Monday, January 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Soon for ITS America’s 20^th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas

ITS America’s 20^th Annual Meeting & Exposition will bring together a diverse community of transportation professionals, business leaders, elected officials, and federal and state public agency representatives for three days of thought leadership in the debate over the nation’s transportation future. Special rates are available for public sector employees and first-time attendees. Take this opportunity to make business connections, experience the most comprehensive exhibition of smart technologies, earn Professional Development Hours, and take home best practices from leading ITS professionals.  To register, go to www.itsa.org/amregistration.html.

CAMERAS

1) Arizona May Abandon Speed Cameras on Highways

Link to AP article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/us/03arizona.html

2) Facebook Site Takes a Look at Red-Light Camera Tickets in Corona, California

Link to article on PublicCEO:

http://www.publicceo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1029:facebook-site-takes-a-look-at-red-light-camera-tickets&catid=151:local-governments-publicceo-exclusive&Itemid=20

3) Multi-million Dollar Safe Karachi Surveillance Plan

Link to article in The News International:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=216789

OTHER

4) ‘Shovel Ready’ Casualty of Word War

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-12-31-ban-these-words_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Link to news release from Lake Superior State University:

http://www.lssu.edu/whats_new/articles.php?articleid=1905

5) January Issue of Traffic Technology International Now Online

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6e26c868#/6e26c868/1

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Victoria Transport Ads Bill $5.5 Million

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/state-transport-ads-bill-55m-20100104-lq5z.html

7) In Urban Jungle, Mowgli Teaches You Traffic Signs

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/In-urban-jungle-Mowgli-teaches-you-traffic-signs/articleshow/5406288.cms

ROADWAYS

8) Highway Signs Stir Up a Snicker

No Amish here, folks point out.

Link to article in the Columbia Daily Tribune:

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/jan/02/signs-stir-up-a-snicker/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Bills to Curb Distracted Driving Gaining Momentum

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/technology/02distracted.html

10) US Air Security Demands Cause Confusion in Europe

Link to NPR News story:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122198977

TRANSIT

11) Hawaii Will Probably Hold Public Hearings on Honolulu Rail Transit

Hearings on project’s final environmental impact statement not required.

Link to article in The Honolulu Advertiser:

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100104/NEWS09/1040342/Hawaii+will+probably+hold+public+hearings+on+Honolulu+rail+transit

12) Rebranding TransLink

Multiregional transit fare card being renamed Clipper.

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Rebranding-TransLink-80384712.html

13) Anchorage Bus Stop Built Energy-Efficient and High-Tech

Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/anchorage/story/1077787.html

14) Los Angeles Metro Goes Social Media with Facebook

Link to article on TMCnet:

http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/analysis/articles/71855-la-metro-transit-goes-social-media-with-facebook.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) State-of-the-Art Traffic System Before Commonwealth Games in Delhi

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/State-of-the-art-traffic-system-before-Commonwealth-Games/articleshow/5406322.cms

16) When Storms Hit, They Hit Washington State DOT Web Site, Too

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jan/04/when-storms-hit-they-hit-dot-web-site-too/

17) Bangalore Tries New Tech for Smooth Rides

Link to Express News Service article:

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=IT+capital+tries+new+tech+for+smooth+rides&artid=lPoBh9zD8fI=&SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&MainSectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&SEO=&SectionName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ==onName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ

18) Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Radio Launched

Link to article in Viet Nam News:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=06SOC040110

19) Weather Forecasts for Wreckhouse Recognized as Problem

High winds in western Newfoundland region cause forecasts to be misleading to motorists, some say.

Link to article in The Western Star:

http://www.thewesternstar.com/index.cfm?sid=314971&sc=23

VEHICLES

20) ‘Apps’ for the Auto are Coming

Link to story on MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34587096/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

21) The Race for the Dashboard is On

AM/FM can no longer take its position in the automotive infotainment space for granted.

Link to commentary in Radio World:

http://radioworld.com/article/92414

News Releases

1) iSuppli Gets Exclusive First Look at Mercedes-Benz’s mbrace System

2) The In-Vehicle Digital Radio Landscape

3) Guidepoint Launches GPS-Based iPhone App

Upcoming Events

Urban Transport World Saudi Arabia 2010 – January 25-27 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/utsa/

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** – Léon Delagrange, a French aviator and sculptor, died in an airplane crash in Bordeaux, France.

http://www.earlyaviators.com/edelagra.htm

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