Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Bernie's Notes

Planning to attend the ITS-NY annual meeting Thursday or Friday in Saratoga Springs? If so, please look for me. I look forward to catching up with some of the TCN's readers. You can also reach me atbernie@bwcommunications.net.

AVIATION

1) Pilotless Planes to be Tested in New Jersey

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20100609_Pilotless_planes_to_be_tested_in_N_J_.html

2) Pilots Call for Independent Evaluation of Air Traffic Control System in Dominican Republic

Link to CP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gpi-WGco4wtN7LfXpdmrTruUQhEA

CAMERAS

3) Bill Restricting Tennessee Traffic Enforcement Cameras Dies in Senate

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jun/09/tennessee-traffic-camera-bill-dies-senate

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Florida's Gratigny Parkway Switching to Electronic Tolling

First highway in South Florida to entirely eliminate cash collection.

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-06-07/news/fl-miami-tolls-gratigny-20100604_1_toll-road-toll-plaza-electronic-tolling

MARITIME

5) The US Coast Guard's Boat Crew Communications System Is Unreliable

Link to report for the US Department of Homeland Security Inspector General:

http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_10-85_May10.pdf

PARKING

6) A Parking Business Gets Stuck in Park

One entrepreneur's plan to publish parking guides detours to success when she leverages existing assets.

Link to article in Entrepreneur:

http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2010/may/206156.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) New Web Site Part of Route 35 Toll Study in West Virginia

Link to article in The State Journal:

http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=81098

RAILROADS

8) Amtrak to Take Free Onboard Wi-Fi Nationwide

Link to article on Ars Technica:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/06/amtrak-to-take-free-onboard-wifi-nationwide.ars

9) The Connected Train Comes of Age

Link to article on MuniWireless:

http://www.muniwireless.com/2010/06/07/the-connected-train-comes-of-age/

ROADWAYS

10) I-19 is in Midst of Metric Muddle

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-06-07-kilometers_N.htm

11) New Jersey Toll Plazas Could Feature Sponsorships, Advertisements Under Proposed Law

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/nj_assembly_members_co-sponsor.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) University of Minnesota Researchers Tackle Teenage Driver Safety

Teen Driver Support System will alert parents if teens speed.

Link to article in The Minnesota Daily:

http://www.mndaily.com/2010/06/09/u-researchers-tackle-teenage-driver-safety

13) Freightwatch, Qualcomm Aim to Fight Truck Cargo Theft

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://joc.com/trucking/freightwatch-qualcomm-aim-fight-truck-cargo-theft

TELEMATICS

14) Telematics Event Aims to Add Technology, Cut Distractions

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20100609/BUSINESS01/6090364/Telematics-event-aims-to-add-technology-cut-distractions

15) A Future in the Clouds: Ford Adds iPhone-Like Apps

Link to article on BNET:

http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10005217/a-future-in-the-clouds-ford-adds-iphone-like-apps/

TRANSIT

16) SEPTA Stars on TV's 'World Toughest Fixes'

Link to article in the Philadelphia Daily News:

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/95934224.html

Link to previews on the National Geographic Channel:

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/worlds-toughest-fixes/4222/Videos/07931_00

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/worlds-toughest-fixes/4222/Videos/08125_00

17) WMATA Will Open Up Real-Time Data to Developers

Link to Greater Greater Washington blog:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=6116

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Brisbane to Deploy Intelligent Transport System

Link to article on News Community Media:

http://quest-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/hit-squads-target-traffic-snarls/

19) $27 Million Area Intelligent Transportation System Launched in Chattanooga

Link to article in The Chattanoogan:

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_177431.asp

20) Traffic Technology for a Cooperative Commute?

Link to article on ICT Results:

http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/index.cfm?section=news&tpl=article&BrowsingType=Features&ID=91364

News Releases

1) Time Warner Cable Chooses Beat the Traffic for NY1 News

2) RadioTime, peiker Partner to Integrate Internet Radio in the Automobile

3) Inrix Announces Inrix Traffic! and Inrix Traffic! Pro Availability for iPad

4) ICx Technologies Wins Transportation Contract for Honolulu Joint Traffic Management Center

5) Metro Traffic and Dunkin' Donuts Partner to Help Summer Travelers

Solicitation

- Presolicitation Notice – Bus Operations Command Center – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/ccni_bus-operations-command-center-hyattsville-md-973827.html

Upcoming Events

European Commission ITS Conference 2010 – June 22 – Brussels

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/events/2010_06_22_its_conference_en.htm

Today in Transportation History

1930 **80^th anniversary** Chicago Tribune reporter Jake Lingle was murdered in a mob hit at Chicago's Central Station.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,846858,00.html

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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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Monday, June 7, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

INRIX Launches Free Web-Based Service Enabling Transportation Agencies to View Traffic Flow Conditions Nationwide

Designed for public agencies who own, operate, manage, patrol, and plan the nation’s major highway system, INRIXTraffic.US provides a complete, real-time picture of current traffic flow conditions across the continental United States. INRIXTraffic.US builds upon nearly two years of partnership with The I-95 Corridor Coalition and provides a national version of a site currently in use by dozens of agencies and hundreds of agency employees and contractors along the eastern seaboard. Join INRIX execs Rick Schuman and Ted Trepanier on Thursday, June 10 at 10:00 AM PDT for a special webinar that will provide an overview of INRIXTraffic.US and instructions for using the site as a key component of your transportation operations. Register now for access to the site and webinar at http://www.inrixtraffic.us/.

AVIATION

1) Airlines Work to Catch Up to the Digital Age

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/business/05air.html?partner=yahoofinance

2) New Tampa Airport Web Site Could Dictate Future Routes

Link to story and video on Bay News 9:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2010/6/5/626437.html

BICYCLES

3) Now Bike Riders Have Their Own Smart Phone Navigation Systems

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15212666

CAMERAS

4) Anti-speed Camera Activist Nabs Police Department's Expiring Web Domain

Link to article in the Bristol Herald Courier:

http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/anti-speed_camera_activist_nabs_bluff_city_pds_expiring_web_domain/47244/

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Bing Destination Map: Automatic Napkin Sketching of Maps

Link to article on Information Aesthetics:

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2010/06/bing_destination_map_automatic_napkin_sketching_of_maps.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) ETC Operator, Taiwan Government Still at Odds Over Toll Collection System

Link to CNA article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201006050023

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) TomTom: Why Smartphones Won't Destroy Our Business

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/tomtom-why-smartphones-wont-destroy-our-business/35339

8) Are Google Maps and GPS Bad for Our Brains?

Link to commentary in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060402030.html

OTHER

9) Mississippi DOT Charges $1 per Page for Records

Link to article in the Sun Herald:

http://www.sunherald.com/2010/06/05/2235779/mdot-charges-1-per-page-for-records.html

10) Indianapolis Cabbies May be Tested on English Skills

Link to article in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20100606/LOCAL/6060345/Cabbies-may-face-test-of-English-skills

PEDESTRIANS

11) London to Test Pedestrian Countdown Clocks

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/10239206.stm

RAILROADS

12) GE Announces New Rail Technology; Norfolk Southern on Board

Link to article in the Erie Times-News:

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100607/NEWS02/306079928

ROADWAYS

13) Beyond 'Real-Time Reporting', Forecasting Future Traffic Jams

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/automobiles/06TRAFFIC.html

14) Goodyear, Arizona Trying to Lure Digital Billboards Despite Concerns

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/06/04/20100604goodyear-digital-billboards.html

15) Detecting Motorcyclists and Bicyclists at Intersections

Link to article in Public Roads:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/10mayjun/06.cfm

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) Unmanned Drone Providing Real-Time Surveillance of Texas-Mexico Border

Link to story and video on KENS-TV:

http://www.kens5.com/news/Unmanned-drones-launched-over-Texas-Mexico-border-95662399.html

17) Emergency Text Messaging Signals Evolution in Public Safety Communication

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764856?elq=1d54d7aec05d43fea252fbb150e5906b

TELEMATICS

18) OnStar Rival Raises $15.5 Million to Expand Into New Markets

Link to article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/06/07/story3.html

19) What's Deep Inside Big Brown's Trucks

A look behind the scenes at UPS shows why IT is its most critical asset.

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/05/sensors-telematics-trucks-technology-cio-network-ups.html

TRANSIT

20) Next Stop, Sign Shop: Workers Toil Around the Clock on New MTA Signage

Link to story and video on WNBC-TV:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Next-Stop-Sign-Shop-Workers-Toil-Around-the-Clock-On-New-MTA-Signage.html

21) New York MTA Offers Late-for-Work Alibis Online

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/blame_it_on_train_awS7yzBahPlUJPrkvJwJqL

22) Documentary on Cincinnati Subway Debuts this Week

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100605/NEWS01/6060327/-Cincinnati-subway-documentary-debuts-

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) New Cameras Will Help Iowa DOT Monitor Traffic in Sioux City

Link to story and video on KTIV-TV:

http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12581875

24) New, Computerized Massachusetts Traffic Alert System Launches Over Memorial Day with a Few Fumbles

Link to column in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/06/06/new_computerized_traffic_alert_system_launches_over_memorial_day_with_a_few_fumbles/

VEHICLES

25) The Connected Car

Ford's Alan Mulally on how auto companies are at last entering the digital age.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704183204575289442997599882.html

News Releases

1) Telvent to Manage Traffic for Fushun City in China

2) TrafficLand Adds Extensive Traffic Camera Coverage on One of America’s Most Heavily Traveled Highways

3) Visteon's New iPhone Application Lets Consumers See Real-Time Traffic Images, Paves Way for In-Vehicle Integration

4) Nav Canada Participates in Green Demonstration Flight

5) FAA Awards Major Information Display System Contract to All Weather, Inc.

Upcoming Events

IntelliDrive Safety Workshop – July 20-22 – Chicago

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

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** A nuclear-tipped BOMARC missile caught fire at Fort Dix in New Jersey. The fire released radioactive material at the site.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/PHA.asp?docid=376&pg=1

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