Wednesday, September 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Taiwan Advertises for Support to Join UN Aviation Group

Link to CAN article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201009290017

2) Shreveport Airport Facebook Group Catches Eye of Southwest Airlines

Link to article in The News-Star:

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100929/BUSINESS/9290301

BICYCLES

3) Seattle Gets ‘Bike Box’ to Make Street Safer for Cyclists

Link to article and video in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traffic/2013020364_bikebox29m.html

OTHER

4) Augmented Reality Comes to Mobile Phones

Link to article on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20017965-266.html

5) Baltimore Rolls Out Transportation Program for Students to ‘Rate Your Ride’

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bs-ci-student-transportation-program-20100929,0,3652866.story

RAILROADS

6) Getting Off Train Early Costs Professor £155

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11420790

7) New Social Media Application to Raise Awareness of European Rail Travel

Link to article on m-Travel.com:

http://www.m-travel.com/news/2010/09/new-social-media-application-to-raise-awareness-of-european-rail-travel.html

ROADWAYS

8) Survey Says: Most Americans Favor Digital Billboards

Link to article on Digital Signage Today:

http://www.digitalsignagetoday.com/article.php?id=25267

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) US Senators Introduce Bill to Require Electronic On-Board Recorders

Link to article in The Trucker:

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/9/29/BEAKINGNEWSSenatorsintroducebilltorequireEOBRs.aspx

10) Transportation, Industry Look for Ways to Stop Distracted Driving

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100928_8655.php

11) Illinois Hopes Shocking Ads Will Help Deter Texting While Driving

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=411513&src=109

12) Understanding the Dynamics of Emergency Communication: Propositions for a Four-Channel Model

Link to article abstract in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:

http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/vol7/iss1/55/?sending=11161

TELEMATICS

13) BMW’s McKenna: Mobile is Key to Telematics

Link to article in MarketingDaily:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=136591

14) Checking in with Esurance on Emerging Tech

Link to interview in Insurance & Technology:

http://www.insurancetech.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227500980&cid=RSSfeed_InsuranceTech_News

TRANSIT

15) Report: No One Running Public Transport Coordination in Melbourne

Link to article and video in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/no-one-running-public-transport-coordination-20100928-15vvd.html

16) Norman, Oklahoma CART Riders Can Track Buses in Real-Time

Link to article in The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/cart-riders-can-track-the-buses-in-real-time/article/3499659

17) University of Houston Students Raise Concerns Over Bus Shuttle Data Collection, Time

Link to article in The Daily Cougar:

http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/20/students-raise-concerns-over-shuttle-data-collection-time/

18) ‘Smart’ Bus Stop Signs in Israel to Say When the Bus is Due

Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=189586

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Motorists on New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway to Get High-Tech Traffic Forecasts

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/motorists_on_nj_turnpike_garde.html

20) Waze Brings ‘Social Driving’ to TV News

Link to article on The Next Web:

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/09/29/waze-brings-social-driving-to-tv-news/

VEHICLES

21) Consumers Confused by Proposed EPA Car Labels

New labels offer a wealth of information – perhaps too much for consumers seeking simple answers.

Link to article on the Mother Nature Network:

http://www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/stories/consumers-confused-by-proposed-epa-car-labels

News Releases

1) Radio Competition Names Operation Lifesaver Radio PSA Best of the Year

2) China Auto Electronics Market to Exceed US in 2012

3) Masternaut Launches World’s First All-in-One Vehicle Telematics System

4) Hess Corporation Monitors Driver Safety with FM Communicators

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Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** A Wright Brothers bi-plane raced a steam locomotive from Chicago to Springfield.

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=12323

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