Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 31, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Countdown to IBTTA’s 78th Annual Meeting & Exhibition — September 12-15th in San Diego, CA – Register Today!
Join your colleagues in San Diego, September 12-15, 2010, for IBTTA’s 78th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, the year’s most highly-anticipated learning and networking event — attracting more than 700 toll industry experts and decision makers from across the globe. Under the theme, Sustainable Transportation, the technical program offers tracks focused on innovation, policy, the economy, and the California tolling experience. Hosted by the California Toll Operators Committee (CTOC), this event features interactive seminars, influential speakers, technical tours and special events, informative exhibits and more! Register and make your hotel reservations today! Visit IBTTA’s website for details.
AVIATION
1) Tracking Planes that Aren’t in the Sky
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704340504575447852785706396.html
2) Simulator Training Flaws Tied to Airline Crashes
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-08-31-1Acockpits31_ST_N.htm
3) Inconvenience Not an Excuse for Ignoring First Amendment
Link to editorial in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/aug/29/ed-wilk29-ar-476766/
Link to decision by US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit:
http://snpainfo.org/eBulletin/print/AppealsCourtRuling-07.13.10.pdf
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) GPS Tracks Students on School Buses
Link to story and video on WGN-TV:
http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-gps-school-bus-aug10,0,1008369.story
5) US Air Force Reorganization May Drastically Affect GPS Program
Link to article in GPS World:
6) Do We Need Maps in Our Location-Based Apps?
Question is explored it in the context of navigation apps, weather and traffic apps, social apps and augmented reality.
Link to podcast from Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/podcasts/podcast-do-we-need-maps-in-our-location-based-apps/130733
7) Best iPhone Navigation Apps
Link to reviews from Good Gear Guide:
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/roundup/358425/best_iphone_navigation_apps/
RAILROADS
8) CSX Partners with Alabama, Mississippi for Safety Measures
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=24218
ROADWAYS
9) Flashing Stop Signs – Now in Use in Kansas City and Elsewhere – Send a Clear Message
Link to article in The Kansas City Star:
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/08/29/2186131/flashing-stop-signs-send-clear.html
10) Minnesota Gives Yellow Arrows a Green Light
Link to article in The Daily Reporter:
http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2010/08/31/minnesota-gives-yellow-arrows-a-green-light/
11) Keeping Tabs on Traffic
Data provide great details about traffic but driver unpredictability challenges models.
Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:
http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/keeping-tabs-on-traffic-986/
12) Can Eye Contact Enhance Road Safety and a Sense of Place?
Link to blog from the Project for Public Spaces:
http://www.pps.org/can-eye-contact-enhance-road-safety-and-a-sense-of-place/
13) Public has Right to Know Status of New Inlet Bridge in Delaware
Newspaper says state and DelDOT need to provide a status report on span’s problems.
Link to editorial in The News Journal:
SPACE
14) NASA Brings Historical Photos to Flickr Commons
Link to CNET News article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20015106-17.html
TRANSIT
15) Transit Systems Easier to Predict with Smartphone Apps
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2010-08-30-transit-apps_N.htm
16) New Interactive Transit Kiosk in Seattle
Link to blog and video on seattlepi.com:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/219785.asp
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Digital Life: Never Get Stuck in Twaffic Again
A report on the first satnav system in Ireland to report live traffic information.
Link to article in the Irish Independent:
18) Inrix Launches iPhone App in Europe
Link to article on GPS Business News:
http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/INRIX-Launches-iPhone-App-in-Europe_a2438.html
VEHICLES
19) US Wants Report Cards for Cars
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703369704575461602043868916.html
20) Cars: The Next Hacking Frontier?
Link to column on CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20015184-245.html
News Releases
1) Frost & Sullivan: Smart Transit Card Users Promote Smart Card Adoption for Multiple Applications
2) UC Berkeley Researchers Launch High-Tech Transit Study in Bay Area Commute Hot-Spot
3) Lockheed Martin Delivers Prototype Threat Warning Systems to US Navy for Testing
5) Glenn, Hakey Named Recipients of Operation Lifesaver 2010 National Safety Award
6) Vail Resorts Announces a New Application for Skiers to Track Activity, Mountain and Traffic Reports
Upcoming Events
InnoTrans 2010 – September 21-24 – Berlin
http://www1.messe-berlin.de/vip8_1/website/Internet/Internet/www.innotrans/englisch/index.html
Today in Transportation History
1940 **70th anniversary** A Pennsylvania Central Airlines flight en route from Washington, DC to Detroit, crashed near Lovettsville, Virginia. All 25 on board, including US Senator Ernest Lundeen from Minnesota, died.
http://www.baesel.net/capaccidents/1940.08.31_PennsylvaniaCentralAirlinesCorp_DouglasDC-3-A.pdf
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