Monday, August 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Zimbabwe Fools Media with Plane Accident Report
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gPkRvdiRHwfVff9-DFAcjUVD7mcgD9HDEESO0
2) NTSB Offers Training on Aircraft Accident Emergency Communications
Link to article on AvStop.com:
http://avstop.com/news_august_2010/ntsb_offer_training_on_aircraft_accident_emergency_communications.htm
CAMERAS
3) Traffic Camera Debate Heats Up Campaign Trails in US
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/us/08traffic.html
4) Cameras Aim to Boost Safety at Rail Crossings
Link to column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_b54d4771-0592-57f4-9dca-33ae89f5afd6.html
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Making Maps Accessible
Link to blog from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
http://technology.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2010/08/making-maps-accessible.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) US Appeals Court Nixes GPS Tracking Without Warrant
Link to AFP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hmO9Bg0JoO7weLFb4RIKxDdF8G8w
7) TV and Parking Spots: New GPS Navigation Systems
Link to DPA article:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/338477,new-gps-navigation-systems.html
MARITIME
8) Mississippi River Commission Inspecting Arkansas River via Towboat
Tour offers information on river’s navigation system.
Link to article in the Tulsa World:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20100808_11_A11_TheMVM941973
OTHER
9) Victoria Transport Bureaucrat’s Mind Not on the Job
Senior official under fire for sending passenger tweets to fellow transport heavyweights.
Link to article in the Herald Sun:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/transport-bureaucrat-mond-not-on-the-job/story-e6frf7kx-1225901824572
10) Hot Wheels, Want d8? Text It so with New Online Communications Service for Motorists
Link to article in The Advertiser:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/hot-wheels-want-d8-text-it-so-with-new-online-communications-service-for-motorists/story-e6frea73-1225900046355
11) US DOT Appeals to Gen Y Online
Link to column on Nextgov:
http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/08/dot_appeals_to_gen_y_online.php
PEDESTRIANS
12) New Traffic Signals Make it Safer for Pedestrians
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-08-09-crosswalk09_ST_N.htm
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
13) Photos Offer a Challenge: Consider Your Commute
Link to article in The Des Moines Register:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201008090405/NEWS/8090317
ROADWAYS
14) Camera Testing Continues on North Carolina’s First Toll Road
Link to story and video on WRAL-TV:
http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/8099780/
15) Roadside Memorial Signs May Be Tough Sell in South Carolina
Link to article in The Sun News:
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/08/09/1627031/roadside-signs-may-be-tough-sell.html
16) Montana’s Cell Phone Pullouts a Sign of the Times
Link to commentary in the Great Falls Tribune:
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100808/OPINION01/8080304/State+s+cell+phone+pullouts+a+sign+of+the+times
SAFETY / SECURITY
17) Alabama Feels the High Cost of Distracted Driving
Link to article in The Birmingham News:
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/08/alabama_feels_the_high_cost_of.html
18) Summer Edition of Safe Highway Matters Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.safehighways.org/SafeHighwayMatters.Summer2010.pdf
TRANSIT
19) Response to Seattle Light Rail Accidents Examined
Passenger communications cited as a problem.
Link to article in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012557982_traincrash07m.html
20) New York MTA Sued Over Anti-Mosque Bus Ads
Link to story and video on NY1:
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/123391/mta-sued-over-anti-mosque-bus-ads
21) After Boston Herald Tip, MBTA Turns to Social Media to Help Fight Crime on Trains
Link to article in the Boston Herald:
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100731after_herald_tip_mbta_turns_to_social_media_to_help_fight_crime_on_trains_tweet_brings_the_heat/
22) The Case for Frequency Mapping
Link to blog on Human Transit:
http://www.humantransit.org/2010/08/basics-the-case-for-frequency-mapping.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
23) Traffic Alerts Evolving for George Washington Bridge Commuters
Link to article in the Times Herald-Record:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100809/NEWS/8090320/-1/SITEMAP
24) Victorian Traffic System Wins ‘Smart’ Award
Link to article in Supply Chain Review:
http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/news/articleid/69076.aspx
VEHICLES
25) Engineers Turn Robot Arm Into Formula 1 Simulator
Link to article and video in IEEE Spectrum:
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/engineers-turn-robot-arm-into-formula-1-simulator
26) Jerry Flint, Dean of Auto Writers, Dead at 79
Link to article in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/08/jerry-flint-obituary-detroit-business-autos-backseat-driver.html
27) Honk if You Hate: Dashboard Gauges You Can’t Read
Link to column in Inside Jersey:
http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/08/honk_if_you_hate_low_tire_pres.html
News Releases
1) Spatial Roundtable Focuses on DOT Asset Management
2) Georgia Tech Extends Global Reach with Panama Logistics Innovation and Research Center
3) Washington Redskins Show Off a New and Improved FedExFied, Including Pre- and Post-Game Traffic Alerts
Solicitation
– Request for Information – IntelliDrive Performance Measurement and Performance-Based Management Demonstrations – US Department of Transportation
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/nri_intellidrive_performance.htm
Upcoming Events
ITS Evaluation Workshop: Emerging Needs and Opportunities in ITS Evaluation, Supporting New Directions in Research and Deployment – September 20 – Irvine, California
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Today in Transportation History
1945 **65th anniversary** A Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Bockscar, dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=527
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