Monday, December 6, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) EU Moves Towards a Single Sky

Link to article in The Financial:

http://finchannel.com/news_flash/Travel_Biz_News/76898_EU_Moves_Forward_Towards_a_Single_Sky/

2) Utah Airport Uses Radar in Wildlife Assessment

Link to AP article:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/outdoors/50807310-117/airport-cedar-wildlife-radar.html.csp

CAMERAS

3) Ridgeland, South Carolina Mayor Blasts Newspapers, Defends Use of Highway Traffic Cameras

Link to article and video in The Beaufort Gazette:

http://www.islandpacket.com/2010/12/03/1466710/ridgeland-mayor-blasts-newspapers.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) ‘EZ’ Go: Massachusetts Turnpike to Lose $500,000

With turnpike now under state control, bank sponsorship of electronic toll lanes must end.

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20101205ez_go_pike_to_lose_500g_fast_lane_merger_to_cost_state_citizens_bank_sponsorship

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Crash Hurts Russia Satellite Challenge to US GPS

Link to Reuters article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=12324068

6) After Lorries, Indian Buses Need to Install GPS

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangalore/After-lorries-buses-need-to-install-GPS/articleshow/7049544.cms

OTHER

7) A Whole New Name Game

Parks, transit, schools consider corporate monikers in bid to plug budget gaps.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703350104575652763782808830.html

8) How Hyperlocal Media are Taking Urban Planning to the Streets

Link to article in Next American City:

http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/2742/

RAILROADS

9) Spending Big on Safety

BNSF’s accident rate dropped 28% in the past decade, and collision-related fatalities dropped 42%.

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/investigators/111318334.html

ROADWAYS

10) Mississippi DOT Tries New Truck Weigh Plan

The $3.5 Million Smart Roadside System can weigh trucks as they’re moving, check records.

Link to article in The Clarion-Ledger:

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201012040327

11) Sign, Sign, Nowhere is a Sign Warning Delaware Motorists of New Texting Law

Link to commentary in The News Journal:

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20101205/OPINION05/12050307/1004/OPINION

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) High-Tech Measures to Stop Wrong-Way Cars

Link to article and videos in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/high-tech-measures-to-stop-wrong-way-cars-1.2517994

13) South African Railway Police Refuse ACs in CCTV Monitor Room, Saying They’ll Put Them to Sleep

Link to article in Mid Day:

http://www.mid-day.com/news/2010/dec/051210-railway-police-air-conditioning-cctv-camera-room.htm

14) TSA Blog Fights Back Against Satire

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20024647-71.html

Link to The TSA Blog: http://blog.tsa.gov/

TRANSIT

15) Fort Worth Pastors Call for Bus Boycott Over Signs

Link to article in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/02/2674421/fort-worth-pastors-call-for-bus.html

16) GPS Technology Set to Speed Up Bus Ride in Austin, Texas

Link to story and video on KXAN-TV:

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/GPS-technology-set-to-speed-up-bus-ride

17) What Makes the Wi-Fi Bus Successful?

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2010/12/01/what-makes-the-wi-fi-bus-successful/

18) Transit Systems Move to Mobile Tech

Link to article in the International Business Times:

http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/88771/20101204/transit-systems-move-to-new-payment-technology.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Officials Analyze New York Thruway Snow Woes

Stakeholders say improved interagency coordination and better information sharing to and from drivers would help.

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article274544.ece

20) Travel-Time Signs Ruled Out on Alberta Highway

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Travel+time+signs+ruled+Deerfoot/3927765/story.html

21) Seeing the Big Picture: New Fiber Optic Network Gives Engineers a Better Look at Phoenix-Area Traffic

Link to article in MAGAZine:

http://www.azmag.gov/Documents/MAGazine-November2010-Final.pdf (page 11)

22) New Electronic System on I-95 Will Aid Treasure Coast Motorists in Florida

Link to editorial in The Stuart News:

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/dec/03/thumb-up-new-electronic-system-on-i-95-will-aid/

23) Kyiv, Ukraine to Commission Computer-Based System for Managing Traffic in 2011

Link to Ukrainian News Agency article:

http://un.ua/eng/article/300641.html

VEHICLES

24) Electric Steering Creates Opportunities for Driver Assistance

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/analysis/electric-steering-creates-opportunities-for-driver-assistance_id107820.aspx

News Releases

1) Snow and Traffic: University of Buffalo Transportation Project Could Help Region Better Manage Traffic During Bad Weather

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3) Sensys Networks, Inc. Releases Arterial Travel Time 2.0

4) Fujitsu Develops Wide-Area Traffic Simulator Featuring Virtual Driving Experience

5) Acquisition of Com-Net Strengthens SITA’s Lead in Airport Technology Market Globally

6) City of Calgary Launches Road Conditions Map

Upcoming Events

American Bus Association Marketplace & Product Pavilion – January 8-12 – Philadelphia

http://www.buses.org/Member-Resources/Marketplace-Product-Pavilion

 

Today in Transportation History

1990 **20^th anniversary** An Aermacchi MB.326 crashed into a school in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy.  Twelve students were killed.

http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Aermacchi_MB-326

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