Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 15, 2009

September 15, 2009 at 5:14 pm

Tuesday, September 15, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Aircraft in Gulf of Mexico to be Tracked Using Satellites

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2bh4PzyhCwTK0y8XwwSyH4rdyOAD9ANBIQ80

2) American Airlines Asking Fliers to Provide More Information

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-aabooking_15bus.ART0.State.Edition1.3f67c24.html

3) US Senate Staff: Congress Reluctant to Fund ADS-B Equipage

Link to article on ATW Daily News:

http://atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=17863

4) Your Client at the Atlanta Airport

A review of advertising at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Link to article in Media Life Magazine:

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Out_of_Home_19/Your_client_at_the_Atlanta_airport.asp

CAMERAS

5) Medina, Washington Installs Cameras to Keep Track of Visitors

Video will register every vehicle entering and leaving town.

Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/59291652.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) E-ZPass Expansion Connects Midwest and East Coast

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-14-ezpass_N.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Global Positioning Without GPS

Software startup GloPos’ new technology allows cell phones to determine location with better accuracy than GPS.

Link to article in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2009/tc20090911_282448.htm

MARITIME

8) Emergency Sirens Installation Begins for Port of Providence

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/ri/eastprovidence/content/Providence_Port_Sirens_09-15-09_S4FNIRA_v24.36f6014.html

OTHER

9) App for Avoiding Traffic Tickets Speeds Toward Smartphones

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138019/App_for_avoiding_traffic_tickets_speeds_toward_smartphones

ROADWAYS

10) Council Blasted After Sixty Signposts and Signs are Put Up Around One Bus Stop

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1213641/Council-blasted-SIXTY-signposts-signs-ONE-bus-stop.html

TRANSIT

11) Japan Launches Campaign Against Groping on Trains

Police are clamping down on Web sites that offer tips on how to grope women on trains without getting caught.

Link to article in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6187328/Japan-launches-campaign-against-groping-on-trains.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Google Maps, Finally with Aussie Traffic

Link to CNET Australia article:

http://www.cnet.com.au/google-maps-finally-with-aussie-traffic-339298530.htm

13) Bay County, Florida Traffic Management Facility Helps Ease Congestion

Link to story and video on WJHG-TV:

http://www.wjhg.com/news/headlines/59277227.html

14) Evaluation of Traffic Data Obtained via GPS-Enabled Mobile Phones: the Mobile Century Field Experiment

Link to paper from the UC Berkeley Center for Future Urban Transport:

http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=its/future_urban_transport

VEHICLES

15) Changes to Auto Industry to Have Lasting Impact on Vehicle Technology

Link to article from Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Changes-to-auto-industry-to-have-lasting-impact-on/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/626178?contextCategoryId=41884

Upcoming Events

International Conference for Sustainable Transport – October 12-14 – Mexico City

http://www.congresotransportesustentable.org/english/index.html

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – The Ford Motor Company was found to have infringed on a patent which required all auto manufactures to obtain a license.  The decision was overturned in January 1911.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9807EFD9123EE733A25755C1A96F9C946897D6CF

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 14, 2009

September 14, 2009 at 5:23 pm

Monday, September 14, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


CAMERAS

1) San Francisco Muni to Conduct Routine Inspections of Cameras

Previously, problems only discovered following incidents.

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/12/MNI519LUE4.DTL

2) Arizona Driver Dons Monkey Masks to Elude Tickets

Link to AP article:

http://www.komonews.com/news/national/59172847.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) GIS is the Big Winner in Push for Open Government

Link to analysis in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/722260

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Let Your iPhone Drive You

A review of driving-directions applications.

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352763,00.asp

MARITIME

5) Washington State Considers Selling Company Naming Right on Ferries

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009850506_ferrynaming12m.html

OTHER

6) Latest Edition of Thinking Highways Online

Link to magazine:

http://www.thinkinghighways.com/#/224 (Europe/Rest of World Edition)

ROADWAYS

7) Scottish Political Party: Ministers Should Red Light ‘Unnecessary’ Road Signs

Link to STV News story:

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/122601-lib-dems-ministers-should-red-light-unnecessary-road-signs/

8) Minnesota Engineers Take a New Line on Road Safety

Wider stripes, reflective tape part of effort to reduce fatalities on rural roads.

Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/13/highway-safety/

9) Billboards Spur a Fight in New York City – Free Speech vs. Beauty

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/nyregion/14billboards.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

10) Interstate Highway Signs in Chicago-Area Leave Drivers Guessing

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/autocorner/chi-getting-around-14-sep14,0,3208128.column

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) How Can We Improve Transportation Security?

Link to comments on the National Journal Transportation Expert Blog:

http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/how-can-we-improve-transportat.php

TRANSIT

12) Despite Hiccups, New Metra Web Site Records Record Numbers

Link to story on WBBM Radio:

http://www.wbbm780.com/Depsite-hiccups–new-Metra-Web-site-records-record/5203043

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Revamped Florida 511 Service Leaves Drivers with Phone Rage

Link to article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-511-travel-information-b091309,0,3324106.story

14) UK Highways Agency Fast Lane Traffic Monitoring Scheme Worth £200 Million

Link to article in CIO UK:

http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3201767/highways-agency-fast-lane-traffic-monitoring-scheme-worth-200m/

15) US 50 Sensors Gauge Ocean City, Maryland Beach Traffic

Link to article in The Daily Times:

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090908/NEWS/90908006/U.S.+50+sensors+gauge+O.C.+beach+traffic

16) India’s Union Ministry Frames Service Benchmark for Public Transport, Including ITS, for JNNURM Cities

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/pune/Union-ministry-frames-service-benchmark-for-public-transport-for-JNNURM-cities/articleshow/5007069.cms

17) New Study Show Bay Area Drivers Upset at Congestion, but Unlikely to Change

Information that predicts traffic congestion would help.

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/New-study-shows-Bay-Area-drivers-upset-at-congestion-but-unlikely-to-change-59080342.html

VEHICLES

18) Disclosure Sought on ‘Opt Out’ for Side Airbags

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090914/AUTO01/909140371/1148/Disclosure+sought+on++opt+out++for+side+airbags

19) Now, Technology is Job One

Ford shows off new gadgets, power motor.

Link to commentary on MarketWatch:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ford-shows-off-new-gadgets-powerful-motor-2009-09-11

20) Car Harnesses Fighter Jet Technology

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8249530.stm

News Releases

1) uLocate Launches Pioneering Mobile Traffic Service Nationwide Helping Drivers Save Time and Money

2) New Co-operative Detection System Developed by VTT

3) Tel Aviv University Invents a Digital ‘White Stick’ for the Visually Impaired

4) TransCore Broadens Portfolio of RFID Technology, Introduces Three New Toll Transponders and 5.9 GHz Adaptable Encompass 6 Reader

5) Unlimited Personalization with BMW ConnectedDrive

6) Telvent to Implement the First Open Road Tolling System in New Hampshire

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Aligning ITS Projects and Programs with Your Agency’s Strategic Goals – September 17

http://www.itsrm.org/events.htm

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50th anniversary** – Luna 2, a Soviet spacecraft, became the first man-made object to reach the Moon.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-014A

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 10, 2009

September 10, 2009 at 11:56 pm

Thursday, September 10, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Pamela Anderson PETA Advert Too ‘Racy’ for US Airports

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hBYEK41Rw6WRM6UWcBq7Vb2uVciw

Link to further information and ad from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals:

http://www.peta.org/crueltydoesntfly/

BUSES

2) Greyhound to Offer Free Wi-Fi Services in UK

Link to article on cellular-news:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/39505.php

CAMERAS

3) Gotcha! Maybe; Some New York Traffic Cameras Fake

Link to AP article:

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/gotcha-maybe-some-ny-traffic-cams-fake-1.1432378

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) War of Technologies in California Speeding Case

Parents of a teen driver use data from a GPS vehicular tracking device to fight a speeding charge based on radar guns.

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0911/p02s01-usgn.html

5) These Apps Help Users of iPhones Find Their Way

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574402571272018000.html

ROADWAYS

6) Traffic Noise Hurts

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/09/hypertension-noise-traffic.html

Link to abstract in Environmental Health:

http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/38/abstract

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Program to Track Citizen US Border Crossings Exceeds Expectations

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090909_7105.php

8) Ford Backs Texting While Driving Bill

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-backs-texting-while-apf-3700245611.html?x=0&.v=1

TELEMATICS

9) Gadgets in Race to Keep Drivers Safe, Multitasking

Link to column in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090910/OPINION03/909100337/1148/rss25

TRANSIT

10) Chicago Transit Authority Rail Stations to Get High-Resolution Digital Security Cameras

Agency will also make bus traffic data available to city to better track congestion.

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cta-security-cameras_10sep10,0,5537591.story

11) CTA to Debut Developer Web Tools Page

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/CTA-to-debut-developer-Web-tools-page.aspx

12) Federal Transit Administration: Social Networking in the Transportation Industry

Link to video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJuARta4Qrk

VEHICLES

13) New Technology Successful in Reducing Severity of Car Crashes

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/technology-reduces-severity-car-crashes-fatalities-injuries/story?id=8523234

14) Madrid Reverses the Charges with Electric Car Plan

Test will convert phone booths to charging stations for vehicles.

Link to article in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/08/electric-car-plan-spain

15) Your Reva Electric Car Running Low on Juice? Just Phone for More

Link to article in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2009/09/68498492/1

News Releases

1) Premium Info for Car Drivers

Upcoming Events

International Airport Geographic Information Systems Conference – October 6-8 – Manchester, UK

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091102/

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70th anniversary** – The HMS Oxley was mistakenly sunk by the HMS Triton off the coast of Norway.  It was the first Allied submarine casualty of World War II.

http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3393.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 9, 2009

September 9, 2009 at 5:52 pm

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Aviation Weather: FAA and the National Weather Service are Considering Plans to Consolidate Weather Service Offices, but Face Significant Challenges

Link to US Government Accountability Office report:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09761.pdf

BUSES

2) Federal Communications Commission Issues Report on Distributing Radio and TV Programming on School Buses

Link to FCC report:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1999A1.pdf

CAMERAS

3) Mumbai Traffic Cops to Keep Tabs via CCTV

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/mumbai/Traffic-cops-to-keep-tabs-via-CCTV/articleshow/4988487.cms

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Map Still has a Place in this GPS World

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-trav-gps-sep0609,0,2328206.story

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New Pell Bridge Toll-Collection Technology Doesn’t Cut Crossing Cost

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/business/content/Toll_Hike_09-09-09_7AFKC95_v9.38ae810.html

MARITIME

6) Buzzes Replace Tiring ‘Beep, Beep, Beeps’ at Port of Olympia

Sound of backing-up warning changed after complaints from neighbors.

Link to article in The Olympian:

http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/964497.html

OTHER

7) American Traffic Solutions Wins Bidding for Nestor Traffic-Enforcement Systems

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/economy/NESTOR_BIDS_09-09-09_9RFLJA8_v7.37ce128.html

Link to news release from American Traffic Solutions, Inc.:

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS224833+09-Sep-2009+BW20090909

8) September Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2009/2009-009-Sep.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Caltrain, Facing Surge in Deaths, Aims to Educate Public on Dangers of Tracks

Link to Bay Area News Group article:

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13296815

RAILROADS

10) Rail Implicated Falsely by Reporters’ Use of Active Voice

Link to blog on Greater Greater Washington:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3392

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) National Transportation Safety Board Tells Workers to Hang Up Cells

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2009-09-08-ntsb_N.htm

12) Driver Texting Now an Issue in Backseat

Link to article in The New York Times:

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

13) US and Mexico to Create Cross Border Public Security Communications Network

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/cms/features/news-analysis/2623.html

14) National Transportation Safety Board Workers Barred from Using Wireless Devices While Driving on Duty

Link to AP video report:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/MetroTV/?id=37EEA620-64FC-47BF-98C2-FA4FC660DEED&CategoryID=1017

TELEMATICS

15) Mobile Carriers Sign Up to EU In-Car Accident Alert System

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/171680/mobile_carriers_sign_up_to_eu_incar_accident_alert_system.html

16) OnStar is Not for Sale, New Features are Being Explored, Executive Says

Link to article in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090908/CARNEWS/909089991

TRANSIT

17) Likely New York MTA Chief Looks to Bring British Innovation to NYC Transit

Plans include contactless fare cards and digital signs with next train arrival times.

Link to article in amNew York

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/likely-mta-chief-looks-to-bring-british-innovation-to-nyc-transit-1.1431202

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) RACC Automobile Club Launches a New Live Traffic Information Web Site in September

Link to article from ERTICO:

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

19) iheartradio 2.2 Adds Features, Including Traffic Reports on Demand, to Popular iPhone App

Link to article in Radio Online:

http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n19705

VEHICLES

20) Blind Fears Over ‘Silent’ Hybrids

Link to PA article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gVHxFa51Gc7QFp-OqwikBVvu03Fw

WEATHER

21) NOAA Supercomputers to Forecast Better Weather?

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10347566-2.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

News Releases

1) Transportation Secretary LaHood to Keynote September 24 New York Metropolitan Transportation Council Meeting

2) DMG Unveils US$10 Million Digital Media Innovation in Beijing Metro

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Best Practices for Developing an Integrated and Effective Road Weather Information System (RWIS): Developing an RWIS Concept of Operations – October 13

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091013_rwis.asp

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – E.H. Harriman, a railroad executive who controlled the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Illinois Central and Central of Georgia, died.

http://www.pbs.org/harriman/1899/1899_part/participantharriman.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 8, 2009

September 8, 2009 at 6:32 pm

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Liquid Explosive Scanner Trials Under Way at UK Airports

Link to article in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/07/airline-terror-threat-scanner-airports

2) FAA Introduces Time Technology to NextGen Test Flights

Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:

http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/368774/32/ARTCL/none/EXECW/1/FAA-introduces-time-technology-to-NextGen-test-flights/

CAMERAS

3) Red Light Cameras: Most Illinois Voters Support the Concept – but, They’re Camera-Shy in Their Neighborhoods, Survey Finds

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-poll-red-light-08-sep08,0,5117710.story

4) Fewer Arizona Drivers Paying Speed-Camera Tickets

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/08/20090908dpsmonkey0908.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Massachusetts Bill Would Bar Use of GPS to Track Workers

Link to AP article:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20090906mass_bill_would_bar_use_of_gps_to_track_workers/srvc=home&position=recent

6) TomTom Launches OpenLR Open Navigation Project

Link to ZDNet News article:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4788

OTHER

7) On the Road: Testing Wireless Voice and Data on the Highways

A Verizon Wireless tester scours the region for bad reception, interference to improve service.

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137503/On_the_road_Testing_wireless_voice_and_data_on_the_highways

ROADWAYS

8) Computer Program Maps Pittsburgh-Area Construction Projects on Internet

Technology could prevent tearing up recently paved streets.

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09250/996134-455.stm

TELEMATICS

9) Vehicles Talk Safety

A project in the EU seeks to apply technologies to vehicles and roadway infrastructure to form cooperative systems that can reduce accidents on the roads.

Link to article in Supply & Demand Chain:

http://www.sdcexec.com/web/online/FulfillmentLogistics-Trends/Vehicles-Talk-Safety/15$11652

10) M2M Enables Better Auto Insurance Models

Link to article in Telephony:

http://telephonyonline.com/3g4g/news/m2m-enables-auto-insurance-0908/

TRANSIT

11) Clever Commute Keeps Riders Up-to-Date

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-08-commute_N.htm

12) Metra on Track to Take Credit Cards, Sell Tickets via Web

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-metra-website-07-sep07,0,6631951.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Progress Being Made on New Brunswick Highway System Plan

Link to article in the Telegraph-Journal:

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/784600

14) Freeway Operations; Regional Systems Management and Operations; Managed Lanes 2009

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/Freeway_Operations_Regional_Systems_Management_and_162223.aspx

VEHICLES

15) California Lawmakers OK Bill to Make Vehicle Histories More Accessible

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carfax5-2009sep05,0,3229588.story

News Releases

1) European Commission Releases Report on Railway Safety and Interoperability

2) What Will the Car of the Future Look Like? Delphi Highlights Technologies that Will Help Make Vehicles Safer

3) America’s Ten Best Transportation Projects Unveiled Today

Upcoming Events

Center for Automotive Research Breakfast Briefing – the Future of Personal Mobility: Advanced Technology on the Horizon – September 29 – Ypsilanti, Michigan

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?i=429d3afa-92eb-4fa6-abd6-bc2432cc2750

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75th anniversary** – The SS Morro Castle, a luxury cruise ship, caught fire off the New Jersey coast killing 137 people.

http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/09/ship705.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 7, 2009

September 7, 2009 at 6:57 pm

Monday, September 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


CAMERAS

1) Victoria Police Trial High-Tech License Plate-Scanning Cameras

Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/vic-police-trial-hitech-traffic-cameras-20090905-fbo9.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Mayo One: Advanced GPS Technology Helps Helicopters Fly in Bad Weather

Link to story and video on WKBT-TV:

http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11079812

MARITIME

3) Marketing Maryland Maritime

Link to article in The Capital:

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/09/06-11/Marketing-Maryland-maritime.html

OTHER

4) The Voice of Washington Traffic

A profile of traffic reporter Lisa Baden.

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/The-Voice-of-Washington-Traffic-8184701-56964997.html

ROADWAYS

5) Keep Left

Samoa becomes first in decades to switch roadway driving sides. Signs and roadway markings are changed.

Link to article in the Samoa Observer:

http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12833&Itemid=62

TELEMATICS

6) Untangling the Challenges of the Connected Car

Link to article in Automotive DesignLine Europe:

http://www.automotivedesign-europe.com/howto/219501188

7) ‘Telematics are Not a Universal Panacea’

As Germany works to modernize its road network, the transport minister explains the benefits of transport technologies, but says they are not the only solution.

Link to article in Public Service Review:

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=12518

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Traffic Watching: 46 Screens Keep Bay County, Florida Engineers in the Loop

Link to article in The News Herald:

http://www.newsherald.com/news/panama-77244-bay-screens.html

9) Traffic Jams Good for One Company

China TransInfo has just launched multi-city, real-time traffic information services based mainly upon GPS sensors installed in cars and along roadsides.

Link to article in China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-09/07/content_8662187.htm

Upcoming Events

Webchat: Chet Huber and Walt Dorfstatter Discuss the Future of OnStar – September 8

http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/archives/2009/09/webchat_chet_huber_and_walt_dorfstatter_discuss_the_future_of_onstar.html

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – Eugène Lefebvre became the first person piloting an airplane to die in a crash. The crash took place in Juvisy, France.

http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/lefebvre.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 4, 2009

September 5, 2009 at 1:05 pm

Friday, September 4, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Mexico Lifts Ban on In-Flight Mobile Phone Use

Link to article on Daily Tech:

http://www.dailytech.com/Mexico+Lifts+Ban+on+Inflight+Mobile+Phone+Use/article16144c.htm

2) A Better Way to Pick Up Airline Passengers

How some US airports handle those waiting for arriving passengers.

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/homepage/20090904_A_better_way_to_pick_up_airline_passengers.html

CAMERAS

3) Cameras on Patrol for Labor Day Drivers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-09-03-traffic-cameras_N.htm

OTHER

4) Wisconsin Incumbents Use Map Giveaways at Taxpayer Expense, Critics Say

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/57100907.html

5) Washington Post Transportation Coverage has Improved

Link to commentary on Greater Greater Washington:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3418

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Public Safety Communications Still a Work in Progress, Former DHS Secretary Says

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/09/03/chertoff-on-public-safety-interoperability.aspx

TRANSIT

7) Company Launches First MBTA iPhone App

Link to NECN story:

http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/2009/09/03/Cambridge -Massbased/1251980592.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) New Technology Helps Kansas City-Area Motorists, Bus Passengers Get Around

Link to editorial in The Kansas City Star:

http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5737

Upcoming Events

IBEC Day Seminar: Road Pricing Beyond the Technology – September 20 – Stockholm

http://www.harmonised-events.com/index.php?url=evenement_vue&id_evenement=22

Friday Bonus

Apparently diesel fumes are not the only odor problems on some buses.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090901/NEWS01/909010348/Bill+targets+pungent+riders+of+Honolulu%E2%80%99s+transit+system

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60th anniversary** – The maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon, a passenger airliner, was made at the Filton Aerodrome.

http://www.unrealaircraft.com/classics/brab.php

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 3, 2009

September 4, 2009 at 2:06 pm

Thursday, September 3, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) FAA Aims for ‘Crystal-Clear’ Rules in Wake of Deadly Midair Collision

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090203469.html

2) FAA to Order New Sensors for Airbus Jets After Crash

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aiXqq88s9B_Q

3) San Francisco Airport Launches Free Cell Phone Boarding Pass System

Link to Bay Area News Group article:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13251526

CAMERAS

4) Virginia Loophole Gives City Workers Free Pass on Red-Lights

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/loophole-gives-city-workers-free-pass-redlights

5) Red-Light Traffic Cameras to Stay on Ballot in Chillicothe, Ohio

Link to article in the Chillicothe Gazette:

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20090903/NEWS01/909030306/1002

6) West Australia Police Confirm Speed Camera Hidden in Wheelie Bin

Link to article on PerthNow:

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26021343-2761,00.html

7) Massachusetts Puts 70 More Traffic Cams on the Web

Link to article in the Taunton Daily Gazette:

http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/regional/x1750348536/State-puts-70-more-traffic-cams-on-the-web

CARTOGRAPHY

8) Washington State GIS Transportation Repository Takes Long Road

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/718602

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) California Prepares for Bay Bridge Closure

Link to 2009 Bay Bridge closure site:

http://baybridgeinfo.org/1/index.html

ROADWAYS

10) Traffic Lights on South Florida Roads Not Synchronized; Motorists Fume

Link to article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-traffic-lights-090209,0,365813.story

11) Drive-By Pricing

Congestion fees are coming to US cities.

Link to commentary in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/02/cashless-tolling-london-opinions-21-century-cities-09-jack-finn.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Nearly All Baltimore Patrol Officers to Get BlackBerrys

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-md.ci.pocketcop03sep03,0,6794169.story

13) National Transportation Safety Board Seeks Flight Data Recorders in Air Ambulances

Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety:

http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/09/02/ntsb-seeks-flight-data-recorders-in-air-ambulances.aspx

TELEMATICS

14) Interview with Ming Jing, Managing Director, Infotainment & Connectivity Business Continental Asia

Link to interview on Zigwheels:

http://www.zigwheels.com/Interviews/Interview-Mr-Ming-Jing-Managing-Director-Infotainment-Connectivity-Business-Continental-Asia-/Ming_20090903-1-2

TRANSIT

15) Board Raps DC Metro Over Holiday Closure Notice for Airport Stop

Link to article and video in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090202437.html

16) Cablevision Gunning for Wi-Fi Contract for New York Commuter Rail Lines

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h4tZDRoSuX9H4MlWXDI7hovveztwD9AFDM701

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) TPEG Traffic Information Encryption Enables New Business Models

Link to article in EE Times Deutschland:

http://eetimes.eu/germany/219501147

18) With Stoplights, Timing Isn’t Everything

Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/56710052.html

19) Siemens Offers to Automate Metro Manila Traffic Systems

Link to article in BusinessWorld:

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW090409/content.php?id=047

20) Navteq to Use Nokia GPS Data for Traffic Reports

Link to article in TWICE:

http://www.twice.com/article/339498-Navteq_to_use_Nokia_Data.php

News Releases

1) TomTom Expands LIVE Services to Belgium and Portugal

2) RFID Technology to Make a Smooth Touchdown in the Turbulent Aviation Industry, Finds Frost & Sullivan

3) Frost & Sullivan: Map-Based Driver Assistance Systems Lead the Way to Automotive Safety

4) Toyota Develops Onboard DSRC Unit to Improve Traffic Safety

5) Motorists Face Numerous Distractions on Roadways

Upcoming Events

ARTBA National Convention – October 6-9 – Charleston, South Carolina

http://www.artbanationalconvention.org/

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70th anniversary** – The SS Athenia, a passenger ship, was sunk by a German U-boat in the North Atlantic.

http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/athenia.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 2, 2009

September 2, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


IBTTA and ITS America Join Forces on Sustainable Transportation and Facility Maintenance — October 4-6, 2009 in St. Louis, MO

Register today for this groundbreaking joint conference, Sustainability, Social Responsibility, Energy Conservation and Fall Maintenance, October 4-6, 2009 at the Hilton Hotel in St. Louis. Agenda highlights include: Congressman (MO-3rd) Russ Carnahan; the “Four Legs” of Sustainable Transportation presented by John Charles, President & CEO, Cascade Policy Institute and his expert panel, including Allen Biehler, President of AASHTO and Michael Replogle, Global Policy Director of ITDP; Dennis Archer, Chairman, Dickinson Wright, PLLC, and Former Mayor of Detroit will discuss the role of the federal government in promoting sustainable transportation policies for metropolitan areas; views of the FHWA and the US DOT ITS Joint Program Office on operational strategies, policies and supporting ITS Technologies and their impacts on climate change; 21st Century Roadway Maintenance and more. Meeting Host: The Missouri Department of Transportation; Organization Sponsors: AASHTO, The Bipartisan Policy Center and the Missouri Valley Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Visit IBTTA’s website for information on registration, hotel reservations, exhibiting or sponsorship.

AVIATION

1) Sabre, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Develop Smart Phone Software

Link to article in the Fort Worth Business Press:

http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=10928

2) NTSB, Union Clash Over Controller’s Role in Hudson River Crash

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/01/AR2009090103553.html

3) Albuquerque Airport Used for Testing New Detection System that ‘Sniffs’ Ventilation Air for Potential Bio-threats

Link to article from the Albuquerque Journal:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/Sunport-used-for-testing-new-detection-system-that-sniffs-ventilation-air-for-potential-bio-threats/1$30642

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Device Maps Show Their Age

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10330558-93.html

MARITIME

5) Glitch Sends BC Ferries Users to Wrong Web Site

Link to CTV story:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090901/bc_ferries_website_down_090901/20090901?hub=SciTech

OTHER

6) European Union: Intelligent Transport Systems in Road Transport: ‘Lack of Clarity May Lead to Different Levels of Data Protection in Europe’

Link to article on Internet Business Law Services:

http://www.ibls.com/internet_law_news_portal_view.aspx?s=sa&id=1739

TELEMATICS

7) Device Helps Bus and Truck Drivers See Around Corners

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/device-helps-drivers-see-around-corners

TRANSIT

8) Audit Recommends King County Transit Use Scheduling Software to Improve Bus Efficiency

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009786450_webmetro01m.html

9) Free Wireless Internet in Works for Miami-Dade Metrorail Stations and Eventually Trains

Link to article in Miami Today:

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/090903/story1.shtml

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Navteq to Launch Real-Time Traffic System Across 11 European Countries

Link to article in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/NAVTEQ-to-launch-real-time-traffic-system-across-11-European-countries_a1704.html

11) Anger at Inaccurate A9 Traffic Info Signs

Link to article in the Strathspey and Badenoch Herald:

http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4597/Anger_at_inaccurate_A9_traffic_info_signs.html

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania DOT to Launch 511 System on September 4

2) NTSB to Offer Training on Emergency Communications Involved in Major Aircraft Accidents

Upcoming Events

Railway Safety: The Way Forward – September 8 – Brussels

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/events/doc/2009_09_08_draft_agenda.pdf

Today in Transportation History

1944 **65th anniversary** – Future US President George H.W. Bush was shot down over the Pacific during World War II.  He was rescued by a submarine.

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq10-1.htm

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 1, 2009

September 1, 2009 at 9:09 pm

(HAPPY BIRTHDAY BERNIE WAGENBLAST)

Tuesday, September 1, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


Join IBTTA in Chicago for the Transformation of Transportation!

IBTTA’s 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, September 13-16, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois, is the most significant gathering of toll industry professionals in the world. Attend this meeting and interact with the most influential experts and decision makers from around the globe and discuss ideas and solutions about transportation financing strategies, the future of tolling and paying for mobility, AET and Interoperability, new ideas for the new economy and sustainable transportation. Register by August 14 and receive a $100 discount off your registration fee. This meeting is hosted by the Illinois Tollway and will be held at the Hyatt Regency. For information on registration, hotel reservations, exhibiting or sponsorship, visit IBTTA’s website at www.ibtta.orgRegister today!

AVIATION

1) Wi-Fi Takes Off with Travelers

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10323100-266.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

2) Doubts About Scare Tactics on Drivers Who Text

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/technology/01distracted.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

3) South Carolina Transportation Cluster Launches Strategic Communications Plan

Link to article in the Charleston Regional Business Journal:

http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/29241-transportation-cluster-launches-strategic-communications-plan

ROADWAYS

4) Parking Signage at Philadelphia Airport Causes Confusion

Link to column in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/karen_heller/20090901_Karen_Heller__Holding_pattern__lots_of_confusion_at_airport.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Red-Light Technology Geared to Stop Collisions

Link to story and video on WKOW-TV:

http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11022576

TRANSIT

6) New York MTA’s Twittering Emerges Out of Subway Station Ceiling Collapse

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/31/mtas-twittering-emerges-out-of-no-1-line-woes/

7) Transit TV Network Returns to Los Angeles Market

Link to article in Mediaweek:

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/out-there/transit/e3i7ad1fc69c53452520ff865da5c5addc9

8) Public Transport Goes Wireless in Singapore

Link to ZDNet Asia article:

http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/communications/0,39044192,62057391,00.htm

9) Real-Time Arrival Information: It Really Pays Off

Link to commentary on the Seattle Transit Blog:

http://seattletransitblog.com/2009/09/01/real-time-info-pays-of/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Premium Info for Car Drivers

Link to article on PhysOrg:

http://www.physorg.com/news171040497.html

VEHICLES

11) Ford’s MyKey to Safety for Teen Drivers Controls Speed, Stereo

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-08-31-ford-mykey-safety_N.htm

12) Toyota Developing Anti-Drunk Driving Gadget

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hsXaPAlJWEaMaHhEy4laRV249Asg

News Releases

1) Smart Phones to Surpass PNDs in Navigation Market in 2014

2) Mysore Gets First Intelligent Transport System and Innovative Environment Project Under JNNURM

3) Constellation Software to Buy Public Transit Solutions Business of Continental AG

4) AA Traffic Alert Service Announced for New Zealand

Upcoming Events

RailTrends – October 6-7 – New York City

http://www.railtrends.com/

Today in Transportation History

1859 **150th anniversary** – George Pullman’s first sleeping car began service on a run on the Chicago & Alton Railroad between Bloomington, Indiana and Chicago.

http://www.PTHSonline.org

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