Thursday, May 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Countdown to The Future of Tolling: Going Mainstream Through ORT and Interoperability

Make plans to attend IBTTA’s Upcoming Summit, The Future of Tolling – Going Mainstream Through ORT and Interoperability, May 23-25, 2010 in Boston, MA. This Summit will bring together more than 300 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. Download the final program and register today!  www.ibtta.org.

AVIATION

1) FAA Moves to Establish Research Center of Excellence for Airport Safety Technology

Link to article in Avionics Intelligence:

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/index/display/avi-article-display/7582280702/articles/avionics-intelligence/news/2010/5/faa-moves_to_establish.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) I-85 Tolling Project Draws Fire in Georgia

Transponders to charge solo drivers are incompatible with units used on another state highway.

Link to article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/05/17/daily47.html

OTHER

3) New Alert in Use in Maryland When Officers Wounded or Murdered

Link to story on WJZ-TV:

http://wjz.com/local/blue.alert.police.2.1705963.html

4) Using a Smartphone to Organize Your Travels

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704691304575254401593900796.html

RAILROADS

5) ‘Railroad Girls’ Proving Irresistible as Marketing Ploy in Japan

Link to article from The Yomiuri Shimbun:

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100520-217426.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) UN Urges Ban on Phone Use While Driving

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/20/cell-phone-united-nations-ban.html

TRANSIT

7) Transit, Payment Apps Could be Added to Government IDs

Link to article in DigitialIDNews:

http://www.digitalidnews.com/2010/05/20/transit-payment-apps-could-be-added-to-government-ids

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) New Web Site Aims to Aid Tayside Commuters

New ‘travel information gateway’ will provide a ‘one stop shop’ for motorists and users of public transport in the region.

Link to STV News story:

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/178596-new-website-aims-to-aid-tayside-commuters/

VEHICLES

9) Ward’s Conference in Michigan Looks at Future of Car Interiors

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100520/AUTO01/5200349/1148/Ward-s-conference-in-Dearborn-looks-at-future-of-car-interiors

Link to story on WWJ Radio:
http://www.wwj.com/Auto-Interiors-Event-Talks-Up-The-High-Tech-Auto-C/7107406

10) US Congressman Seeks ‘Black Boxes’ for Cars

Link to article in The Daily Journal:

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=131796&title=Speier%20seeks%20‘black%20boxes’%20for%20cars

11) Audi: ‘The Future is Apps’

Link to article on Autocar.co.uk:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Audi-A8/249758/

News Releases

1) Clear Channel Airports Unveils Innovative Network of National Displays

Upcoming Events

IntelliDrive Deployment Scenarios Workshop – June 22-23 – Dulles, Virginia

http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/Scenario%20Agenda-Rev1.pdf

Today in Transportation History

1570 **440^th anniversary** Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, what many consider the first ‘modern’ atlas, was issued.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gnrlort.html

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