Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Tuesday, February 24, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

 AVIATION

 1) Final FAA-Weather Service Decision Delayed Again

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/02/post_4.html

 2) New Technology May Prevent Bird Strikes

Link to ABC News story:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/Travel/story?id=6940435&page=1

 PARKING

 3) ‘Smart’ Parking Meters Catching on Across US

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2009-02-23-smartmeters_N.htm

 ROADWAYS

 4) The Bridge to Smart Technology

Smart technology that makes infrastructure safer and more efficient is ready just in time for a flood of government spending.

Link to story and video in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_09/b4121042656141.htm?chan=rss_topEmailedStories_ssi_5

 5) Let’s Stimulate Smart Highways

Link to commentary in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/23/stimulus-transportation-hov-opinions-contributors_hot_highways.html

 SAFETY / SECURITY

 6) Privacy, Identity, and the Use of RFID and RF-Enabled Smart Card Technology

Link to story in Smart Card Talk:

http://www.smartcardalliance.org/pages/newsletter-200902-feature?issue=200902

 TRANSIT

 7) Utah Transit Authority Showcases Open Payment System

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/621904

Link to further information from the UTA:

http://www.rideuta.com/ridingUTA/amenities/electronicFare.aspx

 8) Updates from APTA’s Marketing & Communications Workshop

Link to blogs:

http://blog.apta.com/?cat=1

 9) Light Rail Vehicle Collisions with Vehicles at Signalized Intersections

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10004

 News Releases

1) Economic Downturn Favors Cheaper Navigation Form Factors

2) US Departments of Defense, Transportation, and Homeland Security Release 2008 Federal Radionavigation Plan

3) QNX Changes the Rules for In-Vehicle Software Development

4) ATX to Seek Local Partners to Expand European Telematics

 Upcoming Events

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Bus Safety Summit – March 5-6 – Arlington, Virginia

http://www.cvsa.org/events/Bus%20Summit%20Online_revised%20021009.pdf

 Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – The Hudson Motor Car Company was founded.

http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2005/11/01/hmn_feature11.html

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Friday, February 20, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for ITS America‘s Cap and Trade Webinar – Feb. 25

 ITS America is offering a series of webinars on transportation technologies and the environment. The first webinar, which will be held February 25, 2009 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST, is intended to provide a basic understanding of cap and trade systems and how transportation technology projects may profit from participation in a cap and trade plan. Leslie Bellas, Director of Environmental Affairs at ITS America, will be the first presenter.  Leslie will be discussing: how the mandatory federal cap and trade system is working; how regional cap and trade markets for carbon emissions are functioning; and how transportation technology projects could fit into a cap and trade program of action. The webinar is free to ITS Americamembers and non-members are welcome to join for $99. Click here to register or contact Lori Vintilescu at loriv@itsa.org for more information.

 

AVIATION

 1) Pilots’ Union Calls Buffalo Airport Landing System Flawed

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/20/nyregion/20beacon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 

2) RTCA Task Force Assisting FAA on NextGen Rollout

Link to story in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/rtca-task-force-assisting-faa-on-nextgen-rollout/

Link to additional information from RTCA:

http://www.rtca.org/comm/Committee.cfm?id=130

 

BUSES

 3) San Francisco Muni Buses Will Take a Noisy Turn

Audible warning system will sound whenever a bus makes a right turn.

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/18/BAMR15TDN6.DTL&hw=beep+muni&sn=002&sc=543

 

4) Bus Tracking System at Slippery Rock University to Decrease Carbon Footprint

Link to story in The Rocket:

http://media.www.theonlinerocket.com/media/storage/paper601/news/2009/02/20/News/Bus-Tracking.System.To.Decrease.Carbon.Footprint-3639798.shtml

 

CAMERAS

 5) Loophole for Leased Vehicles Found in Cleveland’s Red-Light Camera Law

Link to story and video report on WEWS-TV:

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/18761568/detail.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

  6) Study Looks at High-Tech Tolls in Connecticut

Link to AP story:

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct-xgr–highwaytolls0219feb19,0,1146435.story

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 7) Company Demos Development Turn-by-Turn iPhone App

Link to story in Macworld:

http://www.macworld.com/article/138927/iphone_gps.html

 

8) The Face Behind the GPS Voice Finds Fame

Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/features/6271616.html

 

MARITIME

 9) RFID Tag Problems Cause Jams at Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports

Link to story in Land Line Magazine:

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2009/Feb09/021609/021909-01.htm

 

OTHER

 10) US DOT: Obama Will Not Pursue Mileage Tax

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/driving.tax/

 

11) Web Site Will Let Public Track Rhode Island DOT Road and Bridge Projects that Use Federal Stimulus Money

Link to story in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/news/content/bz_stimulus_website_02-20-09_D4DCURT_v7.3321d99.html

Link to site:  http://www.gov.ri.gov/recovery/

 

12) Police in Australia Go Online to Track Down Hoons

Link to story in The Advertiser:

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/news/local/news/general/police-go-online-to-track-down-hoons/1439942.aspx

 

ROADWAYS

 13) Chicago Alderman Proposes Countdown at Traffic Lights

Link to story and video on WLS-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6668175 

 

TRANSIT

 14) Integrated Cash-on-Card Solution Gets Green Light in Taiwan

Link to story in the Taiwan Journal:

http://taiwanjournal.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?CtNode=122&xItem=48451

 

VEHICLES

 15) Japanese Automakers Get Ready to Strut Advanced Safety Technology

Link to story in Edmunds Inside Line:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=142412

  

Upcoming Events

Transportation Safety Advisory Group Case Studies Workshop & Webinar – March 4

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s090304_tsag.asp

  

Friday Bonus

That’s one step forward and two steps back.

http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/store/add.php?iid=16193

  

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – The Avro Canada CF-105 aircraft program is cancelled by the Canadian government.

http://www.avroarrow.org/AvroArrow/index.html

 

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Thursday, February 19, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of Australia, New Zealand & the Asia Pacific Rim, March 15-18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia 

 If you are interested in public-private partnerships, innovations in customer service and next generation technologies, you need to attend this meeting! Join IBTTA and ITS Australia in Sydney, Australia and learn about the explosive growth of tolling in Australia, New Zealand and the countries in the Asia Pacific Rim. Learn about toll concessions and operations, including the political, regulatory, public affairs and customer service aspects of startup and mature facilities, and lessons learned from successive implementation of all electronic toll collection. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today

 AVIATION

 1) Fiji Implementing ADS-B Air Traffic Management System

System will cover all nation’s airports and is touted as the most comprehensive deployment of ADS-B in the world.

Link to story in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/02/19/322680/fiji-implementing-ads-b-air-traffic-management-system.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 2) The Cell Phone, Navigating Our Lives

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/science/17map.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all 

 

MARITIME

 3) NTSB Cites Poor Information-Sharing in Ship Crash

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ieJQyNvJPxHN8ep0At83weZh1Y_AD96EC1J82

Link to news release from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090218.html

 

OTHER

 4) Michigan Puts Stimulus ‘Wish List’ on Web Site

Link to AP story:

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/michigan_puts_stimulus_wish_li_1.html

Link to Michigan Inventory of Requests:  http://www.michigan.gov/documents/gov/inventory_267577_7.htm

 

5) Transport Gooru – Transportation News and Information Site Debuts

Link to site: http://www.transportgooru.com

 

ROADWAYS

 6) Calgary Looking at Ways to Get Drivers to Slow in Playground Zones

City investigating creating a universal sign.

Link to story and video report on CTV Calgary:

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090218/CGY_Zones_Playground_090218/20090219/?hub=CalgaryHome

 

TRANSIT

 7) New York City Transit Adds Choices to Online Subway Map

Link to story in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny–onlinetransitmap0218feb18,0,5660448.story

Link to news release from NYC Transit:

http://www.mta.info/mta/news/releases/?en=090218-NYCT26

Link to Trip Planner:  http://tripplanner.mta.info/

 

VEHICLES

 8) Crash Avoidance at Its Best

An interview with Tom Baloga, BMW of North America.

Link to story in The Globe and Mail:

http://auto.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090218.whVaughanBMW0219/GAStory/specialGlobeAuto/home

  News Releases

1) Toyota to Join Public ITS Tests in Tokyo

 

Upcoming Events

Workshop on Identifying Traveler Information Research Needs to Achieve All Roads-All Modes-All the Time – April 15-17 – Irvine, California

http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9253

 Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – A US Air Force rocket sled reached a speed of Mach 4.1 in New Mexico.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/extreme_machines/1280831.html

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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Regional Managers – Imago North America

 Imago North America (formerly ADDCO) is hiring Regional Managers to help grow its Fixed Dynamic Message Sign Business in the USA. Experienced transportation sales & business development individuals should submit resumes to jobs@addco.com.  Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced, professional global company.  For more information on Imago, please visit www.imagoscreens.com. 

AVIATION

1) FAA Not Ready to Approve Wind Farm Off Cape Cod

Concern structures could provide radar interference.

Link to story in The Barnstable Patriot:

http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17238&Itemid=152

2) FAA to Airline Pilots: Turn Cell Phones Off

Link to story in Air Transport Intelligence:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/02/17/322696/faa-to-airline-pilots-turn-cell-phones-off.html

3) Innovative Web Site Captured Air Crash’s Radio Traffic

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7GIO9vFBE6vKsvkIQ6CCz5nUiAwD96DG76G0

Link to LiveATC:  http://www.liveatc.net/

4) Delta Sued for In-flight Wi-Fi Service

Link to story in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/search/content//business/delta/stories/2009/02/18/aircell_delta_lawsuit_wifi.html

5) Opponents of O’Hare Expansion Unveil New Ad Campaign

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ohare-expansion-18-feb18,0,56548.story

Link to news release from the Stop O’Hare Modernization Program:

http://www.stop-omp.org/uploads/Release_Chicago_Feb_17_09.pdf

 

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Google Wins Street View Privacy Suit

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10166532-93.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) ‘Kosher’ GPS Device Gets Official Launch

Link to story in The Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304821336&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

 

OTHER

8) Hackers Break Into US Government Travel Web Site, Feed Users Attack Code

Link to story in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128173

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Body Scanners Replace Metal Detectors in Tryout at Tulsa Airport

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-02-17-detectors_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

 

10) No Photo Ban in New York City Subways, Yet an Arrest

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/nyregion/18about.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 

11) Orange County, California May be Successful Model for Interoperable Communications

Link to story in Emergency Management:

http://www.govtech.com/em/articles/596643

 

TRANSIT

12) Los Angeles Public Transit Replaces Passes with New TAP Cards

Link to story on KCBS-TV:

http://cbs2.com/consumer/Metropolitan.Transportation.Authority.2.937293.html

 13) New Signs Will Keep London, Ontario Transit Users Informed

Link to story in The Londoner:

http://www.thelondoner.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1438104

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Denver‘s Latest Traffic Plan Depends on Getting You Out of Your Car

Link to story in Westword:

http://www.westword.com/2009-02-19/news/denver-s-latest-traffic-plan-depends-on-getting-you-out-of-your-car/

15) New Cell Phone Traffic Program in Louisville, Kentucky

Link to story in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/698310.html

Link to news release from WHAS-TV:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-17-2009/0004973481&EDATE

 

News Releases

1) Calgary Transit Collaborates with Google to Give Users More Options in Trip Planning

2) New Cameras to Monitor Melbourne on the Move

3) Traffax Inc. Introduces a Unique Line of Data Collection Equipment

 

Upcoming Events

Workshop on Identifying Traveler Information Research Needs to Achieve All Roads-All Modes-All the Time – April 15-17 – Irvine, California

http://trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9253

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1899 **110^th anniversary** – The White Pass & Yukon Railway reached the summit of White Pass on the border of British Columbia and Alaska.

http://www.wpyr.com

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of Australia, New Zealand & the Asia Pacific Rim, March 15-18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia 

 

If you are interested in public-private partnerships, innovations in customer service and next generation technologies, you need to attend this meeting! Join IBTTA and ITS Australia in Sydney, Australia and learn about the explosive growth of tolling in Australia, New Zealand and the countries in the Asia Pacific Rim. Learn about toll concessions and operations, including the political, regulatory, public affairs and customer service aspects of startup and mature facilities, and lessons learned from successive implementation of all electronic toll collection. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today

 

 

AVIATION

 1) Abu Dhabi Air Traffic Center Opens in June

Link to story in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20090217/BUSINESS/740809544/1005

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 2) Shanghai‘s High-Tech E-Toll System Stuck in First Gear

Link to story in the Shanghai Daily:

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/sp/article/2009/200902/20090218/article_391425.htm

 

OTHER

 3) US Transportation Department Now on US Government Science Site

Link to story in The Oak Ridger:

http://www.oakridger.com/news/x426328318/U-S-Transportation-Department-now-in-Science-gov

 

RAILROADS

 4) Metra to Add ‘2nd Train’ Warnings

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-metra-14feb14,0,2563912.story

 

ROADWAYS

 5) Massachusetts May Consider a Mileage Charge

Tentative plan would use GPS chips to charge motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel.

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jSFVVWawIJRrWzFM1ICyVaVAy93wD96D9QHO0

 

6) ‘Motorcycle Detection System’ on UK Roads by Easter

Link to story in Motorcycle News:

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2009/February/16-22/feb1609-new-surveillance-system/?R=EPI-106287

 

7) Smart Roads. Smart Bridges. Smart Grids.

If we are going to spend billions of dollars to fix our ailing infrastructure, let’s make sure we do it right. Here are the technologies to make that happen.

Link to article and video in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123447510631779255.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 8) Garden Grove, California to Put Amber Alert Signs on City Streets

Link to story in The Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/signs-grove-traffic-2310737-garden-amber

 

TELEMATICS

 9) Fiat Drives Home the Eco Message

Eco:drive computer application is said to reduce fuel costs and reduce a driver’s carbon footprint.

Link to story on Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/story/Fleet-technology-Fiat-drives-home-the-eco-message/49447

 

TRANSIT

 10) Technology Aids, Innovates, Leads

Link to story in Passenger Transport:

http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/aptapt/issues/2009-02-16/8.html

 

VEHICLES

 11) That Mobile Hotspot Now has Four Wheels

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/automobiles/15WEBCAR.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

 

12) Intelligent Transportation Systems and Vehicle-Highway Automation 2008

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9999

  

News Releases

1) ‘Mobility in 2030’ Research Project Seeks Survey Responses

2) Navteq Signs Agreement with AutoroutesTrafic, French Motorway Operations Partnership, for Traffic Data in France

3) I-95 Corridor Coalition Validates Quality of Inrix GPS-Enabled Traffic Probe Data in Comprehensive Study Across 4 States

4) Mazda Participates in ‘ITS-Safety 2010’ Combined Trials

 

 Job Postings

–  Senior Research Analyst – Center for Urban Transportation Research – Tampa, Florida

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=6597

 –  Director of Policy and Strategic Planning – North County Transit District – Oceanside, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=6716

 

Upcoming Events

How ITS is Used on the Campus of Georgia Tech – February 26 – Atlanta

http://www.itsga.org/activities.htm

 

 Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – Vanguard 2, a weather satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1959-001A

 

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