TransportGooru

The FHWA Office of Natural Environment has announced a GS-13/14 position on the Sustainable Transport and Climate Change Team. The position will focus on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and sustainable transportation issues, research and policy. We are looking for a high-energy, team-oriented individual to help lead FHWA efforts in these high priority and emerging areas.

The position closes October 1.

Please see the USAjobs link below. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email Mike Culp, Sustainable Transport and Climate Change Team Leader (michael.culp@dot.gov, 202-366-9229).

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=90782706&aid=46575945-17910&WT.mc_n=125

The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) seek an Electronics Engineer/Engineering Project Manager (GS-0855-14) to join the Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) and Traffic Management Center of Innovation (COI) at the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center). RITA coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) research programs and is charged with advancing rigorous analysis and the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation’s transportation system. This is one of eight COI’s at the Volpe Center whose function is to maintain and apply internationally recognized capabilities in communication, navigation, surveillance, operations management, and associated information technology disciplines to enhance the capacity, safety, and security of next-generation transportation systems. It serves as a focal point on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) systems engineering for the civil community and fosters interagency coordination efforts. This position is located at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, MA.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Electronics Engineer/Engineering Project Manager (GS-0855-14) interested in joining the Operations Risk Assessment and Terminal Systems Division to lead projects that directly contribute to the evaluation and implementation of complex work areas affecting the users and operators of the National Airspace System (NAS).  As the Engineering Project Manager, you will lead aviation modeling and simulation development with emphasis on airborne and surface aircraft and air traffic management systems, and direct technical teams in the conceptualization, design, and application of simulation software, prototype, debugging and testing. You will work with other Volpe Center and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) national technical experts and senior program managers in the areas of aircraft wake vortex modeling; surveillance systems; navigation systems; pilot and air traffic controller behavior; air-ground communication systems; aerodynamics; aircraft control systems; and airspace design.  In this role, you will represent the Volpe Center before the FAA and other DOT organizations; other government departments and agencies; pilots’ and controllers’ unions; aircraft owners and operators; standards development organizations; and international aviation organizations.

If you have the scientific, technical and project management expertise to lead these challenging engineering projects, then this job is for you!  You must able to work in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment, and have superb analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. (An Annual Financial Disclosure is required each year from the individual in this position. Some travel required.)

This announcement is posted under both Merit Promotion procedures and to the Public on www.usajobs.opm.gov. Applications will be accepted from current and former competitive service Federal employees, and people eligible under special hiring authorities.  Please know that Merit Promotion announcements are the vehicle through which Federal employees generally apply for Federal positions.

·  Merit Promotion (RITA.VOLPE-2010-00040): Status Candidates – http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=90809565

·  Public (RITA.VOLPE-2010-0041): US Citizens – http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=90810484

If you or someone you know has the experience and proven results, I encourage you or them to apply. We are looking for a diverse pool of qualified candidates.  Please contact Elizabeth León at elizabeth.leon@dot.gov or 617-494-2214 if you have any questions.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility Meeting — October 3-5, 2010 in Raleigh, NC

Join IBTTA Delegates for the final meeting of IBTTA’s 2010 Education Series: “Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility – Where the Rubber Meets the Road,” October 3-5 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll explore how engineering, design, maintenance, operations, and security roles have come together to address the challenges of operating modern, sustainable, technologically advanced and economically viable toll facilities. Hotel cut-off is September 10, 2010. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel reservations at the Raleigh Marriott City Center and register today!  www.ibtta.org

AVIATION

1) Why Dubai Airport has Adopted the Silent Treatment

Airport reduces the number of public address announcements by 70%.

Link to article in Arabian Supply Chain:

http://www.arabiansupplychain.com/article-4943-why-dubai-airport-has-adopted-the-silent-treatment/

BUSES

2) BoltBus, RedCoach, Other Bus Lines Go for Business Travelers with Wi-Fi, Other Amenities

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-09-21-businesstravel21_CV_N.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Next Generation of GPS Satellites Threatened by Lack of Coordination, GAO Says

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/09/21/gps-next-gen-challenges.aspx

OTHER

4) Cambridge, Massachusetts ‘Yoga’ Parking Tickets Have Drivers in a Twist

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100921cambridge_yoga_parking_tickets_have_drivers_in_a_twist_bending_over_backwards/

ROADWAYS

5) Bad Sign for Motorists

Georgia highway sign fails on a couple of counts.

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/sep/21/bad-sign-motorists/

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Summit Calls for Reduction in Distracted Driving

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Summit-calls-for-reduction-in-apf-3571629783.html?x=0&.v=14

7) Proposal Bans Texting by Hazmat Truck Drivers

Link to AP article:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/7210615.html

TRANSIT

8) DC, Baltimore Transit Cards to Work Across Systems

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=598&sid=2058121

9) Pay Phones May Soon Disappear from Chicago Bus and Train Stops

Link to story on WBEZ Radio:

http://www.wbez.org/Content.aspx?audioID=44516

10) Wireless Video Feeds Suggested as Way to Reduce Subway Track Deaths in New York

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/21/2010-09-21_warning_systems_eyed_to_reduce_track_deaths.html

11) Smart Buses Could be Coming to Guelph, Ontario Streets

Link to article in the Guelph Mercury:

http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/690773

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Springfield, Missouri Starts Work to Improve Traffic Tracking

Link to story and video on KYTV-TV:

http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-springfield-upgrades-traffic-system-09202010,0,5424678.story

13) Voice of Vietnam’s Traffic Information Channel to be Launched Nationwide

Link to VOV News story:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VOVs-national-traffic-information-channel-to-be-launched-nationwide/20109/119767.vov

14) Efforts Made to Assist Drivers in Korea Over Chuseok

Smart phone traffic app and text-message answering service aim to keep motorists advised.

Link to story on Arirang:

http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=107160&code=Ne2&category=2

15) To Tame Traffic, Go with the Flow

Lights should respond to cars, a study concludes, not the other way around.

Link to article in ScienceNews:

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/63481/title/To_tame_traffic%2C_go_with_the_flow

16) Temple University Professor Studies ‘Phantom’ Traffic Jams

Link to article in The Temple News:

http://bit.ly/8X0ieS

17) Aggressive and Timid Drivers Cause Traffic Jams, Scientists Discover

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8011029/Aggressive-and-timid-drivers-cause-traffic-jams-scientists-discover.html

VEHICLES

18) US Transportation Secretary Scolds Automakers for Adding Distracting Features to Cars

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/21/AR2010092102270.html

News Releases

1) Intelligent Transportation Society of Georgia Announces Election of Directors

2) Visa Opens Doors for Mass Transit Riders in New York and Los Angeles with Mobile Phone Application

3) Partnership to Save Highway Communities Launches Facebook Page

Bernie’s Notes

I plan to be in the Burlington, Vermont area this Friday and Saturday.  If you’d like to get together please let me know at bernie@bwcommunications.net.

Upcoming Events

17^th World Congress on ITS – October 25-29 – Busan, South Korea

http://www.itsworldcongress.kr

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Two interurban cars crashed near Kingsland, Indiana killing 42 people.

http://madisonrails.railfan.net/grant/page6.html

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Monday, September 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Countdown to 17^th World ITS Congress in Busan, Korea, this October

We’re a month away from the 17th ITS World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in Busan, Korea from October 25-29, 2010.  Some of the world’s most distinguished scholars and experts will attend the congress, providing you the opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in ITS worldwide.  Busan is ready to welcome attendees with a state-of-the-art convention and exhibition center, dozens of hotel accommodations, and rich tourism resources. Using cutting-edge technology, Korea has integrated transportation infrastructure management and information systems on its national highways and main roads by installing electronic payment systems for toll roads around the nation. More than 70 percent of urban-area buses across the nation now have information systems for public transit users. Learn, share knowledge and gain perspective on the state of the industry as well as on the emerging technology trends in dynamic Busan. Register online by September 30^th.

AVIATION

1) Is Google’s New Real-Time Flight Data in Google Earth a Gift to Terrorists?

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/is-googles-new-real-time-flight-data-in-google-earth-a-gift-to-terrorists/9410

Link to Google announcement:

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/09/view-near-real-time-flights-over-us-in.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google and Peers Must Self-Regulate Geo-data Services, Germany Says

Link to DPA article:

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1585774.php/Google-and-peers-must-self-regulate-geo-data-services-Germany-says

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Illinois Task Force to Address GPS Use by Truckers

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=71705&news_category_id=3

4) Driving with Data Analytics and myGarmin

Link to blog on SmartData Collective:

http://smartdatacollective.com/brett-stupakevich/27413/driving-data-analytics-and-mygarmin

5) Global Positioning System: Challenges in Sustaining and Upgrading Capabilities Persist

Link to further information from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-636

OTHER

6) Private Firms to Invest €100 Million Into Intelligent Transport Systems

Link to article in The Irish Times:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0920/1224279263630.html

7) ‘Stasi Spies’ on the Motorways: Big Brother Fears as Motorists are Urged to Inform on Each Other

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313095/Big-Brother-fears-motorists-urged-spy-other.html

8) Deadline Extended for Dynamic Mobility Applications Call for Ideas by US DOT

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/announcement/deadline_dma.htm

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Traffic Safety Course Held for TV and Radio Reporters in Vietnam

Training is aimed to help journalists gain more experience in disseminating information on transport-related issues.

Link to story on the Voice of Vietnam:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Traffic-safety-course-held-for-TV-and-radio-reporters/20109/119745.vov

10) UAE’s Roads and Transport Authority Seeks Public Participation

Link to article in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/September/theuae_September436.xml&section=theuae

11) Tim McCarthy May be the Most Recognized Voice at Notre Dame Football Games

For 51 seasons retired Indiana state trooper gives fans safe driving tips.

Link to article in The Times:

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/football/college/university-of-notre-dame/article_12972f99-ac17-51d0-9ee7-a827c3b023f1.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Texas Road Deaths Fall to Lowest Level Ever

Officials credit safer cars, public education and ITS among reasons.

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7206674.html

13) Abu Dhabi Steps Up Drive to Nab Reckless Drivers

Numerous sophisticated, tiny cameras hidden on busy road, patrols and campaigns planned.

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/abu-dhabi-steps-up-drive-to-nab-reckless-drivers-2010-09-19-1.292556

14) New Study to Reform Texting-While-Driving Laws

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2057594

15) Greater Enforcement is Key for Distracted Driver Laws, Recent Crackdowns Show

Link to article and video in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/20/AR2010092002620.html

16) Teens Missing Message on Road Texting Risk

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-20-texting20_ST_N.htm

17) Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Vision: Safety is More than Enforcement

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=71697

18) Focusing on Distracted Driving

Link to commentaries in the National Journal Transportation Expert Blog:

http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2010/09/focusing-on-distracted-driving.php

TELEMATICS

19) Farmers Turn to GPS, Telematics to Increase Efficiency

Link to article in The Daily Iowan:

http://www.dailyiowan.com/2010/09/20/Metro/18886.html

TRANSIT

20) Los Angeles MTA Board to Consider Contract for Real-Time Information

Link to article in The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2010/09/17/pending-board-approval-real-time-information-could-arrive-in-early-2011/

21) London Mayor in Advanced Talks with Mobile Firms Over Getting Signal on the Tube

Link to article in City A.M.:

http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/boris-advanced-talks-mobile-firms-over-getting-signal-the-tube

22) Los Angeles Airport Buses Incorporate Location Information in Digital Signage

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/technology/LA-Airport-Buses-Incorporate-Location.html

23) Public Transit Agencies and Twitter

Link to blog from Choice Riders:

http://www.choiceriders.com/public-transit-agencies-and-twitter-what-are-they-doing/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

24) £2.8 Million of Tax is Wasted on Traffic Radio We Can’t Hear

UK’s Traffic Radio broadcasts on Internet and DAB digital radios which most vehicles can’t receive.

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1313281/2-8m-tax-wasted-traffic-radio-hear.html

25) Traffic Radio Hits Back at Bad Press

Link to article on Radio Today:

http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.6286.2

26) Dallas Cowboys Staff Practicing for Super Bowl Traffic

Link to story and video on KTVT-TV:

http://cbs11tv.com/local/super.bowl.traffic.2.1920994.html

Link to story and video report on WFAA-TV:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Super-Bowl-means-super-traffic-headache-for-North-Texas-103253654.html

27) iPhone App Steers Victoria Commuters Through Traffic

Link to article in the Herald Sun:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/iphone-app-steers-commuters-through-traffic/story-e6frf7jo-1225926787429

News Releases

1) Postcode Anywhere Uses UK TomToms to Launch Superior Route Optimization Service

2) Majority of Motorists Feel Less Safe Due to Distracted Driving

3) Stay Focused, Operation Lifesaver Warns: Distraction Kills Drivers and Pedestrians Alike

4) Case Global Technologies Receives Award from Oracle for Solar Traffic Monitoring Solution

5) Pennsylvania DOT’s 511PA System Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Upcoming Events

Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Annual Summit & Trade Show, October 30-November 4 – Portland, Oregon

http://www.naptonline.org/summit.html

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The SS France was launched.

http://www.maritimequest.com/liners/france_of_1912.htm

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Friday, September 17, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) US Transportation Secretary Emphasizes Obama Administration’s NextGen ATC Commitment

Link to article in Air Transport World:

http://atwonline.com/international-aviation-regulation/news/lahood-emphasizes-obama-administrations-nextgen-atc-commitmen

2) Randy Babbitt Meets FAA Goals with Technology

Link to interview on WFED Radio:

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=15&sid=2054466

3) United Air Kiosks, Logos Will Signal Merger’s Progress

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-17/shared-check-in-kiosks-new-signs-will-herald-united-continental-progress.html

CAMERAS

4) Miami Banks on Traffic Cameras to Close Budget Gap

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/17/1828763/miami-banks-on-traffic-cameras.html

OTHER

5) NJ Transit Worker Fired After Burning Quran in New York City

ACLU questions if First Amendment rights were violated by firing.

Link to AP article:

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100916/STATE/100916004/NJ-Transit-worker-fired-after-burning-Quran-in-NYC

6) ‘Untouchable’ PigSpotter’s Following Grows in South Africa

Twitter user reports police roadblocks and speed traps.

Link to story from the Cape Times:

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20100917042520423C815603&set_id=

Link to Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/PigSpotter

7) The Rise of Apps Culture

Link to report from the Pew Research Center and Nielsen:

http://www.pewinternet.org/~/media//Files/Reports/2010/PIP_Nielsen%20Apps%20Report.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Traffic in China Fuels Quest for Road Civility

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-09-17-chinatraffic17_ST_N.htm

RAILROADS

9) Assessment of the Commercial Benefits of Positive Train Control

Link to report prepared for the Association of American Railroads:

http://www.aar.org/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/2010/04/~/media/AAR/NewsFiles/2010/042710WymanPTC.ashx

ROADWAYS

10) New Transponder System Reducing Illegal HOV Lane Use in Utah

Link to story and video on KSL-TV:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=12457390

11) Utah DOT Head: Mistake Not to Disclose $13 Million Settlement with Losing Bidder

Link to AP article:

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/transportation/cars/article_b6ed3bb3-44af-5885-87bd-8f7e6e547775.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Proposed Rule Restricting Cell Phone Use by Truckers Sent to White House

Link to article in The Trucker:

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/9/17/ProposedrulerestrictingcellphoneusebytruckerssenttoWhiteHouse.aspx

TRANSIT

13) Bing Adds Transit Directions to Its Maps

Link to blog on Softpedia:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bing-Maps-Public-Transportation-156784.shtml

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) £10 Million M-Way Traffic Control Opens in Northern Ireland

Link to article on Build.ie:

http://www.build.ie/construction_news.asp?newsid=116626

Link to story and video on UTV News:

http://www.u.tv/News/New-speed-limit-system-for-Westlink/9097bd6f-7b5e-4e59-adc6-f6a11478488f

15) Web Efforts Smooth Mudik Traffic in Indonesia

Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/web-efforts-help-smooth-mudik-traffic/396781

16) Smart Moves, Florida DOT District Four’s ITS Newsletter – September 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.smartsunguide.com/pdf/SMART%20Moves%2023%20Edition%20-%20email.pdf

VEHICLES

17) Like that Driver in the Next Lane? Now You Can Stalk Her/Him with Bump.com

Link to article on The Car Connection:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1049438_like-that-driver-in-the-next-lane-now-you-can-stalk-her-him-with-bump-com

News Releases

1) New Airport Parking Web Site Includes Unique Hotel Booking Facility

Upcoming Events

International Association of Emergency Managers Annual Conference & EMEX 2010 – November 11-14 – Reno, Nevada

http://www.iaem.com/events/annual/

Friday Bonus

Hopefully at this house they don’t charge extra for a seat by the window or to bring a bag inside.

http://www.mnn.com/your-home/green-building-remodeling/blogs/plane-sweet-plane

Today in Transportation History

1935 **75^th anniversary** TC-14, the largest blimp to date, had its maiden voyage from Scott Field in Illinois.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJWvr5gY42I

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The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) seeks a Transportation Industry Analyst to join our team.  RITA coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) research programs and is charged with advancing rigorous analysis and the deployment of cross-cutting technologies to improve our Nation’s transportation system.  This position is located within the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS), Office of Airline Information which collects on-time performance, financial, and operational data from the airline industry.

BTS is responsible for leading the development of high quality transportation data and information.  As a federal statistical agency, BTS provides an objective source of statistical analysis for decision making at all levels.

RITA is looking for a motivated, self-reliant, dynamic professional who can apply their expertise in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of airline statistics. This includes managing large scale datasets, generating analysis, and applying the latest information technology to meet the Nation’s need for relevant, accurate, and timely airline statistics.

If you know someone interested in this Washington, D.C. based position with relevant experience and proven results please encourage them to apply under the attached vacancy announcements.  We are looking for a diverse pool of qualified candidates.

The vacancy announcements can be found on:

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=90800692 (All Sources)

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=90800817 (Merit Promotion)

Open period: Friday, September 17^th – Thursday, September 30th

Please direct any questions to Linda Riggins, Human Resources, at (202) 366-0277 or Linda.Riggins@dot.gov.

Thursday, September 16, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Countdown to the 17th ITS World Congress in Busan

Mark your calendar to attend the 17th ITS World Congress at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center from October 25-29, 2010. This year’s theme is ‘Ubiquitous Society with ITS.’ In Busan, Korea’s second-largest city, industry leaders will promote and share the latest, cutting-edge ITS technologies and trends.Register now.

ITS America is once again hosting a U.S. pavilion at the event. As an exhibitor, you’ll gain access to the projected 3,000 potential customers and partners hailing from over 20 countries around the world. You’ll also take advantage of the pavilion’s prime location in the middle of the exhibit floor. For more information, please contact Patty Del Pozo at 202-721-4238.

AVIATION

1) Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Questions NTSB Probable Cause in Hudson Midair Crash

Link to article on AOPA Online:

http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100915ntsbhudson.html

2) Reno-Tahoe Airport Appeals to Neighbors with Noise and Operations Monitoring System

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00202

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Rhode Island to Fine Motorists for Bad E-ZPass Installations

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/news/content/TBA_ezpass_mounting_09-16-10_9PJU0C1_v12.237ea2c.html

OTHER

4) New York State Transportation Commissioner Ends Silence on Fatal Bus Crash

Link to article in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/state_dot_commissioner_ends_si.html

5) Latest News from TTS Italia

Link to article from ERTICO:

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

ROADWAYS

6) Giving Traffic Lights a Mind of Their Own Can Reduce Congestion

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2010-09/giving-traffic-lights-mind-their-own-can-reduce-congestion-study-says

7) Emergency Call Boxes on Pennsylvania Turnpike in an Age of Mobile Phones

Link to article in TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4901

8) Technology Tells Whether Bridges are ‘Dead or Alive’

Link to column in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/columns/mgmt-insights/new-technology-tells-bridges-dead-alive.html

9) US House GOP Launches Crowd-Sourced Map of Stimulus Signs

Link to blog in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/119013-house-gop-launches-crowd-sourced-map-of-stimulus-signs

Link to site:

http://republicans.oversight.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=639&Itemid=7

TRANSIT

10) London iPhone Apps that Put a Kiwi on the Tube Map

Link to article in the London Evening Standard:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23878683-london-iphone-apps-that-put-a-kiwi-on-the-tube-map.do

VEHICLES

11) Six Technologies to Cure Bad Driving

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/09/15/techonology-to-cure-bad-driving-entrepreneurs-technology-small-biz-toolkit-10.html

12) The Danger to Terrestrial Radio Posed by Internet Radio in Cars

Link to blog from Mark Ramsey Media:

http://www.markramseymedia.com/2010/09/the-danger-to-terrestrial-radio-posed-by-internet-radio-in-cars/

News Releases

1) Harman Acquires Aha Mobile to Transform the Mobile Infotainment Experience

2) New Web Site for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) News

3) Missouri DOT Offers New Web Site for Bidding, Contracting

4) Automobile Club of Southern California Study: Texting While Driving Doubles from Before State Ban, Reversing Early Trend

5) Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicles Share Anti-texting Message

6) ERTICO and ITS Russia Sign Memorandum of Understanding

7) Pennsylvania’s rabbittransit Unveils New Technology Features

8) Research and Markets: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges for Electric Vehicle Telematics Report Addressing the Business and Technical Challenges

Job Postings

–  Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics – US DOT (RITA) – Washington, DC

http://bit.ly/doXldW

Upcoming Events

AASHTO Annual Meeting – October 28-November 1 – Biloxi, Mississippi

http://www.aashtoannualmeeting.org/

Today in Transportation History

1935 **75^th anniversary** Bob Kiley, former head of Transport for London, the MBTA and New York MTA, was born in Minneapolis.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1113837.stm

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(Source: The London Evening Standard)

These figures from the London Ambulance Service about the special cycle crews, set up to respond to 999 calls in heavy traffic, are quite impressive:

(1) The average response time is now five minutes but can be as short as just 60 seconds

(2) Created savings including £300,000 in fuel – the equivalent of 20,000 ambulance journeys.
(3) Treated 50,000 patients since they were first piloted 10 years ago and freed up an estimated 5,000 ambulance hours a year, the equivalent of having an extra two vehicles staffed with two paramedics.

Click here to read the entire article.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility Meeting — October 3-5, 2010 in Raleigh, NC

Join IBTTA Delegates for the final meeting of IBTTA’s 2010 Education Series: “Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility – Where the Rubber Meets the Road,” October 3-5 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll explore how engineering, design, maintenance, operations, and security roles have come together to address the challenges of operating modern, sustainable, technologically advanced and economically viable toll facilities. Hotel cut-off is September 10, 2010. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel reservations at the Raleigh Marriott City Center and register today!  www.ibtta.org

AVIATION

1) Technique, Air Controller’s Phone Call Cited in Fatal Hudson River Plane-Helicopter Crash

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/15/new.jersey.plane.crash.cause/

Link to news release from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100914.html

2) Some Interviews for Tampa Airport Top Job Will be Open to Media

Link to article in the St. Petersburg Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/some-interviews-of-final-four-for-tia-top-job-will-be-open-to-media/1121466

3) Indian Passengers Can Soon Use Mobiles Before Aircraft Gates Open

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/Passengers-can-soon-use-mobiles-before-aircraft-gates-open/articleshow/6560938.cms

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Czechs Ban Google from Expanding ‘Street View’

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/hotsites/2010-09-14-google-streetview_N.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Nokia Ovi Maps Getting Traffic, Transit, Check-Ins

Link to article in Mobile:

http://www.mobilemag.com/2010/09/14/nokia-ovi-maps-getting-traffic-transit-check-ins/

6) TeleNav Debuts Navigation-Based Ads

Link to article in Online Media Daily:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=135748

7) Megabus Driver was Checking Own GPS Device When Fatal Crash Occurred

Link to article in The Post-Standard:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/megabus_driver_was_checking_hi.html

PARKING

8) New Smart Phone Parking Applications Get Interactive

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://www.parkingtoday.com/s_article.php?id=178

ROADWAYS

9) Metric Interstate Divides Arizonans

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/us/15highway.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) To Text or Not to Text During Emergencies

Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100914_5986.php

TELEMATICS

11) GM Relaunches OnStar with Wi-Fi, News Podcasts and More to Challenge Ford Sync

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20100915/BUSINESS01/9150330/1331/GM-relaunches-OnStar-with-WiFi

Link to news release from General Motors:

http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/Sept/0915_onstar

12) OnStar Trying to Out-Sync Ford’s Sync

Link to column on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/39191820

13) Hughes Telematics: ‘Consumers Will Become More Dependent on ‘Always Connected”

Link to interview in Telematics Update:

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/content-services-mobile-apps/interviews.shtml

14) Telematics: Reinventing Auto Insurance Part III

Link to article in Insurance & Technology:

http://www.insurancetech.com/blog/archives/2010/09/telematics_rein_1.html

TRANSIT

15) Metra: No ‘Quiet Cars’ in Chicago Area

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-talk-quiet-train-cars-0915-20100914,0,6387928.story

16) Lothian Buses Attempt to Improve Services with Early Arrival Warnings to Drivers

Link to article in The Journal:

http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/6803-lothian-buses-attempt-to-improve-services

17) Baku, Azerbaijan’s Buses to Go High-Tech

Link to article on News.Az:

http://news.az/articles/society/22691

18) 700MHz – Public Safety and Mass Transit

Link to commentary in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2010/09/09/700mhz-%25e2%2580%2593-public-safety-and-mass-transit/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Soon, Pune Traffic Police Web Site Will Update You on Traffic Conditions

Link to article in The Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Soon–traffic-police-website-will-update-you-on-traffic-conditions/682022

News Releases

1) Security and Telecommunications Market Leaders Form Secure City Technology Alliance

2) Global Traffic Network Launches Its Mobile Traffic Alerting System in Kansas City

3) Penn State Video Illustrates Benefit of GPS Technology in Disasters

4) Research and Markets: Intelligent Transport Systems-Dedicated Short Range Communications in 5.9 GHz Band: Technologies and Markets

5) US ITS Penetration of 11.2% Offers Tremendous Opportunity

Upcoming Events

Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition (TIMTC) Annual Meeting – October 18-19 – Phoenix

http://www.freightmobility.com/Annual_Mtg.html

Today in Transportation History

1830 **180^th anniversary** The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened.

http://www.oldandsold.com/articles25/railroads-9.shtml

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