Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 27, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

Transportation Voiceovers

If you've ridden the AirTrain at Kennedy or Newark airports or if you've waited for a train in the New York City subway, you've probably heard my voice telling you what you needed to know. I'd welcome the opportunity to be the voice for your transit agency, phone greeting or video narration. More than anyone else doing voiceover work, I know transportation and can give you what you need to greet and inform your customers. For more information please drop me a line at bernie@bwcommunications.net. You can also learn more, hear samples of my work and read what clients have said at http://www.bwcommunications.net/.

CARTOGRAPHY

1) The Online Map Wars

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/business/39412/?p1=BI

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Czechs Sign Deal with EU Agency to Host Headquarters of Galileo

Link to AP article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/czechs-sign-deal-with-eu-agency-to-host-headquarters-of-future-satellite-system-rival-of-gps/2012/01/27/gIQAPrf2UQ_story.html

ROADWAYS

3) South Dakota Transportation Commission Says Farm Wineries Don't Belong on Informational and Directional Signs at Interchanges

Link to article in The Daily Republic:

http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/event/article/id/61650/group/homepage/

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Kentucky Senate Committee OKs Bill Allowing Reflective Tape Rather than Triangular Emblem on Slow Vehicles

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/local/senate-committee-oks-new-emblem-for-slow-vehicles/article_59daa036-484c-11e1-ab7a-001871e3ce6c.html

Link to Senate Bill 75: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB75.htm

TRANSIT

5) Federal Auditors Raise MARTA Safety Concerns

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/auditors-raise-marta-safety-1319539.html

6) Next Silver Line Bus from Boston's Logan Airport? A Mystery No More

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://articles.boston.com/2012-01-26/metro/30663554_1_display-sign-logan-airport-bus

7) Bangalore's Smart Bus Project May Start by Year-End

Link to article in the Deccan Herald:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/222368/bmtcs-smart-bus-project-may.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Ada County, Iowa Eyes 'Smarter Signals,' Better Black Ice Detection and Other Advances for Transportation Future

Link to story on KIVI-TV:

http://www.kivitv.com/news/local/138131093.html

VEHICLES

9) SARTRE Road-Train Project Successfully Tests Four-Vehicle 'Platoon'

Link to article in Traffic Technology International:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=36190

10) In Embedded Systems, Standardization Seen as Key

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/in-embedded-systems-standardization-seen-as-key/news/id-004886

News Releases

1) Driver Distraction Levels Dramatically Reduced Through Use of In-Vehicle Voice-Based Texting According to Agero-Virginia Tech Study

2) Metrolink Redesigns Website to Focus on Customers

Upcoming Events

IBTTA Transportation Summit of South Africa – March 11-13 – Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetailwithvideo.cfm?ItemNumber=5636

Friday Bonus

If you're going to misspell a road marking, try to find a less ironic location.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/in_for_bad_spell_6P0ucEX2cUYafpF8K5zp3L

Today in Transportation History

1967 **45^th anniversary** Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee were killed during a fire aboard Apollo 1 during a test at the Kennedy Space Center.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/Apollo204/

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, January 26, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

Countdown to IBTTA’s Transportation Summit of South Africa - March 11-13, 2012

Register now for IBTTA’s Transportation Summit of South Africa, March 11-13, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. This summit marks the first ever IBTTA meeting in Africa and kicks off our 2012 education series. This summit will focus on the South African experience in toll concessions, technological innovation, policy and finance. You’ll hear expert presentations and best practices, have an opportunity to tour the newly opened Gauteng Open Road Tolling Project (GFIP), attend networking events and meet with exhibitors offering solutions for your company’s business needs. Extend your stay and go on a group safari at the Jock Safari Lodge in Kruger National Park. View the preliminary brochure, make your hotel and travel reservations, and register today! Special hotel rate expires February 9, 2012. www.IBTTA.org/southafrica

AVIATION

1) Spirit Airlines Fights Back Against US DOT Rules

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/takingoff/ct-taking-off-spirit-airlines-fights-back-against-transportation-department-rules-20120125,0,898590.story

Link to news release from Spirit Airlines:

http://ir.spirit.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=642003

2) Radar Woes at Bahamas' Lynden Pindling International Airport Spells 'Possible Disaster'

Link to article in The Tribune:

http://www.tribune242.com/01262012_nm-airtraffic_business_pg1-3

3) Alaska Airlines Ends Decades-Old Prayer Card Tradition

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/us-alaska-airlines-prayercards-idUSTRE80P03Y20120126

4) Sea-Tac Airport Amps Up Northwest Music

Music, celebrity messages and videos part of initiative.

Link to article on seattlepi.com:

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/boeing/article/Sea-Tac-Airport-amps-up-Northwest-music-2684149.php

Link to news release:

http://www.portseattle.org/Newsroom/News-Releases/Pages/default.aspx?year=2012&bid=254

CAMERAS

5) 500 More Digital Eyes on Bangalore Streets

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/article2834030.ece

OTHER

6) Travelers Increasingly Turn to Tablet PCs on the Road

Link to article in USA Today:

http://travel.usatoday.com/news/story/2012-01-25/Travelers-increasingly-turn-to-tablet-PCs-on-the-road/52793820/1

Link to Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development report:

http://las.depaul.edu/chaddick/docs/Docs/Report_on_Portable_Technology_and_Interc.pdf

7) ERTICO Interviews Andrè Perpey, President of TOPOS Bordeaux-Aquitaine

Link to interview from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/interview-with-andr-perpey-president-of-topos-bordeaux-aquitaine-a-ertico-new-partner-and-host-of-the-its-world-congress-in-201/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Ambassador Bridge TV Ad Questions Ethics of Detroit Judge

Link to article in The Windsor Star:

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Ambassador+Bridge+questions+ethics+Detroit+judge/6047343/story.html

Link to commercial: http://youtu.be/Q1_nBNhu93s

9) Port Canaveral, Florida Port Authority Comes Under Fire for Parking Video

Link to article on Brevard Times:

http://news.brevardtimes.com/2012/01/canaveral-port-authority-comes-under.html

RAILROADS

10) US Department of Homeland Security Disputes Memo on Purported Railway Computer Breach

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-57366341-245/dhs-disputes-memo-on-purported-railway-computer-breach/

TELEMATICS

11) Telematics and BMW's Appetite for Apps

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-and-bmw%E2%80%99s-appetite-apps

12) Telematics and New V2V/V2X Business Models

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/telematics-and-new-v2vv2x-business-models

TRANSIT

13) Ottawa's Transit Commissioners Want Bus GPS Data Made Public

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Transit+commissioners+want+data+made+public/6053162/story.html

14) New York City Subway Police Will be Able to Communicate with Cops Above Ground

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/nypd-subway-police-channel-precinct-police-upstairs-article-1.1011868

15) Manila Transport Groups Back Electronic Tagging for Public Utility Vehicles

Link to article in the Manila Standard Today:

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideMetro.htm?f=2012/january/26/metro4.isx&d=2012/january/26

16) Coffee the Train Man Helps Commuters Catch the Subway in Brooklyn

Link to article in The Brooklyn Paper:

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/35/4/kc_coffeeacheiver_2012_01_27_bk.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) 4,114 Stoplights in Los Angeles and the Intricate Network that Keeps Traffic Moving

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/25/how-los-angeles-keeps-traffic-moving-through-4114-stoplights/

VEHICLES

18) Indianapolis Sells Naming Right to Snow-Fighting Fleet to Cargill

Link to article in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20120124/LOCAL18/201240324/Indy-sells-naming-rights-snow-fighting-fleet-Cargill

Link to news release from the City of Indianapolis:

http://goo.gl/knKem

19) Three Strategies for Reducing Fuel Costs in 2012

Transportation management system software can plan intelligent routes.

Link to Software Advice blog:

http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/distribution/three-strategies-for-reducing-fuel-costs-in-2012-1012412/

News Releases

1) Using Real-Time Road Traffic Data to Evaluate Congestion

2) deCarta, Global Mobile Alert Unite to Power Alerts that Prevent Distracted Driving Accidents

3) Garmin Transitions to Navteq as Map Provider in Australia and New Zealand

4) Ryder Launches 'RydeSmart 3.0' Next-Generation Onboard Telematics System

5) Teens Invited to Spread Distracted Driving Message with Radio Public Service Announcements

Upcoming Events

China Maritime 2012 – February 28-March 1 – Hong Kong

http://bairdmaritime.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=347&Itemid=174

Today in Transportation History

1962 **50^th anniversary** Ranger 3 was launched to take photos of the lunar surface prior to crashing into the Moon.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1962-001A

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Round Two for Controller-Pilot Datalink as FAA Contract Award Looms

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-round-two-for-controller-pilot-datalink-as-faa-contract-award-looms-366940/

2) Collier County, Florida Commissioners Vote to Keep Airport Security Plans Secret

Link to article in the Naples Daily News:

http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/jan/24/commissioners-vote-to-keep-airport-security-says/

3) India to Extend Advanced Aviation Meteorological Support for 46 More Airports

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Advanced-aviation-meteorological-support-for-46-more-airports-on-cards/articleshow/11624479.cms

4) At Singapore Airport, iPad-Toting Team Eases Fliers' Frustrations

Link to column in USA Today:

http://travel.usatoday.com/experts/baskas/story/2012-01-25/At-Singapore-Airport-iPad-toting-team-eases-fliers-frustrations/52778060/1

Link to further information from Changi Airport:

http://www.changiairport.com/our-business/airport-news/service-goes-up-another-notch-at-changi-airport

CAMERAS

5) Cameras to Aid Super Bowl Traffic, Security

Link to story on WTHR-TV:

http://www.wthr.com/story/16593230/cameras-to-aid-super-bowl-traffic-security

OTHER

6) Texas DOT Uses Video Summary Reports to Share Best Practices and Research Results

Link to article in Texas Transportation Researcher:

http://tti.tamu.edu/2011/12/01/video-summary-reports-catch-on/

PARKING

7) Vancouver, British Columbia Eyes High-Tech Parking

Link to article in The Vancouver Sun:

http://www.vancouversun.com/City+eyes+high+tech+parking/6047795/story.html

8) Putting a Face on Automated Parking at Portland, Oregon International Airport

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.readoz.com/publication/read?i=1045859#page14

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Building Your Brand Tweet by Tweet

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/building-your-brand-tweet-by-tweet/

RAILROADS

10) European Commission Promotes Interoperability and Competitiveness of Railways

Link to Focus Information Agency article:

http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n269408

ROADWAYS

11) New North Carolina Rule Allows Cutting More Trees to Improve Billboard Views

Link to article in The News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/01/25/1804435/roadside-trees-will-be-lost-to.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Google Now Posting Emergency Alerts via Google Maps

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57365702-93/google-now-posting-emergency-alerts-via-google-maps

Link to Google Public Alerts: http://www.google.org/publicalerts

13) Texas Transportation Institute's Visibility Research Lab Puts Safety in the Spotlight Worldwide

Link to article in Texas Transportation Researcher:

http://tti.tamu.edu/2011/12/01/ttis-visibility-research-laboratory-puts-safety-in-the-spotlight-worldwide/

TRANSIT

14) Transport for London to Announce Tube Wi-Fi Provider this Spring

Link to article on TechWeekEurope UK:

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/tfl-to-announce-london-tube-wi-fi-provider-this-spring-56197

15) Frequency and Real-Time Info Help Transit Riders Most

Link to Greater Greater Washington blog:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/13442/frequency-and-real-time-info-help-transit-riders-most/

16) Could Twitter Help Us Create Smarter Transit Routes?

Link to infographic on Co.Design:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665884/infographic-of-the-day-could-twitter-help-us-create-smarter-transit-routes

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/01/i-hate-blue-line-and-other-things-transit-can-learn-twitter/1040/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) 2012 Traveler Information Survey

Link to further information from Sensys Networks:

http://www.sensysnetworks.com/2012travelerinformationsurvey/

VEHICLES

18) NHTSA Chief Denies Sitting on Chevy Volt Warnings in Heated Hearing

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/25/highway-safety-chief-says-government-ties-to-gm-played-no-role-in-delay-chevy/

Link to news release from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/2012/NHTSA+Statement+on+Conclusion+of+Chevy+Volt+Investigation

News Releases

1) Xerox Retires the ACS Handle: A Texas Name Rides Into the Sunset

2) Metro Transit in Oklahoma City Chooses Mentor Engineering to Provide State-of-the-Art Transit ITS Solution

3) Cooperative Traffic System Developed for Challenging Climate Conditions in Finland

4) Governors Highway Safety Association Hires National Law Enforcement Liaison Program Manager

5) Delaware River and Bay Authority Re-launches The Traveler

6) RouteMatch Software Announces Statewide ITS Contract with Nebraska Department of Roads

7) Telvent Heads Up Madrid's Traffic Light Management and Maintenance

8) Virginia Governor Announces New Online Web Tool that Tracks Snowplow Progress in Neighborhoods

Job Postings

- Division Chief of the Aviation Human Factors Division – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/307502300

- Community Planners – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/306978700

Solicitation

- Request for Information Pre-Announcement – Road Usage Charge Pilot Program – Oregon Department of Transportation

http://goo.gl/LQyJ0

http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome

Upcoming Events

4^th ETSI Workshop in Intelligent Transport Systems – February 7-9 – Doha, Qatar

http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/NewsandEvents/ITS/2012_ITSWS_INTRO.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1912 **100^th anniversary** German aviator Karl Grulich set a new aviation endurance record by flying one hour and 35 minutes with three passengers.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0815FA395F13738DDDAF0A94D9405B828DF1D3

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