TransportGooru

Hmmm.. Individual agendas and petty partisan politics are often the biggest road blocks for progressive nation building in most democracies around the world and the U.S. not so immune to this trend. An article from today’s New York Times documents such a situation and dissects the issues facing the High-Speed Rail program in light of the upcoming elections.

Republican candidates for governor in some of the states that won the biggest stimulus rail awards are reaching for the emergency brake.

In Wisconsin, which got more than $810 million in federal stimulus money to build a train linebetween Milwaukee and Madison, Scott Walker, the Milwaukee County executive and Republican candidate for governor, has made his opposition to the project central to his campaign.

Mr. Walker, who worries that the state could be required to spend $7 million to $10 million a year to operate the trains once the line is built, started a Web site, www.NoTrain.com, and has run a television advertisement in which he calls the rail project a boondoggle.

….Similar concerns are threatening to stall many of the nation’s biggest train projects. In Ohio, the Republican candidate for governor, John Kasich, is vowing to kill a $400 million federal stimulus project to link Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati by rail. In Florida, Rick Scott, the Republican candidate for governor, has questioned whether the state should invest in the planned rail line from Orlando to Tampa. The state got $1.25 billion in federal stimulus money for the project, but it will cost at least twice that much to complete.

And the nation’s most ambitious high-speed rail project, California’s $45 billion plan to link Los Angeles and San Francisco with trains that would go up to 220 miles per hour, could be delayed if Meg Whitman, a Republican, is elected governor. “In the face of the state’s current fiscal crisis, Meg doesn’t believe we can afford the costs associated with new high-speed rail at this time,” said Tucker Bounds, a campaign spokesman.

Monday, October 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Undersold Ad Space Undercuts Atlanta’s Airport

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/business/ajc-investigation-undersold-ad-653664.html

CAMERAS

2) Stop Sign Cameras Catch California Drivers Off Guard

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g6D64gik2o96hMXuBpzAOn3ZbdkQD9IK1IOG0?docId=D9IK1IOG0

3) If You’re on an Abu Dhabi Street, You’re on Camera

Hundreds of advanced security cameras deployed in a fresh bid to curb reckless driving.

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/if-you-re-on-an-abu-dhabi-street-you-re-on-camera-2010-10-04-1.298949

4) AccessKenya Launches Traffic Cameras

Link to story on Capital FM:

http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/business/Kenyabusiness/AccessKenya-launches-traffic-cameras-4767.html

Link to cameras: http://www.home.co.ke/index.php/traffic-cameras

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Toll Transponder Discounts Not ‘Discriminatory’ – US Court of Appeals 3^rd Circuit

Link to article in TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4922

6) RFID Puts Salt Lake City Drivers in the Fast Lane

Link to article in the RFID Journal:

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/7907/1/1/

OTHER

7) State DOTs: A Word from Our Sponsor

Link to story on Fox News:

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/04/state-dots-a-word-from-our-sponsor/

8) The Magic of TaxiMagic

App allows you to call for a cab and track its arrival.

Link to transcript and video report on PBS’s Nightly Business Report:

http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/onair/transcripts/the_magic_of_taximagic_100928/

9) Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-010-Oct.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Washington State DOT Wins National Award for North Cascades Highway E-newsletter

Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/10/04/1647773/wsdot-wins-national-award-for.html

ROADWAYS

11) More Cities Turn to Solar Power for Traffic Signs

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-10-04-solarsigns04_ST_N.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Report Calls Tsunami Detection System Unreliable; Buoys on West Coast Often Fail

Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/10/03/1647751/report-calls-tsunami-detection.html

13) Pipeline Control Room Workers Focus of Safety Concerns

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_16230206

TRANSIT

14) Metrolink Moves to Implement Collision-Prevention Technology

Link to story on KPCC Radio:

http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/10/02/metrolink-moves-implement-collision-prevention-tec/

15) AT&T, T-Mobile to Offer Service in New York Subway Stations

Link to article from Bloomberg:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-01/at-t-says-it-will-offer-mobile-phone-service-on-new-york-subway-platforms.html

16) Maryland Transit Administration Now Posts MARC Performance Results

Link to blog in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2010/10/congratulations_to_the_marylan.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) To Avoid Commonwealth Games Traffic, Log On Here

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/commonwealth%20games/to-avoid-cwg-traffic-log-on-here-56953

Link to site: http://www.delhitrafficpolice.nic.in/CWG2010.htm

18) New Service in Dubai to Navigate Car Users in Real-Time

Link to article in Gulf News and audio report from Radio 2:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/new-service-in-dubai-to-navigate-car-users-in-real-time-1.690953

19) Tracking Dubai with Dalili

New roadway traveler information system praised by newspaper.

Link to editorial in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/editorial/2010/October/editorial_October9.xml&section=editorial

20) Ohio’s New Traffic Monitoring System Plays Havoc with Radar Detectors

Link to column in The Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/roadrant/index.ssf/2010/10/ohios_new_traffic_monitoring_s.html

VEHICLES

21) Delaware DMV Launches Senior Driver Day, Web Site

Link to story and audio report on WDEL Radio:

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=793134276613

Link to site: http://seniordriver.dmv.de.gov

22) Information Overload for Truck Drivers? Volvo’s DIS Will Help You Decide What’s the Most Important Task

Link to blog on BigLorryBlog:

http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/2010/10/information-overload-for-truck.html

23) Andy Rooney on Gadgets in Our Cars

Link to commentary and video on CBS News’ 60 Minutes:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/30/60minutes/rooney/main6915786.shtml

News Releases

1) Washington State Groups Working to Get Traffic Moving After Collisions

2) Belfast City Airport Offers App with Live Information on Arrivals and Departures

3) All Chicago Transit Authority Bus Stops Now Feature Bus Tracker Texting Information

4) Taxi Magic Launches Industry’s Most Advanced Passenger Information Monitor for Taxis

5) GE Capital Fleet Services Launches New Intelligent Ops Telematics Solution

6) TransCore Receives US Patent for RFID Design Innovation

Upcoming Events

Telematics Munich 2010 – November 3-4 – Munich

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/munich/

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** Eastern Air Lines Flight 375 crashed shortly take-off at Boston’s Logan International Airport.  Sixty-two of the 67 people aboard were killed.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895003,00.html

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Friday, October 1, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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U.S. DOT to Host Conference to Discuss Major Vehicle Safety Research Results

There is still time to register for the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) public meeting that will be held in the metropolitan Detroit area on October 20, 2010. Members of the industry and U.S. DOT project team will discuss test results from the one-year field operational test (FOT) in which 10 heavy trucks and 16 passenger vehicles accumulated 900,000 miles of driving data. The meeting will also include a discussion of the FOT data system and how it might be accessed for future research. The Heavy Truck FOT Key Findings report is now available.

Click here for registration and additional information. Online registration deadline is October 15.

AVIATION

1) October Edition of APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association) Newsletter Online

Includes articles on in-flight and airport communications and entertainment.

Link to newsletter:

http://apex.aero/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Gzimhx%2fncyc%3d&tabid=37&mid=573

CAMERAS

2) Judge Suspends New Orleans’ Traffic Camera Program

Link to story on WDSU-TV:

http://www.wdsu.com/r/25242506/detail.html

3) Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Chattanooga, Red Bank Traffic Cameras

Link to article in The Chattanoogan:

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_185161.asp

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) A Report on NaviForum Shanghai 2010

Link to article in Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/2306

PEDESTRIANS

5) Fluorescent Traffic Signs Help Taipei Pedestrians

Link to article in The China Post:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2010/09/30/274500/Fluorescent-traffic.htm

ROADWAYS

6) Buckley and Drury, UK Residents Worried About ‘Misleading’ Bridge Signs

Link to article in The Flintshire Chronicle:

http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-news/local-flintshire-news/2010/09/30/buckley-and-drury-residents-worried-about-misleading-bridge-signs-51352-27366219/

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Should Public Safety Network be Public/Private?

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/04/update-1-public-safety-network.aspx

TRANSIT

8) Cleveland RTA Launches Ridership Campaign on Facebook

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/09/Cleveland-RTA-launches-ridership-campaign-with-Facebook-page.aspx

9) TriMet Launches ‘Making a Difference’ Web Site to Highlight Positive Stories About Employees

Link to blog in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/09/trimet_launches_making_a_diffe.html

Link to site: http://trimet.org/difference

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Boston T Begins Posting Data on Trains Today

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/10/01/t_to_begin_posting_data_on_trains_today/

Link to news release from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority:

http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/news_events/?id=20321

11) Researchers Argue for Smarter Traffic Lights

Link to IDG News article:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/206742/researchers_argue_for_smarter_traffic_lights.html

Link to study:

http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/10-09-019.pdf

12) Traffic Cams Help Make Commute Easier in Orange, California

Link to article in The Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/news/traffic-269118-city-cameras.html

13) Synthesis of Active Traffic Management Experiences in Europe and the United States

Link to report from FHWA:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=678

VEHICLES

14) Auto Supplier Visteon Emerges from Bankruptcy

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Auto-supplier-Visteon-emerges-apf-2311334898.html?x=0&.v=2

News Releases

1) Iconosys Announces a New Lifesaving Solution for Drivers with Collision Watch

2) Upgrading the Airport Experience: Airside Mobile Platform and App Launches with Mobile Boarding Pass Capability for Five Major US Airlines

3) FEMA Announces Adoption of New Standard for Emergency Alerts

4) Survey Reveals Youth Market is Ready to Use Their Mobile Phones as a Wallet

5) NavFree: iPhone & iPad Turn-by-Turn Navigation – No Cost

6) Transport NSW Adds Twitter Updates for Real-Time Public Transport Information

Upcoming Events

The Western High-Speed Rail Alliance Conference 2010 – October 13-15 – Las Vegas

http://www.whsra.com/railahead/

Friday Bonus

One of the lesser-known villains from Gotham City.

http://www.gocomics.com/closetohome/2010/06/16

Today in Transportation History

1940 **70^th anniversary** The original section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, between Irwin and Carlisle, opened.

http://www.paturnpike.com/news/americasDreamHighway.aspx

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Thursday, September 30, 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. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel reservations at the Raleigh Marriott City Center and register today!  www.ibtta.org

AVIATION

1) Ohio Airport Allows Travelers to Book Flights on Facebook

Link to story and video on WJW-TV:

http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-akron-canton-airport-facebook-book-flights-txt,0,3465902.story

CAMERAS

2) Audit: Los Angeles’ Red Light Cams Cost More than They Bring In

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_16207446

OTHER

3) FAA Attorney/Blogger Says He was Fired for Not ‘Breaking the Law’

Link to blog in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/faa-attorneyblogger-says-he-was-fired-for-not-breaking-the-law-104022663.html

RAILROADS

4) Norway Rolls Along with Internet on Trains

Link to article in The Foreigner:

http://theforeigner.no/pages/news/norway-rolls-along-with-internet-on-trains/

5) Illinois Rail Groups Finding More Ways to Stress Safety

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=411780

ROADWAYS

6) US Cities with the Worst Traffic Nightmares

A new study shakes the foundations of how Americans judge traffic.

Link to story and video on ABC News’ World News Tonight:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/cities-worst-traffic-nightmares/story?id=11756947

7) TomTom Unveils Traffic Manifesto

Link to article on ITProPortal:

http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/9/30/tomtom-unveils-traffic-manifesto/

8) New Yorkers Outraged as Bureaucrats Order City to Change Lettering on Every Single Street Sign

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/30/2010-09-30_bureaucrats_order_city_to_change_every_street_sign_leading_ny_to_say__it_is_just.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) StartTalking Lets Drivers Send Texts by Voice

Link to article in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/09/starttalking-lets-drivers-send-texts-by-voice/1

10) Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band

Link to notice, report and ruling from the Federal Communications Commission:

http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2010/db0929/FCC-10-179A1.pdf

TRANSIT

11) New Malaysian Transport Hub Will Use Advanced Electronic System

Link to article and video in The Star:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/9/30/nation/7129249&sec=nation

News Releases

1) Nashville International Airport to Offer Limited Complimentary Wi-Fi and Adding Charging Stations

2) Mobiata Announce FlightBoard App Which Offers Look and Feel of de Gaulle Airport Arrivals and Departures Board

3) TomTom and Renault Extend Partnership by Offering Their First Fully Connected, In-Dash Navigation System with Live Services

4) APTA Launches National Video Testimonial Wall to Show Congress the Need to Act Now to Pass Long-Term Surface Transportation Bill

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Navigation 3.0 – Where Next? – October 19

http://www.automotiveworld.com/webinars/navigation-3-0-where-next

Today in Transportation History

1935 **75^th anniversary** Boulder Dam, renamed Hoover Dam, was dedicated by President Franklin Roosevelt.  The dam carries US Route 93 across the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona.

http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/75thanniversary.html

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Taiwan Advertises for Support to Join UN Aviation Group

Link to CAN article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201009290017

2) Shreveport Airport Facebook Group Catches Eye of Southwest Airlines

Link to article in The News-Star:

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100929/BUSINESS/9290301

BICYCLES

3) Seattle Gets ‘Bike Box’ to Make Street Safer for Cyclists

Link to article and video in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traffic/2013020364_bikebox29m.html

OTHER

4) Augmented Reality Comes to Mobile Phones

Link to article on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20017965-266.html

5) Baltimore Rolls Out Transportation Program for Students to ‘Rate Your Ride’

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bs-ci-student-transportation-program-20100929,0,3652866.story

RAILROADS

6) Getting Off Train Early Costs Professor £155

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11420790

7) New Social Media Application to Raise Awareness of European Rail Travel

Link to article on m-Travel.com:

http://www.m-travel.com/news/2010/09/new-social-media-application-to-raise-awareness-of-european-rail-travel.html

ROADWAYS

8) Survey Says: Most Americans Favor Digital Billboards

Link to article on Digital Signage Today:

http://www.digitalsignagetoday.com/article.php?id=25267

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) US Senators Introduce Bill to Require Electronic On-Board Recorders

Link to article in The Trucker:

http://www.thetrucker.com/News/Stories/2010/9/29/BEAKINGNEWSSenatorsintroducebilltorequireEOBRs.aspx

10) Transportation, Industry Look for Ways to Stop Distracted Driving

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100928_8655.php

11) Illinois Hopes Shocking Ads Will Help Deter Texting While Driving

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=411513&src=109

12) Understanding the Dynamics of Emergency Communication: Propositions for a Four-Channel Model

Link to article abstract in the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management:

http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/vol7/iss1/55/?sending=11161

TELEMATICS

13) BMW’s McKenna: Mobile is Key to Telematics

Link to article in MarketingDaily:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=136591

14) Checking in with Esurance on Emerging Tech

Link to interview in Insurance & Technology:

http://www.insurancetech.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227500980&cid=RSSfeed_InsuranceTech_News

TRANSIT

15) Report: No One Running Public Transport Coordination in Melbourne

Link to article and video in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/no-one-running-public-transport-coordination-20100928-15vvd.html

16) Norman, Oklahoma CART Riders Can Track Buses in Real-Time

Link to article in The Oklahoman:

http://newsok.com/cart-riders-can-track-the-buses-in-real-time/article/3499659

17) University of Houston Students Raise Concerns Over Bus Shuttle Data Collection, Time

Link to article in The Daily Cougar:

http://thedailycougar.com/2010/09/20/students-raise-concerns-over-shuttle-data-collection-time/

18) ‘Smart’ Bus Stop Signs in Israel to Say When the Bus is Due

Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=189586

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Motorists on New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway to Get High-Tech Traffic Forecasts

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/09/motorists_on_nj_turnpike_garde.html

20) Waze Brings ‘Social Driving’ to TV News

Link to article on The Next Web:

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/09/29/waze-brings-social-driving-to-tv-news/

VEHICLES

21) Consumers Confused by Proposed EPA Car Labels

New labels offer a wealth of information – perhaps too much for consumers seeking simple answers.

Link to article on the Mother Nature Network:

http://www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/stories/consumers-confused-by-proposed-epa-car-labels

News Releases

1) Radio Competition Names Operation Lifesaver Radio PSA Best of the Year

2) China Auto Electronics Market to Exceed US in 2012

3) Masternaut Launches World’s First All-in-One Vehicle Telematics System

4) Hess Corporation Monitors Driver Safety with FM Communicators

Upcoming Events

Airport Expo 2010 – November 9-11 – Las Vegas

http://www.airportexpo2010.com/

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** A Wright Brothers bi-plane raced a steam locomotive from Chicago to Springfield.

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=12323

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Monday, September 27, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airports See Funding Source in Naming Rights

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-09-27-airportcheckin27_ST_N.htm

2) Wi-Fi Taking Off for Some Airlines

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_16169974

3) Cloud-Based IT Failure Halts Virgin Flights

Link to column on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/projectfailures/cloud-based-it-failure-halts-virgin-flights/11061

CAMERAS

4) High-Tech Traffic Cameras Slash Saudi Traffic Deaths

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g6UPUqESumOKN3oAhEQRrPoutYoA?docId=CNG.cd0ab416a2c7901c0abb23f392c5057d.6d1

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) High-Tech Runners Train Smarter with GPS

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

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129940734

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) TSA Uses Lady Gaga to Explain Rules

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/21519?c=airport_aviation_security

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Traveling Dangerously in America

A 23-part investigative series looks at transportation safety in the US.

Link to series from Carnegie-Knight News21/Center for Public Integrity:

http://national.news21.com/?page_id=156

8) Governors Group Won’t Back Ban on Drivers’ Cell Phone Use

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100927/UPDATE/9270373/1361/Governors-group-won-t-back-ban-on-drivers–cell-phone-use

SPACE

9) Satellite Revolutionizes Way Objects Tracked in Space

Link to article in the Santa Maria Times:

http://www.santamariatimes.com/news/local/military/vandenberg/article_72619eb8-c9fc-11df-a454-001cc4c002e0.html

TELEMATICS

10) Emerging Markets, Safety Push to Boost Telematics Penetration, ITS Japan Official Says

Link to article in Ward’s Automotive:

http://wardsauto.com/ar/emerging_markets_telematics_100927/

TRANSIT
11) Video Ads on Public Trains Could be Sign of Financial Times

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/budget-finance/Video-Ads-on-Public-Trains.html

12) Illinois RTA Board Member Profits Off Transit Agencies with Newspaper Ads, Conferences

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs/2747602,CST-NWS-watchdogs27.article

13) ‘People of Public Transit’ Web Site Resists Efforts to Remove Clandestine Photo

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/problemsolver/ct-biz-0926-problem-fastwolf-20100926,0,7941303,full.column

14) Developing and Implementing a Transit Advertising Policy

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Developing_and_Implementing_a_Transit_Advertising_164093.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Traffic Coordination System Reducing Headaches for BYU Fans

Link to story and video on KSL-TV:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=294&sid=12561520

16) Online Application to Make Travel Easier During Commonwealth Games

Link to article in the Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Online-application-to-make-travel-easier-during-Games/687519/

17) Electronic Signs to Ease Sydney Traffic Woes

Link to story and video on Sky News:

http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=518826&articleID=1796720

18) Intelligent System to Help Motorists

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/intelligent-sytem-to-help-motorists-1.688444

News Releases

1) FAA Gives Green Light to ADS-B Rollout

2) Radio Still Dominates In-Car Listening, but Drivers Want Online Options Too

3) Let Your Fingers do the Driving – If You Don’t Hear Directions, You Can Feel Them

4) North Carolina DOT Launches New Web Site for Phase One of I-85 Corridor Improvement Project

5) Sensis Aerobahn Adds Dynamic Rules Alerting for Proactive Management of Scenarios that Impact Air Travelers

6) Texas Leading the Way on Tackling Game Day Drinking and Driving

Upcoming Events

SNAME Annual Meeting & Expo – November 3-5 – Bellevue, Washington

http://www.sname.org/SNAME/AM/

Today in Transportation History

1985 **25^th anniversary** Cosmos 1686 was launched en route to a docking with Salyut 7.

http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/StationsDOS/Salyut7Ex1.php

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