Monday, July 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) Washington State Will Soon Have Eyes on I-5 Blind Spot

Link to article in The Daily Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/707189877/0/NEWS

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Delta IV Lifts GPS Satellite Into Orbit

Link to article and video in Florida Today:

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110717/NEWS02/107170317/Delta-IV-lifts-GPS-satellite-into-orbit

3) Google Maps Dumps Driving Times with Traffic Estimates

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388609,00.asp

4) Public Electric Vehicle Charge Stations Coming to Car GPS

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20080313-54/public-ev-charge-stations-coming-to-car-gps/

OTHER

5) Washington State Litter Hotline Falls Victim to Budget Cuts

Link to story and audio on KUOW Radio:

http://kuow.org/northwestnews.php?storyID=138176035

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Carmageddon: A Word that Got Attention, and Creator Gets His Due

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/carmageddon-creator-credited-with-getting-public-to-take-405-closure-seriously.html

7) Carmageddon II: Officials Likely to Use Same Fear-Factor Approach

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/carmageddon-ii-la-will-likely-take-same-approach-next-year.html

8) India Turns to Comic Books to Teach Road Safety

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2IFzaDNf9m-znJH9ct25MtqUxeQ?docId=CNG.a44aaf9b8d6c4a5793fc64c9e5371dcb.81

ROADWAYS

9) The Evolution of Traffic Signal System Software – What’s Next

Link to blog on Terranautix:

http://terranautix.com/2011/07/16/the-evolution-of-traffic-signal-system-software-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-next/

TRANSIT

10) DC Metro Launches Aggressive Social Media Effort

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/metro-launches-aggressive-social-media-effort/2011/07/15/gIQA3J2XKI_story.html

11) Wi-Fi on Public Transport May Appease Commuters

Australian survey shows most public transport users willing to pay more for premium services.

Link to article on The Courier Pigeon:

http://thecourierpigeon.com.au/wi-fi-on-public-transport-may-appease-commuters/852208/

Link to further information from the Tourism and Transport Forum:

http://www.ttf.org.au/DisplayFile.aspx?FileID=1182

12) Cool Official Response in New Zealand to Free Wi-Fi for Trains

Link to article on Stuff.co.nz:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/5298327/Cool-response-to-free-wi-fi-for-trains

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) New York City Traffic System Aims to Keep ‘Midtown in Motion’

Link to story and video on NY1:

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/143146/traffic-system-aims-to-keep–midtown-in-motion-

Link to news release from the NYC Mayor’s Office:

http://goo.gl/Nyvtg

14) Nepal Government Okays Traffic FM Radio Station

Link to article in Republica:

http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=33598

15) TomTom’s Real-Time Traffic Claims Questioned in South Africa

Link to article on MyBroadband:

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/28992-tomtom%E2%80%99s-real-time-traffic-claims-questioned.html

Link to further information from the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa:

http://www.asasa.org.za/ResultDetail.aspx?Ruling=5636

16) A Lot of Technology Goes Into Traffic Monitoring

Link to article in The Daily Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/707189879

VEHICLES

17) How Intelligent Cars Will Make Driving Easier and Greener

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-07/smartening-car

News Releases

1) Comments on Crash Data Guidelines Sought

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Webinar – 2011 TIGER Discretionary Grants – July 27

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=742

Today in Transportation History  

 

1966 **45^th anniversary** Gemini 10 was launched.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-066A

2001 **10^th anniversary** A CSX freight train derailed and caught fire in a tunnel under downtown Baltimore.

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13754.html

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Friday, July 15, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) San Antonio, Texas Boasts Latest Training Technology for Air Traffic Controllers

Link to story and video on KENS-TV:

http://www.kens5.com/news/San-Antonio-airport-boasts-latest-training-technology-for-air-traffic-controllers-125598318.html

2) Air Canada Fined for No French

One instance cited where passenger requested 7Up in French but was served a Sprite.

Link to article and video in the Ottawa Sun:

http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/07/14/air-canada-language-ruling-sparks-controversy

3) Singapore Airlines Sorry for Aggravation on New Website

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/07/15/news/singapore-airlines-sorry-for-aggravation-on-new-website

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Engineering, Aerial Mapping Firm Woolpert Acquires Water-Mapping Company, Geomatics Data Solutions

Link to article in the Dayton Daily News:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/dayton-company-acquires-survey-firm-1208006.html

OTHER

5) New South Wales Government Announces One Body for Roads, Rail, Freight and Ferries

Link to article in the Macarthur Chronicle:

http://macarthur-chronicle-campbelltown.whereilive.com.au/news/story/state-government-announces-one-body-for-roads-rail-freight-and-ferries/

TELEMATICS

6) EMI by the Dashboard Light

Electromagnetic interference more of an issue as telematics increases in vehicles.

Link to article in Microwave Journal:

http://www.mwjournal.com/article.asp?HH_ID=AR_11086 (free registration required for full article)

TRANSIT

7) California Lawmakers Push for Electronic Ads on Santa Monica Buses

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/lawmakers-push-for-electronic-ads-on-santa-monica-buses.html

8) Wi-Fi Service Now Available on Bay Area Light Rail System

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury Star:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18480248

Link to news release from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority:

http://www.vta.org/news/show/NR+11+07+03

9) Ottawa’s OC Transpo Slams Private Twitters Tweeting Bus Updates

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/07/14/ottawa-transpo-twitter.html

10) University Traveler Value of Potential Real-Time Transit Information

Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/JPT14.2Fries.pdf

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) No Car-tastrophe in ’84

As Los Angeles prepares for Carmageddon this weekend, a look at what happened during the 1984 Olympics when massive traffic jams were predicted.

Link to video on KCET-TV:

http://www.kcet.org/shows/socal_connected/content/transportation/no-car-tastrophe-in-84.html

12) Traffic and How to Avoid Future Carmageddons

Link to commentary on Fox Business:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2011/07/14/traffic-and-how-to-avoid-future-carmaggedons/

News Releases

1) US DOT Proposes Rule to Require Airlines to Report More Data on Fees, Baggage and Mishandled Wheelchairs

2) Sensys Networks Launches TrafficDOT 2.0

3) ITS United Kingdom Launches ITS on Your Doorstep Series of Events

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Statewide Opportunities for Integrating Operations, Safety and Multimodal Planning – August 2

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=23227

Friday Bonus

 

If you’ve seen Star Wars these devices probably look familiar.  Except these were created by GE in the 1960s.

http://www.gereports.com/where-jules-verne-meets-star-wars-ges-walking-truck-of-the-1960s/

Today in Transportation History  

 

1741 **270^th anniversary** Aleksei Chirikov, a Russian explorer, became the first European to reach the Alaska coast.

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/chirikov.html

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Thursday, July 14, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Houston Airport Study Tracks Airport Times Using Bluetooth

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7652388.html

2) Gogo Launching New In-Air Multimedia Platform Beyond Just Wi-Fi

Link to ZDNet blog:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/gogo-launching-new-in-air-multimedia-platform-beyond-just-wi-fi/52336

BICYCLES

3) Roanoke’s Award-Winning Greenway Map

Link to blog from the Virginia Bicycling Federation:

http://www.vabike.org/roanokes-award-winning-greenway-map/

CAMERAS

4) Debate Over Whether Austin, Texas Traffic Cameras Should Record

Link to story and video on KVUE-TV:

http://www.kvue.com/video/featured-videos/Debate-over-whether-traffic-cameras-should-record-125538533.html

OTHER

5) Trends in Computer Vision

An overview of vision-based data acquisition and processing technology and its potential for the transportation sector.

Link to paper from ITS America:

http://www.itsa.org/knowledgecenter/technologyscan/1301

6) Congress Conclusions: 8^th ITS European Congress

Link to document:

http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/mAdlIgAAAAA~/V9TcEx3Pm0iEVNxXoD7CmQ~~/Html/GotoLink.ashx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Transport Quebec Needs to Make Changes: Ex-Traffic Reporter

Agency needs to revamp how it communicates says member of new roadwork coordination committee.

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/Transport+Quebec+needs+make+changes+Rick+Leckner/5098496/story.html

ROADWAYS

8) Brisbane’s Clem7 Tunnel Should Have Had More Speed Signs: State Advice Revealed

Drivers challenging tickets when speeds are dropped following an incident.

Link to article in the Brisbane Times:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/clem7-should-have-had-more-speed-signs-state-advice-revealed-20110714-1hg05.html

TRANSIT

9) As Phones Jam Following Mumbai Blasts, Twitter, Facebook Save the Day

Sites not only allow anxious relatives and friends to connect, but provide traffic updates.

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/As-phones-jam-Twitter-Facebook-save-the-day/articleshow/9217717.cms

10) Upgrade for Melbourne Train Radios Sends a Costly Signal

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/upgrade-for-train-radios-sends-a-costly-signal-20110713-1hdyd.html

11) London’s Useless Bus Route ‘Spider Maps’ Due for an Overhaul

Link to blog on The Global Urbanist:

http://globalurbanist.com/2011/07/12/londons-useless-bus-route-spider-maps-due-for-an-overhaul.aspx

12) What Maps Should be at Stops and Stations?

Link to blog on Human Transit:

http://www.humantransit.org/2011/07/what-maps-should-be-at-stops-and-stations.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Regional Panel OKs New Traffic Management Center for Philadelphia

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/125548253.html

14) Google Maps Gets Traffic Info in 13 European Countries

Link to further information from Google:

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2011/07/live-traffic-information-for-13.html

15) Interview with Decell: Real-Time Traffic in Israel and Central Europe

Link to interview in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Interview-with-Decell-Real-Time-Traffic-in-Israel-and-Central-Europe_a3143.html (link may only work for a short time)

VEHICLES

16) Can Your Car be Hacked?

Link to article in Car and Driver:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/11q2/can_your_car_be_hacked_-feature

News Releases

1) House Lawmakers Call on US DOT to Shelve Plan to Disable BARR

2) International Conference of Electrical Engineering Ends with Declaration to Build and Operate ITS

 Job Postings

–  Traffic Engineering Group Manager ITS – RC Associates LLC – Tampa, Florida
http://goo.gl/HVTta

–  Marketing Manager/Public Information Officer – Antelope Valley Transit
Authority – Lancaster, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=21863
–  Manager, Market Development – Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority – San Jose, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=20792

Upcoming Events

10^th Annual Southern California Transportation Summit – September 6 – Los Angeles

http://mobility21.com/overview/

Today in Transportation History  

 

1911 **100^th anniversary** Harry Atwood landed a plane on the south lawn of the White House and was given an award by President Taft.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00F11F73F5517738DDDAC0994DF405B818DF1D3

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Enabling the Passenger

Airports have opportunity to capitalize on customer service gaps with new passenger processing and communication technologies.

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=45619

2) Mobile Information Delivery

A look at the advantages of mobile-enabled websites for airports.

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=45621

OTHER

3) How We Travel: A Sustainable National Program for Travel Data

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/_How_We_Travel_A_Sustainable_National_Program_for_164998.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) California’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission Plans $2.4 Million Public Information Campaign

Hope to encourage drivers to comply with 65 mph speed limit and change driving habits that contribute to global warming.

Link to Bay Area News Group article:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18463151

RAILROADS

5) Union Pacific Tracks Flood Disaster

Link to article in the Omaha World-Herald:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20110712/MONEY/707129963

ROADWAYS

6) Montreal Highway Repairs a Surprise to Officials

Even road construction coordination committee members say they were caught unaware.

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Ville+Marie+repairs+surprise+officials/5093193/story.html

Link to news release from Transport Quebec announcing appointment of committee:

http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/accueil/salle_presse#mobilite (in French)

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Campaign Aims to Increase Safety Measures on Abu Dhabi Main Roads

Link to article in The Gulf Today:

http://gulftoday.ae/portal/60f43907-f853-40da-9ecf-22ddd332bcab.aspx

TRANSIT

8) NJ Transit Scores Low on Communication in Customer Surveys

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/nj_transit_scores_low_on_commu.html

Link to news release from NJ Transit:

http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2692

9) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Selling Ads on Its Website to Raise Revenue

Link to AP article:

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/33486–mbta-selling-ads-on-its-website-to-raise-revenue

10) New Signs to Make Los Angeles Metro’s Nextrip Data Easier to Access

Signs display QR code to bring user directly to mobile-optimized page.

Link to article on blogdowntown:

http://blogdowntown.com/2011/07/6312-new-signs-to-make-metros-nextrip-data-easier

11) New Digital Signs Bring Memphis Area Transit Authority Trolley Riders Up to Speed

Link to article in The Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jul/13/keeping-02/

12) Chennai and Hyderabad Local Bus Services Board Google Transit

Link to blog from Google India:

http://googleindia.blogspot.com/2011/07/chennai-and-hyderabad-local-bus.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Political Stakes are High for I-405 Closure

This weekend’s Carmageddon could be a public relations fiasco or a home run, depending on whether drivers heed the advice of officials.

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0713-405-pols-20110713,0,6913158.story

14) How Mobile Tech is Being Used to Fight Carmageddon

Link to blog and video on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2011/07/13/carmageddon/

VEHICLES

15) The Great Online Car-Radio Race

To woo the coveted drive-time listener, Pandora and rival Clear Channel are trying to outfit cars with music apps.

Link to article in Fortune:

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/14/the-great-online-car-radio-race

News Releases

1) Wayne County Airport Authority to Partner With Clear Channel Airports, McConnell Communications to Develop New Community Showcase Program

2) Replay of Ford Live Chat with Marketing Director on the Latest Tools

3) Amtrak Safety Video Receives Top Honors

4) Radio Show Super Session Focuses on ‘The Road Ahead: Entertainment and Information in the Car’

5) FCC Strengthens Enhanced 911 Location Accuracy Requirements for Wireless Services

6) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Announces Redesigned ‘Protect Your Move’ Website

7) New Air Traffic Control Center Implemented by Indra in Lima Starts Up

Upcoming Events

2^nd International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention – September 5-7 – Gothenburg, Sweden

http://www.chalmers.se/safer/ddi2011-en/

Today in Transportation History    

1836 **175^th anniversary** US patent #1 was issued for an invention designed to improve the traction of locomotive wheels.

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa073100b.html

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Monday, July 11, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Memphis a Proving Ground for FAA’s New Air Traffic Control System

Link to article in The Commercial Appeal:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/jul/10/fedex-delta-hop-on-board-with-nextgen/

2) GOP: FAA Should Use More Private Resources for NextGen

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/170489-gop-faa-should-use-more-private-resources-for-nextgen

3) Iridium Offers New Air-Traffic Service

Link to article from The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/markets/newsfeeditem.aspx?id=148573656386616

Link to news release from Iridium:

http://investor.iridium.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=590316

OTHER

4) Intelligent Transport Society of South Africa Voices Support for User-Pays Principle

Link to article in Engineering News:

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/transport-society-voices-support-for-user-pays-principle-2011-07-08

5) US Army Transportation School Uses ‘Smart’ Training

Link to article on Military.com:

http://www.military.com/news/article/army-news/transportation-school-uses-smart-training.html

6) Technology May Soon Change Meaning of ‘Drive Time’

Link to commentary in The Patriot Ledger:

http://www.patriotledger.com/features/x1850042817/COMMENTARY-Technology-may-soon-allow-us-to-charge-fairly-for-highway-use

7) Traffic Technology International – June/July 2011

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/956bceea#/956bceea/1

8) SunGuide Disseminator – July 2011

Link to newsletter from the Florida Department of Transportation:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2011/2011-007-Jul.pdf

PARKING

9) The Ups and Downs of Meter Rates

First results in from San Francisco’s SFpark parking-management program.

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/11/BAHN1K8DMK.DTL

10) Portland, Oregon Will Test Pay-by-Phone Street Parking Starting in August

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/07/portland_will_test_pay-by-phon.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) ‘Move Over’ Rule to be Touted in California Traffic Safety Campaign

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/10/3759137/move-over-rule-to-be-touted-in.html

12) Winnipeg Stadium Traffic Plan ‘Clouded in Secrecy’

Link to article in the Winnipeg Free Press:

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/stadium-traffic-plan-clouded-in-secrecy-33000-fans-fewer-than-7100-parking-spots-at-bombers-future-home-125284893.html

RAILROADS

13) Suppliers Prep Wayside Components to Cover the Dark Territory and Trackside Monitoring Aspects of Positive Train Control

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/ptc/article/CS-Suppliers-prep-wayside-components-to-cover-the-dark-territory-trackside-monitoring-aspects-of-PTC–26841

ROADWAYS

14) Worries About Boston Tunnel Lights Were Kept in the Dark

Engineers knew corroded tunnel fixtures could signify real danger, but they moved slowly, secretly.

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/10/worries_about_lights_were_kept_in_the_dark/

15) Massachusetts Lawmakers Seek to Query Transportation Head About Agency Secretiveness

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/07/11/lawmakers_seek_to_query_transportation_head_about_agency_secretiveness/

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) Distracted-Driving Programs Show Success

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-11-programs-help-cut-distracted-driving_n.htm

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2011/dot8211.html

17) FEMA and FCC Commit to More Training Before Implementing Emergency Mobile Alerts

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110708_4021.php

TELEMATICS

18) Talking to Your Car Not so Farfetched with Telematics Options

Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/drive/talking-to-your-car-not-so-farfetched-with-telematrics-options-125202298.html

TRANSIT

19) App Designed to Make Travel by Public Transit Easier

Link to article on Gizmag:

http://www.gizmag.com/fraunhofer-smart-way-public-transit-app/19168/

Link to further information from the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems:

http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2010-2011/19/mobile-guide.jsp

20) Toronto Transit Commission Launches Real-Time Vehicle-Tracking System for Buses

Link to article in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/ttc-launches-real-time-vehicle-tracking-system-for-buses/article2093353/

Link to news release from the TTC:

http://www3.ttc.ca/News/2011/July/07_11_NVAS_Bus.jsp

21) DC Metro’s Model Riders are Really Models

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/07/metros-model-riders-are-really-models

22) Social Media’s Influence on Public Transit

Link to blog on Human Transit:

http://www.humantransit.org/2011/07/social-medias-influence-on-public-transit-guest-post.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) Kentucky Speedway Officials Vow to Improve Traffic Conditions

Link to story and video on WLKY-TV:

http://www.wlky.com/r/28504910/detail.html

Link to statement from the Kentucky Speedway:

http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com/newsline/news.aspx?newsID=1038

24) California DOT Gets High-Tech for ‘Carmageddon’

Link to story and video on KABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=resources/traffic&id=8244027

25) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority to Launch Latest Traffic, Flood Updating Program

Link to article in the Sun.Star:

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2011/07/10/mmda-launch-latest-traffic-flood-updating-program-166071

26) Colorado Signs Display Travel Times

Vehicle transponders help compute the estimates.

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.gazette.com/articles/says-121304-sign-getting.html

27) Southampton, UK’s CCTV Control Center to Move

Officials hope to find a private firm to run the service.

Link to article in the Daily Echo:

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9132274.CCTV_control_centre_to_leave_stadium/

VEHICLES

28) Ford Wins a Rare Corporate Foothold on Google+

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20077242-264/ford-wins-a-rare-corporate-foothold-on-google/

29) Designing Intelligence Into the Car – On Demand Webinar

Link to view webinar from EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/electrical-engineers/education-training/webinars/4216833/Designing-Intelligence-into-the-Car?Ecosystem=communications-design

News Releases

1) New York MTA Launches Competition for Best Transportation-Related Apps

2) Ford Trials Complimentary Live Operator Assistance for Sync Services; Free Business Search and Address Entry Support

3) Streetline Launches Smart Parking Program for New Brunswick, New Jersey

4) European Traffic Information is Available Free on the ViaMichelin Website, the iPhone and the iPad

5) Avery Dennison Launches Retroreflectivity Compliance Kit

Upcoming Events

7^th International ASME/IEEE Conference on Mechatronics and Embedded Systems and Applications – August 28-31 – Washington, DC

http://iel.ucdavis.edu/mesa/MESA11/

Today in Transportation History  

 

1911 **100^th anniversary** The Federal Express derailed in Bridgeport, Connecticut.  Fourteen people died. The St. Louis Cardinals were traveling on the train and were credited with saving many lives.

http://www.ctnow.com/sports/hc-train-wreck-0710-20110709,0,2471871,full.story

1911 **100^th anniversary** Construction began on California’s Santa Maria Valley Railroad.

http://www.ksby.com/news/santa-maria-valley-railroad-will-soon-celebrate-100th-anniversary1/

1936 **75t^h anniversary** The Triborough Bridge opened.  The bridge connects the New York City boroughs of Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan.

http://mta.info/news/stories/?story=305

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