Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 20, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register for IBTTA Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees and Transportation Finance Summit, April 29-May 1, 2012 in Jersey City, New Jersey

This conference combines the best features of IBTTA's Transportation Finance Summit with the depth of content from the Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees organized by the Texas Transportation Institute and the University of Minnesota in 2009-2011. Sessions will explore the latest studies and pilot programs in mileage-based user fees and the diverse range of financing tools available to toll agencies, state DOTs and local governments. Conference Partners: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Texas Transportation Institute and TRB. Co-Sponsors: I-95 Corridor Coalition, Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance and the Reason Foundation. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel and travel reservations, and register today! Registration deadline is April 20, 2012. www.ibtta.org/jerseycity

AVIATION

1) Airlines Look to Satellites for Wi-Fi in the Sky

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-03-19/airlines-wifi-satellite/53657410/1

2) Raytheon Devises a Way to Make Wind Turbines Disappear from Air Traffic Radar Screens

Link to article in The Patriot Ledger:

http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/massmarkets/2012/03/19/raytheon-devises-a-way-to-make-wind-turbines-disappear-from-air-traffic-control-radar-screens/#axzz1pfe0hE9G

3) Articles from Airport Magazine – February/March 2012

- Sculpting the Message: A Brief Primer on NextGen's Untapped Marketing Potential (page 12)

- Harnessing Technology to Deliver Real-Time Customer Service (page 16)

- Next Arrival: Google Maps 6.0 (page 33)

http://issuu.com/aaae/docs/airport_feb_march_2012?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222

4) Now I See: Visualization of Synthesized Safety Data Confirms Theories of Analysts and Investigators

Link to article in AeroSafety World:

http://viewer.epaperflip.com/Viewer.aspx?docid=6267f6b7-be04-4120-9c85-a01600d6805f (page 30)

OTHER

5) Articles from CTS Research E-News

- Using Computer Vision to Count Pedestrians and Cyclists

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2012/03/#computervision

- Seminar Explores Visual Accessibility of Indoor Spaces

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2012/03/#accessibility

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) State of the Media 2011: A Few Nuggets for the Transportation Communicator

Link to blog on Talking Transportation:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/state-of-the-media-2011-a-few-nuggets-for-the-transportation-communicator/

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Automation is Considered for Checking IDs in Airports

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/20/business/tsa-is-considering-automating-id-checks.html

TAXIS

8) New York City Plans Smarter Cabs

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/New-York-City-Plans-Smarter-Cabs.html

TELEMATICS

9) Fleet Management by App

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/blog/fleet-management-app

TRANSIT

10) Calgary Transit Launches Text Message Service

Link to story on CBC News:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/03/19/calgary-transit-text-bus-updates.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) US Navy Trains Not Just for Terrorists, but Traffic

Link to AP article:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_162-57399376/navy-trains-not-just-for-terrorists-but-traffic/

12) Heavy Use Crashes Arizona's 511 Website and Phone System

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/03/19/20120319arizona511-travel-advisory-website-crashes-abrk.html

VEHICLES

13) Connecticut Radio Frequency ID Bill: Kin to 'Big Brother?'

Legislation mandates study requiring RFID tags on vehicles.

Link to article in the Hartford Courant:

http://articles.courant.com/2012-03-17/news/hc-lender-column-rfid-0318-20120317_1_rfid-emissions-testing-cameras

News Releases

1) Consumers Take the Driver’s Seat on Safety with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s SaferBus iPhone/iPad App

2) NHTSA Guidelines to Reduce Driver Distraction Will Help to Set Standard for Design of Safe and Simple HMI Solutions, Says Frost & Sullivan

3) MasterCard Survey Finds Commuters Ready to Kick Cash to the Curb in Favor of Contactless Payments

4) American Transportation Research Institute Launches Redesigned Website

5) The iMobility Forum Launches the Automation Working Group

6) Announcing the FCC .Gov Developer Meet-Up

Job Posting

- Vice President of Marketing for Roadway Sensors – Iteris, Inc. – Santa Ana, California

http://goo.gl/ykPbU

Upcoming Events

Conference on European Rail Traffic Management System – April 16-17 – Copenhagen

http://ertms2012.eu/

Today in Transportation History

1602 **410^th anniversary** The Dutch East India Company was founded.

http://entoen.nu/voc/en

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