches from paid to ad-supported wireless networking.
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9052058

5) Common Aviation Safety Parlance Often Misconstrued: Experts
Link to Press Trust of India story:
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200712101521.htm

6) Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network Partners with Trumbull, Connecticut on Traffic Camera
Link to story in Radio & Records:
http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=1uyQ6jqqvu4%3d&Version=0

7) VicRoads Pays to Sleep on It
Agency will pay for sleep research to study effects of shift work at traffic management center.
Link to story in the Herald Sun:
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22909936-2862,00.html

8) You’ll Know Next Stop
Winnipeg Transit drivers to start announcing all stops.
Link to story in the Winnipeg Sun:
http://winnipegsun.com/News/Winnipeg/2007/12/11/4718308-sun.html

9) California's Earthquake Warning System Lags Those in Europe, JapanLink to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/11/MN4OTRN8S.DTL

10) Flying the Friendlier Skies? Delta Offers Videos on Air Etiquette
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-12-10-delta-etiqutte_N.htm
Link to Planeguage: http://blog.delta.com/category/planeguage/

11) Get Traffic and Weather Together at Weather Bonk
Link to story on AppScout:
http://www.appscout.com/2007/12/get_traffic_and_weather_togeth.php
Link to Weather Bonk: http://www.weatherbonk.com/


News Releases

1) National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse Offers New Video on Site Improvements
2) New Web Site Ready to Connect Aviation Enthusiasts
3) EU Study Concludes in Favor of Harmonized Testing for Intelligent Transport Systems
4) NXP, iBiquity Drive Multi-Standard Digital Terrestrial Radio in Cars


Upcoming Events
Safe Highways of the Future 2008 – February 12-14 – Brussels
http://www.safehighwaysofthefuture.com/


Today in Transportation History
1987 **20th anniversary** – The first line of the Santa Clarita Valley Transportation Authority opened.
http://www.vta.org/news/releases/2007/nov_2007/nr11-08_2007.html

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Monday, December 10, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, December 10, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Rocket (and Subway) Science
Washington Metro hopes upgrade will make for a smarter SmarTrip card.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/08/AR2007120800737.html (free registration required)
Link to further information on SmarTrip: http://www.wmata.com/riding/smartrip.cfm

2) Sacramento Regional Transit Cameras Watching You
Devices posted at all 47 stations so riders can feel more secure.
Link to story in The Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/552177.html (free registration required)
Link to news release from the Sacramento Regional Transit District:
http://iportal.sacrt.com/WebApps/PressReleases/PressReleases.asp?ShowPressID=280

3) Queensland Travel Smart Card Not Ready
Link to story in The Courier-Mail:
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22896654-952,00.html?from=mostpop
Link to statement from the Queensland Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations:
http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=55570

4) New York Area Airports are Behind on Technology
Link to story in The New York Sun:
http://www.nysun.com/article/67787

5) US Agency Tests Auto Crash Alert System
Link to UPI story:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/12/10/us_agency_tests_auto_crash_alert_system/8261/

6) A Starring Role for Drivers Who Drink
Arizona county attorney creates a Web site with mug shots of those convicted of drunken driving.
Link to story in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/us/10drunk.html?ex=1354942800&en=3848204e1a67c01c&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
Link to Stop DUI AZ: http://www.stopduiaz.com

7) Keeping Traffic Rolling
Michigan DOT operates an intelligent transportation system for the Grand Rapids area.
Link to story in The Grand Rapids Press:
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2007/12/keeping_traffic_rolling.html
Link to Grand Rapids ITS: http://mdotwas1.mdot.state.mi.us/public/drive/grCameraMap.cfm

8) Are Cars Too Safe? Are User Manuals Necessary?
Design guru Don Norman argues for making autos less automated and for infusing gadgets with natural, easy-to-interpret feedback signals.
Link to story in BusinessWeek:
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/dec2007/id2007125_252237.htm?campaign_id=mag_Dec6&link_position=link30
Link to further information from Don Norman: http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/the_design_of_future_1.html

9) Finding Your Way to Historic New Jersey
Tourist locations come together to develop uniform signage.
Link to column in The Star-Ledger:
http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2007/12/finding_your_way_to_historic_n.html
Link to additional information from Celebrate New Jersey: http://www.celebratenj.org/online_store_top.html

10) In the Future, Smart People Will Let Smart Cars Take Control
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/04/science/04tier.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

11) Fuel-Efficiency Gauges Start Appearing in Non-Hybrids
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-12-09-fuel-gauges_N.htm?csp=N008
Link to photo of energy monitor in Toyota Prius: http://www.toyota.com/images/vehicles/2008/prius/gallery/interior/large/photo_3.jpg

12) Jacksonville Web Site Pushes Alternative to Bus Rapid Transit
Link to story in The Florida Times-Union:
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120907/met_223793685.shtml
Link to Metro Jacksonville: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/

13) Car Gadgetry at Your Command
Link to column and video in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/08/AR2007120800006.html (free registration required)

14) Connected Cars, Volkswagen Research
Link to story on Technology News Daily:
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/8712

15) Japan to Start World’s First GPS Tsunami Monitoring System
Link to story from the Thai News Agency:
http://enews.mcot.net/view.php?id=1721

16) Effective Use of Weigh-in-Motion Data: The Netherlands Case Study
Link to report from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://international.fhwa.dot.gov/pubs/pl07028/


News Releases

1) Image Sensing Systems Purchases Assets of EIS and Announces Expanded Strategy
2) Increased Info on South Africa Road Safety
3) Project News: SIMBA India National Event, November 21-22, 2007
4) Mississippi DOT Extends MSTraffic Web Site to Mobile Users
5) Harris Team Completes Weather and Radar Processor System Transition to FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure Network


Upcoming Events
American Bus Association Marketplace – February 2-7 – Virginia Beach, Virginia
http://aba.teameventmanagement.com/2008/


Today in Transportation History
1970 – Lee Iacocca is named president of the Ford Motor Company.
http://www.iacocca.com/my-life/index.aspx

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Friday, December 7, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 7, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Civil Rights Lawsuit Claims New York City Police Harasses Photographers
Graduate student says he was handcuffed and questioned while photographing subway stations.
Link to AP story:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--publicpictures1207dec06,0,5178694.story
Link to news release from the New York Civil Liberties Union:
http://www.nyclu.org/node/1525

2) Air Traffic-Like Controls Won’t Work for Vessels on San Francisco Bay
Link to commentary in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/07/ED4GTPTG6.DTL

3) Federal Government OKs Arizona Plan for High-Tech Driver’s Licenses
Licenses will have radio-identification chip that could be used in lieu of a passport at the US-Mexican border.
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1207license1207.html
Link to memorandum of agreement:
http://azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/NR_120607_3-in-1%20ID%20DHS%20MOA.pdf

4) Pennsylvania Township Passes Ordinance Requiring Emergency Alerts on Electronic Billboards
Upper Macungie will require electronic billboard operators to display messages when notified by the Pennsylvania Emergency Alert System.
Link to story in The Morning Call:
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b3-5umacungie.6174368dec07,0,7230825.story

5) New Software to Tackle Traffic Woes in Vietnam
Link to Vietnam News Agency story:
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=03ECO071207

6) Troopers Team Up for Ads
State police in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts hope to curb drunken driving over the holidays.
Link to story in the Hartford Courant:
http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctcspdrunk1207.artdec07,0,3611583.story
Link to news release from the Connecticut State Police:
http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?Q=400288&A=11

7) ITIS Buys Traffic Info Partner, Trafficlink
Link to story on ShareCast:
http://www.sharecast.com/cgi-bin/sharecast/story.cgi?story_id=1790552

8) Airsage: ‘We are a Competitor to Inrix and Navteq/Traffic.com’
Link to story and video interview in GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=542

9) Wayfinding Scheme Launched in London
Link to story in Design Week:
http://www.designweek.co.uk/Articles/136789/Wayfinding+scheme+launched+in+London.html
Link to Legible London: http://www.legiblelondon.info

10) NASA Develops Super-Accurate Nav System for Scientific Plane
Link to story from Aviation Technology:
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/071206-nasa-super-accurate-navigation-uavsar.html

11) Las Vegas PBS Station Prepares for Emergencies
KLVX will datacast information to laptops of first responders.
Link to story in TV Technology:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0082/t.9888.html


News Releases

1) Real-Time Traffic Information Will Become a Key Feature for Navigation


Upcoming Events
Asia Pacific Low Cost Airline Congress 2008 – January 22-24 - Singapore
http://www.terrapinn.com/2008/lca/


Friday Bonus
And you thought model trains could get out of hand.
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/bedroom-747/man-builds-30000-jumbo-jet-simulator-in-his-bedroom-312735.php


Today in Transportation History
1972 **35th anniversary** - Apollo 17 is launched.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo17info.html

December 9 – 1907 **100th anniversary** – The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners is created, marking the official start of the Port of Los Angeles.
http://www.portoflosangeles.org/about_history.htm

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Thursday, December 6, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 6, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) US DOT Sees Future with Vehicle Integration, Hydrogen Fuel
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45504-1.html

2) JetBlue, Yahoo, RIM Plan to Offer Free In-Flight Wi-Fi
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.news.com/JetBlue,-Yahoo,-RIM-plan-free-in-flight-Wi-Fi/2110-7351_3-6221773.html

3) Gauteng, South Africa Beefs Up Road Security
Province is pursuing the implementation of an integrated safety and security system as one of a number of intelligent transport systems.
Link to story on ITWeb:
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2007/0712061044.asp?A=BUS&S=Business&T=News&O=ST

4) Task Force on New York Flight Delays Issues Report
Technology upgrades and better customer information among recommendations.
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/nyregion/06cnd-airport.html?ex=1354597200&en=2af641b79aae3fa1&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
Link to news release from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey:
http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=1011

5) Airport Face-Lifts Smooth Out Wrinkles for Fliers
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2007-12-05-airport-renovations_N.htm?csp=N008

6) Wayfinding at Disney
Techniques used at theme parks can be applied to transportation facilities.
Link to story on MousePlanet:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=ma071206jk

7) Sacramento Police Seek a New Eye in the Sky
But the city's plan to conduct surveillance with drones stirs some privacy concerns.
Link to story in The Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/546954.html (free registration required)

8) December Issue of ITS Virginia Newsletter Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.itsva.org/resources/files/12_Dec_07_ITSVA_Newsletter.pdf

9) Federal Transit Administration Office of Safety and Security Fiscal Year 2008 Action PlanLink to further details:
http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/Publications/order/singledoc.asp?docid=683


News Releases

1) Reagan National and Dulles Announce Wi-Fi Availability
2) IRD to Acquire 50% Interest in Leading Chinese Intelligent Transportation Systems Company
3) NFC and the Promise of Virtual Contactless Cards: ABI Research Explains
4) Portable Navigation Device Owners Have High Levels of Satisfaction, Despite Experiencing Problems


Job Posting
- Train Control & SCADA Program Manager – ARINC Incorporated – Marina del Rey, California
http://www.arinc.com/careers/


Upcoming Events
Webinar: Lessons Learned Implementing Multi-Jurisdictional Transit Signal Priority Systems – January 22
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s070911_signal.asp


Today in Transportation History
1917 **90th anniversary** - A French cargo ship, fully-loaded with munitions, explodes after colliding with another ship in Halifax Harbor.
http://www.halifaxexplosion.org/

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 5, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) CSX Talks with Maryland on Cargo
Railroad says it wants state in project that gives information about shipments.
Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.csx05dec05,0,5596968.story (may require free registration)

2) High Risk of Runway Collision Plagues US
Malfunctioning technology one concern raised by congressional investigators.
Link to AP story:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ik6Pj2j4UqVkLirX1k5Y9JwZJuVQD8TBFFEG0
Link to GAO report:
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-08-29

3) Accidents Up at Red-Light Camera Sites in Harlingen, Texas
Link to story in the Valley Morning Star:
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/accidents_15109___article.html/report_commissioners.html

4) Digitally Connecting Roads, Cars Drives US DOT’s Plans
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/150999-1.html

5) New York Subway Track Workers Get Emergency Radios
Link to story from amNew York:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nystud055488170dec05,0,4402531.story

6) Dutch Labor Party Pushes for Internet on Trains
Link to story on DutchNews.nl:
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2007/12/labour_pushes_for_internet_on.php

7) Experts Confer on Tanker-Truck Safety
Using high-tech systems that sense when a truck is about to go out of control and automatically throttle down and apply brakes, among chief strategies.
Link to Bay Area News Group story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_7638894?nclick_check=1

8) Cell Phone Replaces Boarding Pass in Houston Test
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-12-04-electronic-boarding-pass_N.htm

9) Spreading the Word
Newfoundland airport offering gentle reminder of services in Gander.
Link to story in The Beacon:
http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/index.cfm?sid=86155&sc=305

10) Smart Card Gets Confused by San Francisco’s Transit Agencies
Link to story in Wired:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2007/12/smart-card-gets.html

11) Massachusetts Governor Halts Plan to Remove Road Banners
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/05/a_reprieve_for_road_banners/ (free registration required)

12) New York MTA Set to Take Web Hits
Agency launches its first online forum to accept comments on fare hike and financial plan.
Link to story in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/12052007/news/regionalnews/mta_set_to_take_web_hits_504122.htm
Link to more information from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority:
http://www.mta.info/mta/news/hearings/fareandtoll/webinar.htm

13) Red-Light Cameras OK’d to Catch Speeders in Alberta
Link to story in the Edmonton Sun:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/12/05/4709238.html

14) New York MTA is the Last to Know Trains Flunk with Riders
Subway report cards criticized as a public relations gimmick.
Link to story in The New York Sun:
http://www.nysun.com/article/67495

15) Clear Channel AirWatch Grounded
Company says technology is a better way to gather traffic information than aircraft.
Link to story in Radio & Records:
http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=wPaK7FCn7ik%3d&Version=1

16) Groveland, California Innkeepers Take On Map Providers
Push to change route drivers are given to a less dangerous approach.
Link to story in The Union Democrat:
http://www.uniondemocrat.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=25158

17) Road to Mayhem
Editorial calls for improvements to Virginia’s I-81, including better management and information.
Link to editorial in the Daily Press:
http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-ed_i81_edit_1205dec05,0,650819.story


News Releases

1) US Coast Guard Takes Delivery of High-Tech Facility
2) Fredericton Partners with Google to Launch Transit Trip Planner
3) Hughes Telematics Announces Comprehensive New Technology Partnership with Mercedes-Benz USA
4) TomTom and Google Maps Work Together to Send Business Info to TomTom Users
5) Iteris Awarded ITS Contract for I-35W Bridge Replacement in Minneapolis
6) Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Rebrands Itself as Metrolinx – Creates New Interactive Web Site


Upcoming Events
2008 Motorcoach Expo – January 16-20 – San Francisco
http://www.motorcoachexpo.com/


Today in Transportation History
1879 – Clyde Cessna, an airplane designer and manufacturer, was born in Iowa.
http://www.wingsoverkansas.com/profiles/article.asp?id=66

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 4, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Bill Would Boost Coast Guard Traffic Control on San Francisco Bay
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/04/PL1ITNIFF.DTL

2) Many Turkish Airports Still Lack Critical Safety System
Link to story in Today’s Zaman:
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=128620&bolum=101

3) Possible Signal Confusion Probed in Amtrak Crash
Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-traincrash_04dec04,1,4919968.story (may require free registration)

4) Montreal Transit Revolutionizes Vehicle Management with RFID
Link to story in IT Business:
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=46199

5) US Government Accountability Office Praises Transportation Security Administration for Its Handling of Sensitive Info
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/150982-1.html
Link to GAO report:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08232r.pdf

6) Idaho Transportation Department Introduces Improved 511 Web Site
Link to story from The Upper County News-Reporter:
https://itd.idaho.gov/apps/MediaManagerViewer/NewsClipping/Story.aspx?Id=28245&Type=NewsClipping

7) KwaZulu-Natal Sets High-Tech Traps for Speeding Motorists in South Africa
Link to story in the Mail & Guardian:
http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/&articleid=326780

8) Deadliest Orlando Intersections Lack Traffic Cameras
Link to story and video report on WESH-TV:
http://www.wesh.com/news/14764176/detail.html?rss=orl&psp=news

9) Web Site Helps New Yorkers Identify Dangerous Intersections
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--unsafestreets1203dec03,0,3578232.story
Link to CrashStat 2.0: http://www.crashstat.org/

10) TomTom Shareholders Approve Tele Atlas Buy
Link to AP story:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/04/business/EU-FIN-COM-Netherlands-TomTom.php

11) Calgary Drivers Say Message Boards Light on Details
Link to story in the Calgary Sun:
http://calsun.canoe.ca/News/Alberta/2007/12/04/4706583-sun.html

12) Bay Bridge Bustle
Improving a vital California gateway in one busy weekend was a communications challenge as well as an engineering one.
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/150828


News Releases

1) IntelliOne Delivers a Market First: Live!Traffic Mashup on Google Maps
2) Traveller Information Services Association Gets On Track with First General Assembly in Berlin
3) New York City Mayor Launches Notify NYC
4) TSA and Continental Airlines Initiate Paperless Boarding Pass - Continental First US Carrier in Pilot Program


Upcoming Events
Second National Emergency Management Summit – February 3-5 – Washington, DC
http://www.emergencymanagementsummit.com/


Today in Transportation History
1957 **50th anniversary** - In Lewisham, UK, 90 people died when two rush-hour trains collided in thick fog.
http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=113

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Monday, December 3, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, December 3, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Road-Use Charge to Reduce Dutch Traffic Jams
Link to story on Radio Netherlands:
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/071201-dutch-traffic-mc

2) Transport Sector Slams Dutch Road Pricing Plan
Link to story on DutchNews.nl:
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2007/12/transport_sector_slams_road_pr.php

3) Union Says NASA’s Criticism of Pilot Survey was Wrong
Link to AP story:
http://origin.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_7617113

4) Maryland Governor to Seek Highway Cameras to Catch Speeders
Link to AP story:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/12_02-17/GOV

5) New South Wales Government to Decide Tcard’s Fate
Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/NSW-govt-to-decide-Tcards-fate/2007/12/03/1196530566047.html
Link to statement from the ERG Group:http://www.erggroup.com/include/displayFile.asp?nid=31&fid=24

6) Trucking Company Seeks to Test Driver Fatigue Management
Link to story on eTrucker:
http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=64913

7) Lawmakers to Study Texas Transportation Department’s Advertising
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5346823.html

8) Upstart to Vie for OnStar’s Territory
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071202/COL14/712020671/1014/BUSINESS01

9) Digital Billboards Get Green Light
Link to story on Stateline:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=260259

10) Qatar’s Traffic Rules Just a Click Away
Link to story in The Peninsula:
http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=December2007&file=Local_News2007120322316.xml
Link to Qatar Ministry of Interior Web site:
http://www.moi.gov.qa/english/

11) Tech at Your Feet
Intelligent transportation system to be installed in Bangalore.
Link to story in The Economic Times:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/LiveITUP/Tech_at_your_feet/articleshow/2590601.cms

12) Fog May be Made More Clear by Traffic Alert System
Link to story in The Fresno Bee:
http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/237238.html

13) Rural Britain Wants to Put Itself Off the GPS Map
Link to story in the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/12/03/europe/gps.php

14) ATX, Mercedes-Benz to End Decade-Long Partnership
Link to story on Aftermarket Business:
http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Web+Exclusive/ATX-Mercedes-Benz-to-end-decade-long-partnership/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/476767?contextCategoryId=41829

15) Now, a Map to Ease Traffic
Mapunity's IT project to help Delhi tackle its traffic.
Link to story in the Business Standard:
http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?leftnm=lmnu9&subLeft=5&autono=306185&tab=r

16) Online Cruise Check-In Beats Checking In On Line
Link to story from the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.kansas.com/195/story/243221.html

17) US Transportation Security Administration's Processes for Designating and Releasing Sensitive Security Information
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08232r.pdf

18) Accountability at a Glance
California is harnessing the power of the Internet to provide transparency of management on a $3 billion program of transportation improvements.
Link to story in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/07sep/02.htm


News Releases

1) World Intelligent Transportation Systems Market to Exceed US$12.5 Billion by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
2) Traffic Diversions to be Uploaded to Dubai Roads & Transport Authority Web Site
3) TrafficTechnologyToday.com Site Goes Live – Real-Time News and Recruitment Portal
4) AT&T to Deliver Country's First Statewide Citizen-Evacuation Management System
5) North Carolina Trucking Association Teams with Government Agencies to Enhance Highway Safety


Upcoming Events
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http://www.stattimes.com/aci2008/


Today in Transportation History
1967 **40th anniversary** - The New York Central Railroad’s 20th Century Limited completes its final run.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,837599,00.html

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