Thursday, February 18, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 18, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s 20^th Annual Meeting & Exposition (May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas)

- Be sure to register by March 1 and save money! Public sector and first-time attendees qualify for special discounts. Save time and register through our website. And remember to make your hotel reservations here.

- Exhibit space is still available. Be a sponsor!

- Take a walk on the virtual side. Check out more than 100 exhibitors. Click on their names; see what’s in store for you in May!

- Listen, look, stop. For the first time ever, ITS America Forums feature exhibit hall theater briefings on safety, sustainability, personal mobility, commercial operations and cross-cutting issues, followed by topic-specific, guided tours of the exhibit hall.

AVIATION

1) Salt Lake City Airport, Federal Agencies Settle Trademark Suit

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14421023

2) Airlines Making Big Push to Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi Service

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/business_news/84432557_Airlines_in_big_push_for_Wi-Fi.html

OTHER

3) Lag in Intelligent Transportation Could Hurt Economy

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/02/us-lags-asia-in-its/

4) Report on ‘Intelligence into Urban Mobility’ Breakfast Workshop on February 4

Link to article and video from ERTICO – ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/events/past_events/intelligence_into_urban_mobility_breakfast_workshop.htm

5) Latest Edition of Transport Business International Online

Link to magazine:

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?referral=mypagesuite&pnum=&refresh=6Jx1L04wo2Y0&EID=6a197348-d805-4f68-8d07-ac31440f23f0&skip

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Motorcycle Awareness Message on Signs Across California

Link to article in Motor Cycle News:

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2010/February/feb1810-motorcycle-awareness-message-on-california-roads/?R=EPI-122260

RAILROADS

7) Railroads Have Until April 16 to Submit Positive Train Control Roll-Out Plans

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/pr/article.asp?id=22582

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Man Charged Over ‘Airport Bomb Hoax’ Tweet

Link to article in The Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-charged-over-airport-bomb-hoax-tweet-1903349.html

TRANSIT

9) Simplifying the Open Transit Data Debate: A Comprehensive Guide to Providing Real-Time Information to Your Passengers

Link to article on The Fleet Beat:

http://www.fleetbeat.com/index.php/2010/02/simplifying-the-open-transit-data-debate-a-comprehensive-guide-to-providing-real-time-information-to-your-passengers/

News Releases

1) TrafficLand Serves 500 Million Frames of Live Traffic Video During Major Snow Storms

2) J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Although Technology May Help Improve the Airport Experience, the Basics Have the Greatest Impact on Passenger Satisfaction

Solicitation

- 1^st Annual National Rural ITS Student Paper Competition

http://www.nritsconference.org/downloads/10documents/2010NRITSStudentAward.pdf

Upcoming Events

Webcast: Positive Train Control – Strategies for a Smooth Deployment – March 10

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/webinar/ptc/

Today in Transportation History

1930 **80^th anniversary** - Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto.

http://www.discoveryofpluto.com/pluto05.html

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