Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Civil Aviation to be the New Focus of Indo-US High-Tech Collaboration

Link to article on Machinist:

http://machinist.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3493

2) Up in the Air, Plugged In to the Landscape Below

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/up-in-the-air-plugged-in-to-the-landscape-below/

BICYCLES

3) Bicycle Spoken Here: The State's Role in Safer Cycling

A comparison of DMV manuals from Oregon and Virginia shows different attitudes toward bicycle education.

Link to column on Richmond.com:

http://www2.richmond.com/news/2011/jul/11/7/bicycle-spoken-here-states-role-safer-cycling-ar-1160673/

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Geo-Immersion Makes Maps Come Alive with Real-Time Data

Link to article and video on Science Nation:

http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/geoimmersion.jsp

5) Microsoft Redesigns Bing Maps Interface

Link to blog on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2011/07/12/bing-maps-redesign/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) South Africa E-tolling Gets 'Intelligent' Support

Link to article on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45292:etolling-gets-intelligent-support

FREIGHT

7) Regional Freight Study: Communications

Workshop looks at the best ways to communicate results of regional freight study.

Link to further information from the Mid-America Freight Coalition:

http://midamericafreight.org/2011/05/rfs-communications/

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) We'd be Lost Without Them: Meet the Team Behind GPS

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8623280/Wed-be-lost-without-them-meet-the-team-behind-GPS.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Ford Backs Proposed Nationwide Ban on Handheld Phone Use While Driving

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20110712/BUSINESS0102/107120345/Ford-backs-proposed-nationwide-ban-handheld-phone-use-while-driving

TRANSIT

10) Transport for London to Accept NFC Payments from 2012

Link to article in Near Field Communications World:

http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2011/07/12/38537/transport-for-london-to-accept-nfc-payments-from-2012/

11) How Do You Promote Transit to New Students?

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2011/07/Web-Extra-How-do-you-promote-transit-to-new-students-.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Kentucky Speedway Can Learn from Traffic Travails at Texas, Michigan

Link to article on SceneDaily.com:

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Kentucky_Speedway_can_learn_from_traffic_travails_at_Texas_Michigan.html

13) California Officials Ready Command Center for Carmageddon

Link to article in the Los Angeles Daily News:

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_18459066

14) New Traffic Signals in Oklahoma City Could Improve Travel Time, Safety

Link to article in The Oklahoman:

http://www.newsok.com/new-traffic-signals-in-oklahoma-city-could-improve-travel-time-safety/article/3584737

15) Control Traffic, Reduce Accidents

Link to article in The Daily Star:

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=193944

16) Legal Arrangements for Use and Control of Real-Time Data

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Legal_Arrangements_for_Use_and_Control_of_RealTime_165626.aspx

VEHICLES

17) Feds Rev Up Test of Connected Vehicles

Link to article on Inside Line:

http://www.insideline.com/ford/feds-rev-up-test-of-connected-vehicles.html

18) US Army, Carmakers Push Ahead with Driverless Vehicle Research

Link to article in National Defense:

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2011/August/Pages/Army,CarMakersPushAheadWithDriverlessVehicleResearch.aspx

19) Michigan Auto Dealer First in US to Offer Groupon Deal

Link to article in Crain's Detroit Business:

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20110712/FREE/110719984/lafontaine-dealership-is-first-in-u-s-to-offer-groupon-deal

News Releases

1) South Dakota Expands Weather Reporting for Pilots

2) South Carolina Offers Online Payment of Traffic Tickets

3) TomTom Makes UK Highways Agency Data Available to Road Users Ahead of Summer Holidays

4) KVOA-TV, Tucson Now Offering Traffic Text Alerts

5) Hertz Unveils 'Hertz on Demand' Redefining Car Sharing

Solicitation

- Request for Proposals – Advancing Livable Communities Through Sustainable Transportation – New York State DOT and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

http://www.nyserda.org/funding/2314pon.asp

Upcoming Events

Emerging Issues in Safe and Sustainable Mobility for Older People – August 30-September 1 – Washington, DC

http://www.cvent.com/events/emerging-issues-in-safe-and-sustainable-mobility-for-older-people/event-summary-249abaa49e1d437e9538a83830789c11.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** A Ceskoslovenske Aerolinie plane crashed in Morocco killing all 72 people aboard.

http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=07121961&reg=OK-PAF&airline=Ceskoslovenske+Aerolinie

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