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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 12, 2009

August 12, 2009 at 5:35 pm

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

) Pilots Debate Midair Warning System

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-11-air-collision_N.htm

) Hudson Presents Obstacles to New Crash-Avoidance Technology

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/nyregion/12screen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

BICYLCES

) Bike of the Future Will Never be Stolen, has Puncture-Proof Tires and Will Play Music as You Ride

Link to story in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1205714/Bike-future-stolen-puncture-proof-tyres-play-music-ride.html?ITO=1490

CARTOGRAPHY

) Mapping the World, One Street at a Time

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/12/digital.mapping/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

) Fast Lane Buck Passed in Massachusetts

Audit finds incorrect electronic toll charges.

Link to story in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20090811fast_lane_buck_passed_audit_company_violated_contract/

GPS / NAVIGATION

) A GPS Chip Made to Sip Power, Not Guzzle

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/a-gps-chip-made-to-sip-power-not-guzzle/

OTHER

) Presolictation Information: Michigan IntelliDrive Test Bed and IntelliDrive Systems Engineering Update

Link to further information from US DOT:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/intellidrive_michigan.htm

) Beijing’s ‘Most Handsome Traffic Police Officer’ Sees Fame on Internet

Link to story in the People’s Daily:

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6725822.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

) Jammu and Srinagar Police Release Traffic Journal, Launch Web Site

Link to Press Trust of India story:

http://www.ptinews.com/news/226206_J-K-police-release-traffic-journal–launch-website

TRANSIT

) Link’s Ticket System Confounds Light-Rail Riders

Link to story in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009642729_stfares12m.html

) City of Nice to Pilot NFC Mobile Payments in 2010

Link to story in EE Times Europe:

http://www.eetimes.eu/semi/217701030

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

) Minnesota DOT Starts Tweeting

Link to story in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/53049377.html

Link to review in City Pages:

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/08/mndot_tweets_we.php

) IT Projects Take Back Seat in Gauteng, South Africa

Intelligent transportation projects, however, will proceed.

Link to story on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2009/0908121153.asp?A=BUS&S=Business&T=News&O=SL

) WVEC Reporter Delivers Traffic News with a Smile

Link to story in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/wvec-reporter-delivers-traffic-news-smile

VEHICLES

) Driverless Airport Pods Unveiled

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8194698.stm

News Releases

) Gresham, Smith and Partners to Develop Guidebook for Developing Traveler Information at Airports

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webinar: It Pays to do the Right Thing: Using Incentive Payments to Affect Commuting Behavior – August 13

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webC onfID=17864

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – The Italian balloon Albatross ascended to a height of 38,715 feet, a new world record for a manned balloon flight.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v90/n2260/abs/090673b0.html

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.

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TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications

Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast ati95berniew@aol.com.

© 2009 Bernie Wagenblast

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 11, 2009

August 11, 2009 at 5:56 pm

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) NTSB Head Says FAA Failed to Act on ‘Scores of Recommendations’ on Shared Air Space

Link to story in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/11/2009-08-11_ntsb_head_debbie_hersman_says_faa_failed_to_act_on_scores_of_recommendations_on_.html

2) US DOT Fines 3 Carriers for Disclosure Violations

Link to AP story:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/DOT-fines-3-carriers-for-apf-4135979793.html?x=0&.v=2

3) GE Aerospace, FAA, to Study How to Integrate UAVs in US National Air Space

Link to story in Military and Aerospace Electronics:

http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/367574/32/ARTCL/none/EXECW/1/GE-Aerospace,-FAA,-to-study-how-to-integrate-UAVs-into-US-national-air-space/

4) New Web Site Enhancements Announced for FAA.gov

Link to story on The Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=f20f12f5-6fcc-443e-9a4c-9de8d6cb9839

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Sats are Going to be Going, Going, Gone – IIR-M Final Flight

Link story on Satnews:

http://www.satnews.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?number=993967749

MARITIME

6) Mixed Messages Spark Port of Brisbane Emergency

Link to story in the Brisbane Times:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/mixed-messages-spark-port-of-brisbane-emergency-20090811-egcd.html

OTHER

7) South Africa Weather Service to Make Information Available Through Cell Phones

Link to story on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/telecoms/2009/0908111036.asp?A=TEL&S=Telecoms&T=News&O=ST

ROADWAYS

8) Traffic Signs Have Same Message, Different Look

Sign warns of multiple hazards.

Link to story in The Wenatchee World:

http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090811/NEWS04/708119972/-1/SPORTS?Traffic-signs-have-same-message–different-look

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) :-( help! Asap: Iowans Put 911 Texting to Test

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2009-08-10-911text_N.htm

10) $42 Million More for Airport Explosives Detection

Link to story in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/2485.html

11) Hacker with Asperger’s Sentenced to 55 Months for Trucking Scheme

Link to story in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/truckers/

TELEMATICS

12) Road Testing the Latest Telematics Services from Ford and Lexus

Link to story in Edmunds Daily:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/2009/08/tech-tuesdays-road-testing-the-latest-telematics-services-from-ford-and-lexus.html

TRANSIT

13) Miracle on 34th Street: Knowing Bus Arrival Times

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/miracle-on-34t h-street-your-bus-arrival-time/

14) Phone that Recognizes Tube Stops

Link to BBC News story and video:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8194222.stm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Twitter Sued Over Emergency Tweets

Company claims patent infringement.

Link to story from The National Law Journal:

http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202432927429&Twitter_Sued_Over_Emergency_Tweets

VEHICLES

16) Proceedings of Intelligent Vehicle Technology Transfer (IVTT) Joint Military/Civilian Workshop on IntelliDrive Available Online

Link to further information from Transport Gooru:

http://www.transportgooru.com/?p=3564

News Releases

1) Washington State DOT Adds New Tools to Deliver Real-Time Traffic Information

2) New TrafficTweet iPhone App Leverages Twitter Stream For Real-Time Driving Conditions

3) Amtrak Partners with Google Transit to Offer Rail Travel as an Option for Trip Planning

4) 511 Transit Named One of 10 Great Government Sites

Upcoming Events

Government Video Technology Expo 2009 – December 1-3 – Washington, DC

http://gvexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – The SS Arapahoe became the first American ship recorded to use SOS as a call for help.

http://www.telegraph-office.com/pages/arc2-2.html

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Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast ati95berniew@aol.com.

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

August 10, 2009 at 5:43 pm

Monday, August 10, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Airspace Above Hudson a Highway with Few Signs

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/nyregion/10collide.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

2) Germany Tightens Air Traffic Safety

Link to story from Spiegel:

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/aug2009/gb20090810_059727.htm

3) US Air Force’s C-5 Galaxy Gets Modern Upgrades with…GPS!

Link to story in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/08/usafs-c-5-galaxy-gets-modern-upgrades-withgps/

CAMERAS

4) Misfiring Traffic Camera a Nuisance for Seattle Homeowner

Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/52742827.html

5) Red Light Camera Company Open to Two-Tiered Ticketing

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-red-light-right-turns-10-aug10,0,2499774.story

6) LaGuardia Airport Cameras Missed ‘Bomb’

Link to story in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/08102009/news/regionalnews/cams_missed_bomb_183815.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Ohio Turnpike Decides to Roll Out E-ZPass, New Rates, October 1

Link to story in The Blade:

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090808/NEWS16/908080372/0/ART12

RAILROADS

8) Internet Spells End of Eurostar Tickets by Post

Link to story in Transport Briefing:

http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6126

9) Runnin’ the Rails

Railroad drawbridge operator keeps eye on rail and river traffic.

Link to story in The Clinton Herald:

http://www.clintonherald.com/local/local_story_213003014.html

ROADWAYS

10) Signs Memorializing Freeway Accident Victims Opposed

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-signs10-2009aug10,0,2194763.story

11) Lighted Sign May Keep Drivers from Turning a Blind Eye

Link to story in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/52843022.html?elr=KArksi8cyaiUBP7hUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

TRANSIT

12) Web Site Aims to Go Far in Transit-Map Market

Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20090808_Web_site_aims_to_go_far_in_transit-map_market.html

13) Boston Got Their Wheels Turning

Creators’ trips on T behind birth of Google Transit.

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/10/boston_joins_google_transit/?page=1

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Oklahoma DOT Using Smart Signs to Help Tulsa Traffic

Link to story and video on KOTV-TV:

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=10867614

15) Illinois Launches Construction Zone Web Site

Link to AP story:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-transportation-il,0,7835848.story

16) Winchester Traffic Alerts Develop Tube Technology

Link to story in Transport Briefing:

http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6124

17) Smart Solutions for Smarter Cities

Technology from IBM is used to manage congestion.

Link to story in the New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10589870

VEHICLES

18) With eBay Partnership, GM Lurches Into the Internet Age

Link to story in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/08/10/with-ebay-partnership-gm-lurches-into-the-internet-age/

19) Ford Succeeds with BYO Philosophy for High-Tech Devices

Link to story on BNET Auto:

http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10002142/ford-succeeds-with-byo-philosophy-for-high-tech-devices/

20) Ford, Mobileye Push New Car Safety Tech

Link to story in TWICE:

http://www.twice.com/article/327042-Ford_Mobileye_Push_New_Car_Safety_Tech.php

News Releases

1) SEPTA to Introduce Passenger Etiquette Program

2) China TransInfo Announces the Launch of the First Real-Time Traffic Web Site and Mobile Phone Software in China

Upcoming Events

2009 National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Conference – November 15-18 – New Orleans

http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/rail09/

Today in Transportation History

1519 **490th anniversary** – Ferdinand Magellan and five ships left Seville, Spain to prepare for his circumnavigation of the globe.

http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/WestEurope/Magellan.html

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.

To subscribe send an e-mail to: TCNL-subscribe@googlegroups.com

TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications

Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast ati95berniew@aol.com.

© 2009 Bernie Wagenblast

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 7, 2009

August 7, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Friday, August 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Airspeed Systems Failed on US Planes

Link to AP story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090807/ap_on_go_ot/us_planes_speed_malfunction

2) FAA Going Green with Electronic Airworthiness Directives, Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins

Link to story on AOPA Online:

http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2009/090806electronic.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Odd Tricycle Mapping Paris Streets for Google

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jhkQb2j2GX-YJcuJHM9Kd6UcMeyQD99U56S80

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Signals an End to Fights About Driving Directions

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/08/08/gps_signals_an_end_to_fights_about_driving_directions/

OTHER

5) President Obama in ‘Snooping’ Row Over US Car Scrappage Scheme

Link to story in The Times:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6742322.ece

6) Traffic Islands

A BBC documentary explores the stories of people whose lives intersect with traffic islands and streetscapes.

Link to video from the BBC World Service:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2009/08/000000_global_perspective_traffic_islands.shtml

ROADWAYS

7) Illinois Launches Construction Zone Web Site

Link to story in The Times:

http://nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/article_d66d3afd-33b1-515b-a8ff-45b378ad91cd.html

TRANSIT

8) ACLU Questions Removal of Atheists’ Bus Ads in Des Moines

Link to story in The Des Moines Register:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090807/NEWS/908070354/-1/NEWS04

Upcoming Events

China High-Speed Railway Summit – September 23-25 – Beijing

http://www.chinadecisionmakers.com/rail/

Friday Bonus

Capri, Carpi – What’s the difference?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8173308.stm

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50th anniversary** – Explorer 6 was launched.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-004A

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FHWA’s Transportation and Climate Change Newsletter – July 2009

August 7, 2009 at 3:09 pm

(Source: FHWA-Office of Planning, Environment and Realty)

Recent Events

Secretary LaHood Testifies Before Senate. On July 14, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood testified to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works about transportation’s role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  The Secretary outlined several initiatives that DOT is undertaking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including implementing more stringent fuel economy standards, improving operational efficiency of the transportation system, and addressing VMT growth by encouraging development of livable communities.  A webcast recording of the hearing, along with submitted written testimony from all presenters, is available at: http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=57b8818d-802a-23ad-4d8d-e09cd7cb134a

Moving Cooler Report Released. This new Urban Land Institute (ULI) publication, prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. based in Cambridge, Mass., explores incremental reductions in U.S. carbon emissions that could occur within the transportation sector as a result of a wide variety of transportation- and land use-related actions and strategies to minimize auto use, including more compact development. The full publication is available for purchase on ULI’s website in either electronic (pdf) or hardcopy formats at www.uli.org.

AASHTO Releases “Real Transportation Solutions” Website and Report. AASHTO has released a new website and report focused on strategies to reduce transportation greenhouse gas emissions.  AASHTO calls for limiting growth in VMT to 1% per year, increasing vehicle fuel efficiency, shifting to low- or no- carbon dioxide emitting fuels, and improving efficiency and operations of roadways.  See:http://www.transportation1.org/RealSolutions.

28th Edition of the Transportation Energy Data Book Released. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Lab has released a new edition of its annual compendium of information on transportation energy use.  Two new tables have been added to the greenhouse gases chapter this year.  A new table on transportation greenhouse gases by mode in 1990 and 2007, based on EPA’s Inventory report, indicates that CO2 emissions from light duty on-road vehicles increased 20.8% between 1990 and 2007.  CO2 emissions from medium and heavy duty trucks and buses rose 77.8% in the same period.  Another new table, also based on EPA data, reports the CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline and diesel fuel.  For more information, including a pdf of the report, downloadable spreadsheets, and a link to request a free hard copy, see: http://cta.ornl.gov/data/index.shtml.

UK Low Carbon Transition Plan Released. The United Kingdom has released its plan to achieve a 34 percent reduction in GHG emissions from 1990 levels by 2020.  Some of the transportation strategies include: calling for the government to purchase vehicles that meet 2015 emissions standards in 2011, investing in low carbon bus technology, providing help to reduce the price of low carbon vehicles, supporting the installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, sourcing 10% of transportation energy from sustainable renewable sources by 2020, providing funding in a competition for a “Sustainable Travel City,” funding bicycle programs, and funding rail and bus transportation.  The complete plan is available here: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/publications/lc_trans_plan/lc_trans_plan.aspx.

RFF Report Released on Adapting Public Infrastructure to Climate Change. Resources for the Future has released a report that assesses climate change threats and the needs it imposes on public sector infrastructure, reviews infrastructure’s capacity for adaptation, and provides policy options for improving infrastructure’s adaptive capacity.  The report is available here: http://www.rff.org/rff/documents/RFF-Rpt-Adaptation-NeumannPrice.pdf.

State and Local News

CA Sea Level Rise Final Report Released. This study, funded in part by CalTrans, the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and others, analyzes population, property, and infrastructure at risk from future sea level rise along the California coast.  It estimates that with 1.5 meters of sea level rise, about 3,500 miles of highways and roadways along the California coast and San Francisco Bay would be at risk from a 100 year flood, compared to about 1,900 miles of roadways and highways currently at risk.  The full report is available here: http://www.pacinst.org/reports/sea_level_rise/report.pdf

If you have any suggestions for inclusion in future issues of Transportation and Climate Change News, or if someone forwarded this newsletter to you and you’d like to receive it directly in the future, please send your suggestions or request to Kathy Daniel at Kathy.Daniel@dot.gov.

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

August 6, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Thursday, August 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Airline Crew Members Get Fingerprint IDs

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/08/06/tsa-approves-biometric-for-airline-workers.aspx

CAMERAS

2) Louisiana Judge Rules Traffic Camera Enforcement Program Constitutional

Link to story in The Advocate:

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/52563932.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) Iowa 911 Call Center Becomes First to Accept Texts

Link to AP story:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-08-05-text-911_N.htm

4) Cells Out: Chicago Transit Authority Bans Workers from Using Phones

Link to story on WMAQ-TV:

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/CTA-cell-phone-ban.html

TRANSIT

5) US Subway Rides Via Cell Phones Still a Ways Away

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE5745MX20090806

News Releases

1) Federal Railroad Administration Awards $1 Million Rail Safety Grant to Operation Lifesaver, Inc.

Upcoming Events

AASHTO Snow Expo – August 26-27 – Madison, Wisconsin

http://www.transportation.org/meetings/231.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – Alice Ramsey arrived in San Francisco, becoming the first woman to drive across the US.

http://www.aliceramsey.com/triphighlights.htm

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

August 5, 2009 at 9:26 pm

Wednesday, August 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) American Airlines to Roll Out New System to Manage Planes

Touch screens will replace pieces of paper to manage planes, gates.

Link to story in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1520310.html

OTHER

2) Wi-Fi Drives Innovation in Tourism

Link to story on Wi-Fi Planet:

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3833371

PARKING

3) Handicap Parking Scofflaws: Anonymous Complaints on Illinois Web Site Brings In 114 Complaints

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-talk-handicapaug05,0,882045.story

Link to site:  https://www.ilsos.gov/ContactFormsWeb/disabilitiescomplaintform.html

ROADWAYS

4) The Comparison of Animal Detection Systems in a Test-Bed: A Quantitative Comparison of System Reliability and Experiences with Operation and Maintenance (FHWA)

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.wti.montana.edu/documents/reports/pdf/4W0049_Final_Report.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) US Senators Clear Way for Measure Replacing REAL ID Law

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090729_1610.php

TELEMATICS

6) Telematics Expert Warns Vehicle Tracking Industry Against Under Pricing

Link to story in Materials Handling World Magazine:

http://www.mhwmagazine.co.uk/LatestNews/Telematics_Expert_Warns_Vehicle_Tracking_Industry_Against_Under_Pricing-4678.html

TRANSIT

7) Toronto Transit Commission’s Nerve Center Exposed

Link to story in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/675701

8) New York City Transit Looking for Smooth Voices to Make Announcements

Link to story in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_mta_looking_for_a_few_new_smoothsayers.html

9) Dubai GIS Portal to Educate Metro Commuters

Link to story in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/August/theuae_August79.xml&section=theuae&col

10) Crowdsourcing Helps Chicago Chamber of Commerce Find More Bus Riders

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/707337

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Improve Communications Between TMC & TMS Elements in a Rural Environment Through a System that is Deployable Statewide

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.wti.montana.edu/documents/reports/pdf/4W1034_Final_Report.pdf

12) Aurora Cost Benefit for Weather Info in Winter Maintenance

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W1576_Final_Report.pdf

News Releases

1) ATX Launches New Toyota, Lexus Connected Vehicle Program

2) Auto Industry Urged to Use Vehicle as Communications Platform

3) Young Motorists Most Supportive of Safety Cameras, Says IAM

Upcoming Events

2009 Toll Road Summit of the Americas – November 15-17 – São Paulo, Brazil

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3856

Today in Transportation History

1984 **25th anniversary** – Amtrak began service of the Pere Marquette between Grand Rapids and Chicago.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_PereMarquettebrochure_177470_7.pdf

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 4, 2009

August 4, 2009 at 10:28 pm

Tuesday, August 4, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 13-16, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois!

IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition 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. Featured speakers include Stuart Varney, Business and Financial Journalist and Mark Shields, Syndicated Columnist and Political Analyst. 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 and get ready for the Transformation of Transportation!

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) GPS In Punjab Traffic Police Vehicles Saved 1130 Lives in a Month

Link to story on Punjab Newsline:

http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/17855/38/

MARITIME

2) ‘Big Brother’ Watching Tasmanian Ports

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. News story:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/04/2645672.htm

Link to news release from the Tasmania Government:

http://www.media.tas.gov.au/release.php?id=27493

PARKING

3) Electronic San Francisco Parking Meters are Easy to Bilk

Link to story in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Electronic-city-parking-meters-are-easy-to-bilk-52402397.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) US Transportation Secretary Calls Summit on Distracted Driving

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gBh5ii0HJc5TbtwUI4uxCB1DgKaAD99S0DCG1

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2009/dot11409.htm

TRANSIT

5) BART Starts Accepting TransLink Fare Cards

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/04/BA9F193EE0.DTL

6) London-Related Lyrics to Appear on Transport for London Mugs and T-shirts

Link to story in NME:

http://www.nme.com/news/pete-doherty/46458

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Follow I-10 Louisiana Construction on Facebook

Link to story in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/follow_i10_construction_on_fac.html

Link to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Baton-Rouge-LA/Louisiana-Department-of-Transportation-and-Development-DOTD/74154292700?v=wall&viewas=1282261536

8) Some Lament the Loss of Raleigh Beltline’s Code Words

Link to column in The News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/248/story/1633139.html

VEHICLES

9) Obama Administration Withholds Data on ‘Cash-for-Clunkers’ Program

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gHQR7IBwnpzrhYyGjozayepT-CLQD99S6M481

10) Electronic Driving Instructors Put Thousands of Bus Drivers Through Their Paces

Link to story on silicon.com:

http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39476533,00.htm

News Releases

1) Tennessee DOT Receives 2 Millionth Call

2) Port Manatee Launches Newly Redesigned Web Site

3) Inrix Traffic Now Available on App Store

4) MARTA Releases New Web Site and Asks for Customer Feedback

5) Texas DOT Gets Social with Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

6) Traffic Management Plan for Delhi

Upcoming Events

TSAG Case Studies Workshop and Webinar: A Rural Emergency Incident
Utah US Route 163 Motor Coach Crash – August 26

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s090826_tsag_rural.asp

Today in Transportation History

1964 **45th anniversary** – The US Navy reports an engagement with North Vietnamese boats in the Gulf of Tonkin.

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=98

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 31, 2009

August 1, 2009 at 5:48 am

Friday, July 31, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

2009 National Rural ITS Conference

Less than 4 weeks remain before the 2009 National Rural ITS Conference (August 23-26th).  Tell your clients, colleagues and associates to take advantage of this great learning opportunity by registering now.  Over 30 sessions, four workshops, 3 professional tours and specialized Safety and Transit Tracks (PDH certificates available) await attendees in sunny Seaside, Oregon.  Add in a great vendor show with over 30 exhibitors and ample networking opportunities and you’ll quickly see why the National Rural ITS Conference is a can’t miss event.  Logon to www.nritsconference.org to learn more and register!

AVIATION

1) Inside the World’s Busiest Air Traffic Control Tower

Link to story in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/07/airventure-control-tower

2) US Navy Unveils Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Link to story on Military.com:

http://www.military.com/news/article/navy-news/navy-unveils-maritime-patrol-aircraft.html?col=1186032311124

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) New Life-Saving GPS Technology Causes Rescue Dilemna

Link to story from the Nanaimo Daily News:

http://www.canada.com/life+saving+technology+causes+rescue+dilemma/1849392/story.html

MARITIME

4) Florida Seaports to Share Worker Information

Link to story in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/node/412647

ROADWAYS

5) Lessons Learned from the 35W Bridge Collapse

Link to Minnesota Public Radio story:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/30/bridge-lessonslearned/

TRANSIT

6) DC Metro Chief Fears for Other Rail Systems

Link to story in The Washington Times:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/31/metro-chief-fears-for-other-rail-systems/?feat=home_headlines

7) Google Offers Tool to Help Boston’s T Riders

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

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

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Transit 511 Combines Public Transportation Systems in the Bay Area

Link to story in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/07/27/great-gov-web-sites-03-transit511.aspx

9) August Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2009/2009-008-Aug.pdf

Upcoming Events

Fourth Annual International Airport Geographic Information Systems Conference – October 6-8 –Manchester, England

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091102/

Friday Bonus

At least they spelled ‘exit’ correctly.

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/article/20090725/WDH0101/907250623/1981

Today in Transportation History

1955 **55th anniversary** – The first ascent to the summit of K2, the world’s second highest mountain, was made by an Italian team led by Ardito Desio.

http://www.k2climb.net/

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – July 30, 2009

July 30, 2009 at 5:21 pm

Thursday, July 30, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 13-16, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois!

IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition 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. Featured speakers include Stuart Varney, Business and Financial Journalist and Mark Shields, Syndicated Columnist and Political Analyst. 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 and get ready for the Transformation of Transportation!

AVIATION

1) Continental Installing Live Satellite TV on Planes

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-07-29-continental-live-TV_N.htm

2) On the FAA’s Slow and Steady SWIM to Open Source

Link to column in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/07/on_the_faas_slo.html

3) Manhattan, Kansas Airport Hopes to Compete Against Bigger Airports with New Web Site

Link to story on KTKA-TV:

http://www.ktka.com/news/2009/jul/28/manhattan_airport_hopes_compete_against_bigger_air/

Link to site:  http://www.flymhk.com/

OTHER

4) Ohio DOT Wary of Twitter, Facebook, Other Social Media Sites as Other States Jump In

Link to story in The Plain Dealer:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/07/odot_wary_of_twitter_facebook.html

5) ‘Eye in the Sky’ has a Different Perspective on Traffic Jams

Link to story in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin:

http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_12939418

ROADWAYS

6) Caltrain Tweaking Its ‘Toots’ and ‘Tweets’

Link to story in The Daily Journal:

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/article_preview.php?id=113990

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Flying Surveillance Robots Coming Soon from Aeryon

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10299166-250.html

8) Ban Texting? Just Require Smarter Cars and Trucks

Link to story in Network World:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/073009-ban-texting-just-require-smarter.html?hpg1=bn

TRANSIT

9) Des Moines Buses to Honk More to Curb Accidents

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jIlQNaILhqVOORKctHRcQ8E_-tQwD99ODIKG0

10) Frustrated Caltrain Riders Turn to Twitter to Find Out About Delays

Link to Bay Area News Group story:

http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_12939067

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Central Command for Emergencies

A look inside Fairfax County, Virginia’s new public safety building.

Link to story in Centre View

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=331296&paper=62&cat=104

News Releases

1) Continental Airlines Revolutionizes Customer Support with Online Virtual Expert

2) Rising Demand for Infotainment Platforms Compels Automakers to Provide Scalable and Cost-effective Solutions for Small and Luxury Vehicles

Upcoming Events

IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference – October 28-30 – Tokyo

http://www.vnc2009.org/

Today in Transportation History

1904 **105th anniversary – Buck Crump, CEO of the Canadian Pacific Railroad who oversaw its conversion from steam to diesel engines, was born in Revelstoke, British Columbia.

http://www.harrypalmergallery.ab.ca/galcalpeople8283/crump.html

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