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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 24, 2009

July 25, 2009 at 12:19 am

Friday, July 24, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) EU Ombudsman Urges Air Passenger Language Provision

Link to story on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/culture/ombudsman-urges-air-passenger-language-provision/article-184356

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Nissan Car Monitors GPS for Road Dangers Ahead

Link to IDG News Service story:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135881/Nissan_car_monitors_GPS_for_road_dangers_ahead

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) US Transportation Security Administration Deploys New Screening Pilot Technology on Connecticut-Long Island Ferry

Link to UPI story:

http://www.upi.com/Security_Industry/2009/07/24/TSA-deploys-new-screening-tech-for-pilot/UPI-18341248450159/

4) Cash-Strapped States Raid 911 Funds

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHDteg76KJLCUu-wFV8VBrOpIJFQD99KB2T80

TRANSIT

5) Circuit at DC Metro Crash Site Began Malfunctioning in Late ’07, NTSB Says

Link to story and video in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/23/AR2009072301575.html

6) DC Metro Response Undermines Rider Confidence

Agency is focused on engineering in response to crisis but vastly underestimating the amount of information they need to share with the public.

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2009/07/metro_creating_morale_problem.html?hpid=topnews

VEHICLES

7) Virtual Co-driver Means Safer Trucks

Link to story on Transport News Network:

http://www.tnn.co.uk/Manufacturers/plonearticle.2009-07-24.2284464932

News Releases

1) BART Includes Train Lengths on Real-Time Arrival Sites

Job Postings

– Transportation Specialist, GS-2101-13/14 EG – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC

http://tinyurl.com/nqp25k

Upcoming Events

GIS in Transit Conference – November 16-18 – St. Petersburg, Florida

http://www.urisa.org/gis_transit

Friday Bonus

Here’s the 21st Century version of Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal.

http://manhattanairport.org/

Today in Transportation History

1969 **40th anniversary** – Apollo 11 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean.

http://space.about.com/library/video/blvidapollo11_reclip02.htm

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 22, 2009

July 22, 2009 at 10:58 pm

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Join ITS America and AAAE at the Intersection of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Aviation!

The 2nd Annual Use of Intelligent Transportation Systems in Airport Environments Conference, August 4-5, 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah will feature high-level industry personnel in the Intelligent Transport Systems industry who are currently providing solutions for airport landside management. The agenda will also include airport personnel sharing real world results, lessons learned, and success stories with using ITS products and services.  Registration discounts are available to members of ITS America and AAAE. To view the final program and to register, visit http://www.itsa.org/itsairports.html.

CAMERAS

1) Nearly 20% of New York City Red-Light Cameras Stolen

Link to story in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07222009/news/regionalnews/brooklyn/spy_camera_snatch_shot_180660.htm

OTHER

2) Costly Weather Satellites May Get More Funds

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-07-21-satellite_N.htm

RAILROADS

3) Latest Issue of Signal, the Newsletter of ERTMS

Link to newsletter:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/interoperability/ertms/doc/013_signal_2009_07_en.pdf

ROADWAYS

4) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Archives Highway Plans Online

Link to story in Business First of Louisville:

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/07/20/daily4.html

Link to KYTC Projects Archive: http://kytcgis.ky.gov/projectarchive/viewer.htm

5) High-Tech Highway Funding

Link to commentary in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/07/22/high_tech_highway_funding/

TRANSIT

6) DC Metro Discovers Problems in Additional Track Circuits

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072102479.html

7) Practical Measures to Increase Transit Advertising Revenues

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10700

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) FHWA Office of Operations Current News Now Available Via RSS

Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/rss/opsnewsrss.htm

News Releases

1) Nissan’s New Navigation System Emphasizes Safer, Greener Driving

Solicitation

– Program Opportunity Notice – Solicitation Seeks to Improve Transportation Corridor Efficiencies – NYSDOT, NYSERDA

http://www.nyserda.org/funding/1554pon.asp

Upcoming Events

ITS Pennsylvania Annual Meeting – August 27-28 – Pittsburgh

http://www.itspennsylvania.com/Portals/0/2009%20ITSPA%20Annual%20Meeting%20Program.pdf

Today in Transportation History

1869 **140th anniversary** – John Augustus Roebling, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge and other suspension bridges, died.

http://en.structurae.de/persons/data/index.cfm?ID=d000030

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 21, 2009

July 21, 2009 at 11:20 pm

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Join IBTTA in Chicago for the Transformation of Transportation!

IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 13-16, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois, is the most significant gathering of toll industry professionals in the world. Attend this meeting and interact with the most influential experts and decision makers from around the globe and discuss ideas and solutions about transportation financing strategies, the future of tolling and paying for mobility, AET and Interoperability, new ideas for the new economy and sustainable transportation. Register by August 14 and receive a $100 discount off your registration fee. This meeting is hosted by the Illinois Tollway and will be held at the Hyatt Regency. For information on registration, hotel reservations, exhibiting or sponsorship, visit IBTTA’s website at www.ibtta.org. Register today!

AVIATION

1) UK Airports Deploy New Technology to Monitor Passenger Movement

System anonymously tracks cell phone signals as passengers move through terminals.

Link to story on Airport Technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/news/news60000.html?WT.mc_id=DN_News

2) Airport Maps iPhone App: Does It Really Help You Navigate Your Way Around North American Airports?

Link to review on Examiner:

http://www.examiner.com/x-14813-iPhone-Apps-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Airport-Maps-iPhone-app-does-it-really-help-you-navigate-your-way-around-North-American-airports

3) The Race to Provide Wi-Fi While Flying

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/business/21road.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) EZ Tags Pull Double Duty as Traffic Monitors

Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/6537163.html

PARKING

5) Are Even Higher Meter Prices in Your Future? Report Says They Should be

Report recommends higher rush hour parking rates, technology improvements to ease San Francisco’s pervasive parking problems.

Link to story in the SFAppeal:

http://sfappeal.com/alley/2009/07/are-even-higher-meter-prices-in-your-future-report-says-they-should-be.php

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) US Withheld Data Showing Cell Phone Driving Risks

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/technology/21distracted.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

7) The Color of Safety

An expert symposium, cosponsored by FHWA, looked at the use of color in conveying safety messages.

Link to story in Public Roads:

http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/09julaug/02.htm

TELEMATICS

8) New OnStar Tech Keeps Stolen Vehicles from Starting

Link to review from CNET News:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10291032-48.html

TRANSIT

9) Maryland Transit Authority Reins in Audio Surveillance Proposal

Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/commuting/bal-md.mta21jul21,0,7383941.story

VEHICLES

10) Before Creating the Car, Ford Designs the Driver

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/automobiles/19design.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

News Releases

1) Inrix Delivers Real-Time Traffic Flow Services for Europe

2) In-Vehicle Text-by-Voice Application Introduced by ATX to Automotive Market

3) Port of Long Beach, California to Test Emergency Public Address System

Job Posting

– Supervisory, Engineering Psychologist, Operations Research Analyst, or Industrial Engineer – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=82315153

Upcoming Events

15th Annual Central Europe/North America Airport Issues Conference – October 18-20 – Dubrovnik, Croatia

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091003/

Today in Transportation History

1919 **90th anniversary** – The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express caught fire and crashed into a building in Chicago. Thirteen people died, including ten on the ground.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Wingfoot-Air-Express—The-First-Airship-Disaster&id=1014840

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 17, 2009

July 18, 2009 at 1:08 pm

Friday, July 17, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

RAILROADS

1) Key BC Rail E-Mails May Have Been Deleted in May

Government messages sought in corruption case.

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/07/16/bc-bc-rail-emails.html

ROADWAYS

2) Missouri Road Signs to Become Fluorescent

Link to AP story:

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2009/07/17/news_state/167state32modot.txt

Link to news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation:

http://www.modot.org/newsandinfo/District0News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=34341

3) $155,000 Sign Welcomes Motorists to Orange County, California

Link to story in The Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/freeway-county-buena-2495618-project-orange

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Transportation’s Real Mover

Coolly, Deborah Hersman is National Transportation Safety Board’s very face of safety.

Link to profile in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/16/AR2009071604222.html

TELEMATICS

5) Two Ways to Profit from the New Wave of Motoring Technology

Link to story in MoneyWeek:

http://www.moneyweek.com/investment-advice/share-tips-two-ways-to-profit-from-the-new-wave-of-motoring-technology-14961.aspx

TRANSIT

6) DC Metro is Meeting with Vendors about Train Control Backup

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/14/ST2009071403568.html?sid=ST2009071403568

7) Citizen Journalists on Prowl for Train and Bus Operators Asleep at Wheel

Link to Fox News story:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,533460,00.html

8) TriMet’s Open Source Heaven: The Five Best Transit-Rider Apps

Link to story in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2009/07/open_source_heaven_the_5_best.html

Link to TriMet App Center: http://trimet.org/apps/

News Releases

1) Sydney Metro Airports Launch Filming Studios – Designed to show the possibilities of airports as filming locations

2) National Transportation Atlas Database Released

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight – Highway Networks and Their Relationship to Freight – August 19

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=17162

Friday Bonus

This brings distracted driving to a whole new level.

http://www.saveborrowspend.co.uk/articles/news/2391-trucker-showers-whilst-driving

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75th anniversary** – The Federal Communications Commission issued Order No. 1 which created three divisions; Broadcasting, Telegraph and Telephone.

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/assemble?docno=340717

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 16, 2009

July 16, 2009 at 10:24 pm

Thursday, July 16, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Join IBTTA in Chicago for the Transformation of Transportation!

IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 13-16, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois, is the most significant gathering of toll industry professionals in the world. Attend this meeting and interact with the most influential experts and decision makers from around the globe and discuss ideas and solutions about transportation financing strategies, the future of tolling and paying for mobility, AET and Interoperability, new ideas for the new economy and sustainable transportation. Register by August 14 and receive a $100 discount off your registration fee. This meeting is hosted by the Illinois Tollway and will be held at the Hyatt Regency. For information on registration, hotel reservations, exhibiting or sponsorship, visit IBTTA’s website at www.ibtta.org. Register today!

AVIATION

1) Clay Lacy Aviation to Install Wireless Internet on Private Jets

Link to story in Private Jet Daily:

http://www.privatejetdaily.com/index.php/20090714526/Latest/Clay-Lacy-Aviation-to-install-wireless-internet-on-private-jets.html

2) Free Wi-Fi Coming to Atlanta Airport, but Not Yet

Link to story in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/business/free-91956.html

3) FAA and the National Weather Service are Considering Plans to Consolidate Weather Service Offices, But Face Significant Challenges

Link to US Government Accountability Office testimony:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09887t.pdf

MARITIME

4) Port of Los Angeles Sonar Devices Aid Ocean Searches

Link to story in the Daily Breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_12845460

OTHER

5) Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategic Planning Group Charter

Link to document from US DOT:

http://www.its.dot.gov/spg/index.htm

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Seattle Transportation Department Unveils New, ‘Open’ Web Site

Link to story in the West Seattle Herald:

http://www.westseattleherald.com/2009/07/15/news/transportation-department-unveils-new-open-web-site

Link to site: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/

ROADWAYS

7) Texas Opts Not to Spend Stimulus Funds on Road Signs

Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/transportation/stories/DN-signs_16tex.ART.State.Edition1.4c00123.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Homeland Security Chief Promotes Cheaper, Secure Driver’s Licenses

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-07-15-napolitano-drivers-licenses_N.htm

9) Calling ‘How’s My Driving’ Numbers Actually Improves Traffic Safety

Link to story in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:

http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_12844511

10) Music to Soothe the Savage Driver

CD designed to relax drivers yet help them stay alert.

Link to story in The San Bernardino County Sun:

http://www.sbsun.com/living/ci_12846983

Link to further information and samples:

http://www.innerpeacemusic.com/albumdetail.asp?pid=94

TRANSIT

11) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager Says He’s Reachable

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/16/mbta_general_manager_says_hes_reachable/

News Releases

1) Inrix Announces Historical Traffic Speeds for Europe

2) Maritime Satellite Communication Market to Reach $27 Billion in 2013, Finds Frost & Sullivan

3) Pennsylvania DOT Introduces E-PennDOT Digest

4) FRA Issues NPRM on Technology to Prevent Train Collisions

5) Lockheed Martin Submits Phase B Proposal for Advanced Control Segment of GPS

Job Posting

–  Sales Representative – Citilog – North America

http://www.citilog.com/pdfs/Citilog%20-%20Job%20opportunity%20-%20US%20Sales%20Rep%20-%20Jul2009.pdf

Solicitation

– RFP – Customer Service – E-470 Public Highway Authority

http://www.e-470.com/Default.aspx?pn=Requests%20For%20Proposals

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Using the Newly Released Version of the Roadway Safety+ Training Program – August 6

http://www.workzonesafety.org/training/record/9748

Today in Transportation History

1969 **40th anniversary** – Apollo 11 was launched for the first manned mission to the Moon.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5722827024646179220

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 15, 2009

July 16, 2009 at 10:12 am

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Join ITS America and AAAE at the Intersection of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Aviation!

The 2nd Annual Use of Intelligent Transportation Systems in Airport Environments Conference, August 4-5, 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah will feature high-level industry personnel in the Intelligent Transport Systems industry who are currently providing solutions for airport land side management. The agenda will also include airport personnel sharing real world results, lessons learned, and success stories with using ITS products and services.  Registration discounts are available to members of ITS America and AAAE. For more information, visithttp://www.itsa.org/itsairports.html.

AVIATION

1) Federal Aviation Administration’s Flight Plan Computer Servers to be Updated Soon

Link to story in Flying:

http://www.flyingmag.com/news/1619/faas-flight-plan-computer-servers-to-be-updated-soon.html

2) Funny-Looking Beach Radar Station is Serious Business

Link to story in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/07/funnylooking-beach-radar-station-serious-business

3) Arizona State University Poly Air Traffic Control Program Taking Off

Link to story in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/07/15/20090715mr-simulators0717.html

CAMERAS

4) Red Light Cameras in Schaumburg, Illinois Screech to a Halt

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-red-light-camerasjul15,0,7535797.story

5) Moves to Protect Speed Camera Operators in South Australia

Link to story in The Advertiser:

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25789585-911,00.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Will GPS Devices Go the Way of the Tape Deck?

Link to column in The StarPhoenix:

http://communities.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/blogs/techtime/archive/2009/07/15/will-gps-devices-go-the-way-of-the-tape-deck.aspx

PARKING

7) Texas University’s Transport Services to Use Twitter

Link to story in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/07/Texas-school-s-parking-transport-services-to-use-Twitter.aspx

ROADWAYS

8) New York State Lawmakers: No Need to Spend $900,000 on Stimulus Signs

Link to story and video report on WSYR-TV:

http://www.9wsyr.com/mostpopular/story/Lawmakers-No-need-to-spend-900k-on-stimulus-signs/I-gGrhVrjESg-wbN6ki9LA.cspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Charleston, West Virginia Airport Response System Passes Test

Link to story in the Charleston Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.com/News/200907140771

10) Emergency Managers and First Responders Use Twitter and Facebook to Update Communities

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/701799

TRANSIT

11) DC Metro Signaling System Continues to Fail

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-14-metro_N.htm

12) BART a National Leader in Real-Time Data Transparency and Development

Link to story on Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/701799

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) New Service Helps Keep Commuters Up to Speed on CTA, Metra Delays

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-talk-metra-websitejul15,0,7236751.story

14) How New Technologies Will Ease Our Traffic Woes

Link to story in New Scientist:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20327176.400-how-new-technologies-will-ease-our-traffic-woes.html

News Releases

1) Urban Mapping Provides Turnkey Solution for Pedestrian Navigation

Upcoming Events

National Association for Pupil Transportation Annual Conference & Trade Show – October 31-November 5 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://www.napt.org/displayconvention.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75th anniversary** – Continental Airlines flew its first flight as Varney Speed Lines.

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/company/history/1934-1958.aspx

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 14, 2009

July 14, 2009 at 8:35 pm

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Join IBTTA in Chicago for the Transformation of Transportation!

IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 13-16, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois, is the most significant gathering of toll industry professionals in the world. Attend this meeting and interact with the most influential experts and decision makers from around the globe and discuss ideas and solutions about transportation financing strategies, the future of tolling and paying for mobility, AET and Interoperability, new ideas for the new economy and sustainable transportation. Register by August 14 and receive a $100 discount off your registration fee. This meeting is hosted by the Illinois Tollway and will be held at the Hyatt Regency. For information on registration, hotel reservations, exhibiting or sponsorship, visit IBTTA’s website at www.ibtta.org. Register today!

AVIATION

1) Sensis Receives FAA Pilot Contract for Ground Surveillance System

Link to story in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/sensis_receives_faa_pilot_cont.html

2) Fliers Get Advice on Internet Etiquette

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-07-13-etiquette-flying-internet_N.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) RFID Orders Continue to Surge

Link to story in eWeek:

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/RFID-Orders-Continue-to-Surge-634229/

4) Czech Cabinet Closes First Part of Toll Collection System Construction

Link to Czech News Agency story:

http://praguemonitor.com/2009/07/14/cabinet-closes-1st-part-toll-collection-system-construction

ROADWAYS

5) Israel’s Transportation Agency to ‘Hebraize’ Road Signs

Link to Ma’an News Agency story:

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&Do=&ID=39205

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Task Force Will Reconsider US Color-Coded Warning System

Link to story in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/07/14/task_force_will_reconsider_col.html

7) Speedbusters: Move Over for Tow Trucks

Link to story and video on WTMJ-TV:

http://www.todaystmj4.com/features/specialassignment/50644377.html

TELEMATICS

8) Telematics Firms Fight for Survival

Link to story in Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/story/Telematics-firms-fight-for-survival/50694

TRANSIT

9) National Transportation Safety Board Says DC Metro System Lacks ‘Safety Redundancy’

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-13-ntsb_N.htm

10) National Transportation Safety Board: Boston Trolley Crash Could Have Been Prevented

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/07/ntsb_holds_hear.html

11) Pittsburgh-Area Port Authority Begins Limited Test of ‘Smart Card’ Collection of Fares

Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_633507.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Info Startup AirSage Maps Deal with Verizon

Link to story in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2009/07/airsage_inks_deal_with_verizon.html

13) Real-Time Traveler Information Systems

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10633

Upcoming Events

IBEC One-Day Seminar on Road Pricing Seminar – September 20 – Stockholm

www.harmonised-events.com/index.php?url=evenement_vue&id_evenement=22

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50th anniversary** – The first nuclear-powered surface warship in the world was launched.

http://navysite.de/cg/cgn9.htm

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 13, 2009

July 14, 2009 at 1:51 am

Monday, July 13, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Early Registration Ends July 24 for 16th World Congress on ITS

Stockholm will play host to the 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, from September 21-25, 2009. With the theme “ITS in Daily Life,” the World Congress will explore how ITS can improve our everyday mobility with a strong emphasis on co-modality and ITS solutions for road, rail and public transportation.  Early-bird registration ends July 24.  Online registration and information on the preliminary program, technical tours, accommodations, and more can be found at http://www.itsworldcongress.com. Opportunities to serve as session moderators are available by contacting Nicole Oliphant at noliphant@itsa.org.

AVIATION

1) Federal Aviation Administration to Create Aeronautical Chart Cartel?

Link to story on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/chart_faa_fbo_sell_october_5_aeronautical_200707-1.html

CAMERAS

2) Illinois Red Light Camera Law Born with the Help of Political Insiders

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-red-light-cameras-part-two-jul13,0,6603390.story

CARTOGRAPHY

3) OpenStreet Map: The Free Map Data Revolution?

Link to story in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/OpenStreetMap-the-free-map-data-revolution_a1637.html

4) Is a National GIS on the Map?

Agencies find new ways to use geospatial data, as ESRI and others promote a nationwide system.

Link to story in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/07/13/national-gis-federal-agencies-esri.aspx

OTHER

5) Adventures in Stimulus Tracking

Link to story on ProPublica:

http://www.propublica.org/ion/reporting-network/item/adventures-in-stimulus-tracking-713

Link to story in Mother Jones:

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2009/07/adventures-citizen-journalism

6) Web Site Seeks Racial Equality in Stimulus Allocation

Link to story in The Michigan Citizen:

http://tinyurl.com/kop5bs

Link to FairRecovery:  http://www.fairrecovery.org/

ROADWAYS

7) Red Light Cameras Raking in Cash

Link to story and video in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-red-light-cameras-12-jul12,0,7945020.story

8) New Road Signs Help Endangered Turtles in Maine

Link to story on Village Soup:

http://waldo.villagesoup.com/Sports/story.cfm?storyID=167671

SAFETY

9) Cyberattacks Show Need to Protect Federal Sites

Link to story in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/168262/cyberattacks_show_need_to_protect_federal_sites.html

10) Laptops in Ambulances Boost Emergency Care

Indianapolis-area ambulance crews are among the first in the world with the power to tap into patient medical records in the field.

Link to story in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20090713/LIVING01/907130339/Laptops+in+ambulances+boost+emergency+care

SPACE

11) Web Site Recreates Apollo 11 Mission in Real-Time

Link to AP story:

http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/view/20090712web_site_recreates_apollo_11_mission_in_real_time/srvc=home&position=recent

Link to We Choose the Moon:  http://wechoosethemoon.org/

TRANSIT

12) Transit Must Allow Political Ads: Canadian Supreme Court

Link to story in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/transit-must-allow-political-ads-court/article1215038/

13) New York MTA Considers Wireless Broadband for Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Stations and Trains

Link to story on cellular-news:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/38469.php

14) Need to Get There Quick? Click on These Transit Timesavers First

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/11/AR2009071102263.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) New South Wales Government Cannot Manage Sydney’s Traffic Chaos

Government is revamping transport management center and creating transport coordination group.

Link to story in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,27574,25769557-5006009,00.html

VEHICLES

16) Digital Radio and GPS Devices Which Attach to Windshield Could be Banned in Australia

Link to story in Channel News:

http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sound/Digital_Radio/A5H2E4Q8

17) The Silence of Hybrids Causes Some Alarm

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/business/energy-environment/13iht-green13.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

News Releases

1) New Message Boards to Make Rural Highways Safer – Missouri DOT is First in the Nation to Put Federal Safety Funds to Work

2) Intelligent Transportation Society of America Launches New Web Site

3) Global Car Industry Hits Bottom in Q1; Auto Electronics Recovery Commences

4) Airline Data on Diversions ‘Highly Suspicious’, Says FlyersRights.org

5) American Airlines Announces Automated Flight Status Messaging and a New, User-Friendly Online Notification Center at AA.com

6) Continental Now Offering Live DirectTV on Domestic Flights

Solicitation

– ITS Tennessee Annual Meeting Call for Presentations

http://www.itstn.org/

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Where is the ‘IT’ in ITS – August 18

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s090714_its.asp

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75th anniversary** – Aleksei Yeliseyev, a Soviet cosmonaut, was born in Zhizdra, Russia.

http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/cosmonauts/english/yeliseyev_aleksei.htm

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 10, 2009

July 13, 2009 at 12:45 am

Friday, July 10, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Air France Pilots Blame Safety Agencies for Crash of Flight 447

Union says French and European agencies ignored a history of dangerous failures in Airbus speed probes.

Link to story in The Times:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6675343.ece

2) FAA Updating Flight Crew Alerting Standards

Rules would limit the use of red, yellow and amber on the flight deck.

Link to story in Occupational Health & Safety:

http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/07/10/faa-updating-flight-crew-alerting-standards.aspx

3) Airlines in Love with Versatile Version of Bar Code

Link to story in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/portal/business/ci_12805878

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Men Bests Delaware River Port Authority in Battle Over Privacy

Link to story in the Courier-Post:

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090710/NEWS01/907100338/1006/news01

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) First Look: AT&T’s Turn-by-Turn Navigation iPhone App

Link to review on FoxBusiness:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/personal-finance/lifestyle-money/personal-technology/look-atts-turn-turn-navigation-iphone-app/

MARITIME

6) US Senator John Rockefeller Wants Full Disclosure of Maritime Security Violations and Flubs

Link to story in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/2307.html

7) Washington State Ferries Wireless-Connection High-Speed Data Project

Link to report from the Federal Transit Administration:

http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/WashingtonStateFerriesDataConnectionProject.pdf

OTHER

8) Drivers Asked to Test Alternative to Fuel Tax

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jYNPi3-EttcOOLkKFxgDJbvNRaVAD99AHA6G0

9) New Bills in US Congress Would Make RF Spectrum Inventories Open to Public

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/07/10/radio-frequency-spectrum-inventories-legislation.aspx

10) Telecommuting and the Broadband Superhighway

Link to story on Newgeography:

http://www.newgeography.com/content/00885-telecommuting-and-the-broadband-superhighway

11) July Issue of IEEE ITS Society Newsletter Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ieeeitss.org/v11n3.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Taking Eyes Off Road Ups Accidents

Link to story in The Hawk Eye:

http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/Texting-070809

TELEMATICS

13) Toyota, Lexus Get New Telematics System

Link to story in Consumer Reports:

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/07/toyota-safety-connect-lexus-enform-new-telematics-systems.html

News Releases

1) Traffax Inc. Conducts July 4 Study of Vehicle and Pedestrian Traffic Flows with DC Department of Transportation

2) Missouri DOT’s Communications System Wins International Award

Upcoming Events

2009 Virginia Hazardous Materials Conference – October 19-23 – Hampton, Virginia

http://www.virginiahazmat.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=85

Friday Bonus

Here’s one more way to keep the passengers’ attention during the airline safety announcements.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/business/30air.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Today in Transportation History

1789 **220th anniversary** – Alexander Mackenzie discovered the river in Canada which would later bear his name.

http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/profiles/mackenzie.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 6, 2009

July 6, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Monday, July 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Gets Its New Virtualized Flight-Plan System Off the Ground

Link to story in eWeek:

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/FAA-Gets-Its-New-Virtualized-FlightPlan-System-into-the-Air-575310/

2) Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Sign Cost Jumps Past $2 Million

Link to story in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/49940422.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUT

3) Wyoming Requires Marking Wind Towers

Link to AP story:

http://www.trib.com/articles/2009/07/06/news/wyoming/a0e8b7f1fccae835872575e8007c1fe6.txt

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) E-ZPass Subsidy in Maryland Lingered Too Long

Link to column in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2009/07/ezpass_subsidy_lingered_too_lo.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Navteq: ‘The Phone Will Not Replace the Sat-Nav’

Link to story in Pocket-lint:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/25235/navteq-phones-wont-replace-satnavs.phtml

OTHER

6) Twitter Comes to the Rescue

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/travel/05prac.html

ROADWAYS

7) Federal Stimulus Road Signs Rile Up Some Taxpayers

Link to AP story:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D998UR900.htm

8) ‘Pictograms’ Make Motorway Debut

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/surrey/8137241.stm

9) Signs to Monitor Driver Behavior in Queensland

Speeding and tailgating will be detected by signs and messages would change accordingly.

Link to story in the Sunshine Coast Daily:

http://www.thedaily.com.au/news/2009/jul/06/signs-monitor-driver-behaviour-highway/

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) US Department of Homeland Security Launches Multi-frequency Radio Pilot Program for First Responders

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090702_1033.php

TRANSIT

11) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Testing Trolley Collision-Avoidance System

Link to AP story:

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO117928/

12) Denver’s RTA Preps Train-Stopping System for Colorado Light Rail Trains

Link to story in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_12728198

13) Utah Transit Riders Use Smart Cards to Pay Fares

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/699033

14) Chicago Transit Authority Surveys Customers…Badly

Link to commentary in The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-doyle/cta-surveys-customers-bad_b_225147.html

News Releases

1) Denver’s RTA Introduces myStop, Automated Telephone System for Schedule Information

CORRECTIONS

There was an incorrect link in Friday’s issue.  The correct link is provided below.

Electronic Tolls Trump Cash on the Highways

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124658505980890241.html

Upcoming Events

Large Hub Winter Operations Conference and Expo – July 19-21 – Dearborn, Michigan

http://events.aaae.org/sites/090710/agenda.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1919 **90th anniversary** – The British dirigible R34 completed the first trans-Atlantic crossing upon landing in Mineola, New York.

http://www.aht.ndirect.co.uk/airships/r34/index.html

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