Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – March 30, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register Now for IBTTA’s Upcoming Summit: The Future of Tolling – Going Mainstream
Through ORT and Interoperability, May 23-25, 2010 in Boston, MA
Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association in Boston for the fourth Summit in a series of workshops focused on the hot topics of ORT and Interoperability. This Summit will bring together transportation experts who will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business rules and future decision-making about all-electronic toll collection, interoperability, violation enforcement, and implications for vehicle miles traveled charging. Breakout sessions are divided into four main categories – On the Road and in the Car; Technology and Backroom Issues; Road Pricing and Financial Issues and In the Public and Policy Forum. IBTTA is exploring opportunities to involve university students and faculty from the Boston area in research connected with the main topics of this Summit. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org
AVIATION
1) IBM, FAA Team Up to Tackle Severe Security Risks to Flight Data
Link to column in The Hill:
CAMERAS
2) Smile! Local Officers Quietly Snap Photos During Traffic Stops
Link to article in The Monitor:
http://www.themonitor.com/articles/smile-36924-local-snap.html
CARTOGRAPHY
3) Boom! Tweets and Maps Swarm to Pinpoint a Mysterious Explosion
Link to article in The New York Times:
OTHER
4) Georgia Senate OKs Bill Targeting Non-English-Speaking Drivers
Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/senate-oks-bill-targeting-419647.html
ROADWAYS
5) How Good Asphalt Helps Visibility in the Rain
Link to column in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14779911
6) Federal Sign Language Tests Local Budgets
Link to article in The Daily Reporter:
http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2010/03/29/federal-sign-language-tests-local-budgets/
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Pennsylvania DOT to Change Policy on Release of Driving-Record Information for Prospective School Bus Drivers
Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/89491252.html
8) Study: Only 2.5% Can Safely Drive and Phone
Link to CBS News story:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/30/tech/main6346963.shtml
TRANSIT
9) Lack of Video Slows Hunt for a Killer in the New York Subway
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/nyregion/30subway.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) Oklahoma City’s Traffic Link Project Gets a Green Light Again
Link to article and video in The Oklahoman:
11) High-Tech Data Collection to Aid Lower Manhattan’s Traffic Jams
Link to story and video on NY1 News:
12) Wireless Does Community Service
Behind-the-scenes municipal applications help urban traffic flow.
Link to article in Network World:
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2010/032910wireless2.html
VEHICLES
13) NASA to Test Toyota Electronics in Safety Probe
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62T0V620100330
14) Toyota Announces Safety Initiatives
Among steps, company will expand use of event data recorders and increase use of remote communications functions.
Link to article on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=103853
15) Toyota’s PR ‘Lessons to be Learned’
Link to article on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=103856&lk=dm
News Releases
1) One in Four Have Listened to an iPod or Other MP3 Player While Connected to a Car Stereo
3) CN Web Site Makes It Easier for Customers to Calculate Carbon Savings When Shipping by Rail
4) EGNOS Portal Launched for Europe’s Satellite Navigation Application Developers
5) US Airways Takes to the Sky with Gogo Inflight Internet
Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar: Knowledge Is Power: How TRB’s Databases Improve Access to Transportation Research – April 19
http://www.trb.org/Calendar/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Knowledge_Is_Power_How_TRBs_Databases_163080.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1945 **65th anniversary** – A German Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational combat jet aircraft, was flown to flown to an American-held air base.
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/Images/Me262/ME262PILOTDEBRIEF.pdf
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