Wednesday, April 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Administrator Calls Collaboration Key to FAA’s NextGen

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100406_7676.php

CAMERAS

2) Stricter Rules Proposed for Traffic Camera Usage in Tennessee

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/apr/07/stricter-rules-proposed-for-traffic-camera-usage/

OTHER

3) US DOT Posts Open Gov Plan; Concrete Steps Promise Transparency, Collaboration, Citizen Participation

Link to Fast Lane blog from the US Department of Transportation:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/04/dot-posts-open-gov-plan-concrete-steps-promise-transparency-collaboration-citizen-participation.html

RAILROADS

4) Federal Railroad Administration Sets $50 Million Rail Tech Program

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/fra-sets-50-million-rail-tech-program

Link to FRA news release:

http://www.fra.dot.gov/Pages/press-releases/201.shtml

ROADWAYS

5) Stop! In the Name of Bilingualism at British Columbia’s Thompson Rivers University

Link to article on Kamploops This Week:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/news/90032612.html

TELEMATICS

6) Telematics is Opportunity Knocking’ at the Construction Equipment Dealer’s Door

Link to article in Construction Equipment Distribution:

http://www.cedmag.com/article-detail.cfm?id=10925876

TRANSIT

7) San Francisco Bus Advertising Plans Targeted by City Legislation

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Bus-advertising-plans-targeted-by-legislation-90065367.html

8) Boston T Taps Tech-Savvy to Keep Riders in Loop

Link to article and video in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/04/07/t_taps_tech_savvy_to_keep_riders_in_loop/

9) After Years, New York MTA Cracks Down on Sign Dealer

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/after-years-m-t-a-cracks-down-on-sign-dealer/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Artificial Brain ‘Andy’ at College of Staten Island Could Guide Traffic

Link to article in the Staten Island Advance:

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/aritifical_brain_andy_at_colle.html

11) Yosemite to Post Real-Time Traffic Updates on Web

Link to blog on myMotherLode:

http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/931193/Traffic-Counts-At-Yosemite.html

12) Beijing to Launch Special Fund to Ease Traffic

Money will be used, in part, for ITS.

Link to story on China Radio International:

http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/04/07/1901s561610.htm

13) Now, Traffic Alerts on Signboards

Bangalore becomes the first city in India to use variable message signs on roadways.

Link to article in the Deccan Herald:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/62690/now-traffic-alerts-signboards.html

14) Real-Time Traffic Data Comes to South Africa

Link to article in TechCentral:

http://www.techcentral.co.za/real-time-traffic-data-comes-to-sa/13770/

VEHICLES

15) Fast Forward 2020: The Real Car Tech of Tomorrow

Link to article in Car and Driver:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10q1/what_s_new_fast_forward_2020_the_real_car_tech_of_tomorrow-feature

16) Self-Driving Cars Could See Like Humans

Link to article on TechNewsDaily:

http://www.technewsdaily.com/self-driving-cars-could-see-like-humans-0402/

17) Traffic Sign Recognition Systems Recognize Speed Limits

Link to DPA article:

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/lifestyle/autos/news/article_1546310.php/Traffic-sign-recognition-systems-recognize-speed-limits

News Releases

1) Houston TranStar’s Web-Based Emergency Evacuation Map Receives ITS America Smart Solution Spotlight Award

2) TomTom Expands Availability of Live Road Condition Information with HD Flow and HD Route Times Products

3) Bay Area 511 Adds Mobile App

4) Innovative ‘Green’ Traffic Signs Help Reduce Costs, CO2 Emissions and Keep Texas Traffic Flowing

5) American Airlines ‘Eco-Friendly’ Test on Trans-Atlantic Flight to Prove Fuel, Carbon Savings Benefits of NextGen Technology

6) 3UK Launches In Car Wi-Fi

7) Singapore Launches OneMap Intelligent Map Portal

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webcast: Regional Traffic Signal Operations Programs – Planning/Funding – April 28

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=20164

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The SMS Moltke, a battlecruiser of the German Imperial Navy, was launched.

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/germany/battleships/moltke/sms_moltke_page_1.htm

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Monday, April 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Only Four Weeks Away:  Be Sure to Register for ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Expo, May 3-5, 2010, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

• FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez joins the lineup of USDOT Presidential Appointees and executives at USDOT’s May 4 Opening Plenary.  Speakers Include Administrators of NHTSA, FMCSA and RITA as well as Deputy Administrators of FTA, FRA and RITA.
• Reserve your hotel room now. Rooms are 90% sold, and conference rates expire April 9.
• Can’t attend?  Register for our technical session webinars.  Click “Attendee Registration”; enter your info; on “Profile Page,” scroll down to “Webinar” block.
• Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

AVIATION

1) Lapses Hinder Rescue Teams Hunting for Lost Planes

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gUsdB2D_EMpcbbDce2qm8PAUQn6wD9ES0U4G0

2) FAA Error-Reporting Program Reveals Hazards, Yields Fixes

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-04-04-faa-error-reports_N.htm

3) Raleigh-Durham Airport to Appeal Ruling Allowing Newspaper Racks

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-04-05-airportcheckin05_ST_N.htm

4) Aviation Apps for iPad

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/AviationAppsForIPad_202278-1.html

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Google Street View Goes 3D

Link to article on Softpedia:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Catches-the-3D-Craze-139022.shtml

OTHER

6) States Pursue English-Only Driver Testing Requirement

Link to article in Land Line:

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Mar10/032910/040210-02.htm

7) ITS are Useful Tools to Weaken Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

Link to article in Roads & Bridges:

http://www.roadsbridges.com/Gas-Fizzling-article11

8) Need a Cab? New GPS Analysis Shows Where to Find One in New York City

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/03/nyregion/03icab.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Gainesville, Florida Police Track Percentage of Drivers Yielding to Pedestrians

Link to article in The Gainesville Sun:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100405/ARTICLES/100409725?Title=GPD-tracks-percent-of-cars-yielding-to-pedestrians

RAILROADS

10) DB Netz Grows High-Tech Track, Tunnels and Bridges

Link to article in Eurailmag:

http://www.eurailmag.com/mag/21.htm?page=116

11) Train Driver Desks Crossing Borders with EUDDplus

Link to article in Eurailmag:

http://www.eurailmag.com/mag/21.htm?page=18

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Airline Passenger Conversations to be Monitored Under EU Project

Link to article in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7553214/Airline-passenger-conversations-to-be-monitored-under-EU-project.html

SPACE

13) Key Antenna Fails as Discovery Enters Orbit

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9174828/NASA_Key_antenna_fails_as_i_Discovery_i_enters_orbit

TRANSIT

14) Transit TV Returns with New Programming and an Innovative New Advertising System

Link to article in Los Angeles County MTA’s The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2010/04/02/transit-tv-returns-with-new-programming-and-an-innovative-new-advertising-system/

15) A New Look for Google Transit Maps

Link to Google’s Lat Long Blog:

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-look-for-google-transit-maps.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Seven Ways to Get Transportation Information for Shanghai World Expo

Link to article in the China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009worldexpo/2010-04/05/content_9687283.htm

17) Eyes on the Road in San Marcos, California

Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/04/eyes-on-the-road/

18) Way-To-Go Vancouver Olympics – Lessons For Transport Planners

Link to blog on Planetizen:

http://www.planetizen.com/node/43644

VEHICLES

19) NHTSA is Behind Times on Car Electronic Safety

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20104050333

20) E-tags Eyed for Car Transport

Link to article in The Yomiuri Shimbun:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T100404001569.htm

21) An Interview with Christopher Barger, Director of Social Media for General Motors

Link to podcast on ZDNet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/feeds/?p=2622

22) Ford Lures Small Businesses with Graphic Web Site to Customize Transit Connect

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100403/BIZ/4030334/1148/Ford-lures-small-businesses-with-graphic-Web-site-to-customize-Transit-Connect

23) Shedding Light on Safety

Mercedes adaptive LED headlight system can help drivers see better and avoid blinding other drivers.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/automobiles/04LIGHT.html

News Releases

1) Beat the Traffic Announces New Touch Technology for TV Traffic Reporting

2) EMBARQ Network Launches New Association to Advance Public Transport in Latin American Cities

Upcoming Events

ITS Joint Program Office Strategic Plan Workshop – April 28-29 – Washington, DC

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/workshops/april28-10.asp

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The Transandine rail tunnel, connecting Argentina and Chile, opened.

http://www.runyard.org/rr/baja/99_01.html

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Friday, April 2, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Planners Size Up Workforce Demands with New Air Traffic Control System

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100402_4134.php

2) March 2010 Issue of The Front Online

Link to newsletter from the National Weather Service:

http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/front/10mar-front.pdf

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Japanese Government to Ax Mileage Discount for ETC-Equipped Cars

Link to article in The Daily Yomiuri:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T100402002930.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Singapore Company Charting Their Way in Business

Link to article from The Strait Times:

http://business.asiaone.com/Business/SME%2BCentral/Prime%2BMovers/Story/A1Story20100331-207734.html

ROADWAYS

5) A Bridge to Fame in Boise, Honest

Major project includes a kiosk at the airport, online videos and a Facebook page.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/us/31boise.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) US Revamps Screening of Passengers

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303395904575158252343020226.htm

7) Mass Transportation Security Mess: Report Details Chilling Inefficiencies

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/mass-transportation-security-mess-report-details-chilling-inefficiencies/story?id=10267397

Link to report from the US Department of Homeland Security Inspector General:
http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_10-68_Mar10.pdf

8) LaHood Targets Ford’s Sync Ad for Distracted Driving

Link to blog in U.S. News & World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2010/04/01/lahood-targets-fords-sync-ad-for-distracted-driving.html

TELEMATICS

9) UPS Turns Data Analysis Into Big Savings

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20001576-52.html

TRANSIT

10) ‘Does God Care if I’m Gay?’ Ads Pulled from Toronto Transit

Link to article in the Toronto Sun:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/788900–does-god-care-if-i-m-gay-ads-pulled-from-ttc?bn=1

11) SEPTA Bus Shelters Getting a Makeover

Plans to eventually include real-time arrival information at all shelters.

Link to story on KYW Radio:

http://www.kyw1060.com/Septa-s-Phila–Bus-Shelters-Getting-a-Makeover/6715271

12) Using Social Media to Make Transit Fun

Link to blog on PlanningPool:

http://planningpool.com/2010/03/tech/social-media-transit-fun/

VEHICLES

13) New Rule Would Require Electronic Recorders in Some Commercial Trucks

Link to article in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/04/02/1207785/new-rule-would-require-electronic.html

14) Motorcycle Study Suggest Safety Courses Don’t Reduce Crashes

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2010/03/31/motorcycle-study-suggests-safety-courses-dont-reduce-crashes/

15) Cars to Turn Into Mobile Wi-Fi Spots to Connect to Facebook, Twitter

Link to article from The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/cars-to-turn-into-mobile-wi-fi-spots-to-connect-to-facebook-twitter/story-e6frfrnr-1225849111907

News Releases

1) Father of GPS and Pioneer of Satellite Telemetry and Timing Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

Upcoming Events

Community Transportation Expo – May 23-28 – Long Beach, California

http://www.ctaa.org/expo

Friday Bonus

If you want the Easter Bunny to stop at your house, make sure you stop for him first.

http://www.glendalenewspress.com/articles/2010/04/01/publicsafety/gnp-sting040110.txt

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Hubert Le Blon, a French aviator and noted automobilist, became the sixth person to die in an airplane crash.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9904E6D71430E233A25750C0A9629C946196D6CF

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Thursday, April 1, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) A Radical Cockpit Upgrade Southwest Fliers Will Feel

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303338304575155813404043090.html

2) Air Safety Requires Worldwide Information Exchange: IATA

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jGofT0qzsSKmGvORMAo6BpaUZjbg

CAMERAS

3) Sensors Make Cities Smarter

In the not too distant future, cameras and sensors will empower officials to instantly monitor constantly changing dynamics.

Link to article in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/article/sensors-make-cities-smarter

MARITIME

4) Souped-Up Alert System Spreads the Word for US Coast Guard

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/04/05/uscg-aws-alert-system.aspx

ROADWAYS

5) Nevada’s Financial Partners Hit Brakes on ‘Black Box’ to Track Vehicle Mileage

Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/01/financial-partners-hit-brakes-black-box/

TRANSIT

6) Metrolink Train Crews Threaten Boycott Over Personality Test Requirement

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/03/metrolink-train-crews-threaten-boycott-over-personality-test-requirement.html

7) Philadelphia Transit Riders Protest Gender ID on Passes

Link to article in the Philadelphia Daily News:

http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20100331_Transpass_protest__Gender_s_a_sticky_issue.html

8) Los Angeles Metro Takes First Steps Towards Real-Time Bus Arrival Information System

Link to article in the Los Angeles County MTA’s The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2010/03/31/metro-takes-first-steps-towards-real-time-bus-arrival-information-system/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Sendza Selected for Massachusetts Ad-Driven Traffic Info 511 System

Link to article in Mass High Tech:

http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2010/03/29/daily48-Sendza-selected-for-Mass-ad-driven-traffic-info-511-system.html

10) Singapore Traffic Info Platform Makes Driving a Breeze

Link to article from my paper:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Transport/Story/A1Story20100401-207906.html

VEHICLES

11) iBiquity Says More Automakers to Offer HD Radio

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/iBiquity-says-more-automakers-apf-2215079847.html?x=0&.v=2

News Releases

1) Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Announces Social Media Contest to ‘Name the Train’

2) Metro-North Completes Installation of Train Time System

3) Apollo Video Technology’s New RoadRunner MRH Series DVR Leads Industry

with 16 Cameras, Highest Resolution, and Longest Recording Rates

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Web Conference: Non-traditional Freight Data Sources – April 21

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=20012

Today (and Tomorrow) in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** The first weather satellite, TIROS-1, was launched.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/03/dayintech_0401

2110 **-100^th anniversary** Ray LaHood IV, kicked-off a campaign against distracted teleportation.

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

1) Taxi Cameras to be Compulsory in New Zealand

Link to article on Stuff:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/3533679/Taxi-cameras-to-be-compulsory

2) University of New Mexico Gets Green-Light to Study Traffic Cameras

Link to story and video on KOB-TV:

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S1491721.shtml

OTHER

3) Hail a New York City Cab with Your Apple iPhone and Android Device Via Location Analytics

Link to article on SmartPlanet:

http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/hail-a-nyc-cab-with-your-apple-iphone-or-android-device-via-location-analytics/5571/

4) ERTICO’s i-Mobility Newsletter – March 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://webhouse.ipapercms.dk/ERTICO/Newsletter/NewsletterMarch2010/

ROADWAYS

5) What Happens When You Remove All Traffic Signs? A German Town Finds Out

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0331/What-happens-when-you-remove-all-traffic-signs-A-German-town-finds-out

6) New Jersey Toll Takers to Get Customer Service Training

Link to story on WCBS-TV:

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/rude.toll.collectors.2.1600194.html

7) A Portable Weigh Station for Rural Roads

Link to article in Sensor:

http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/Sensor/2009/03/portableweigh.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Government Set to Ban Texting by Truck, Bus Drivers

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=10250915

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/dot5510.htm

9) Banning Texting in Trucks Raises Other Questions

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/banning-texting-in-truck-raises-other-questions/

10) National Work Zone Awareness Week 2010: Work Zones Need Your Undivided Attention

Link to article in Focus:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/focus/10mar/01.cfm

TRANSIT

11) New York MTA Rejects Subway Ads

Say acronyms used in ads imply obscene language.

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/03/31/2010-03-31_mta_bigs_derail_texty_ads_targeting_bloomy.html

12) Eight Essential Transit Agency Blogs

Link to article in the Los Angeles MTA’s The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2010/03/30/8-essential-transit-agency-blogs/

13) Shenzhen Tong Card and Hong Kong Octopus Card to Reach Interoperability

Link to article in the Shenzhen Post:

http://www.szcpost.com/2010/03/shenzhen-tong-card-and-hong-kong-octopus-card-to-reach-interoperability.html

14) Walt Disney World Uses Their Monorail for Advertising for the First Time

Link to article on Jaunted:

http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/3/31/8415/94345/travel/Walt+Disney+World+Uses+Their+Monorail+For+More+Than+Just+Transportation

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) I-81 Corridor Coalition Hosts Traffic Incident Management and Clearance Workshop

Link to article in The Sentinel:

http://www.cumberlink.com/articles/2010/03/31/news/local/doc4bb33e1bac62c764669740.txt

16) Meet ‘Cal North,’ the Imaginary Direction-Giver of 511

Link to column in SF Weekly:

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/03/511_voice_cal_north.php

17) Voice of Bay Area 511 Often Calls Himself

Link to column in SF Weekly:

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/03/voice_of_511_often_calls_himse.php

VEHICLES

18) How Ford’s Sync Technology Will Turn It Into America’s Most Surprising Consumer Electronics Company

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/144/fords-big-reveal.html

19) Ford, Microsoft to Work on Electric-Car Charging

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011487820_apusfordelectricity.html

News Releases

1) US Cites Celebrate Transportation Innovation in Film Series

2) ITS Georgia Chapter Reviews Plans to Upgrade NaviGAtor ITS System

3) i95travelinfo.net Spells Relief for Holiday Travelers on the East Coast

4) Cellport Marks 15^th Anniversary of Its Invention of Internet-Connected Vehicle

Upcoming Events

LaGuardia Airport Kiwanis Club Charity Ball Honoring ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ First Officer – May 21 – Great Neck, New York

http://laguardiakiwanis.com/2010HONOREEGALA.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1980 **30^th anniversary** The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operated its last train.

http://www.rits.org/www/histories/RIHistory.html

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