Tuesday, September 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Should Airlines Let Passengers Make Calls via Wi-Fi?

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-09-28-wi-fi-cellphones-airlines_N.htm

2) Local South Carolina Officials Question 2-Hour Delay in Crash Alert

Link to article in The Sun News:

http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1092193.html

CAMERAS

3) Traffic Camera Ballot Fight Heads to Ohio Supreme Court

Link to article in the Chillicothe Gazette:

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20090929/UPDATES01/90929010/1002/NEWS01

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Safety, Part 1: Texting, Part 2?

Link to article on TechNewsWorld:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/GPS-Safety-Part-1-Texting-Part-2-68174.html

5) SISTER at the 16^th ITS World Congress

Link to further information:

http://www.sister-project.org/

MILITARY

6) Inside the US Navy’s Command Center of the Future

Link to article and video on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10362933-52.html

OTHER

7) Driver’s Ed Gets 21^st-Century Update

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-28-driver-side_N.htm

8) Illinois DOT Putting More Info About Projects on Web

Link to article in the Journal Star:

http://www.pjstar.com/news_county/x1128385697/IDOT-launches-new-Web-sites

ROADWAYS

9) High-Tech System Keeps Trucks Moving on Virginia’s I-64

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/transportation/article/B-TRUK29_20090928-203405/296079/

10) Sheriff’s Signs Don’t Fly with Tennessee DOT

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090929/NEWS03/909290333/1001/NEWS/Williamson+County+sheriff+s+signs+don+t+fly+with+TDOT

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) US Transportation Secretary Seeks Roadmap to Remedy Distracted Driving

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Travel/transportation-secretary-ray-lahood-kick-off-distracted-driving/story?id=8640239

12) India Transport Ministry to Use Tweeting to Bring Down Accidents

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/transport-ministry-to-use-tweeting-to-bring-down-accidents/371582/

13) Wisconsin Not Told of Stolen Plane’s Intrusion

Link to AP article:

http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BLAG7GRD0F8

TRANSIT

14) Bus CCTV Could Predict Assaults

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8270934.stm

Link to news release from CSIT:

http://www.ecit.qub.ac.uk/News/23092009NEWUKCYBERSECURITYCENTRETOUNVEILBREAKTHROUGHTECHNOLOGYTOCOMBATCRIME/

VEHICLES

15) Electronic Recorder Rule Sent to US DOT

Link to article in Light & Medium Duty Truck:

http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/lmtbase.aspx?storyid=579&utm_source=lmt&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

16) Volvo Ready to Bring Cars to a Full Stop in an Emergency — Without Any Help from the Driver

Link to column in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2009/09/68499878/1

News Releases

1) Australian Communications and Media Authority to Host Tune-Up on Transport-Related Spectrum Issues

2) GTZ Sourcebook Module on ‘Intelligent Transport Systems’ Updated (scroll down)

3) The World’s First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried out in Changchun City, China

4) AT&T and Garmin Announce a New Mobile Navigation Era with nüvifone, The Navigation Phone

5) Distracted Driving a Factor in Railroad Crossing Crashes, Says Rail Safety Group Operation Lifesaver

Upcoming Events

IntelliDrive Working Group Meeting – October 29-30 – Detroit

http://www.itsa.org/intellidriveworkinggroup/c70/News_and_Events.html

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** – Wilbur Wright made the first long over-water flight in America.

http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2009/06/wrights_hudson.php

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AVIATION

1) FAA Steps Closer to NextGen Navigation with Naverus Approval

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/naverus_nextgen_faa_navigation_rnp_201222-1.html

Link to news release from Naverus:

http://www.naverus.com/Company/News/2516.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) UAZ Begins Serial Production of Cars Equipped with GLONASS System

Link to article on Autostat:

http://www.autostat.ru/news.asp?t=1&n=3744

3) Taxi GPS Devices Raise Surveillance Concern in Beijing

Link to article on Alibaba:

http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100178251-1-taxi-gps-devices-raise-surveillance.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Poll Finds Broad Support for a Ban on Texting at the Wheel

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/technology/28truckerside.html

5) Truckers Insist on Keeping Computers in the Cab

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/technology/28truckers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

6) Transparency Directives Transform Privacy at US Department of Homeland Security

Link to article in Homeland Security Today:

http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/10383/128/

7) National Communications System Provides Programs for Priority Calling, but Planning for New Initiatives and Performance Measurement Could be Strengthened

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09822.pdf

TRANSIT

7) New York MTA Easing Its Strict Approach to Outside Web Developers

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/nyregion/28mta.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

9) Official Los Angeles Metrolink System Records Contain Errors, Inconsistencies

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-data-metrolink-2009sep27,0,6452604.story

10) Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit Getting Smarter

Link to story on WKZO Radio:

http://new.wkzo.com/news/articles/2009/sep/28/metro-transit-getting-smarter/

11) UC Davis Bus Service Offers Real-Time Information

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/UC-Davis-bus-service-offers-real-time-information.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Abu Dhabi Looks at Tokyo Traffic Management System to Tackle Its Traffic Nightmare

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090929/NATIONAL/709289800/1138/MAGAZINE3

News Releases

1) Ericsson CEO Advocates Technology-Driven Climate Agenda at UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change

2) European ‘CVIS’ Project Shows the Cooperative Way to Mobility

3) Viajeo: Towards Efficient Travel and Transport Planning

4) Chapel Hill Transit Joins the Regional Information Center

5) Boeing Advances Security Upgrade for GPS Ground Control System

6) States and US Territories Receive $40 Million in Grants to Improve 911 Services

7) TomTom, AT&T to Deliver LIVE Services on Connected GPS

8) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology

9) Xerox to Acquire Affiliated Computer Services

Upcoming Events

Digital Ship USA 2009 – October 7-8 – Stamford, Connecticut

http://www.thedigitalship.com/conferences/usa/usa_about09.shtml

Today in Transportation History

1994 **15^th anniversary** – The MV Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea claiming 852 lives.

http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/estonia/

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Europe Orders Checks on More Airbus Speed Sensors

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSWEA199720090923

2) FAA System Helps Controllers Track Planes Out of Radar’s Reach in Colorado Mountains

Link to AP article:

http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11178299

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Navteq Q&A: The Road Ahead

Link to interview in Mobile Entertainment:

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/features/200/Navteq-QA-The-road-ahead

OTHER

4) Tracking Stimulus Dollars: Dot-Com vs. Dot-Gov

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

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112893572&ps=cprs

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Idle Chatter Clogs Wireless System for Chennai Traffic Police

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/Idle-chatter-clogs-wireless-system-of-traffic-police/articleshow/5045113.cms

6) Utah Tackles Texting and Driving Problem Head-On

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

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113035255

7) Emergency Evacuation: Get a Road of This

New technique monitors Bluetooth signals from commuter cell phones to derive travel times, road speeds and vehicle movements.

Link to article in Law Enforcement Technology:

http://www.officer.com/print/Law-Enforcement-Technology/Emergency-Evacuation–Get-a-road-of-this/1$48418

TRANSIT

8) National Transportation Safety Board Urges Transit Agencies to Address ‘Safety Glitches’

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-22-ntsb_N.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) To Help Slow Traffic, San Francisco Planners Pick Beige

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/22/BARQ19QUGI.DTL

10) Speeding Up Interstate 15

Utah DOT to begin construction of electronic monitoring system.

Link to article in the Standard-Examiner:

http://www.standard.net/topics/news/2009/09/23/speeding-interstate-15

VEHICLES

11) The Deadly Silence of the Electric Car

Automakers propose adding some artificial vroom to alert pedestrians.

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/22/AR2009092204290.html

News Releases

1) New Study Reveals Benefits of the Parking Guidance System at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa

2) Volvo Cars Takes on Safety Challenges Involving Electric Cars

3) I-95 Corridor Coalition Launches I-95 Corridor Travel Information Time Web Site

4) DC Metro Already Taking Steps to Improve Track Circuit Reliability

5) BART Tests On-Demand Info by SMS Text Messaging

6) Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems Awards Presented

7) Boeing Completes Ground Tests to Prepare for 1^st GPS IIF Satellite Launch

8) New IBM Research Reveals Critical Gap for Managing Congestion Problems in Cities Worldwide

9) IBM Brings 50% Reduction in Waiting Time to the Morning Commute in Sweden’s Capital

10) Michigan DOT Asks for Public’s Feedback on Mi Drive Traffic Web Site

11) ITS America, IBM, Spencer Trask & Partners Announce the Winner in Challenge for Traffic Congestion Solutions

Upcoming Events

8^th Annual Maritime Security Expo – October 20-21 – Long Beach, California

http://www.maritimesecurityexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – The M/S Princess of Tasmania, Australia’s first roll-on/roll-off ferry, began service.

http://users.nex.net.au/~reidgck/shipping.htm#new-era

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Monday, September 21, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for INRIX’s Free Webinar on the INRIX National Traffic Scorecard Special Report

Covered by CNN and hundreds of other news media, INRIX has just released the INRIX National Traffic Scorecard Mid-Year 2009 Special Report, calling a “bottom in traffic gridlock.” Traffic congestion across the country is rising due to signs of economic recovery, initial rollouts of highway construction projects funded by federal stimulus packages, and lower fuel prices.

By analyzing traffic in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, the Scorecard provides the most comprehensive and national scale glimpse into the intractable issues of urban traffic congestion. Additionally, INRIX analyzed information from its vast data warehouse to provide a snapshot of commercial freight traffic concentration. This webinar — hosted by Rick Schuman, INRIX VP of Public Sector — will provide an executive summary of the report findings.

Register now at https://inrixevents.webex.com/. Download the full Scorecard report at http://scorecard.inrix.com

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009 Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM (PDT); 1:00PM-2:00PM (EDT)

AVIATION

1) Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Starts Facebook Page

Link to article in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal:

http://twincities.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2009/09/14/daily50.html

2) Charting a New Path for FAA

Link to commentary from FAA CIO in Federal Times:

http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4284637

MARITIME

3) Pakistan Government to Establish Communication System for Port Security

Link to article in the Daily Times:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C09%5C21%5Cstory_21-9-2009_pg7_14

OTHER

4) Intelligent Transport Innovations Center Being Built in UK

Link to article in The Engineer:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/Articles/313238/Transport+innovations+centre.htm

5) Castrol Uses Cameras and Digital Billboards to Talk Directly to Motorists

Link to article in Brand Republic:

http://www.brandrepublic.com/News/939651/Castrol-cameras-digital-billboards-talk-directly-motorists/

RAILROADS

6) Lawsuit Threat Got Amtrak to Disclose Bridge Inspection Reports

Link to report in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20090920_Lawsuit_threat_got_Amtrak_to_disclose.html

ROADWAYS

7) Washington State DOT Report: ‘Rumble Strips’ on State Highways Cut Accidents by Nearly 60 Percent

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009895361_webroads18m.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Transportation Security Administration Privacy Stewardship

Link to report from the US Department of Homeland Security Inspector General:

http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIG_09-97_Aug09.pdf

TRANSIT

9) DC Metro Turns to Suicide-Prevention Groups for Help

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/18/AR2009091803429.html

10) Miami-Dade Transit Cards to Introduce No-Cash Fare Payments

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1239096.html

11) London’s Tube Puts Thames Back on the Map

Link to story on NPR’s Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112954006

12) Transit Advertising in Kenya Slows as Marketers Slash Budgets

Link to article in Business Daily:

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Company%20Industry/-/539550/660956/-/u6m9xaz/-/

13) Seattle Transit Expands Smart Card System

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/Seattle-transit-expands-smart-card-system.aspx

14) MBTA Updates System Maps, Signage

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/MBTA-updates-system-maps-signage.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Real-Time Traffic Reporting, on Time

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/automobiles/20TRAFFIC.html

16) The National Incident Management System – A Workbook for State Department of Transportation Frontline Workers

Link to documents from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/security/emergencymgmt/profcapacitybldg/docs/nims/nims_wkbk.htm

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/security/emergencymgmt/profcapacitybldg/docs/nims/sup_instruct.htm

(supervisor instructions)

VEHICLES

17) Building a Safer Car

Your next vehicle might automatically check your pulse, help with steering—and tell you to put down your cell phone.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204830304574133422653706800.html

News Releases

1) FAA Approves 1^st US Ground Based Augmentation System

2) Bridge Data Available On New Illinois Department of Transportation Web Site, Public to Get More Access to Bridge Information

Upcoming Events

International CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2009 – October 6-9 – San Diego

http://www.wirelessit.com/

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – The Ford Falcon was introduced in a closed circuit TV news conference.

http://www.falconregistry.com/history/history_non.cfm

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Friday, September 18, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) Lakeland, Florida, Camera Firm May Be Afoul of Law by Not Keeping Traffic Camera Video

Link to article in The Ledger:

http://www.theledger.com/article/20090917/NEWS/909175063/1338?Title=City-Camera-Firm-May-Be-Afoul-of-Law

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Oklahoma Pikepass System Set to Use Stickers Instead of Transponders

Link to article in The Oklahoman:

http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-pikepass-system-set-to-use-stickers/article/3401956

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Massachusetts Court OKs Secret Use of GPS Devices

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/18/sjc_oks_secret_use_of_gps_devices/

OTHER

4) Canadian Government Orders Individual Road Signs for Infrastructure Projects

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/09/18/nb-highway-signs-541.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) States Offer Instant Traffic Updates via Twitter, Sending Mixed Message on Texting and Driving

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-texting-in-traffic,0,1178925.story

6) Kansas DOT Launches Traffic Safety Blog

Link to article in The Topeka Capital-Journal:

http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-09-18/traffic_safety_blog_launched

News Releases

1) Autostrata.com Launched to Provide Online Portal for In-Vehicle Aftermarket Telematics Products

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Taking Proper Care of Pedestrians in Work Zones – September 30

http://www.workzonesafety.org/training/record/9856

Friday Bonus

Here’s one more way to keep the passengers’ attention during the airline safety announcements.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/business/30air.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – Vanguard III was launched into Earth orbit.

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?Ry2366&id=6&asse&orse&qs=No%3D40%26Ns%3DPublicationYear%257c0%26N%3D4294967039

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