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Thursday, March 18, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX

The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends toEnhance Mobility Through Innovation. Main topics will include: communications, winning with the news media, finance trends, reauthorization update, successful project implementation and more. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals focused in the areas of communications and marketing, human resources, finance, administration, management and advocacy. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org

CAMERAS

1) Ticket Cameras Banned on New Mexico State Highways

Link to story on KRQE-TV:

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/politics/ticket-cameras-banned-on-state-highways

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Bing Maps Adds a Telescopic Lens

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20000620-56.html

3) Google Completes UK Street View Coverage: What Next?

Link to article in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Google-Completes-UK-Street-View-Coverage-What-Next_a2129.html

OTHER

4) IBM Will No Longer Give Out US Headcount

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100318/BUSINESS01/3180363/1066/BUSINESS01/IBM-will-no-longer-give-out-U.S.-headcount

5) New York City Cabs Being Equipped with New Fare-Setting Alert

Link to story and video on NY1 News:

http://www.ny1.com/1-all-boroughs-news-content/top_stories/115385/tlc-equips-cabs-with-new-fare-setting-alert

6) US DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration Launches Transportation Research Collaboration Pilot Web Site

Link to site:

http://www.transportationresearch.gov/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) US DOT Group Reaches Out to Truckers with Health Information

Link to story in the News Sentinel:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/18/truckin-for-good-health/

RAILROADS

8) French Railway SNCF in Train ‘Explosion’ Blunder

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8570685.stm

ROADWAYS

9) New, Easier to Understand Weight Limit Signs to be Posted on Mississippi Bridges

Link to AP article:

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=montgomeryadvertiser&sParam=33055473.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) US Public Safety Fee for Broadband Will be Less than $1 a Month

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9172338/Public_safety_fee_for_broadband_will_be_less_than_1_a_month_

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Maryland State Highway Administration to Keep Travel Time Signs Up, Will Review Them

Link to column in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2010/03/sha_to_keep_travel_time_signs.html

VEHICLES

12) Creating Apps Just for Cars

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/24824/

13) Can Ford Solve the Internet’s ‘Last Inch’ Problem?

Link to blog on Seeking Alpha:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/194358-can-ford-solve-the-internet-s-last-inch-problem

14) The Pandora App for Ford Sync in Action

Link to story and video on The Car Connection:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1043542_video-the-pandora-app-for-ford-sync-in-action

News Releases

1) US DOT Announces Challenge to Researchers to Improve Road Safety Through New Weather Data

Job Postings

–  ITS Standards and IntelliDrive Program Candidates – Noblis – Various Locations

http://www.noblis.org/Careers/Pages/CurrentOpenings.aspx

Upcoming Events

Maritime and Navigation Risk Conference 2010 – April 7-8 – Montreal

http://www.passeportmaritime.com/en/events/mnrc2010

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Four-wheel automobile brakes were patented by Henri Perrot and John Meredith Rubury of Argyll Motors.

http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/argyll/page1/page1.html

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Wednesday, March 17, 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. Registration opens in April.

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) Fixes Ordered in Boeing 777 Autopilot Software

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734504575125890262354822.html

2) Social Network’s CEO Documents Flight Nightmare Live

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10468908-71.html

3) Airport Wars Escalate with Attack Ads Aimed at Rivals

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2010-03-17-airport-ad-wars_N.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) South Africa Roads Agency Lauds Planned Electronic Toll System

Link to article in The Star:

http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5393098

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Jammers Illegal, Dangerous, and Very Easy to Buy

Link to Fox News story:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/17/gps-jammers-easily-accessible-potentially-dangerous-risk/

6) Hurricane Researchers Hope GPS Will Help Predict Impact of Storms

Link to AP article:

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/03/hurricane_researchers_hope_gps.html

RAILROADS

7) Shippers Seek New Analysis of Rail Technology

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/shippers-seek-new-analysis-rail-technology

Link to news release from the Chlorine Institute:

http://www.chlorineinstitute.org/files/PDFs/CI%2DPTC%2Dpetition%2D03%2D16%2D10%2Dfinal.pdf

8) Canadian National Gets Mixed Results on First Report Card

Federal audit says railroad has made a good start communicating with towns along Illinois rail line.

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=366501&src=3

9) IT Transformation is on Track at Amtrak

Link to interview on SearchCIO:

http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid182_gci1446572,00.html

10) Amtrak Train Board Signals Times are a-Changing

Link to blog in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2010/03/amtrak_board_signals_times_are.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Canada Transport Watchdog Raises Safety Concerns

Link to Reuters article:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE62F4OY20100316

12) Court Rules Raleigh-Durham Airport Can’t Ban Newspaper Racks

Link to McClatchy News Service article:

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/airport-32363-newspaper-court.html

13) Worst States for Distracted Drivers

Using iPhones and Blackberrys while behind the wheel in these areas of the country will result in harsh penalties.

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/17/texting-driving-iphone-lifestyle-vehicles-states-bans.html

TRANSIT

14) Keeping an ‘Eye’ on the MetroRail

A network of cameras will be monitored for Austin, Texas’ new commuter line.

Link to story and video on KXAN-TV:

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/an-%22eye%22-on-the-metrorail

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Singapore LTA Launches One-Stop Mobile Transport Portal

Link to article from my paper:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20100317-205091.html

16) Dreading Cape Cod Traffic this Summer? Let the iCone Help

Link to story and video report on NECN:

http://www.necn.com/03/17/10/Dreading-Cape-Cod-traffic-this-summer-Le/landing.html?blockID=199135&feedID=4213

17) Maryland Expanding Use of Signs Giving Travel Times

Response ‘very positive,’ highway spokesman says.

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-03-11/features/bal-md.cm.signs11mar11_1_message-signs-travel-informed

18) Maryland Governor Sounds Off on Real-Time Highway Signs

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=598&sid=1914397

VEHICLES

19) Texan Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iYBwvCI-cbxWE2ehsDFv44PGylkAD9EGLOMO0

20) GM Tinkers with Augmented Reality System for Cars

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/gm-tinkers-with-augmented-reality-system-for-cars/

21) Your Car May Know if a Crash is Your Fault

Link to NPR story:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124771287

News Releases

1) Idaho Transportation Department Launches New Online Source for Bus Riders

2) Transportation Engineers Venture Into Social Media – Green Growth Cascadia

3) Telogis Announces Expanded Global Mapping Contract with Navteq

Upcoming Events

Mobitrafic – April 5-7 – Lille, France

http://www.mobitrafic.com/E

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 crashed in Millstone, Indiana with the loss of 63 lives.

http://www.perrycountyindiana.org/attractions/aircrash.cfm

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Confirmed as Keynote for IBTTA Legislative Conference – March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association on March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC and participate in discussions on federal legislative initiatives with leaders in the transportation policy debate.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will speak on Monday, March 22 at 8:30 am.  Meeting topics will include transportation authorization, electronic tolling interoperability, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging, the proposed Office of Public Benefit, and other important issues affecting tolling and road pricing.  Participants will spend Tuesday afternoon visiting their congressional representatives to advance tolling initiatives on Capitol Hill. Click here to register, view the program and make your hotel and travel arrangements. www.IBTTA.org.

OTHER

1) A Multimodal ITS Strategy and Action Plan for Sweden

Link to further information from ERTICO – ITS Europe:

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

PARKING

2) Dublin Upgrades Parking Guidance VMS

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e007a2bc#/e007a2bc/22

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) US Emergency Communications Plan Update Will Blend Old and New

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100315_4604.php

4) New App Turns BlackBerry Into Secure Two-Way Radio

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/16/new-app-turns-smartphones-into-secure-two-way-radio.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Real-Time Travel Signs Become Real Pain for Maryland Drivers

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1913047

VEHICLES

6) Using Cell Phone Signals to Track Cars When GPS Cannot

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/using-cellphone-signals-to-track-cars-when-gps-cannot/

7) Auto Voice Recognition Revs Up

Link to article in Investor’ s Business Daily:

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=527371

News Releases

1) Wabtec Acquires Xorail, a Leading Provider of Railroad Signal Engineering and Design Services

2) FCC Sends National Broadband Plan to Congress

3) Motor Coach Canada Launches New and Improved Web Site

4) Nottingham Introducing Mobile CCTV Car to the City’s Roads to Reduce Congestion

5) Coalition Formed to Promote Public Road Safety

Job Postings

–  Transportation Management and Operations R&D Team Leader – Federal Highway Administration – McLean, Virginia

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=86724923 (public)

http://jobsearch.dot.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=86724877 (Federal employees)

Upcoming Events

Mobile Apps on Wheels Workshop – April 27-29 – San Jose and San Francisco

http://www.networkedvehicle.org/wp-content/uploads/April-Event-Program.pdf

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Barney Oldfield set a new automobile land-speed record of 131.72 miles per hour.

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~class/am485_98/sarratt/barney.html

AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx.

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Friday, March 12, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx.

AVIATION

1) Interview with NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman

Link to audio interview on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/AudioPodcast_NTSB_DeborarhHersman_202155-1.html

BICYCLES

2) Google Engineer Scott Shawcroft Explains Google’s Bike Map

Link to article on Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/03/10/streetscast-google-engineer-scott-shawcroft-explains-googles-bike-map/

3) Google Bike Maps: A Cynical Cyclist Speaks Out

Link to commentary in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/191310/google_bike_maps_a_cynical_cyclist_speaks_out.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Connecticut Border Toll Proposal Calls for Camera System

Link to article in the Connecticut Post:

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Border-toll-proposal-calls-for-camera-system-402776.php

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Will GPS Kill the Sign?

Link to article in Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2246108

MARITIME

6) Delays in Satellite Programs Push US Navy to Look Elsewhere for Communications

Link to article on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100311_9931.php

7) US National Transportation Safety Board Recommends that Commercial Vessels be Required to Carry Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons

Link to safety recommendation from the NTSB:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/M10_1.pdf

OTHER

8) Panelists at AASHTO Meeting Stress Need to Constantly Monitor 24-Hour News Cycle

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/031210heard.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Former TSA Employee Charged with Infecting Databases

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/12/tsa-employee-charged-infected-systems.aspx

10) Laptops Could be Key to an Earthquake Early-Warning System

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-quakecatchers12-2010mar12,0,3872363.story

TELEMATICS

11) Intelligent Vehicles Hit the Road in China

Link to article in China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/12/content_9580057.htm

TRANSIT

12) Closed-Door Report Tells DC Metro to Focus on Rail Safety, be Honest with Public

Transit advocates urge report be made public.

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Closed-door-report-tells-Metro-to-focus-on-rail-safety_-be-honest-with-public-87402267.html

13) San Diego Transit Agency to Hunt for Sponsors

Link to column in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/weblogs/the-ride-transportation/2010/mar/11/transit-agency-hunt-sponsors/

14) BART Gets Official Augmented Reality App

Link to blog in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1579694/bart-gets-official-augmented-reality-app-couldnt-find-the-train-is-no-longer-a-viable-excuse

15) Cleveland RTA to Provide Information to Customers via E-mail, Text Message and Twitter

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/03/rta_plans_to_provide_informati.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) North Florida TPO Receives Additional Details on Proposed Regional Transportation Management Center

Link to article in the Financial News & Daily Record:

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=530483

17) Wellington, New Zealand Traffic Control – Playing Slot Cars for Real

Link to article in The Dominion Post:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/local/3443921/Wellington-traffic-control-playing-slot-cars-for-real

VEHICLES

18) Driving by the Numbers

Giving drivers and carmakers real-time access to data that’s being monitored could improve safety.

Link to commentary in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12chase.html

WEATHER

19) Congress Debates New Satellite Plan

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-11-satellite_N.htm

News Releases

1) Expanding in ITS: Gannett Fleming Acquires Vanus

2) FCC to Hold Technical Panel on 700 MHz Nationwide Interoperable Public Safety Wireless Broadband Network

3) Telematics Shapes Future of Taiwan’s ICT Industry

Upcoming Events

Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition Conference and Annual Meeting – April 27-29 – Cincinnati, Ohio

http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org/2010meeting.html

Friday Bonus

Another sign that didn’t make the cut in the most recent MUTCD update.

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3705747.html

Today in Transportation History

1930 **80^th anniversary** – Canadian World War I ace, Billy Barker, died in an airplane crash.

http://www.constable.ca/caah/barker.htm

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Thursday, March 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Confirmed as Keynote for IBTTA Legislative Conference – March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association on March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC and participate in discussions on federal legislative initiatives with leaders in the transportation policy debate.  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will speak on Monday, March 22 at 8:30 am.  Meeting topics will include transportation authorization, electronic tolling interoperability, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging, the proposed Office of Public Benefit, and other important issues affecting tolling and road pricing.  Participants will spend Tuesday afternoon visiting their congressional representatives to advance tolling initiatives on Capitol Hill. Click here to register, view the program and make your hotel and travel arrangements. www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) Air Traffic Modernization on Congress’ Radar but Funding Isn’t

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/national/stories/031110dnbusnextgencosts.3e9470b.html

2) FAA Mandates Airbus Collision Avoidance Modification

Link to article in Air Transport Intelligence:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/10/339315/faa-mandates-airbus-collision-avoidance-modification.html

3) JetBlue Twitter Promotion Attracts Huge Crowds

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20000289-36.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) iPhone App for smart Car: Navigation, Traffic Signs Recognition

Link to article on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/iPhone-App-for-smart-Car-Navigation,-Traffic-Signs-Recognition_a2109.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11distracted.html

6) Some Call Illuminated Ads on Rear Windows a Safety Hazard

Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/10/signs-on-cars/

SPACE

7) NASA Launches Mission Simulator Web Site

Online simulator lets the public pilot the Space Shuttle and visualize space communications.

Link to story in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/10/nasa-space-simulation-web-site.aspx

Link to site: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/spacecomm.html

TELEMATICS

8) Telematics is Yet to be Complimented by Road Infrastructure in India

Link to interview in Voice & Data:

http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/GOLDBOOK2010/110031104.asp

TRANSIT

9) As Station Agents Vanish from the New York Subways, Riders Struggle to Adapt to Replacement Intercoms

Link to article in amNew York:

http://amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/as-station-agents-vanish-from-the-subways-riders-struggle-to-adapt-to-replacement-intercoms-1.1800578

10) Kentucky Launches Travel Management Center

Site is one of four across US.

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/03/Western-Kentucky-launches-travel-management-center.aspx

Link to further information from US DOT:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/tmcc.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Ads Give Traffic Report a Creepy Vibe

Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/neon/ads-give-traffic-report-a-creepy-vibe-87321052.html

VEHICLES

12) Safety Regulators Plans Closer Look at Car Electronics

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/12toyota.html

13) US Weighs Post-Toyota ‘Black Box’ Requirement

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1124625120100311

14) Two-Second Video Causes Headache for ABC News

Network used pictures of zooming tachometer in a parked Toyota.

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gbcg8FGyol4NgJzr3dOp-o2XJk2AD9EC7MN80

15) California to Amend ‘Cool Cars’ Rule

Police warn new window glazing standards may block cell phone, toll tag and electronic tether signals.

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100309/AUTO01/3090334/1148/auto01/California-to%20-amend–cool-cars–rule

16) Will the iPad Make a Great Car Gadget?

Link to blog in Computerworld:

http://blogs.computerworld.com/15732/will_the_ipad_make_a_great_car_gadget

17) Nokia’s Terminal Mode: ‘We are Not Here to Play the Game Alone”

Link to interview on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Nokia-s-Terminal-Mode-we-are-not-here-to-play-the-game-alone_a2097.html?preaction=nl&id=8135716&idnl=64936&

News Releases

1) Recognize, React, Recover Educational DVD Now Available from Roadway Safety Foundation

2) Wyoming Becomes the 20^th State to Ban Texting While Driving

3) New Zealand Transport Agency Expands Webcam Service for Travelers

4) Waze Launches Social GPS App in Germany and France with Localized Grid and Road Full of Surprises

Solicitation

–  Presolicitation Notice – Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical Support Services – Federal Highway Administration

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c57cb338459a37b5f884cf6d92a9c49d&tab=core&_cview=0

Upcoming Events

The Location Business Summit – April 28-29 – Amsterdam

http://www.thewherebusiness.com/locationsummit/

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** Pioneer 5 was launched on a mission to explore interplanetary space between Earth and Venus.

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Pioneer_05

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(Sources: Next Generation HealthCare via Good; Infrastructurist)

Incidents like 9-11 bring to people’s mind the dangers of man made disasters, and the enormity of the problem gets magnified with the loss of lives resulting from such incidents.  But how many of us realize that here in the US we lose many more lives on our nation’s roads every year due to automobile accidents?  If you have not grasped the enormity of the problem we are facing in our roads, it the rough equivalent of 12 times the losses we suffered in that one incident  — that would be roughly 34,000 lives were lost in the US roads in 2009 alone, according to a new report released by NHTSA. In the decades past the problem was even worse and the transportation agencies at all levels – Federal, State and Local have been actively engaged in combating this problem.  The silver lining in this grey cloud is that the numbers are dropping steadily in the past the years, at least in the US.   Thanks in large part to the continued efforts of the governments in making our roads safer and also to the auto manufacturers who have made the vehicles stronger and smarter, we can now continue to see a reduction in the years ahead.  Here are some interesting numbers from this NHTSA estimates:

• A decline in highway deaths of  8.9% from 2008 to 2009
• The lowest fatality rate–1.16 deaths for every 100 million vehicle miles traveled–on record
• The lowest overall number of deaths–33,963–since 1954
• 15 straight quarters of decline in the number of overall roadway deaths

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the rest of the world.  Pretty much every country on this blue planet has been a victim of this problem and many of them counter massive, tragic losses every year that have only continued to climb up.   The losses are steeper in many of the developing countries and under-developed countries, where the poor infrastructure and lack of enforcement & driver education are compounding the problems.  Especially in countries like China and India, where the growing economies have fueled a significant spike in the number of vehicles on road, the governments are struggling to keep pace with the surging demand for roads and other surface transportation infrastructure. The graphical depiction below, courtesy of  Next Generation Healthcare, clearly demonstrates the enormous problem we are facing around the world.  It shows how many deaths there are from road traffic accidents in different parts of the world and the numbers are alarming.

Quoting the numbers from the NHTSA estimate for 2009 motor vehicle traffic fatalities, Ray LaHood – the Secretary of the US Department of Transportation, noted on his blog that he is extremely encouraged by the significant drop in fatalities on American roads but at the same time he is disturbed by the fact that “we are still talking about nearly 34,000 preventable deaths a year. There are still too many people dying in traffic accidents every year. Just too many.”

On 2 March 2010 governments around the world took the historic decision to increase action to address the road safety crisis over the next ten years. The UN General Assembly resolution proclaiming a Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 (A/64/L.44/Rev.1) was tabled by the Government of the Russian Federation and cosponsored by more than 90 countries. WHO welcomes this proclamation which seeks to save lives by halting the increasing trends in road traffic deaths and injuries world-wide.  A draft Plan for the Decade, which was prepared by WHO with support from members of the UN Road Safety Collaboration, is now open to all stakeholders for comments. Visit the Collaboration’s web site at http://www.who.int/roadsafety.

Some nuggets of information for you that will make you gasp (courtesy of World Health Organization’s report on road safety titled The Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020):

• Over 3000 people die on the world’s roads every day.
• Tens of millions of people are injured or disabled every year.  Nearly 1.3 million people are killed each year. If trends continue unabated deaths will rise to an estimated 2.4 million a year by 2030.
• Between 20 and 30 million sustain non-fatal injuries.
• It’s predicted that by 2030, the amount of people who are killed in road traffic accidents will rise to fifth in the leading causes of death around the world. Currently it is in ninth place.

Hopefully, with improved funding and targeted attention towards issues like distracted driving and drunk driving, we can expect a decrease in this trend.   Oh if are wondering how you personally contribute towardsaddressing the problem — Leave your keys behind and take transit systems (buses, trains, etc) if you can.   If you have the proper infrastructure, you can consider walking or biking to places instead of driving. Next time when you drive your car/ motorcycle/bicycle ,  remember that you are not just driving for your own safety but also also for those of others who share that road with you.  At the end of the day, there is only so much the goverments can do to keep is safe and we the citizens have to realize that they have a very important and personal role to play in keeping our roads safe.  Let’s do it!

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AASHTO Daily Transportation Update

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AVIATION

1) US Weighs Aiding Airlines with Air Traffic Upgrades

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62902B20100310

2) FAA Renames General Aviation Magazine, Readies Stand Down

Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety:

http://ohsonline.com/articles/2010/03/10/faa-readies-stand-down.aspx

3) Palo Alto Airport Hopes to Improve Communication with Community Following Crash

Link to article on Palo Alto Online:

http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=16044

BICYCLES

4) Google Maps to Add Bike Maps, Directions

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10466313-265.html

CAMERAS

5) ‘Intelligent Video is Replacing Reactive Video’

Link to interview in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.in/Security/10-03-10/‘Intelligent_video_is_replacing_reactive_video’.aspx

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Virtually Every Road in the UK Will Appear on Google’s Street View

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1256838/Google-Street-View-All-UK-streets-appear-map-tool-tomorrow.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) DARPA Plans Lightning-Based GPS for Underground Warfighters

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-03/darpa-hopes-underground-warfighters-can-use-lightning-based-gps

RAILROADS

8) Amtrak Set to Rail About This or That on Twitter

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2010/03/10/news/all-aboard-amtrak-set-to-rail-about-this-or-that-on-twitter/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Fields Aviation Security Questions Posed on Facebook and Twitter

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/20294/napolitano_fields_aviation_security_questions_pose

10) Texting While Driving: Put the Thumbs Away

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

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124081093

News Releases

1) NTSB Study Shows Introduction of ‘Glass Cockpits’ in General Aviation Airplanes has Not Led to Expected Safety Improvements

2) New Web Site Shows Amtrak Connections to National Park Sites

3) National GPS Usage Data Reveals Walmart is Nation’s Most Searched for Destination While on the Road

Upcoming Events

American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Annual Conference – April 26-30 – San Diego

http://www.asprs.org/SanDiego2010/index.html

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Emil Aubrun made the first night flight in an airplane.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/442?size=_original

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX

The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends toEnhance Mobility Through Innovation. Main topics will include: communications, winning with the news media, finance trends, reauthorization update, successful project implementation and more. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals focused in the areas of communications and marketing, human resources, finance, administration, management and advocacy. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org

AVIATION

1) Current Simulators Can Mislead Pilots

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-03-08-simulators-inside_N.htm

OTHER

2) Automakers and Airplanes, and Privacy

Companies which want their flights blocked from public Web sites made public.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/automakers-and-airplanes-and-privacy

3) The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man – The International War Over Exit Signs

Link to article in Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2246107

ROADWAYS

4) Traffic Maintenance Online Training Course Debuts

Link to article in Focus:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/focus/10jan/05.cfm

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Proposed Addressing Standard Could Boost Emergency Response

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/Addressing-Standard-Emergency-Response.html

TRANSIT

6) Miami-Dade Makes Launching a Contactless Fare Collection System Easy

Link to article in ContactlessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2010/03/09/miami-dade-makes-launching-a-contactless-fare-collection-system-easy

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Mobile Phone Apps Help Drivers Navigate Traffic

Link to story and video on WRAL-TV:

http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/7188202/

VEHICLES

8) The Latest Tech Features are Just a Download Away

Link to article on Edmunds:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/2010/03/car-tech-tuesdays-the-latest-tech-features-are-just-a-download-away.html

9) HD Radio Developer, IBiquity, Features In-Vehicle Advancements at European Conference

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/95988

News Releases

1) Operation Lifesaver Hails New Lows in 2009 Grade Crossing Incidents, Deaths and Injuries

2) US DOT ITS Joint Program Office Director Shelley Row Will Take a One-Year Leave of Absence

3) National Kickoff Event Information Now Available for 2010 National Work Zone Awareness Week

Upcoming Events

Maintenance Decision Support System Showcase – April 28 – Anchorage, Alaska

http://www.utahltap.org/Services/Workshops/productdemoshowcase/MDSS/registration/alaska.php

Today in Transportation History

1500 **510^th anniversary** A fleet led by Portuguese explorer Pedralvarez Cabral left Lisbon on a journey in which he is credited with making the first European discovery of Brazil.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03128a.htm

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Monday, March 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join us at ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition (May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas).

Take a fresh look at emerging projects, products and services that demonstrate how technology innovations are connecting communities and transforming transportation, while fostering job creation and economic growth.

• Early registration rates extended through March 15!  Click here for hotel reservations.
• One more week — through March 15 — to enter the Student Essay Competition for cash prizes and recognition at the May 3 awards ceremony in Houston!
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland will join RITA Administrator Peter Appel on the dais for the May 4 USDOT Plenary.
• Take a walk on the virtual side.  Check out more than 100 exhibitors.  Click on their names; see what’s in store for you in May! Exhibit space is still available.
• Listen, look, stop.  For the first time ever, ITS America Forums feature exhibit hall theater briefings on safety, sustainability, personal mobility, commercial operations and cross-cutting issues, followed by topic-specific, guided tours of the exhibit hall.
• Sponsorship opportunities are available.

AVIATION

1) Piedmont Denies ‘Deal’ to Uncover Whistle-Blowers

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/07/979524/piedmont-denies-deal-to-uncover.html

2) American Airlines Expands Help for Fliers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-03-08-airportcheckin08_ST_N.htm

3) Marketing Guidebook for Small Airports

Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Marketing_Guidebook_for_Small_Airports_163059.aspx

CAMERAS

4) Salisbury, North Carolina Officials Tout Fiber as Public Safety Tool

Link to article in the Salisbury Post:

http://www.salisburypost.com/News/030710-Fiber

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Union Organizing in the 21^st Century

A look at an organizing drive at the E-ZPass customer service center in Staten Island, New York.

Link to story and audio on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/151335

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS Guiding Blind Man on Appalachian Trail

Link to Scripps Howard News Service article:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/2087391,CST-NWS-hike07.article

7) GPS Eyed in Drive to Nail Meter-Cheater New York City Cabbies

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gps_eyed_in_drive_to_nail_meter_qo7ERzVdXcybmlE74mtKGO

8) Strategy Analytics: ‘We do Still Think There is a Role for PNDs… if They Get Connected’

Link to article and video on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Strategy-Analytics-We-Do-Still-Think-There-Is-a-Role-for-PNDs-If-They-Get-Connected_a2098.html

OTHER

9) London Cabbies May Receive Quiet Training

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/03/06/London-cabbies-may-receive-quiet-training/UPI-41061267896968/

10) More Information Key to Overhaul of District Department of Transportation’s Web Site

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030602151.html

11) Where Ya Headed? Chicago Cab Smart Screens Know

Link to column in Chicago Now:

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/2010/03/by-christina-salterredeyeif-youve-noticed.html

12) Movies to be Screened on School Buses in North Wales to Combat Anti-social Behavior

Link to article on Coach Broker News:

http://news.coachbroker.co.uk/movies-to-be-screened-on-school-buses-to-combat-anti-social-behaviour-192700/

13) New ITS Strategic Plan Envisions Unprecedented Mobility and Safety

Link to commentary by RITA Administrator Peter Appel:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/03/guest-blogger-dot-research-and-innovative-technology-administrator-peter-appel-new-its-strategic-pla.html

RAILROADS

14) Amtrak Wi-Fi Going National

RFQ posted for wireless Internet on all its trains.

Link to article on dailywireless.org:

http://www.dailywireless.org/2010/03/05/amtrak-wifi-going-national/

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) California Highway Patrol Improves on 911 Call Responses

Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/07/2588217/chp-improves-on-911-call-responses.html

16) Word to Youth: Texting, Driving Don’t Mix

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-03-07-teendriving_N.htm

TELEMATICS

17) Ford Adds Security and Other Features to Sync System

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/ford-adds-security-and-other-features-to-sync-system

Link to news release from Ford:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-Offers-Security-Features-prnews-3715998945.html?x=0&.v=1

TRANSIT

18) For Massachusetts Commuter Rail Passengers, Bad Communications Derail Confidence

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/07/for_passengers_bad_communications_derail_confidence/

19) Experimental Clocks Tell New York Straphangers if the Wait May Soon be Over

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/nyregion/08clocks.html

20) DC Metrorail Highlights Car Numbers

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/03/metrorail_highlights_car_numbe.html

VEHICLES

21) Florida License Plates May Become Profitable Ad Space

Link to AP article:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9E8KKBO1.htm

22) Could Ultra-Smart Cars Leave Light Rail in the Dust?

Link to commentary in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_14515504

WEATHER

23) Software, Blind Spot Cited in Botched Nova Scotia Storm Forecast

Link to CP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iO4UyNy2RX_fJdHIsvRPBsWE76eA

News Releases

1) Federal Communications Commission to Hold a Colloquium on Public Safety and Homeland Security Portion of the National Broadband Plan

2) US DOT Fines US Airways for Violation of Price Advertising Rules

Upcoming Events

National Association of County Engineers 2010 Conference – April 25-29 – Fort Worth, Texas

http://www.naco.org/NACETemplate.cfm?Section=NACE_Events&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=32173

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to obtain a pilot’s license.

http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/women_aviators/raymonde_delaroche.htm

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Friday, March 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Controller Complacency Could Jeopardize Air Safety

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ip5lwH3tRk5ubCGN0_trEt9VTsvgD9E85VIO3

2) Free Airport Wi-Fi on the Rise, but It Still Isn’t Common

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=81918.blog

3) Keys to Successful Use of a Geographic Information System for an Airport

Link to article in Airport Magazine:

http://issuu.com/aaae/docs/febmarch10?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fdark%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true (page 19)

4) Fly Girls: TV Series Follows Flight Attendants at Home and in the Air

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-03-04-fly-girls-virgin-america-cw_N.htm

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Do You Draw Good Maps?

A professor has been examining hand-drawn maps for three decades.  Send him yours.

Link to article in Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2246106/

6) Does Google Street View See a Future in Europe?

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10464351-93.html

OTHER

7) Smartphones Have Changed the Way We Travel

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-03-05-airphones05_CV_N.htm

8) Geospatial Apps Temper Mother Nature’s Fury

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2010/03/08/feature-geospatial-and-sensor-integration.aspx

PEDESTRIANS

9) Legible London

Can better signs help pedestrians understand London?

Link to article in Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2246105/

RAILROADS

10) Conference Identifies High-Speed Rail’s Success Factors

Communicating its benefits seen as key.

Link to article in The Ledger:

http://www.theledger.com/article/20100304/NEWS/3045084/0/REPORTER

ROADWAYS

11) Using GPS to Tag Potholes

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124371598 (audio available after 7 pm New York time)

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Kyleigh’s Law Requiring Decals for New Jersey’s Teen Drivers is Upheld by Judge

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/kyleighs_law_requiring_decals.html

TELEMATICS

13) How Do You Figure Out if One Vehicle is Greener Than Another? Telematics

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=10494

TRANSIT

14) Toronto Transit Commission Learning from Philly’s Transit Revival

Improvements in areas such as communications and courtesy have helped SEPTA.

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/ttc/article/775339–ttc-learning-from-philly-s-transit-revival

15) Finding a Way Around the New York City Subways or Not

Link to blog on 2^nd Ave. Sagas:

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/03/05/finding-a-way-around-the-subways-or-not/

16) The Art of ‘Seduction’ in Public Transportation

Link to blog on A Smarter Planet:

http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2010/03/transporation-forum-the-art-of-seduction-in-public-transportation.html

VEHICLES

17) BMW and RadioTime Unveil First In-Car Web Radio, for the Mini

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/bmw-and-radiotime-unveil-first-in-car-web-radio-for-the-mini/

News Releases

1) X Prize Foundation to Partner with Morey to Get Real-Time Car Data on the Web

**CORRECTION**

In yesterday’s edition, story #4 should have read:

ERTICO’s iMobility Newsletter Online

Link to newsletter:

http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/1n5_DgAAAAA~/ViewEmail.ashx

Upcoming Events

2010 Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference – April 25-29 – Phoenix, Arizona

http://www.gita.org/gis/

Friday Bonus

Here’s an on-the-job danger they don’t teach you about at the police academy.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2009/11/officer-urban-shows-incredible-patience-as-cat-crawls-on-him-during-traffic-stop/1

Today in Transportation History

1850 **160^th anniversary** The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Straits opened.

http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000009

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