Transportation Communications Newsletter: Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, May 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA’s Upcoming Summit: The Future of Tolling – Going Mainstream Through ORT and Interoperability, May 23-25, 2010 in Boston, MA

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association in Boston for the fourth Summit in a series of workshops focused on the hot topics of ORT and Interoperability. This Summit will bring together transportation experts who will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business Rules and future decision-making about all-electronic toll collection, interoperability, violation enforcement, and implications for vehicle miles traveled charging. Breakout sessions are divided into four main categories – On the Road and in the Car; Technology and Backroom Issues; Road Pricing and Financial Issues and In the Public and Policy Forum. IBTTA is exploring opportunities to involve university students and faculty from the Boston area in research connected with the main topics of this Summit. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.ibtta.org

AVIATION

1) European Union Agrees to Accelerate Joint Control of Skies

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/world/europe/05ash.html

2) Searidge to Work with MIT on Control Tower Alternative

Link to article in the Ottawa Business Journal:

http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2010-05-04/article-1052047/Searidge-to-work-with-MIT-on-control-tower-alternative/1

CAMERAS

3) New York City's Terror-Spotting Spycams Stuck in Traffic

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/05/nycs-terror-spotting-spycams-stuck-in-traffic/

MARITIME

4) Reservations Technology Key to Cutting Washington State Ferry Congestion

Link to article in the Peninsula Daily News:

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100504/news/305049985

OTHER

5) Dailynews @ ITS America Annual Meeting

Includes winners of 'Best of ITS' awards.

Link to update from ITS International:

http://www.dailynews-online.com/index.php?id=2005

6) San Diego-Area 511 Expands, Now Offers Taxi Service

Link to article in rEgion:

http://www.sandag.org/enewsletter/feature_6.html

7) US DOT Among Agencies Given Low Marks on Transparency Plans by Watchdog Group

NASA ranked as best.

Link to article in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/leadership/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224700682

8) Transportation Research Board Webinar: Knowledge is Power: How TRB's Databases Improve Access to Transportation Research – Summary and Recording of April 19 Session

Link to further information:

http://trb.org/ElectronicSessions/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Knowledge_Is_Power_How_TRBs_Databases_163080.aspx

9) Final Reports from the Western Transportation Institute Related to Transportation Communications

- Rural Transportation and ITS Outreach and Assessment – UTC

http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W1522_Final_Report.pdf

- Evaluation of the Utah DOT Weather Operations/RWIS Program on Traffic Operations

http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W2324_UDOT%20Phase%20II_Report.pdf

- Evaluation of an Animal Warning System Effectiveness

http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W0848_Final_Report.pdf

- Use of Rural Transportation Infrastructure in Evacuation Operation for the North Gulf Coastal Region

http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W2668_Final_Report.pdf

PARKING