Thursday, June 10, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Upcoming Workshop:  Modern Toll Roads — A New Chapter in Social Responsibility, June 20-22, 2010 in Athens, Greece

This important workshop will focus on the many facets of how modern toll roads and toll road operators can be socially, corporately and environmentally responsible. Through our continued commitment to the environment, economic development and involvement with local communities, we continue to raise the bar to better run and managed road systems. You’ll hear from transportation experts from around the world on topics such as Interoperability, ORT, technology and toll projects with their contribution to social responsibility and quality of life. Please join us in Athens so we can learn and network together on these important topics. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary program, register and make your hotel and travel arrangements.

AVIATION

1) FAA Continues to Deploy New System in Gulf as Air Traffic Nearly Doubles

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100609_8429.php

2) FAA Inspector General to Audit FAA to Determine if Agency is in Step with NextGen

Link to article on AvStop.Com:

http://avstop.com/news_june_2010/oig_to_audit_the_faa_to_determine_if_the_agency_is_in_step_with_nextgen.htm

3) Management Firm Strives to Make JFK’s Terminal 4 Picture Perfect

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00184

4) Aviation Safety: Improved Data Quality and Analysis Capabilities are Needed as FAA Plans a Risk-Based Approach to Safety Oversight

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-414

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Garmin, TomTom See No Detours for GPS Navigation

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2010-06-09-summertechgps09_ST_N.htm

6) Google Free Nav Enters Continental Europe

Link to article on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Google-s-Free-Nav-Enters-Continental-Europe_a2292.html

OTHER

7) Efforts in Gulf to Limit Flow of Spill News

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/10/us/10access.html

8) Coming to Earth Soon: Nasty Solar Storms

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0609/Coming-to-Earth-soon-Nasty-solar-storms

ROADWAYS

9) Triangle, Circle, Square: Odd-Shaped Traffic Light Concept

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/triangle-circle-square-odd-shaped-traffic-light-concept/

10) New Beltline Signs Installed Amidst Threats in Oregon

Link to story on KVAL-TV:

http://www.kval.com/news/local/96010409.html

TELEMATICS

11) Highlights from Telematics Detroit

Link to article from Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/weekly-brief/highlights-telematics-detroit

12) Telematics and Mobile Apps: Building a Big Enough Market

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/industry-insight/telematics-and-mobile-apps-building-big-enough-market

TRANSIT

13) Who Let the Data Out? Comparing Transit Systems’ Open Data Elements

Link to blog from the Los Angeles Metro Transportation Library:

http://metrotransportationlibrary.blogspot.com/2010/06/who-let-data-out-comparing-transit.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) How’s Traffic in the Los Angeles Area? Call 511

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/06/hows-the-traffic-today-call-511.html

15) Intelligent Signs on Australian Highway Not Up to Speed

Link to article in The Gympie Times:

http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2010/06/11/signs-not-up-to-speed/

VEHICLES

16) Momentous Innovation

Volkswagen’s Electronics Research Laboratory generates technology for now and the future.

Link to article in Das Auto Magazine:

http://www.dasautomagazine.com/2010/v48n01/DasAutoMagazine_v48n01.pdf (page 6)

17) Mining ‘Smart’ Engine Data

Link to article in Light & Medium Truck:

http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/weeklystory.aspx?storyid=893

News Releases

1) New Number of UK Highways Agency Information Line Makes Savings All Around

2) Contest Invites Transit Riders to Create Video on Why They Love Transit

Upcoming Events

The Great West Truck Show – June 17-19 – Las Vegas

http://www.greatwesttruckshow.com/

Today in Transportation History

1930 **80^th anniversary** The tugboat Invader sank in the Kill Van Kull off Staten Island.  One person died.

http://members.trainweb.com/bedt/bedt/BEDTInvaderSinking1930.html

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Today for IBTTA’s Upcoming Workshop:  Modern Toll Roads — A New Chapter in Social Responsibility, June 20-22, 2010 in Athens, Greece

This important workshop will focus on the many facets of how modern toll roads and toll road operators can be socially, corporately and environmentally responsible. Through our continued commitment to the environment, economic development and involvement with local communities, we continue to raise the bar to better run and managed road systems. You’ll hear from transportation experts from around the world on topics such as Interoperability, ORT, technology and toll projects with their contribution to social responsibility and quality of life. Please join us in Athens so we can learn and network together on these important topics. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary program, register and make your hotel and travel arrangements.

AVIATION

1) FAA Unveils $10 Million Lab to be Part of NextGen Air Traffic Control Research Program

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/article_7dfbf8ec-726b-11df-8871-001cc4c03286.html

Link to video report on WMGM-TV:

http://www.nbc40.net/view_story.php?id=13478

2) FAA Gives Up Its Four-Year Battle to Move Boise Airport Controllers to Salt Lake City

Link to article in the Idaho Statesman:

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/06/08/1222661/faa-gives-up-its-four-year-battle.html

3) New US DOT Airfare Rules Raise Advertising Concerns

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://tinyurl.com/2ccn7ok

4) Airline Group Tries to Make Baggage Rules and Fees Clearer

Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2010/06/08/airline-group-tries-to-make-baggage-rules-and-fees-clearer/

BICYCLES

5) The Technology Driving Denver’s B-cycle Bike Sharing System

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1656160/the-technology-driving-denvers-new-b-cycle-bike-sharing-system

CAMERAS

6) Nassau County, New York Red Light Cameras Catching Accidents on Tape

Link to story and video on WABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7483581

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) The Phantom Tollbooth

Controversy surrounds rebuilding of York toll plaza and if it should be all-electronic or a mix.

Link to article in Down East:

http://www.downeast.com/magazine/2010/june/the-phantom-tollbooth

8) US Army Corps Questions Maine Turnpike Authority Plans for York Tolls

Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100608-NEWS-6080396

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Ford Takes Google Maps for a Ride

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177818/Ford_takes_Google_Maps_for_a_ride

Link to news release from Ford:

http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/press-releases/press-releases-detail/pr-ford-adds-google-maps-26lsquosend-32772

OTHER

10) Gasoline Taxes: An Examination of News Media Discourse Related to Gas Tax Funding in Six States

Link to report from the University of Vermont Transportation Research Center:

http://www.uvm.edu/~transctr/pdf/Gas-Taxes-News-Media-Discourse.pdf

RAILROADS

11) GE Transportation: New Software Makes Trains Faster, Smarter

Link to article in the Erie Times-News:

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100608/NEWS02/306079928/-1/news

Link to further information from GE Transportation:

http://ge.presslift.com/GErailedge

ROADWAYS

12) A FAST Way to Make Highways Safer

Link to article in Alberta Construction:

http://albertaconstructionmagazine.com/articles.asp?ID=738

13) Europe Studies Tech for Smarter Driving, Lower-Carbon Transport

Link to article on Greenbang:

http://www.greenbang.com/europe-studies-tech-for-smarter-driving-lower-carbon-transport_14470.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) 911 Technology Problems Plague First Line of Response

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764908

15) City Council Seeks Report on Los Angeles Police Communication with LAX Police

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airport-cops-20100608,0,2239702.story

TELEMATICS

16) TomTom Slams Telematics Industry

Link to article in BusinessCar:

http://www.businesscar.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=6119&c=2&theme=0

TRANSIT

17) Richmond-Area Transit System to Deploy Audible Warning System When Buses Turn

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/GRTC07_20100606-221803/349528/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Northern Ireland Roads’ Web Site Gets ‘Real-Time’ Updates

Link to article on 4NI:

http://www.4ni.co.uk/northern_ireland_news.asp?id=112450

VEHICLES

19) IBM to Team with Daimler, HTI on ‘Smarter’ Cars

Link to article in the Triangle Business Journal:

http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/06/07/daily13.html

20) Airbiquity Brings Slacker Radio Into the Car

Link to CNET review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20007037-48.html

21) Drawing the Line on Vehicle Technology

Link to article in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100608/FREE/100609899

22) Apple iPad’s Automotive Infiltration

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/apple-ipads-automotive-infiltration

23) Mercedes Revs iPad Tool for Dealers

Link to article in InformationWeek:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/storage/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=225200303

News Releases

1) Alaska Launches New Generation 511

2) Clear Channel Radio Expands Total Traffic Network Data Service with Inrix Predictive Traffic and In-Vehicle Navigation Content

3) Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. Wins Unanimous Jury Verdict vs ATS

4) Inrix Launches Mobile Development Kit to Accelerate Integration of Traffic-Powered Mobile Apps into the Car

5) First Youth for Public Transport International Photograph and Video Contest – 2010

6) Airbiquity Introduces Its Mobile Integration Solution

7) Harman Announces Successful Conclusion of $200 Million Sale of QNX Software Unit to Research in Motion

8) QNX to Provide Software Platform for Next-Generation Audi Infotainment System

9) There’s an App for That: Canadian Technology Assists Paris Metro Passengers with Special Needs

Upcoming Events

ITS Professional Capacity Building Workshop – July 21 – Northbrook, Illinois

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

Today in Transportation History

1995 **15^th anniversary** US Air Force pilot Scott O’Grady was rescued from Bosnia after being shot down while patrolling the no-fly zone.

http://www.f-16.net/varia_article10.html

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Monday, June 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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INRIX Launches Free Web-Based Service Enabling Transportation Agencies to View Traffic Flow Conditions Nationwide

Designed for public agencies who own, operate, manage, patrol, and plan the nation’s major highway system, INRIXTraffic.US provides a complete, real-time picture of current traffic flow conditions across the continental United States. INRIXTraffic.US builds upon nearly two years of partnership with The I-95 Corridor Coalition and provides a national version of a site currently in use by dozens of agencies and hundreds of agency employees and contractors along the eastern seaboard. Join INRIX execs Rick Schuman and Ted Trepanier on Thursday, June 10 at 10:00 AM PDT for a special webinar that will provide an overview of INRIXTraffic.US and instructions for using the site as a key component of your transportation operations. Register now for access to the site and webinar at http://www.inrixtraffic.us/.

AVIATION

1) Airlines Work to Catch Up to the Digital Age

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/business/05air.html?partner=yahoofinance

2) New Tampa Airport Web Site Could Dictate Future Routes

Link to story and video on Bay News 9:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/36/2010/6/5/626437.html

BICYCLES

3) Now Bike Riders Have Their Own Smart Phone Navigation Systems

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15212666

CAMERAS

4) Anti-speed Camera Activist Nabs Police Department’s Expiring Web Domain

Link to article in the Bristol Herald Courier:

http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/anti-speed_camera_activist_nabs_bluff_city_pds_expiring_web_domain/47244/

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Bing Destination Map: Automatic Napkin Sketching of Maps

Link to article on Information Aesthetics:

http://infosthetics.com/archives/2010/06/bing_destination_map_automatic_napkin_sketching_of_maps.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) ETC Operator, Taiwan Government Still at Odds Over Toll Collection System

Link to CNA article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201006050023

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) TomTom: Why Smartphones Won’t Destroy Our Business

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/tomtom-why-smartphones-wont-destroy-our-business/35339

8) Are Google Maps and GPS Bad for Our Brains?

Link to commentary in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060402030.html

OTHER

9) Mississippi DOT Charges $1 per Page for Records

Link to article in the Sun Herald:

http://www.sunherald.com/2010/06/05/2235779/mdot-charges-1-per-page-for-records.html

10) Indianapolis Cabbies May be Tested on English Skills

Link to article in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20100606/LOCAL/6060345/Cabbies-may-face-test-of-English-skills

PEDESTRIANS

11) London to Test Pedestrian Countdown Clocks

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/10239206.stm

RAILROADS

12) GE Announces New Rail Technology; Norfolk Southern on Board

Link to article in the Erie Times-News:

http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100607/NEWS02/306079928

ROADWAYS

13) Beyond ‘Real-Time Reporting’, Forecasting Future Traffic Jams

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/automobiles/06TRAFFIC.html

14) Goodyear, Arizona Trying to Lure Digital Billboards Despite Concerns

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/2010/06/04/20100604goodyear-digital-billboards.html

15) Detecting Motorcyclists and Bicyclists at Intersections

Link to article in Public Roads:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/10mayjun/06.cfm

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) Unmanned Drone Providing Real-Time Surveillance of Texas-Mexico Border

Link to story and video on KENS-TV:

http://www.kens5.com/news/Unmanned-drones-launched-over-Texas-Mexico-border-95662399.html

17) Emergency Text Messaging Signals Evolution in Public Safety Communication

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764856?elq=1d54d7aec05d43fea252fbb150e5906b

TELEMATICS

18) OnStar Rival Raises $15.5 Million to Expand Into New Markets

Link to article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/06/07/story3.html

19) What’s Deep Inside Big Brown’s Trucks

A look behind the scenes at UPS shows why IT is its most critical asset.

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/05/sensors-telematics-trucks-technology-cio-network-ups.html

TRANSIT

20) Next Stop, Sign Shop: Workers Toil Around the Clock on New MTA Signage

Link to story and video on WNBC-TV:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local-beat/Next-Stop-Sign-Shop-Workers-Toil-Around-the-Clock-On-New-MTA-Signage.html

21) New York MTA Offers Late-for-Work Alibis Online

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/blame_it_on_train_awS7yzBahPlUJPrkvJwJqL

22) Documentary on Cincinnati Subway Debuts this Week

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100605/NEWS01/6060327/-Cincinnati-subway-documentary-debuts-

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) New Cameras Will Help Iowa DOT Monitor Traffic in Sioux City

Link to story and video on KTIV-TV:

http://www.ktiv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12581875

24) New, Computerized Massachusetts Traffic Alert System Launches Over Memorial Day with a Few Fumbles

Link to column in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/06/06/new_computerized_traffic_alert_system_launches_over_memorial_day_with_a_few_fumbles/

VEHICLES

25) The Connected Car

Ford’s Alan Mulally on how auto companies are at last entering the digital age.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704183204575289442997599882.html

News Releases

1) Telvent to Manage Traffic for Fushun City in China

2) TrafficLand Adds Extensive Traffic Camera Coverage on One of America’s Most Heavily Traveled Highways

3) Visteon’s New iPhone Application Lets Consumers See Real-Time Traffic Images, Paves Way for In-Vehicle Integration

4) Nav Canada Participates in Green Demonstration Flight

5) FAA Awards Major Information Display System Contract to All Weather, Inc.

Upcoming Events

IntelliDrive Safety Workshop – July 20-22 – Chicago

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

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** A nuclear-tipped BOMARC missile caught fire at Fort Dix in New Jersey.  The fire released radioactive material at the site.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/PHA.asp?docid=376&pg=1

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Upcoming Workshop:  Modern Toll Roads — A New Chapter in Social Responsibility, June 20-22, 2010 in Athens, Greece

This important workshop will focus on the many facets of how modern toll roads and toll road operators can be socially, corporately and environmentally responsible. Through our continued commitment to the environment, economic development and involvement with local communities, we continue to raise the bar to better run and managed road systems. You’ll hear from transportation experts from around the world on topics such as Interoperability, ORT, technology and toll projects with their contribution to social responsibility and quality of life. Please join us in Athens so we can learn and network together on these important topics. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary program, register and make your hotel and travel arrangements.

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Glitch Shows How Much US Military Relies on GPS

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gp4YJHFW1EXEJiT8apgRFxg7dXwQD9G2KRJ80

OTHER

2) National Intelligent Transportation Vision Begins to Take Shape

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764639

3) White House to Tie Together Mapping and Data Sites

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100528_4200.php

4) May Edition of ERTICO’s iMobility Newsletter

Link to newsletter:

http://webhouse.ipapercms.dk/ERTICO/Newsletter/NewsletterMay2010/

PARKING

5) Tech Tries to Solve San Francisco Parking

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/inthemission/detail?entry_id=64731

ROADWAYS

6) ‘Smarter Highways’ Signs Go Online in Washington State in August

Link to story and video on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Smarter-highway-signs-go-online-in-August-95267859.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Law Enforcement Needs a Standards-Based Communications Infrastructure

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764570?elq=0479e8d0537946fc828aa89dbd1a797b

8) Regional Projects Could be Models for National Public Safety Information Sharing

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/764579?elq=0479e8d0537946fc828aa89dbd1a797b

9) Mexico Fights Corruption Using iPhones and BlackBerrys

App tells drivers what to do when faced with bribery requests from police.

Link to article in the Latin American Herald Tribune:

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=357847&CategoryId=14091

TRANSIT

10) New York/New Jersey Pilot Program Replaces MetroCard Swipe with Credit Card Tap

Link to story and video on NY1 News:

http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/transit/119590/tap-and-pay-pilot-program-kicks-off-at-transit-hubs/

11) Combining Student IDs and Transit Passes

The multi-function, multi-app smart card may not be such a mythical beast.

Link to article on CR80News:

http://www.cr80news.com/2010/05/25/combining-students-ids-and-transit-passes

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Massachusetts 511 Travel Info System Handles Holiday Test

Link to article in the Telegram & Gazette:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20100601/NEWS/6010389/1003/NEWS03

13) King of the Road

An interview with John Fisher, Assistant General Manager in charge of transportation operations for the Los Angeles DOT.

Link to interview in The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2010/05/king-of-the-road/57474/

News Releases

1) SITA Opens Command Center in Montreal to Manage Global Operations

2) New TomTom Facebook Game Illustrates the Benefits of Live Services

Upcoming Events

National Summit on Rural Traffic Safety Culture – July 11-13 – Big Sky, Montana

http://www.ruraltscsummit.org/

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The Terra Nova set sail on a journey which would transport Robert Scott to Antarctica in a quest to be the first to reach the South Pole.

http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/scott_of_the_antarctic_explorer_captain_robert_falcon.htm

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Monday, May 31, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) How Alaska Airlines Beats the Clock

Link to article in The News Tribune:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/05/30/1206268/how-alaska-beats-clock.html

2) Plane-Maker Group Welcomes FAA ADS-B Requirement

Link to blog on seattlepi:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/208169.asp

3) FAA Makes Sure Chicago-Area Medevac Groups Have Proper Contact Info

Outreach follows Flight for Life getting busy signal when seeking permission to fly.

Link to story in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=384558

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Woman, Hit by Car, Sues Google for Faulty Directions

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20006379-71.html

OTHER

5) Media Claim Access to Gulf Spill Site has Been Limited

BP said to have played a role in some plane and boat restrictions.

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJlgFI9Bf1mqu8Q8tmq-jOYa79GAD9G0V1B81

6) Wyoming Agencies Use Web to Connect

State highway patrol and DOT find success with social networks.

Link to article from the Star-Tribune:

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_aec511c2-6c6a-11df-b961-001cc4c002e0.html

7) Cartoons Find the Humor in Traffic Accidents

Link to article in Viet Nam News:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Life-Style/200063/Cartoons-find-the-humour-in-traffic-accidents.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Campaign Adds Tonnage to Motorcycle Safety Message

Link to article in the Lincoln Journal Star:

http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_1a6e76a8-6b93-11df-b22d-001cc4c03286.html

RAILROADS

9) May Edition of Signal, Newsletter of the European Rail Traffic Management System

Link to newsletter:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/interoperability/ertms/doc/018_signal_2010_05_en.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) How to Remind a Parent of the Baby in the Car?

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/automobiles/30HEAT.html

TRANSIT

11) No More ‘Comrades’ on Beijing Buses

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64U0WP20100531

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Massachusetts 511 Users, Say Bye to the Voice on the Other End of the Line

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/05/30/511_users_say_bye_to_the_voice_on_the_other_end_of_the_line/

13) Costa Rica Gets Personal Navigation Devices with RDS-TMC Traffic

Link to article on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Costa-Rica-Gets-PND-with-RDS-TMC-Traffic_a2275.html

News Releases

1) New Jersey DOT Launches Project-Specific Widgets for Easy Access to Traffic Information

2) Secure System Developed for Monitoring Transport of Goods in Real-Time

3) All Roads Lead to 2010 World Cup – Plans Include Transport Information Web Site and Monitoring by National Command Center

Upcoming Events

Mississippi Valley Conference 2010 – July 7-9 – Des Moines, Iowa

http://www.mvc2010.com/

Today in Transportation History

1790 **220^th anniversary** The Princecesa Real, set sail on a mission to explore the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

http://www.metchosinmuseum.org/Contentpages/Coastal%20History/european_contact.htm

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Friday, May 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

1) A New Subway Map for New York

Link to article in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/27/nyregion/new-ny-subway-map.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Toll Roads: Australia’s Love-Hate Relationship

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corp. story: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/27/2910560.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) US Air Force Launches First Next-Gen GPS Satellite

Link to Fox News story: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/28/air-force-launches-gps-satellite/

4) The Earth’s Secrets Hidden in the Skies

Satellites which provide GPS data also gather other information that is difficult to have released.

Link to commentary in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/opinion/28baker.html

OTHER

5) North Dakota DOT Approves ‘ISNOGOD’ License Plate

Link to AP article: http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2010-05-28/north-dakota-atheist-get-isnogod-license-plate

ROADWAYS

6) New Louisiana Law Gets Rid of Construction Signs

Link to AP article: http://www.wxvt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12558890

7) Intelligent Transport Systems in Indianapolis

Link to article on TelecomTV: http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=46358&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10#comments

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) First Responders Seen Still at Risk from Devices that Can’t Talk to Each Other

Link to article in USA Today: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/05/first-responders-called-still-at-risk-from-devices-that-cant-talk-to-each-other/1

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Big Brother is Watching, South African Motorists Warned

Link to article in The Star: http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=229&fArticleId=vn20100528132606262C892518

News Releases

1) Free Point Inside Mobile App Now Helps Travelers Navigate Over 50 Airports, While on the Ground

Friday Bonus

We’ve heard the jokes by motorists in various cities, but these two amateur stunt drivers in Dubai may have set a new standard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pezCjCR6IU

Upcoming Events

Travel Distribution Summit – June 17-18 – London

http://event.eyefortravel.com/travel-distribution-summit/index.php/conference-home

Today in Transportation History

1860 **150^th anniversary** A great storm sank over 100 ships off the English coast.

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Thursday, May 27, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA: Planes Must Have GPS-Based Equipment

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jD5jXDcXS5oh3K_q56wZdogYiymAD9FV6T3O0

2) Trends in Airport Technology

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/Trends-in-Airport-technology/1$36408

CAMERAS

3) Tennessee House Votes to Limit Traffic Cameras in State

Link to AP article:

http://www.theleafchronicle.com/article/20100527/NEWS01/100527021/House+votes+to+limit+traffic+cameras+in+Tenn.+

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Politicians Press Google on Street View Wi-Fi Flap

Link to news analysis on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20006100-38.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Bulgaria Introduces Electronic Toll Passes in 2013

Link to Sofia News Agency article:

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=116600

OTHER

6) Solving Urban Challenges with Open Data

Link to article in Next American City:

http://americancity.org/columns/entry/2306/

TRANSIT

7) Bus Ads Causing a Stir in New York City

Link to AP article:

http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=935167

8) New MetroCard Pilot Starts Next Week

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/new-metrocard-pilot-starts-next-week-1.1953095

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Construction Begins on Virginia HOT Lanes Operations Center

Link to article in Virginia Business:

http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/construction-begins-on-hot-lanes-operations-center/207211/

VEHICLES

10) Missed that Speed Limit Sign? Your GM Car Could See It for You

Link to blog in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/05/missed-that-speed-limit-sign-your-gm-car-could-see-it-for-you/1

News Releases

1) FAA Announces Performance Standards for Critical NextGen Avionics

2) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Launches Enhanced Traffic Information Site

Upcoming Events

American Society of Safety Engineers Safety 2010 Conference – June 13-16 – Baltimore

http://www.asse.org/education/pdc10/

Today in Transportation History

1930 **80th anniversary** The Chrysler Building, a project of Walter P. Chrysler, opened in New York City as the world’s tallest building.

http://www.cbsforum.com/cgi-bin/articles/partners/cbs/search.cgi?template=display&dbname=cbsarticles&key2=chrysler&action=searchdbdisplay

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Initiated in 2009, the first National Summit for Rural Traffic Safety Culture met with overwhelming success. Building on this success, the Summit has become an annual event with the second Summit to be held July 11-13, 2010 in Big Sky, Montana.  Why Traffic Safety Culture? Traffic crashes represent the largest cause of fatal injury for nearly all age groups, especially in rural America.  Rural states have the misfortune of having the highest traffic fatality rates both in terms of exposure (VMT) and population risk (per capita) while driver behavior represents the single largest causal factor for these traffic crashes. Specifically, most crashes result from poor decision making rather than misperceiving information or not having the requisite skills to act correctly. Consequently, unless we can focus our research and intervention efforts on understanding how culture influences driver attitudes and decision-making processes, we cannot expect to engineer a fundamental and enduring change in driver behavior in our transportation systems.  The early registration deadline for this event is June 11, 2010.  Register before this date and save $60.00.  Information and registration materials can be found athttp://www.ruraltscsummit.org.

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Eco-friendly Navigation

Link to article in M2M:

http://www.m2mmag.com/news/articles/article.aspx?ID=8430

RAILROADS

2) Network Rail on Track for IT Transformation

Link to article in Computer Weekly:

http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2010/05/26/241355/CIO-interview-Network-Rail-on-track-for-IT-transformation.htm

ROADWAYS

3) Feds to Expand Freight Congestion Tracking

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://joc.com/trucking/tracking-device-650000-trucks-helps-fight-congestion

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/fhwa1410.htm

4) More than Half of British Drivers ‘Color Blind’ to Red Traffic Lights

Fifty-two percent unaware of traffic light sequence.

Link to article in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7765332/More-than-half-of-British-drivers-colour-blind-to-red-traffic-lights.html

5) Ohio Senate Approves Bill to Ban Road Signs Touting Stimulus Spending

Link to AP article:

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9FUL3K01

6) How Virginia HOT Lanes Will Work

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/05/how_hot_lane_tolls_will_work.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Texas City Tests Two-Way Emergency Communications Platform

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/05/26/city-of-manor-emergency-comm.aspx

8) Distracted by the Light: Police Lights Play Role in Officer Safety

The types of lights used on patrol cars may have an impact.

Link to story and video on WBOY-TV:

http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=80407

VEHICLES

9) US House Committee OKs Auto Safety Package

Bill would require audible alerts on ‘quiet’ cars and event recorders for crash data.

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100526/AUTO01/5260422/1361/House-committee-OKs-auto-safety-package

10) Why Car Safety Features Can be Dangerous

All those warning lights, chimes and vibrations can overwhelm drivers.

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/25/ford-general-motors-technology-security-cars.html

11) The Connected Car: Motown Gets in Sync with Its Drivers

Link to blog on TelecomTV:

http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=46345&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10#

News Releases

1) FAA Awards NextGen Engineering Contracts Worth Up to $4.4 Billion

2) Intelligent Transport Worth €2.9 Billion to European Communications Services by 2020, Forecasts innovITS

3) Nearly 150 Real-Time Traffic Cameras Added to New Jersey Turnpike Authority Web Site

4) i95travelinfo.net Spells Relief for Holiday Travelers on the East Coast

5) Trafficmaster Secures Deal with Jaguar and Becomes Its Approved Tracking Partner

6) Waze Announces Official Launch in Los Angeles

7) Minnesota DOT Marks MnPASS Express Lanes Five-Year Anniversary

Upcoming Events

2010 NASTO (Northeast Association of State Transportation Officials) Annual Meeting – June 13-15 – Wilmington, Delaware

https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/nasto/2010conference

Today in Transportation History

1940 **70^th anniversary** The evacuation of Dunkirk began.  Over 300,000 Allied troops were transported by large and small vessels to England.

http://www.dynamo-dunkerque.com/

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Today for IBTTA’s Upcoming Workshop:  Modern Toll Roads — A New Chapter in Social Responsibility, June 20-22, 2010 in Athens, Greece

This important workshop will focus on the many facets of how modern toll roads and toll road operators can be socially, corporately and environmentally responsible. Through our continued commitment to the environment, economic development and involvement with local communities, we continue to raise the bar to better run and managed road systems. You’ll hear from transportation experts from around the world on topics such as Interoperability, ORT, technology and toll projects with their contribution to social responsibility and quality of life. Please join us in Athens so we can learn and network together on these important topics. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary program, register and make your hotel and travel arrangements.

AVIATION

1) EU to Hold Major Conference to Push Forward Drones

Link to article in Europolitics:

http://www.europolitics.info/sectorial-policies/eu-to-hold-major-conference-to-push-forward-drones-art272646-13.html

BUSES

2) ‘Smart’ Bus Market Looks Bright for Taiwanese Firms

Organizations showcase what they call the world’s first intelligent bus standard.

Link to article in the Taipei Times:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2010/05/26/2003473902

CAMERAS

3) Top Cop in Victoria was Pressured to Ignore Faulty Speed Cameras to Protect Revenue

Link to article in the Herald Sun:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/top-cop-was-pressured-to-ignore-faulty-speed-cameras-to-protect-revenue/story-e6frf7jo-1225871298411

OTHER

4) A New Danish Platform for the Development of Intelligent Traffic

Link to article from ERTICO:

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

5) 3CoMove Project Kicks Off in Europe

Link to article from ERTICO:

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

6) Some Business Travelers Like Constant Net Access; Others Don’t

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-05-25-businesstravel25_ST_N.htm

ROADWAYS

7) 96 MPH on I-40? ‘Travel Times’ Off

North Carolina DOT working with vendor to fix problem.

Link to article in The News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/25/499010/96-mph-on-i-40-travel-times-off.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) NASA Unveils New Satellite Rescue System to Find Hikers, Boaters

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-05-24/news/bs-md-satellite-rescue-beacon-20100525_1_rescue-satellite-search-and-rescue-beacons

Link to news release and video from NASA:

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/search-rescue2010.html

9) Pushy Fliers May Show Up on TSA’s Radar

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-05-24-TSA-threatening-fliers-watch-list_N.htm

10) Private Sector Organizations Earn a Seat in the Emergency Operations Center

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Private-Sector-Organizations-Emergency-Operations-Center.html

11) Missing Children Alert Coordination Still Lacking In EU

Link to article and story on euronews:

http://www.euronews.net/2010/05/25/missing-children-alert-coordination-still-lacking-in-eu/

TRANSIT

12) Houston Metro Open-Records Lawsuit Settlement Would Pay Lawyers, Improve Transparency

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/7020495.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Deal to Make Real-Time Traffic Data Available on Navigation Devices in South Africa

Link to article on TechCentral:

http://www.techcentral.co.za/real-time-traffic-data-is-here/14586/

14) Review of US Traffic App

Straightforward tool reports on traffic conditions and road obstructions.

Link to review in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=521492

News Releases

1) One Mission for Springfield-Branson Airport Web Site: Customer Service

2) Reno RTC Creates Traffic Signal Hotline

Upcoming Events

American Society of Highway Engineers National Conference – June 9-13 – Cincinnati, Ohio

http://www.ashe2010.org

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Wilbur and Orville Wright made their first and only flight together on an airplane at Huffman Prairie Flying Field in Ohio.

http://www.nps.gov/partnerships/huffman_flying_field.htm

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Monday, May 24, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join the International Road Federations and world renowned global experts in Austin, Texas September 8-10, 2010 for the IRF Executive Workshop on Performance Based Contracts & Evaluating Asset Condition.  Top public & private sector experts from the United States, Canada and Europe will present case studies, lessons learned and new approaches to this type of Public Private Partnership.  This workshop is designed to help road operators and agencies world-wide find ways to lower operating costs and better cope with financial pressures.  For more information Click Here

AVIATION

1) Midair Close Calls Prompt a Review of Air Traffic Control Procedures

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704513104575256671729151914.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Beijing Clamps Down on Online Mapping

Link to article in the Financial Times:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f4458c8c-6539-11df-b648-00144feab49a.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) GPS is Getting $8 Billion Upgrade

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-gps-20100523,0,3054578.story

4) Mapping Out the Future of GPS

Out of this world technology will boost reception.

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/technology/article/813598–mapping-out-the-future-of-gps

OTHER

5) Technology Drives Car Insurance Forward

Link to article in The Scotsman:

http://business.scotsman.com/business/Technology-drives-car-insurance-forward.6312483.jp

RAILROADS

6) Amtrak’s Wi-Fi Failures

Link to blog in The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2010/05/wifi_amtrak

ROADWAYS

7) Traffic Paint Shortage Threatens Roadwork in US

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/us/24paint.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Up Next: Red Traffic Lights that Stop Your Car Engine?

Link to article in Government Video:

http://www.governmentvideo.com/article/95332

TRANSIT

9) Metrolink Locomotive Cameras Lead to Probes of Two Engineers

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/may/23/local/la-me-metrolink-cameras-20100524

10) New Security Cameras Coming to All CTA Rail Stations

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/2301504,cta-camera-chicago-052110.article

11) Train Station Searches, Simplified

Link to Google Lat Long Blog:

http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2010/05/train-station-searches-simplified.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Bluetooth Technology to Help Track Eisenhower Expressway Travel Times

Link to article on Chicago Breaking News:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/05/bluetooth-technology-to-help-track-ike-travel-times.html

13) Free Traffic Information Hotline Expands Into Western Massachusetts

Link to article in The Republican:

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/free_traffic_information_hotli.html

14) Top Firms Line Up for Rs 300-cr Intelligent Traffic Management System in New Delhi

Link to article from Business Line:

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4146201

News Releases

1) Ottawa Makes Traffic Alerts Available via Twitter

2) Government of Canada Further Improves Aviation Security for the Safety of Canadians

3) Navteq Traffic Patterns Now Available in Australia

4) Mark IV IVHS Unveils the Janus Multiprotocol Reader

Upcoming Events

UITP International Bus Conference and Study Tour – June 9-11 – Lyon, France

http://www.uitp.org/events/2010/lyon/en/index.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1830 **180^th anniversary** The first revenue train ran on the B&O Rail Road from Baltimore to Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland.

http://www.theoldmainline.com/

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