Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, August 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
IBTTA 78th Annual Meeting & Exhibition — Register Today! Early Bird Discount Ends August 22, 2010
Come to San Diego, September 12-15, 2010, for IBTTA’s 78th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, the year’s most highly-anticipated learning and networking event -- attracting more than 700 toll industry experts and decision makers from across the globe. Under the theme, Sustainable Transportation, the technical program offers tracks focused on innovation, policy, the economy, and the California tolling experience. Hosted by the California Toll Operators Committee (CTOC), this event features interactive seminars, influential speakers, technical tours and special events, informative exhibits and more! Customized sponsorship and exhibitor packages are available. Visit IBTTA’s website for details.
AVIATION
1) July Issue of the National Weather Service's The Front Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/front/10july-front.pdf
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) DeLorme Unveils First Text Satellite Messaging GPS Handheld Device
Link to article in International Business Times:
3) GPS-Equipped Glasses are a Personal Navigation System
Link to article and video on CrunchGear:
OTHER
4) Should Videotaping the Police Really Be a Crime?
Link to commentary in Time:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2008566,00.html
5) The Tragic State of Pitching the Geospatial Press
Link to commentary in Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=3558
6) Social Media in the Transportation Industry: Implications for Change
Link to audio files and presentations from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority:
http://www.njtpa.org/Involved/events/SocialMediaSymposium.aspx
7) Can Australia's TravelSmart Work in the US?
Link to audio and PowerPoint presentation by Randy Salzman:
http://www.njtpa.org/Involved/Events/TravelSmart_Presentation.aspx
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Web Site Sheds Light on Pennsylvania Transportation Crisis
Link to article in the Standard Speaker:
http://standardspeaker.com/news/website-sheds-light-on-transportation-crisis-1.922617
9) Minnesota Launches 'No Texting While Driving' Campaign
Link to AP article:
http://wcco.com/local/texting.while.driving.2.1844013.html
RAILROADS
10) CREATE Partners Create Web Site for 75th Street Corridor Project
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=24020
Link to site: http://www.75thcip.org/
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) US Department of Homeland Security and FEMA Invite Comments to National Dialogue on Preparedness
Link to further information:
http://preparedness.ideascale.com/
TRANSIT
12) Beloit (Wisconsin) Transit Using Bingo to Attract Bus Riders
Link to story and video on WISC-TV:
http://www.channel3000.com/traffic/24518073/detail.html
13) Transit Buddies to Help Newcomers Navigate Arkansas Bus System
Link to article in The Sun:
http://www.jonesborosun.com/story.php?ID=44173
14) A Case for Open Data in Transit
Link to blog and video on Streetfilms.org:
http://www.streetfilms.org/a-case-for-open-data-in-transit/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Time Warner Cable's NY1 Preps 24-Hour Traffic Channel
Link to article in Multichannel News:
http://www.multichannel.com/article/455675-Time_Warner_Cable_s_NY1_Preps_24_Hour_Traffic_Channel.php
16) Qatar to Get Smart Traffic System
Link to article in Zawya:
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100805054524
VEHICLES
17) Experts Debate How Connected Vehicles Will Talk to Each Other
Link to article on The Detroit Bureau:
18) Car Tech: Building the Zero-Fatality Car
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179697/Car_tech_Building_the_zero_fatality_car
19) Back to the Futurama with Cooperative Mobility
Link to blog on Mobile Synergetics:
http://www.mobilesynergetics.com/cooperative-mobility-futurama/
News Releases
1) Akron-Canton Airport Launches New Advertising Campaign: Intervention
Upcoming Events
2010 National Signage Research & Education Conference – October 13-14 – Cincinnati
http://www.thesignagefoundation.org/conference/
Today in Transportation History
1620 **390th anniversary** The Mayflower left on its first attempted voyage to North America. Due to a leak on a companion ship, the vessels had to return.
http://www.archive.org/stream/mayflowerherlogj00ames#page/n9/mode/2up
1930 **80th anniversary** Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon, was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/armstrong-na.html
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