Monday, June 27, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Indian Government Gives Go-Ahead to Hive Off Air Traffic Control Services

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://goo.gl/yXT1M

2) Satellite to Operate GAGAN Air Navigation System in Position: Official

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_satellite-to-operate-gagan-system-in-position-official_1559202

3) Canadian Law Requiring Ads to Reveal Full Costs May be Too Complicated to Enact

Link to Postmedia News article:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/requiring+reveal+full+costs+complicated+enact/5008740/story.html

4) Hipmunk to Unveil In-Flight Wi-Fi Indicator

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/06/25/news/hipmunk-to-unveil-in-flight-wi-fi-indicator

CAMERAS

5) ‘Cash Cow’ UK Speed Cameras Will be Named for the First Time in Transparency Drive

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008340/Cash-cow-speed-cameras-named-time-transparency-drive.html

6) Challenges to Red-Light Cameras Span US

Link to story on MSNBC:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43521646/ns/us_news-life/

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Mapping Companies Branch Out

Link to article on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=44877

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) Indonesia’s Five Biggest Cities in Line for Electronic Road Pricing Launch

Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesias-5-biggest-cities-in-line-for-erp-launch/449039

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Garmin Cleared of Violating Pioneer Patents

Link to AP article:

http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Garmin-cleared-of-violating-Pioneer-patents-1442052.php

OTHER

10) Federal Player of the Week: Guiding New Transportation Technologies

Link to article from the Partnership for Public Service:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal-player-of-the-week-guiding-new-transportation-technologies/2011/06/27/AGeJvnnH_story.html

11) Hong Kong Cabs Go Cashless

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/hong-kong/2011/06/24/hong-kong-cabs-go-cashless/

12) Hail a London Black Cab with New iPhone App

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/27/us-britain-app-taxis-idUSTRE75Q3W820110627

13) ERTICO Interviews Rumen Mihaylov, Chair of ITS Bulgaria

Link to interview from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/the-ertico-june-2011-interview/

14) Report on 11^th Asia-Pacific ITS Forum and Exhibition

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/the-11th-asia-pacific-its-forum-exhibition-seamless-and-boundless-kaohsiung-taiwan/

15) Greek Stakeholders Workshop on ‘Nomadic Devices in Road Transport’

Link to report from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/greek-stakeholders-workshop-on-nomadic-devices-in-road-transport/

PARKING

16) Rutgers Students Developing System to Provide Parking Availability Information

Link to article and video in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/rutgers_students_developing_sy.html

ROADWAYS

17) Phoenix-Area Freeway Ramps Get ‘Smart’ Meters

Link to story on KNXV-TV:

http://goo.gl/WPD2b

SAFETY / SECURITY

18) Rebellion Over Child-Shaped Road Bollards

Link to article in the Daily Express:

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/254833/Rebellion-over-child-shaped-road-bollards

TOURISM

19) Washington State Abandons All Tourism Marketing

Link to AP article:

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Washington-state-abandons-all-tourism-marketing-1441525.php

TRANSIT

20) New GPS-Equipped Buses Aim to Ease Commuter Woes in Delhi

Link to article in Mint:

http://www.livemint.com/2011/06/28010630/New-GPSequipped-buses-aim-to.html?atype=tp

21) Check Out the Port Authority’s New Times Square Look

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2011/06/24/check-out-the-new-look-for-the-port-authoritys-new-times-square-look/

22) Clever Commute Featured in Two Radio Interviews

Link to Joan Hamburg Show on WOR Radio:

http://podcast.wor710.com/wor/2887083.mp3

Link to Taking Stock on Bloomberg Radio:

http://media.bloomberg.com/bb/avfile/Markets/Analyst_Calls/vxu4KrrNTbQg.mp3

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) BEST Consortium on Traffic and Travel Information Services Launched

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/best-consortium-on-traffic-and-travel-information-services-launched/

24) The Dark Science of the Traffic Jam: Ever Wondered Why You’re Stuck In One When There’s No Jam?

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2007848/The-dark-science-traffic-jam-Ever-wondered-youre-stuck-theres-jam.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

25) Warning: More Road Signs Ahead

Criticism of signs used to warn of road closings for motorcycle race.

Link to article in the Isle of Man Examiner:

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/warning_more_road_signs_ahead_1_3513882

26) Publication – National Special Security Events: Transportation Planning for Planned Special Events

Link to publication from US DOT:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=740

VEHICLES

27) Just a Few Talking Cars Could Eliminate Gridlock

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/06/just-0-5-percent-of-cars-could-eliminate-traffic-jams/

28) Why the World Faces a Massive Traffic Jam

Link to commentary and video by Bill Ford on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/26/ford.mobility/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

News Releases

1) Boingo Takes to the Skies with Gogo

2) VicRoad’s Phillip Walsh Joins Sensys Networks as Director Australasia, Singapore and Malaysia Markets

Upcoming Events

ITS California Annual Meeting – November 13-15 – Long Beach, California

http://www.its-california.org/index.php/meetings/annual-meeting

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** Pilot Lincoln Beachey flew over Niagara Falls and then under the ‘Honeymoon Bridge.’

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?id=89268&b=1

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