Tuesday, November 3, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas and examine an array of methods to design, finance, operate and maintain user financed surface transportation facilities. The second day of this meeting will be held in conjunction with TranspoQuip 2009, Latin America’s biggest event for the transportation infrastructure industries in Latin America. Featured speakers include Cesar Queiroz, Consultant, Roads and Transport Infrastructure, World Bank, and Roberto Lucas, Jr., Author and Urban Planning Consultant. Meeting hosted by ABCR and CCR. For registration, hotel, travel and visa information, or to view the preliminary agenda, visit www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) Lawmakers Seek Ban on Laptops in Airliner Cockpits

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hA0WkLUZXW8iR6FIjNXOF4XHbuLQD9BNUDM00

2) NextGen Panel Warns of Obstacles

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/COMMIT110209.xml

3) New Technology Could Revolutionize the Black Box

Link to article in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/new-technology-could-revolutionize-the-black-box/article1349161/

4) Scared of Flying? Press the Fear iButton

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5A21RR20091103

BICYCLING

5) Austin, Texas Installs ‘Sharrows’ as Part of Cycling, Driving Experiment

Link to story and video on KVUE-TV:

http://www.kvue.com/news/local/110209sharrows_10-68802522.html

CAMERAS

6) Red-Light Camera Cash Could Balance Budget, Louisiana Parish Considers

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/jefferson_parish_officials_eye.html

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Mystery of Argleton, the ‘Google’ Town that Only Exists Online

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6474746/Mystery-of-Argleton-the-Google-town-that-only-exists-online.html

MARITIME

8) US Navy to Increase Broadband Speed Tenfold

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/03/navy-installs-broadband-technology.aspx

OTHER

9) Highlights from the Second International Field Operational Testing Workshop at the ITS World Congress

Link to article and presentations from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/fotnews200910.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Indianapolis has First Ambulance-Based Wireless Medical Records System

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/21/indianapolis-ambulances-accessing-wireless-ehr-system.aspx

11) When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/technology/02texting.html?_r=2&th&emc=th

12) How Can We Promote Greater Awareness of Transportation Safety?

Link to comments on the National Journal’s Transportation Experts Blog:

http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2009/11/how-can-we-promote-greater-awa.php

13) Safety Maintenance and Surface Weather

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Safety_Maintenance_and_Surface_Weather_162492.aspx

TRANSIT

14) T-Mobile Joins Cellular Carriers Providing Service in CTA Red, Blue Line Tunnels

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/chi-talk-cta-t-mobile-dealnov03,0,7941765.column

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Get Traffic Updates in Chennai Through FM Radios

Traffic police send SMS updates through thirteen FM stations.

Link to article on SiliconIndia:

http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Get_traffic_updates_in_Chennai_through_FM_radios_-nid-62506.html

News Releases

1) Clear Channel Radio’s Total Traffic Network Adds Direct-to-Vehicle Deals with Mazda, Cydle

2) Frost & Sullivan: Telematics for Electric Vehicles – The Key to Reducing Range Anxiety and Enhancing the Overall EV Ownership Experience

3) Constellation Software Inc. Completes Acquisition of Public Transit Solutions Segment from Continental AG

4) PrePass Expansion Continues: Michigan Becomes 29th State

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Maintenance Practices for Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity – November 17

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Maintenance_Practices_for_Traffic_Sign_162425.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** – Henry Farman sent an flight endurance record of four hours, 17 minutes and 53 seconds.

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Dictionary/Farman/DI82.htm

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Monday, November 2, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Wi-Fi Creates Challenges as Well as Opportunities for Airlines

Link to article in Travel Weekly:

http://www.travelweekly.com/article3_ektid205642.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) GPS Satellite Beset by Permanent Signal Problem

Link to article on Spaceflight Now:

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0911/02gps/

3) NASA Space Map Uses Quasars to Guide GPS Satnavs

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/6485790/Nasa-space-map-uses-quasars-to-guide-GPS-satnavs.html

OTHER

4) States Scramble to Track Federal Stimulus Bucks

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/344627/Follow_the_money_States_scramble_to_track_federal_stimulus_bucks

5) Maryland is Tops at Tracking Stimulus Spending

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/344670/Maryland_Leader_of_the_Pack

6) Track Those Stimulus Tax Dollars in an ‘Augmented Reality’

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114359604

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Many in the US Want Texting at the Wheel to be Illegal

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/02/technology/02textingside.html

8) US Army Show More than One Way to Look Under a Car

Link to article on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10388439-42.html

9) US Department of Homeland Security Expands IdeaFactory

Link to article in Government Executive:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?filepath=/dailyfed/1109/110209ww.htm

TRANSIT

10) San Antonio Hopes Wi-Fi Lures Riders to Buses

Link to article in the San Antonio Express-News:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/VIA_testing_free_Internet_on_some_buses.html

11) Boston MBTA Unveils Ads Warning About Pervs

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20091102mbta_unveils_ads_warning_about_pervs

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Kansas DOT Warning Systems Put to Use

Link to article in The Hays Daily News:

http://www.hdnews.net/printstory/wintry110209

13) Massachusetts Transportation Agency Merger Faces a Few Snarls

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/02/new_transit_merger_faces_a_few_snarls/

14) Massachusetts Offers One-Stop Shopping for Traffic Webcams

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/10/state_offers_on.html

Link to webcams: http://www.mass.gov/511/cameras

15) Spanish and Basque Departments of Transportation Agree to Share Traffic Information

Link to EITB article:

http://www.eitb.com/news/politic/detail/281353/bc-agrees-to-share-information-with-central-dept-of-traffic/

16) New Traveler Information Services Association Specifications

Link to article from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/project_news_new_tisa_specifications.htm

News Releases

1) Garmin’s Touchscreen aera Series Takes Pilots from Runway to Roadway

2) TrafficLand Launches Live Traffic Video in Chicago and Boston; Announces New Jersey and Colorado Coming Soon

3) FCC to Hold Broadband Field Hearing on Improving Public Safety Communications and Emergency Response

4) Inrix Traffic Powers ALK’s CoPilot Live Smartphone Navigation in North America

Upcoming Events

Webinar: TIMTC (Trucking Industry Mobility and Technology Coalition) – November 16

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=18682

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – The first section of the M1 motorway, the first inter-urban motorway in the UK, opened.

http://www.iht.org/motorway/m1m10m45.htm

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Friday, October 30, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Cockpit Distractions Go Beyond Laptops

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-30-pilot-distractions_N.htm

CAMERAS

2) Camera Upgrade on Washington State’s Snoqualmie Pass a Boon for Nighttime Weather Monitoring

Link to article in The Ritzville Adams County Journal:

http://tinyurl.com/yj8wosk

Link to cameras: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/snoqualmie/default.aspx

OTHER

3) IT Should be Included in Copenhagen Agreement, Says UN Agency

Technology, including ITS, should be seen as key to reducing emissions in any successor to the Kyoto Protocol.

Link to article in Computing:

http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2252305/should-included-copenhagen

Link to news release from the International Telecommunication Union:

http://www.itu.int/newsroom/press_releases/2009/NP09.html

4) Illinois Tollway Board Meetings to be Available via Webcasts

Link to article on Chicago Breaking News:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/10/tollway-board-meetings-to-be-available-via-webcasts.html

5) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – October Issue

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ieeeitss.org/v11n4.pdf

RAILROADS

6) Amtrak Plans Wi-Fi Internet Access on Acela Trains

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=abyvg7fhE66k

ROADWAYS

7) Live Twitter Feed of Bay Bridge Discussion

Link to article and feed in The Record:

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091030/A_NEWS/910309998#STS=g1fgoe42.1up7

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Wyoming DOT Command Center Works Around the Clock

Link to story and video on KGWN-TV:

http://www.kgwn.tv/story.aspx?ID=3124&Cat=2

9) Live Traffic Updates Benefit Cayman Motorists

Link to article on Cayman Net News:

http://www.caymannetnews.com/news-19078–1-1—.html

VEHICLES

10) Chrysler Offers Live TV Service

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-10-29-chrysler-live-tv-in-cars_N.htm

Upcoming Events

Network of Excellence for Advanced Road Traffic Management in the Information Society (NEARCTIS) Workshop – November 13 – London

http://www.nearctis.org/index.php?id=151&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=27&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3&cHash=76a99aeab4

Friday Bonus

It’s almost Halloween…here are a few streets you might not want to trick-or-treat on.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-10-29-streets-of-fear_N.htm

Today in Transportation History

1929 **80^th anniversary** – The Standseilbahn, a funicular railway in Stuttgart, Germany, opened.

http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/DEU/freizeit/standseilbahn.htm

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas and examine an array of methods to design, finance, operate and maintain user financed surface transportation facilities. The second day of this meeting will be held in conjunction with TranspoQuip 2009, Latin America’s biggest event for the transportation infrastructure industries in Latin America. Featured speakers include Cesar Queiroz, Consultant, Roads and Transport Infrastructure, World Bank, and Roberto Lucas, Jr., Author and Urban Planning Consultant. Meeting hosted by ABCR and CCR. For registration, hotel, travel and visa information, or to view the preliminary agenda, visit www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) US Transportation Secretary Promises Scrutiny of ‘Distracted Flying’

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/28/AR2009102803824.html

2) FAA Reacted Slowly to Errant Jet

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125677288976914581.html

3) Aviation Expert: Flight Automation Leads to Boredom

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114262744

4) Panel: $11 Million Air Safety Study Not Worth Much

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCiRedzPiEzMIsP7x3Ma0zfTEdKAD9BK75B80

Link to news release from the National Research Council:

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12795

5) European Area Control Centers Get Communication Network

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/29/334132/european-area-control-centres-get-communication-network.html

6) Canadian Reporters Grounded by US DOT Travel Restrictions

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Reporters+grounded+travel+restrictions/2153255/story.html

CAMERAS

7) ‘Intelligent’ Speed Cameras in UK

Link to article on Autocar:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/244374/

8) Virginia DOT Completes Installation of Traffic Cameras in Central Virginia

Link to story on WVIR-TV:

http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11408788

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Winking Robot Nav Head Knows Where You’re Going

Link to CNET News blog and video:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10386183-48.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Education Key for Bus-Stop Safety

Link to article in the News Herald:

http://www.newsherald.com/news/parent-78639-bus-safety.html

Link to School Bus Stop Safety: http://www.schoolbusstopsafety.net/

ROADWAYS

11) Pennsylvania DOT: ‘Go Yankees’ Sign Inappropriate for Interstate

Link to story and video on WNEP-TV:

http://www.wnep.com/wnep-luz-yankees-sign-interstate-81-penndot,0,6977134.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Penalties, Perks in Texting-While-Driving Bills

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354921,00.asp

TELEMATICS

13) GM’s OnStar Live in China in December

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101833

14) Students Help Ford Bring the Cloud to Cars

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/ford-michigan/

15) In-Car Wi-Fi Puts ‘Infobahn’ on the Autobahn

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/in-car-internet/

TRANSIT

16) SEPTA Guide Prepares Commuters for Possible Strike

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20091028_SEPTA_guide_prepares_commuters_for_possible_strike.html

Link to news release from SEPTA:

http://www.septa.com/news/press_releases/20091028_plan.html

17) Re-Stalinization of Moscow Subway Sparks Debate

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTpm5znGibnm2u7dOkN1DrK-rhBQD9BJKR3O1

18) More on DART: Sometimes an Explanation Isn’t Enough

Transit agency needs to better acknowledge service problems.

Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/more-on-dart-and-the-texas-ou.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Traffic Management: New Internet Coming to Your Local Roads

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5920

20) Electronic Signboards in Kuala Lumpur Not Serving Their Purpose

Link to article in The Star:

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/10/29/central/4994573&sec=central

21) Smart Signs Being Wasted in Queensland

Link to commentary in The Gympie Times:

http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2009/10/30/still-waiting-safety-message-hold/

22) ASEAN Meeting Focuses on ‘Harmonious’ Transport Links

Need to use technology to improve mobility.

Link to article in The Brunei Times:

http://www.bt.com.bn/en/news-national/2009/10/29/asean-meet-focus-harmonious-transport-links

VEHICLES

23) Institute Researchers Develop New Way to Test Tires

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/automotive/view/20091029institute_researchers_develop_new_way_to_test_tires/srvc=home&position=recent

News Releases

1) Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Receives Inaugural CAPA Air Navigation Services Provider of the Year Award

2) NASA App Now Available from App Store

3) Berg Insight Says Over 3.5 Million Cars in Europe Have a Telematics Device

4) American Airlines and Lexus Team Up to Offer Free Wi-Fi in the Sky

5) IBM Global Trucking Study: Fuel Efficiency, High-Tech Features More Important than Brand Name

6) Navigation Market Leader Telmap Brings Navigation to iPhone with Navteq

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Talking Operations Performance Journalism: Improving Your Ability to Build Operations Program – November 10

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=586

Today in Transportation History

1969 **40^th anniversary** – The first computer-to-computer message was sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First-arpanet-imp-log.jpg

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Incident Highlights Outdated Air-Traffic Control System

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-27-outdated-air-traffic-system_N.htm

2) Extensive Failures Found in Maryland Medevac Crash

NTSB faults air-traffic controllers and Maryland State Police efforts to track and search for chopper.

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/27/AR2009102702111.html

Link to news release from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091027.html

3) Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Faces Challenges in Responding to Task Force Recommendations

Link to testimony from the Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10188t.pdf

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Bill to Expand Geospatial Imagery Passes US House

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/28/web-geospatial-mapping-bill.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Google Maps Navigation Takes a Mobile Turn

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10384544-265.html

MARITIME

6) Traffic Control Faulted in Ship Crash

Link to article in The Japan Times:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091029a1.html

7) Malacca, Singapore Straits Can Handle Rise in Vessel Traffic

Link to article in The Business Times:

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/shippingtimes/story/0,4574,356796,00.html

OTHER

8) Australian Communications and Media Authority Prepares for Intelligent Transport Systems

Link to article on iTWire:

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28885/127/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Maryland Company Develops ‘Whisper’ Technology for TSA

Radios can send pre-programmed text messages to discreetly share information.

Link to article in The Capital:

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/bus/2009/10/27-37/Small-county-contractor-helps-TSA-whisper.html

10) Stop Texting-Drivers – Or Lose Highway Funds

Link to debate in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2009/09/stop_texting-dr.html

TRANSIT

11) Take Notes, MTA: NY Waterways to Give Real-Time Bus Arrival Info on Web Site

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/10/27/2009-10-27_take_notes_mta_ny_waterways_buses_to_give_realtime_bus_arrival_info_on_web_site.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Reports to be Boosted on Ho Chi Minh City Radio Station

Link to Viet Nam News Agency article:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=05SOC281009

News Releases

1) Navteq Traffic Patterns Saves Drivers Up to 22 Hours per Year in North America

2) Navteq Traffic Patterns Saves Drivers Up to 42 Hours per Year in Europe

3) Follow the US DOT’s ITS Joint Program Office on Twitter

4) New Technology Enables Traffic Management Improvements in Boston Neighborhood

5) The Internet of the Future to Make Europe’s Systems Smart and Efficient

6) New Travel Conditions Map Available on Wyoming DOT 511 Web Site

Upcoming Events

ITS-CT Annual Meeting – November 2 – Cromwell, Connecticut

http://www.its-ct.org/annual.htm

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** – Dr. Wernher von Braun, and other German rocket scientists, were transferred to the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/orghist/welcome.html

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas and examine an array of methods to design, finance, operate and maintain user financed surface transportation facilities. The second day of this meeting will be held in conjunction with TranspoQuip 2009, Latin America’s biggest event for the transportation infrastructure industries in Latin America. Featured speakers include Cesar Queiroz, Consultant, Roads and Transport Infrastructure, World Bank, and Roberto Lucas, Jr., Author and Urban Planning Consultant. Meeting hosted by ABCR and CCR. For registration, hotel, travel and visa information, or to view the preliminary agenda, visit www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) New Safety Worry: Laptops, Devices in the Cockpit

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSofDoT5LyX3TkJEaFHEJPNHSALAD9BJKE980

2) Aircraft Electronics Association Says Safety Management Systems Unwieldy

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/AEA_Safety_Management_Systems_Unwieldy_201404-1.html

Link to FAA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-17553.pdf

Link to AEA response:

http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/regulatoryupdates.asp?ID=28

CAMERAS

3) Half of San Francisco Muni Surveillance Cameras Fail in Audit

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/27/MN7M1AAV6E.DTL

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Telling the User Where to Go

Link to article on Telecoms:

http://www.telecoms.com/15405/lbs-telling-the-user-where-to-go

MARITIME

5) Report Finds September 11 US Coast Guard Potomac River Exercise was a Bad Idea

Link to AP article:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43886

OTHER

6) Flu Pandemic Could Overwhelm Internet Capacity, GAO Warns

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/10/27/internet-capacity-threat-flu-pandemic.aspx

Link to report from the Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d108.pdf

ROADWAYS

7) Washington State Viaduct Disaster Flick Released; Political Motive?

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010141929_viaductvideo27m.html

TELEMATICS

8) Will High-Tech Trucks Save Big Rig Industry?

Link to column in Network World:

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/46784

TRANSIT

9) Confessions of a Spatial Navigator

Link to Human Transit blog:

http://www.humantransit.org/2009/10/global-impositioning-systems.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Oklahoma DOT Pays Thousands for Twitter Account

Link to story and video on KFOR-TV:

http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-news-odot-twitter-thousands-story,0,7753383.story

11) Radio Station Introduces Real-Time Traffic Report for Cayman Islands

Link to Cayman News Service article:

http://www.caymannewsservice.com/local-news/2009/10/27/radio-station-introduces-real-time-traffic-report

12) Microsoft Will Shut Down MSN Direct

Datacasting service provides location-based traffic reports and weather information.

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/89374

VEHICLES

13) Texas Drops Phone Numbers from Accident Reports

Link to AP article:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6688454.html

News Releases

1) PrePass Weigh Station Technology Blazes Solar Trail

2) AASHTO Report Highlights Smart Solutions: 50 Transportation Projects that Have Made America Better

Upcoming Events

ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 11-13 – Galveston, Texas

http://www.itstexas.org/Meetings/2009meetingoverview.stm

Today in Transportation History

1994 **15^th anniversary** – L École des métiers de l’aérospatiale de Montréal opened.

http://www2.csdm.qc.ca/emam/anglais/home.htm

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Monday, October 26, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Download the free INRIX TRAFFIC! for iPhone or Android today

INRIX, the leading provider of traffic and navigation services, recently introduced a free, ad-free, and highly acclaimed traffic app for iPhone and now for Android. INRIX TRAFFIC! uniquely helps drivers reduce the time they spend in traffic through a better understanding of current AND future traffic conditions. It is the only mobile phone app that combines real-time, “crowd sourced” traffic information from more than 1.3 million vehicles with data from hundreds of public (including DOTs) and private sources to reliably deliver current and expected traffic conditions. Covering more than 160,000 miles of freeways, interstates and highways in 126 cities across the U.S. and Canada, INRIX TRAFFIC! provides drivers with insight into how conditions will evolve over time helping them avoid traffic jams and reach their destination the fastest way possible.

Download at the App Store or Android Market today. More info at www.inrixtraffic.com.

AVIATION

1) Northwest Pilots Were Using Personal Laptops, NTSB Says

Link to article in the Star-Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/business/65982292.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUq9_b9b_jEkP:QUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

2) In Airline Industry, Social-Media Marketing Takes Flight

Link to article in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1709786.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps’ Appearance Takes New Direction

Link to blog on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10382579-26.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Florida’s Turnpike to Go Cashless as It Switches to Electronic Tolling

Link to article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-turnpike-sunpass-102609,0,7442287.story

OTHER

5) Dallas Police Ticketed 39 Drivers in 3 Years for Not Speaking English

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/DN-citations_23met.ART.State.Edition2.4bac015.html

6) Augmented Reality to Alter How We See the World

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/10/26/MNCR1A9B5S.DTL

7) TechPlan Researchers at University of Minnesota Probe Privacy Implications of ITS

Link to article in CTS Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2009/09/index.html#techplan

RAILROADS

8) Communication Glitch Leads to Amtrak Ticket Problems

Link to story on WABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources/traffic&id=7082718

ROADWAYS

9) Washington Governor Announces Monitoring System for Seattle Viaduct

Link to article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/411509_viaduct24.html

Video Visualizes Viaduct Collapsing

http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/183191.asp

10) Will Smarter Roads Save Us More Money?

Link to blog in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/will-smarter-roads-save-us-more-money/

TRANSIT

11) New York MTA Yanks Ads Warning of Germ Dangers on Subways

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/mta-yanks-paid-sick-time-ads-1.1548183

12) Columbus, Georgia Bus Signs Aid the Homeless

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/columbus-bus-signs-aid-170643.html

13) Electronic Fare Collection Options for Commuter Railroads

Link to report from the Federal Transit Administration:

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

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) New Hampshire Offers Real-Time I-93 Traffic Data

Link to article in The Eagle-Tribune:

http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_297214252.html

15) Interim Panel on Road Safety and Traffic Management Set Up in India

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article38285.ece

News Releases

1) Idaho Transportation Department Installs New Highway Cameras in Eastern Idaho

2) Newly Formed US DOT Safety Council to Take Safety Commitment to Next Level

Upcoming Events

ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 11-13 – Galveston, Texas

http://www.itstexas.org/Meetings/2009meetingoverview.stm

Today in Transportation History

1859 **150^th anniversary** – The Royal Charter was wrecked off the coast of Anglesey with the loss of approximately 459 lives.

http://www.royalcharterchurch.org.uk/wreck.html

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Friday, October 23, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Pilots Who Overflew Airport Should Have had Numerous Warnings of Approach

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jx2fJRl2HA8EkI9Zi8Qa1yuvjYdQD9BGMEB02

2) Feds Look at Instruments, Approach Lights in Atlanta Taxiway Landing

Link to CNN story:

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/10/21/taxiway.landing/

3) Still ‘Dragging the Chain’ on ATC Modernization

Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/10/22/still-dragging-the-chain-on-atc-modernization/

4) E-News Media

Airport e-newsletters: a comparative analysis.

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/E-News-Media/1$31735

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Loran Gets Three Month Reprieve

Link to column on Nextgov:

http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2009/10/loran_gets_3_month_reprieve.php

6) Study Backs GPS Use for Harbor Trucks

Pilot shows use of GPS technology by harbor trucking companies can improve freight flow and contribute to reduced congestion and pollution in port cities.

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/node/414176

OTHER

7) Computer Model Predicts Hurricane Power Outages

Link to article in USA Today:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sciencefair/2009/10/computer-predicts-hurricane-power-outages.html

Link to news release from Johns Hopkins University:

http://releases.jhu.edu/2009/10/20/researchers-say-they-can-predict-hurricane-related-power-outages/

ROADWAYS

8) EU and Ricardo Launch SARTRE Road-Train Project

Project will develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways.

Link to article in Traffic Technology International:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=17072

9) Closed New York Meeting Over Bridge Shutdown a Public Outrage

Link to editorial in the Press-Republican:

http://www.pressrepublican.com/0201_editorials/local_story_294220018.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) School Bus Camera Shows Drivers Illegally Passing Stopped Bus

Link to story on WTEN-TV:

http://www.wten.com/Global/story.asp?S=11368293

TELEMATICS

11) Challenges to Brazil’s Telematics Plan

Link to article in M2M:

http://www.m2mmag.com/news/articles/article.aspx?ID=8016

12) Consumer Electronics Enforce Automotive Security Discussion

Link to article in EE Times Deutschland:

http://www.eetimes.eu/germany/220900363?cid=RSSfeed_eetimesEU_germany

TRANSIT

13) DC Metro Ready to Test Anti-crash System

Link to story and video on WTTG-TV:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/102209_metro_ready_to_test_anti_crash_system

14) San Mateo County, California Bus Riders to Get Real-Time Arrival Updates

Link to article in the San Mateo County Times:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_13621731

News Releases

1) BART Partners with Location-Based Service Foursquare to Encourage Transit Ridership

2) Live New York City Traffic Cams at Your Service on Verizon FiOS TV

3) Lifting the VAIL: Volkswagen Group, Stanford University Take the Next Step in Driving Automotive Innovation

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar: Security and System Resiliency – November 18

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=585

Friday Bonus

This car may only be one horsepower, but it uses no fossil fuels.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/10/naturmobil_literally_one_horsepower_car.html

Today in Transportation History

1944 **65^th anniversary** – The Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, began.

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Leyte/BatExp/index.html

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Thursday, October 22, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas and examine an array of methods to design, finance, operate and maintain user financed surface transportation facilities. The second day of this meeting will be held in conjunction with TranspoQuip 2009, Latin America’s biggest event for the transportation infrastructure industries in Latin America. Featured speakers include Cesar Queiroz, Consultant, Roads and Transport Infrastructure, World Bank, and Roberto Lucas, Jr., Author and Urban Planning Consultant. Meeting hosted by ABCR and CCR. For registration, hotel, travel and visa information, or to view the preliminary agenda, visit www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) Building a Better Air-Traffic-Control System

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703816204574487173981612780.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Nokia’s Future is All About Location – Indoors and Out

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/174043/nokias_future_is_all_about_locationindoors_and_out.html

MARITIME

3) Consultant Says Forget About Selling Washington State Ferry Names

Link to article in the Kitsap Sun:

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/21/ferries-looking-to-make-more-off-ads-but-naming/

4) US Coast Guard’s Example Could Aid Agency Communications Integration Efforts

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/21/web-thad-allen-social-media-coast-guard.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Bridge Operator Says Canada Falling Far Behind US with Border-Crossing Technology

Link to article in Today’s Trucking:

http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22663

TRANSIT

6) Long Island Rail Road Issues New Rules After Near-Miss Incident

New procedure is designed to improve coordination in territory without signals.

Link to article in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/lirr-issues-new-rules-after-montauk-near-miss-incident-1.1537829

7) Los Angeles Metro Launches Blog, Local Transit Reporters Contribute

Link to article on FishbowlLA:

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/blogistan/la_metro_launches_blog_local_transit_reporters_contribute_140900.asp

Link to The Source: http://thesource.metro.net/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) October Issue of IntelliDrive Update Available Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.transportation.org/sites/ssom/docs/October%202009%20Intellidrive%20Newsletter.pdf

9) Presentations Posted from NY 511/ITS Regional Workshop

Link to presentations:

http://www.i95coalition.org/i95/Library/MeetingMinutes/tabid/143/ctl/ArticleView/mid/533/articleId/82/Default.aspx

News Releases

1) UK House of Commons Committee Publishes Report on Road Safety Focusing on Pedestrians and Cyclists

2) New ‘Noise Vision’ Technology Allows Ford to See and Eliminate Unwanted Interior Sounds

Upcoming Events

2009 Gulf Region Intelligent Transportation Society Inaugural Meeting – November 17-19 – Biloxi, Mississippi

http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=761345

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** – A train derailment near Nowy Dwor, Poland killed approximately 200 people.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for INRIX’s Free Webinar on How Crowdsourcing GPS Data Is Radically Changing the Traffic Information Landscape

INRIX is the leading provider of traffic and navigation services, and an innovator in crowdsourcing technologies and techniques. INRIX crowdsources real-time traffic information from over 1.3 million commercial and consumer vehicles and GPS-enabled smartphones across North America and Europe. Each driver in the INRIX Smart Driver Network sends anonymous “GPS probe” data to INRIX servers, which intelligently combine the information with billions of real-time speed data points from other drivers in the network and road sensor information from DOTs across the country. INRIX VP of Marketing Scott Sedlik will discuss the company’s breakthrough crowdsourcing technologies, methods, and business models for providing drivers instant access to the most comprehensive and reliable traffic and routing information available.

Register now at https://inrixevents.webex.com/.

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM (PDT); 1:00PM-2:00PM (EDT)

AVIATION

1) Industry Image Still a Priority for Business Aviation Groups

Link to article in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal:

http://www.sfvbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=141725

2) Munich Airport Says RFID Improves Dollies Management

Link to article in the RFID Journal:

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/5316/1/1/

3) In-Flight Communications

Satcom1 chief technical officer, Jean-François Gault, explains the benefits of onboard communications systems.

Link to interview in Arabian Supply Chain:

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-3159-in-flight-communications/

OTHER

4) Cameras to Document Human Movement

Information on bicycle and pedestrian actions could improve design of buildings and freeways.

Link to story in the Daily Sound:

http://www.thedailysound.com/102009UCcamera

PARKING

5) DC Museum Pays Tribute to the Parking Garage

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-10-21-dc-parking-garage-exhibit_N.htm

ROADWAYS

6) Golden Gate Bridge Adding Interactive Exhibits

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/21/BA1E1A86KH.DTL

TRANSIT

7) Metrolink Union Sues in Los Angeles to Halt In-Cab Cameras

Link to AP article:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/online/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=9865

8) Watchdog: New York MTA Should Provide Better Info on Construction Projects

Link to AP article:

http://www.1010wins.com/CBC–MTA-Doesn-t-Tell-Public-Enough-About-Projects/5483725

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Intelligent Transport

Beijing is using the latest information and communications technologies to streamline the city’s traffic.

Link to article in the Beijing Review:

http://www.bjreview.com/science/txt/2009-10/17/content_224365.htm

10) Montego Bay Traffic Management System to be Implemented by Month-End

Link to article in the Jamaica Observer:

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20091020T200000-0500_162162_OBS_MOBAY_TRAFFIC_SYSTEM_TO_BE_IMPLEMENTED_BY_MONTH_END.asp

11) New US Signs, Cameras Indicate Traffic Conditions at Canadian Border

Link to article in the Osoyoos Times:

http://www.osoyoostimes.com/news/2009/10/20/new-us-signs-cameras-indicate-traffic-conditions-at-border/

12) Want to Design Smarter Intersections? Use Less Control, Not More

Link to article and video on Techdirt:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20091015/1106246548.shtml

News Releases

1) CITE Has a Few Spaces Available In Its Very Successful ‘Blended’ Courses

Upcoming Events

VII Chilean Congress and 3^rd Ibero-American Congress on ITS – November 11-13 –  Santiago

http://www.itschile.cl/congreso_chileno_2009/eng/index.html

Today in Transportation History

1994 **15^th anniversary** – The Seongsu Bridge in Seoul, South Korea collapsed killing 32 people.

http://www.nema.go.kr/eng/m4_seongsu.jsp

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