Tuesday, February 2, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Discuss Federal Legislative Initiatives at IBTTA Legislative Conference – March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association on March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC and participate in discussions on federal legislative initiatives with leaders in the transportation policy debate. Topics will include transportation authorization, electronic tolling interoperability, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging, the proposed Office of Public Benefit, and other important issues affecting tolling and road pricing. Participants will spend Tuesday afternoon visiting their congressional representatives to advance tolling initiatives on Capitol Hill. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals interested in US Federal and transportation legislation and regulations affecting the toll industry. Visit www.IBTTA.org for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. [More…]

AVIATION

1) US 2010-11 Budget Aims to Boost NextGen Funding 32%

Link to article in Air Transport World:

http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=19252

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Mapping a City by the Sound of Its Streets

Link to blog on Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/02/01/mapping-a-city-by-the-sound-of-its-streets/

OTHER

3) Idaho Transportation Department Spends $70,000 on Events

Link to article in the Idaho Statesman:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/idahonews/story/1064207.html

4) DC-Area Transportation Agencies Make Snow Videos Available on YouTube

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/02/dc_transportation_agencies_mak.html

5) Intelligent Transportation Systems and Vehicle-Highway Automation 2009

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Intelligent_Transportation_Systems_and_VehicleHigh_162861.aspx

6) February Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-002-Feb.pdf

PARKING

7) Boston’s Logan Airport Will E-mail Parking Alerts

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20100202logan_will_e-mail_parking_alerts/srvc=home&position=recent

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Conference Addresses Social Media Use During Disasters

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Disasters-20-Conference-Social-Media-Use.html

TRANSIT

9) Bay Area’s TransLink Sees Its 16-Year One Card Goal Within Reach

Link to article in ContactlessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2010/02/02/bay-areas-translink-sees-its-16-year-one-card-goal-within-reach

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) UK Highways Agency Evaluating Mobile Phone-Based Driver Monitoring

Link to article in ComputerworldUK:

http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=18582

11) Toronto’s Electronic Eyes Keep Traffic Flowing

Link to article in The Toronto Observer:

http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2010/02/02/toronto’s-electronic-eyes-keep-traffic-flowing/

12) Best Mobile Startups 2010 – Waze

Link to article in Laptop:

http://www.laptopmag.com/business/feature/best-mobile-startups-2010.aspx?page=7

VEHICLES

13) US Said to Probe Toyota’s Electronics as Acceleration Cause

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-02/u-s-said-to-probe-toyota-s-electronics-as-acceleration-cause.html

14) Iowa City, Iowa Considers Banning Electronic Ads on Cabs

Link to story on KCRG-TV:

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/83348402.html

News Releases

1) Sharjah International Airport Introduces the World’s First Arabic Self-Service Kiosks

2) Sleep Apnea & Trucking Conference Agenda and Advisory Board Announced

Upcoming Events

MetroRail 2010 – March 22-25 – London

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

Today in Transportation History

1925 **85^th anniversary** – A dog sled relay reached Nome, Alaska with diphtheria antitoxin to halt a possible epidemic.  The relay became the inspiration for the Iditarod.

http://www.baltostruestory.com/serumrunsynopsis.htm

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