Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Today for IBTTA’s Upcoming Workshop:  Modern Toll Roads — A New Chapter in Social Responsibility, June 20-22, 2010 in Athens, Greece

This important workshop will focus on the many facets of how modern toll roads and toll road operators can be socially, corporately and environmentally responsible. Through our continued commitment to the environment, economic development and involvement with local communities, we continue to raise the bar to better run and managed road systems. You’ll hear from transportation experts from around the world on topics such as Interoperability, ORT, technology and toll projects with their contribution to social responsibility and quality of life. Please join us in Athens so we can learn and network together on these important topics. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary program, register and make your hotel and travel arrangements.

AVIATION

1) FAA Unveils $10 Million Lab to be Part of NextGen Air Traffic Control Research Program

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/article_7dfbf8ec-726b-11df-8871-001cc4c03286.html

Link to video report on WMGM-TV:

http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=13478

2) FAA Gives Up Its Four-Year Battle to Move Boise Airport Controllers to Salt Lake City

Link to article in the Idaho Statesman:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/06/08/1222661/faa-gives-up-its-four-year-battle.html

3) New US DOT Airfare Rules Raise Advertising Concerns

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://tinyurl.com/2ccn7ok

4) Airline Group Tries to Make Baggage Rules and Fees Clearer

Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2010/06/08/airline-group-tries-to-make-baggage-rules-and-fees-clearer/

BICYCLES

5) The Technology Driving Denver's B-cycle Bike Sharing System

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1656160/the-technology-driving-denvers-new-b-cycle-bike-sharing-system

CAMERAS

6) Nassau County, New York Red Light Cameras Catching Accidents on Tape

Link to story and video on WABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7483581

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) The Phantom Tollbooth

Controversy surrounds rebuilding of York toll plaza and if it should be all-electronic or a mix.

Link to article in Down East:

http://www.downeast.com/magazine/2010/june/the-phantom-tollbooth

8) US Army Corps Questions Maine Turnpike Authority Plans for York Tolls

Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100608-NEWS-6080396

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Ford Takes Google Maps for a Ride

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177818/Ford_takes_Google_Maps_for_a_ride

Link to news release from Ford:

http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/press-releases/press-releases-detail/pr-ford-adds-google-maps-26lsquosend-32772

OTHER

10) Gasoline Taxes: An Examination of News Media Discourse Related to Gas Tax Funding in Six States

Link to report from the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center:

http://www.uvm.edu/~transctr/pdf/Gas-Taxes-News-Media-Discourse.pdf

RAILROADS

11) GE Transportation: New Software Makes Trains Faster, Smarter

Link to article in the Erie Times-News:

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100608/NEWS02/306079928/-1/news

Link to further information from GE Transportation:

http://ge.presslift.com/GErailedge

ROADWAYS

12) A FAST Way to Make Highways Safer

Link to article in Alberta Construction:

http://albertaconstructionmagazine.com/articles.asp?ID=738

13) Europe Studies Tech for Smarter Driving, Lower-Carbon Transport

Link to article on Greenbang:

http://www.greenbang.com/europe-studies-tech-for-smarter-driving-lower-carbon-transport_14470.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) 911 Technology Problems Plague First Line of Response

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764908

15) City Council Seeks Report on Los Angeles Police Communication with LAX Police

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airport-cops-20100608,0,2239702.story

TELEMATICS

16) TomTom Slams Telematics Industry

Link to article in BusinessCar:

http://www.businesscar.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=6119&c=2&theme=0

TRANSIT

17) Richmond-Area Transit System to Deploy Audible Warning System When Buses Turn

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/GRTC07_20100606-221803/349528/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Northern Ireland Roads' Web Site Gets 'Real-Time' Updates

Link to article on 4NI:

http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=112450

VEHICLES

19) IBM to Team with Daimler, HTI on 'Smarter' Cars

Link to article in the Triangle Business Journal:

http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/06/07/daily13.html

20) Airbiquity Brings Slacker Radio Into the Car

Link to CNET review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20007037-48.html

21) Drawing the Line on Vehicle Technology

Link to article in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100608/FREE/100609899

22) Apple iPad's Automotive Infiltration

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/apple-ipads-automotive-infiltration

23) Mercedes Revs iPad Tool for Dealers

Link to article in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225200303

News Releases

1) Alaska Launches New Generation 511

2) Clear Channel Radio Expands Total Traffic Network Data Service with Inrix Predictive Traffic and In-Vehicle Navigation Content

3) Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. Wins Unanimous Jury Verdict vs ATS

4) Inrix Launches Mobile Development Kit to Accelerate Integration of Traffic-Powered Mobile Apps into the Car

5) First Youth for Public Transport International Photograph and Video Contest - 2010

6) Airbiquity Introduces Its Mobile Integration Solution

7) Harman Announces Successful Conclusion of $200 Million Sale of QNX Software Unit to Research in Motion

8) QNX to Provide Software Platform for Next-Generation Audi Infotainment System

9) There's an App for That: Canadian Technology Assists Paris Metro Passengers with Special Needs

Upcoming Events

ITS Professional Capacity Building Workshop – July 21 – Northbrook, Illinois

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/pcb_workshop.htm

Today in Transportation History    

1995 **15^th anniversary** US Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady was rescued from Bosnia after being shot down while patrolling the no-fly zone.

http://www.f-16.net/varia_article10.html

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