Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, January 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Preliminary Program Available for ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition
The preliminary program for ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas is available online. ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition will provide transportation professionals and policymakers with the necessary tools and strategies they need to create communities that are safer, cleaner, more livable and less congested. Visit www.itsa.org/amprogram.html to learn more about the sessions, technical tours, technology demonstrations, exhibition, ancillary meetings, and the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security hearing. Early registration ends January 31 and discounts are available for ITS America members, public agency staff, and first-time attendees.
AVIATION
1) Atlantic City’s High-Tech Airport Taking Off
Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/82535372.html
2) New UK Air Traffic Control Center Opens
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8477906.stm
CAMERAS
3) Average Speed Cameras Could be Used on All UK Motorways
Link to article in the Telegraph:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Maine Turnpike Authority Dismisses All-Electronic Tolls
Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100123-NEWS-1230314
5) South Jersey Transportation Authority May Scrap Plans for Cashless Toll Plazas on Atlantic City Expressway
Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_98d3851e-0843-11df-9a21-001cc4c002e0.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) US Air Force Chief of Staff Warns Against Dependence on GPS
Link to article in the Air Force Times:
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/01/airforce_schwartz_012310/
7) New Garmin Navigation Device Airs Digital TV, Radio
Device, which will only be available in Europe, has feature to prevent TV use while driving.
Link to article in the Kansas City Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/01/18/daily38.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Technology Will Allow Security Officials to Monitor Aircraft Movements in Area of Winter Olympics
Link to Canwest News Service article:
9) US-Bound Fliers From 35 Countries Will be Required to Register Online
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-01-24-register_N.htm
10) States Go After Texting Drivers
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-24-texting_N.htm
11) Missouri Considers Letting Emergency Medical Technicians Report Dangerous Drivers
Link to article in The Kansas City Star:
http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/1704958.html
TELEMATICS
12) Telematics to Help Provide Real-Time Road Information in Taiwan
Link to article in The China Post:
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/01/23/241952/Telematics-to.htm
13) It’s Time for Telematics
Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=69145
TRANSIT
14) Bob Noorda, Who Changed Look of the New York Subways, Dies at 82
Link to obituary in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/arts/design/24noorda.html
15) Clever Commute Helps Riders Track Trains Leaving Grand Central Terminal
Link to article in The Advocate:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) More Indiana Highway Travel Time Signs Planned
Link to AP article:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-timesigns,0,5410752.story
17) New ITS System to Help Assuage Jacksonville, North Carolina Area Traffic Headaches
Link to article in The Daily News:
http://www.jdnews.com/news/text-72135-justify-align.html
18) Bluetooth Travel Time Technology Evaluation Using the BlueTOAD
Link to report from KMJ Consulting:
http://kmjinc.com/file/BlueTOAD%20final%20report%204%20Jan%202010.pdf
VEHICLES
19) LTE Connected Car
Link to video on CNET TV:
http://cnettv.cnet.com/lte-connected-car/9742-1_53-50082302.html
20) Dear Silicon Valley: Stay Out of My Car
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=66962B76-1A64-67EA-E41A690C21F930E7
News Releases
1) OmniAir EPS Committee Completes EPSNIS Draft – Prepares for NYSBA 5.9 GHz DSRC Test
2) Telvent to Install Tunnel Management System in Brazil
3) AutoPark 1.0 Introduced for iPhone – Say Goodbye to Parking Tickets
4) $8.7 Million Awarded for Traffic Management Improvements to I-15 in San Diego Area
5) Kovsky & Miller Research Study Provides Useful Insights Into Traffic Reporting in Newscasts
Job Postings
- Supervisory, IT Specialist – Volpe National Transportation Operations Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts (open period extended until Feb. 2)
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=85639854
Upcoming Events
MetroRail 2010 Australia – February 25 – Sydney
http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/metro/
Today in Transportation History
1890 **120th anniversary** - Nellie Bly completed a 72-day round-the-world journey.
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/386/nellie.html
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