Tuesday, June 21, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Former NGA Executive Director Ray Scheppach to Keynote IBTTA Transportation Finance and Policy Summit – July 17-19, 2011 in Baltimore, MD

Hosted by the Maryland Transportation Authority, this Summit will feature interactive sessions covering the full range of issues affecting transportation finance, policy and funding from the action of central banks and congressional reauthorization to regulations affecting TIFIA and other credit assistance programs. Featured speakers include Ray Sheppach, Professor of Practice of Public Policy, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia and Senior Fellow for Economic Policy, Miller Center of Public Affairs; Beverley Swaim-Staley, Secretary, Maryland DOT; and Jack Basso, Director of Program Finance and Management, AASHTO and Commissioner of the Maryland Transportation Authority. This meeting will include a technical tour of the new Intercounty Connector, ceremony recognizing Mary Turkington, Kansas Turnpike Authority Chairman, as an IBTTA Honorary Member, and an evening event at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Orioles vs. Red Sox). Visit www.IBTTA.org/BALTIMORE to register and learn about sponsorship opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) Passenger Power Pushes Demand for In-flight Connectivity

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/paris-2011-passenger-power-pushes-demand-for-in-flight-connectivity-30068/

2) Soon, the Paperless Airplane Cabin

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/business/global/21iht-RAV-INFLIGHT21.html

CAMERAS

3) As Los Angeles Mayor Takes Helm, National Mayors’ Group Backs Red-Light Cameras

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/06/red-light-cameras-.html

PARKING

4) Intelligent and Automated Models Drive Car Park Management Systems Line

Link to article on Global Sources:

http://www.globalsources.com/gsol/I/Car-park/a/9000000116825.htm

RAILROADS

5) Railroad Communication Towers Upset Northern Wisconsin Residents

Link to story on WDIO-TV:

http://www.wdio.com/article/stories/S2164899.shtml?cat=10335

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) NTSB: Texting Poses Deadly Threat to Nation

Link to AP article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/post/ntsb-texting-poses-deadly-threat-for-nation/2011/06/21/AGjBhWeH_blog.html

7) Chicago Transit Authority to Double Security Cameras

Link to story and video on WLS-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8201432

TRANSIT

8) DC Metro Employee Union Reaches Out to Riders

Link to story and audio on WAMU Radio:

http://wamu.org/news/11/06/21/metro_employee_union_reaches_out_to_riders.php

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Avoid Bangkok Traffic Jams with Your Mobile Phone

Link to article in the Bangkok Post:

http://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/learning-from-news/243288/avoid-traffic-jams-with-your-mobile-phone

10) Sample Transportation Management Plans and Templates

Link to guide from FHWA:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=739

VEHICLES

11) Mercedes Plans an App Store

Link to article in Automotive News Europe:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110619/ANE/110619877/1193

News Releases

1) HopStop Expands to 57 Global Markets, Introduces Advanced Search Features and Localized Content

2) Navteq Survey of European Consumers Show They Welcome Ads in Exchange for Free Location Content, and Real-Time Traffic Services Top the List

3) Green Wave Free App – The Smart Commuter’s Choice

4) US DOT’s ITS Joint Program Office to Host Summer Webinar and Public Meeting Series

Job Postings

–  General Manager – Twin Transit – Centralia, Washington

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=21414

– Manager of Service Delivery – Utah Transit Authority – Ogden, Utah

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=21408

Upcoming Events

ITS Pennsylvania Annual Meeting – August 18-19 – Philadelphia

http://www.itspennsylvania.com/LinkClick.aspx?link=2011+ITS+Pennsylvania+Annual+Meeting+Program.pdf&tabid=36&mid=504

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The Gowanus Canal flushing tunnel was opened in Brooklyn, New York.

http://pardonmeforasking.blogspot.com/2011/06/gowanus-canal-flushing-apparatus-gets.html

1961 **50^th anniversary** The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair made its first flight.

http://www1.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=49

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