Friday, October 15, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airline Industry and FAA Vow Cooperation on Multibillion Dollar Satellite Program

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101014_8019.php

CAMERAS

2) For Cops, Citizen Videos Bring Increased Scrutiny

Link to article and video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-10-15-1Avideocops15_CV_N.htm

3) Missouri DOT Temporarily Puts Brakes on New Red Light Cameras on State Highways

Link to article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_ff187b1d-857b-5f43-9b24-df887e18d4b6.html

MARITIME

4) US Coast Guard’s Two-Way Alert System Keeps Partners Informed

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/10/18/gcn-awards-coast-guard-alert-warning-system.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Continental Tyres Launches Web Site with Road Safety Information and Traffic Updates

Link to blog on etyres:

http://www.etyres.co.uk/news/continental-tyres-launch-road-safety-website-9221.html

Link to site: http://conti-central.co.uk/

TRANSIT

6) New York MTA Tests Real-Time Bus Locator Map

Link to story and video on NY1 News:

http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/transit/127194/mta-tests-out-real-time-bus-locator-map/

Link to further information from the Metropolitan Transportation Administration:

http://bustime.mta.info/bustime/home.jsp

7) Mumbai: Transport Department’s High-Tech Dreams Turning Into Junk

Link to story on NDTV:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/mumbai-transport-departments-hi-tech-dreams-turning-into-junk-59997

8) DC Metro: We’ll Take All Smart Cards

Link to column on Nextgov:

http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/10/dc_metro_well_take_all_smart_cards.php

News Releases

1) Iteris Collaborates with Qualcomm to Deliver Enhanced Safety Data to Truck Fleets Using SafetyDirect Software

2) Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Introduces ‘Commuter Alerts’

3) National Smarter Car Research Network Established at McMaster University

4) Irish Car & Travel Creates Smart Phone-Friendly Web Site

5) Social Networking While Driving Becomes a Reality

6) Global Benchmark of Real-Time Traffic Information Services and Other Research Reports Published by MarketPublishers

Upcoming Events

International Maritime and Naval Exhibition and Conference for Latin America – November 30-December 3 – Valparaiso, Chile

http://www.exponaval.cl/index.php?idi=10

Friday Bonus

10 Innovative Subway Ads

http://flavorwire.com/105040/10-innovative-subway-advertisements

Today in Transportation History

1970 **40^th anniversary** A section of the West Gate Bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne collapsed while under construction.  Thirty-five construction workers were killed.

http://www.westgatebridge.org/

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Thursday, October 14, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) New Scanner Aims to Make Liquid on Planes Safer

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-10-13-airport-security-liquids_N.htm

CAMERAS

2) Analysis: Loma Linda, California Yellow Lights Were Illegally Short

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_16331567

OTHER

3) Expert: TSA ‘Playing Games’ with Public Records Requests

Link to story and video on KUSA-TV:

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=157947&catid=188

4) ITS Japan News: GOTO, the Islands of EVITS

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/its-japan-news-goto-the-islands-of-evits/

5) Which Mobile Search Features Will be Handy for Travelers

Link to interview on EyeforTravel:

http://www.eyefortravel.com/news/online-travel/which-mobile-search-features-will-be-handy-travellers

PARKING

6) Smarter Parking in San Francisco

Link to article in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/smarter-parking-san-francisco.html

ROADWAYS

7) Families Pay for Missouri DOT Signs to Remember Victims of Drunken Driving

Link to story and video on KYTV-TV:

http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-story-drunken-driving-victims-modot-signs-10142010,0,276089.story

8) Information Overload is Endangering Urban Road Users in Ireland

Link to column in the Galway Advertiser:

http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/32156

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Valley Metro Unveils Driver Safety Train Wrap

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/10/Valley-Metro-unveils-driver-safety-train-wrap.aspx

10) Do Terrorism Warnings Work?

Link to blog in The National Interest:

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/do-terrorism-warnings-work-4214

Link to Encounter on Voice of America:

http://www.voanews.com/mp3/voa/english/enco/enco2205a.mp3

11) Txting n Driving is No LOL Matter

Link to commentary in The Arbiter:

http://arbiteronline.com/2010/10/14/txting-n-driving-is-no-lol-matter/

TELEMATICS

12) GM Taps OnStar to Drive Volt Charging

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20019424-54.html

13) OnStar Eyes Insurance Discounts

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20101014/BUSINESS01/10140585/1002/BUSINESS/OnStar-eyes-insurance-discounts

TRANSIT

14) US Defense Department Seeks to Expand ID Cards for Use at Transit Systems, ATMs

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101012_1861.php

15) Catch the T

New iPhone app delivers real-time data to your fingertips.

Link to video report from Abbey Niezgoda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEgkMGM5tlo

VEHICLES

16) McLaren’s New Tech-Savvy Sports Car

Link to video on Forbes:

http://video.forbes.com/fvn/smart-luxury/mcclarens-new-tech-savvy-sports-car?partner=yahootix

News Releases

1) For Teen Driver Safety Week, Operation Lifesaver Offers Rail Crossing Safety Tips, Training

2) New Technology Helps Drivers Say No to Texting and Cell Phone Distraction

3) FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro Participates in Commercial Motor Vehicle Technology Showcase

Upcoming Events

Government Video Expo – November 30-December 2 – Washington, DC

http://gvexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Claude Grahame-White landed a plane on a street next to the White House.

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Explorers_Record_Setters_and_Daredevils/Early_US_shows/EX4G7.htm

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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

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

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

AVIATION

1) Aviation Weather: Agencies Need to Improve Performance Measurement and Fully Address Key Challenges

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-10-843

CAMERAS

2) Election Day: Cities to Get Say on Ticket Cameras

Link to article in Land Line:

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Oct10/101110/101110-04.htm

OTHER

3) French Web Site Makes Euro-carpooling a Snap

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/10/covoiturage-carpooling-website/

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) US Transportation Secretary Appeals to Automakers to Discourage Distracted Driving

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20101012/AUTO01/10120424/1361/LaHood-appeals-to-automakers-to-discourage-distracted-driving

5) Statewide System to Track Causes of Car Wrecks in Alabama

Link to article in The Birmingham News:

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2010/10/statewide_system_to_track_caus.html

VEHICLES

6) Pandora Chases US Drive-Time Listeners for Ad Revenue Beyond Smart Phones

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-12/pandora-chases-drive-time-radio-after-capturing-mobile-market.html

7) 2011 CES Increases Focus on Electric Cars, In-Car Technology

Link to article on Marketnews:

http://www.marketnews.ca/LatestNewsHeadlines/2011CESIncreasesFocusonElectricCars,In-CarTechnology.html

News Releases

1) Intelligent Transportation Developers and Managers to Gather Near Jacksonville to Share Innovative Ideas

2) TrafficLand Provides Live Traffic Video for EnRoute Public Safety Software

3) Travel Web Site Gurus ASAP Ventures Acquires WorldParking.co.uk

4) TomTom Introduces Roadside Assistance

5) Atlanta Area Transportation Consulting Firm Street Smarts Joins Stantec

6) Zhenjiang Government, Nokia Siemens Networks to Create High-Tech City

7) FAA Falls Short of Addressing Need for Cockpit, Data Recorders on All Helicopters, Says Raleigh, North Carolina Aviation Attorney

Upcoming Events

2010 Polis Conference – November 25-26 – Dresden

http://www.polis-online.org/index.php?id=487

Today in Transportation History

1860 **150^th anniversary** Elmer Sperry, an inventor and entrepreneur involved with numerous transportation-related projects, was born in Cincinnatus, New York.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/sperry_hi.html

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Monday, October 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) New Runway Lights Seen as Safety Boost at Boston’s Logan Airport

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/10/new_runway_ligh.html

2) What You’ll Pay for In-Flight Wi-Fi

Link to article in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/207193/what_youll_pay_for_inflight_wifi.html

3) ‘Pushing Tin’ Puts South African Air Traffic Controller on Cloud Nine

Link to article in the Weekend Post:

http://www.weekendpost.co.za/article.aspx?id=613810

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Finding Your Way Through the Mall or the Airport, with a Cellphone Map

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/11/technology/11interior.html?src=busln

OTHER

5) Kentucky Group Sues Over Nixed ‘In God We Trust’ License Plate

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/10/07/kentucky-group-sues-rejection-god-trust-license-plate/

RAILROADS

6) LTE for Railways

Link to blog in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/interactive/2010/10/07/lte-for-railways/

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Ears Provide New Way of Identifying People in Airports

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8052887/Ears-provide-new-way-of-identifying-people-in-airports.html

TRANSIT

8) Clipper Transit Fare Card to Gain Chinese Name

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/08/BALL1FQDOG.DTL

9) Service, Smiles

Boston T customer service agent always has the right answer.

Link to article in the Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/10/10/service_smiles/?p1=Upbox_links

10) DC Metro Prepping Map for Makeover

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2070606

11) The App Trap

DC is awash in real-time transit information and it’s driving us nuts.

Link to commentary and video in the Washington City Paper:

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/39865/the-app-trap/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) MapMyIndia Pilots Traffic Updates in India; Starts with Delhi

Link to article on MediaNama:

http://www.medianama.com/2010/10/223-mapmyindia-pilots-traffic-updates-in-india-starts-with-delhi/

13) Closed Circuit TV Cameras, Message Boards Being Installed Along West Virginia Turnpike

Link to story on MetroNews:

http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=40060

14) Smart Lights Speed Traffic in Brevard County, Florida

Link to article in Florida Today:

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20101010/NEWS01/10100318/1006/Smart+lights+speed+traffic

VEHICLES

15) Google Cars Drive Themselves, in Traffic

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/science/10google.html

16) States Test Wireless Emissions Data Systems

Link to article in Light & Medium Truck:

http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/petemplate.aspx?storyid=1043

News Releases

1) Median Man Radio PSA Wins National Award

2) Tennessee 511 Receives Three Millionth Call

Upcoming Events

Mediate Final Conference – November 18-19 – London

http://www.mediate-project.eu/index.php?id=6&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=18&cHash=2258e88f98

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Former US president Theodore Roosevelt, became the first American president to fly in an airplane.

http://goo.gl/CLCk

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Friday, October 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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

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

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

AVIATION

1) FAA: Dangerous Runway Incidents Down 50%

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jtLFHpu_Hv7WSJHYsPcr-yGUWGDAD9INM5VG0?docId=D9INM5VG0

Link to news release from the FAA:

https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=11959

CAMERAS

2) Louisiana Appeals Court Rules Against New Orleans Traffic Cameras

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/appeals_court_rules_against_ne.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) TomTom in Mapping Joint Venture with China’s AutoNavi

Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:

http://www.totaltele.com/view.aspx?ID=459236

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Chicago Should Track All Taxis by GPS, Inspector General Says

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/2782372,taxicab-tracking-system-1100810.article

OTHER

5) 15 Top Transportation Apps for Planes, Trains, and Cars

Link to article in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/206933/15_top_transportation_apps_for_planes_trains_and_cars.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) US Transportation Chief Weighs Urging a Ban on All Phone Use by Drivers

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-08/lahood-weighs-urging-u-s-ban-on-all-driver-phone-use-in-cars.html

7) US Travelers Must Provide Personal Data to Airlines

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-10-08-airsecurity08_ST_N.htm

8) First Responders Looking Forward to New 4G Network

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/wireless/First-Responders-Looking-Forward-to-New-4G-Network.html

TRANSIT

9) Smart Travel Card to Ease Global Travel

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/8046477/Smart-travel-card-to-ease-global-travel.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) What is 511 PA?

Link to story on WNEP-TV:

http://www.wnep.com/news/countybycounty/wnep-mon-what-is-511-pa,0,2084811.story

VEHICLES

11) Ford Invites More Development of Car Apps

Link to IDG News article:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/207295/ford_invites_more_development_of_car_apps.html

12) Ford, Audi Turning CES Into a Car Show

Link to CNET blog:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20019064-48.html

13) Plugging the Car Into the Future

Link to blog in The Irish Times:

http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/motors/2010/10/08/plugging-the-car-into-the-future/

News Releases

1) Michigan DOT And Taiwan to Collaborate on ITS Project

2) Washington State DOT Launches Online Highway Maintenance Survey

3) FAA’s Air Traffic Activity Data System (ATADS) Guide for Airport Operations

Upcoming Events

New England Electronic Commerce Users’ Group Fall Conference – October 21 – Westborough, Massachusetts

http://www.neecom.org/

Friday Bonus

Usually this spot is filled with a humorous item, but this week I’d like to dedicate it to Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller of the US Army.  This week he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan.  Sgt. Miller is the son of Phil and Maureen Miller.  Phil is an Associate VP for PBS&J.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2010/10/06/medal-honor-staff-sergeant-robert-j-miller

Today in Transportation History

1860 **150^th anniversary** The first telegraph line between San Francisco and Los Angeles opened.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Airlines Increase Fight Against Online Ticket Fraud

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-10-05-businesstravel05_ST_N.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Monitoring for Fatigue by GPS is ‘Dangerously Misguided’

Link to article in Supply Chain Review:

http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/news/articleid/70075.aspx

3) North Korea GPS Jamming Device ‘a New Security Threat’

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i068Bklyhb5SnQoiX_exXNpzDXmQ?docId=CNG.b4f78a36c7b572cde0d946ad2a4390fc.21

MARITIME

4) An Intelligent System for Maritime Surveillance has Been Created

Link to article from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid:

http://www.uc3m.es/portal/page/portal/actualidad_cientifica/noticias/maritime_surveillance

OTHER

5) Volpe Highlights – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.volpe.dot.gov/infosrc/highlts/10/oct/index.html

6) Latest Edition of Texas Transportation Researcher Online

Link to magazine:

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=3&article=0

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Taiwan Transport Ministry Launches Traffic Safety Quiz on Facebook

Link to CNA article:

http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?ID=201010050021&Type=aSOC

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Devices Claim They’ll Help You Drive Safely While Texting, on the Phone

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20101005/NEWS09/10050370/1319/Devices-claim-theyll-help-you-drive-safely-while-texting-on-the-phone

TELEMATICS

9) CarTel Personalizes Commutes by Using Wi-Fi to Network Cars

Link to article from MIT:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/car-sensors-tt1008.html

TRANSIT

10) New York MTA Plans Digital Displays for Trains, Buses and Stops

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mta_screen_play_14wb5SzpPjqSbZRHrhUwzM

11) Riders Like Wi-Fi on New Bay Area Light Rail Express Trains

Link to column in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/mr-roadshow/ci_16249129

VEHICLES

12) Toyota Shows Smart-Grid Technology for Its Plug-In

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Toyota-shows-smartgrid-apf-3654683085.html?x=0&.v=2

13) Corporate Vanity Plates Under Study in Virginia

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/news/2010/oct/05/mcdo05-ar-542425/

14) Road to the Future

New automotive technologies, including photonics, are about to change how and what we drive.

Link to article from SPIE:

http://spie.org/x42365.xml?highlight=x2422&ArticleID=x42365

15) Auto Dealers Facing Facebook: Is It Worth the Trouble?

Link to blog in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20101005/BLOG06/101009937/-1

News Releases

1) Singapore Airlines to Launch In-flight Connectivity

Upcoming Events

Road Weather Policy Forum – November 8-9 – Washington, DC

http://webservices.camsys.com/RWMP/page.html

Today in Transportation History

1930 **80^th anniversary** The British airship R 101 crashed in France during its maiden voyage.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1930/untitled0%20-%201171.html

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Monday, October 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Undersold Ad Space Undercuts Atlanta’s Airport

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

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

CAMERAS

2) Stop Sign Cameras Catch California Drivers Off Guard

Link to AP article:

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

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

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

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

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

4) AccessKenya Launches Traffic Cameras

Link to story on Capital FM:

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

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

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

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

Link to article in TOLLROADSnews:

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

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

Link to article in the RFID Journal:

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

OTHER

7) State DOTs: A Word from Our Sponsor

Link to story on Fox News:

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

8) The Magic of TaxiMagic

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

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

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

9) Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

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

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

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

Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:

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

ROADWAYS

11) More Cities Turn to Solar Power for Traffic Signs

Link to article in USA Today:

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

SAFETY / SECURITY

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

Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:

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

13) Pipeline Control Room Workers Focus of Safety Concerns

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

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

TRANSIT

14) Metrolink Moves to Implement Collision-Prevention Technology

Link to story on KPCC Radio:

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

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

Link to article from Bloomberg:

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

16) Maryland Transit Administration Now Posts MARC Performance Results

Link to blog in The Baltimore Sun:

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

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) To Avoid Commonwealth Games Traffic, Log On Here

Link to Press Trust of India article:

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

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

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

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

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

19) Tracking Dubai with Dalili

New roadway traveler information system praised by newspaper.

Link to editorial in the Khaleej Times:

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

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

Link to column in The Plain Dealer:

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

VEHICLES

21) Delaware DMV Launches Senior Driver Day, Web Site

Link to story and audio report on WDEL Radio:

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

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

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

Link to blog on BigLorryBlog:

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

23) Andy Rooney on Gadgets in Our Cars

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

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

News Releases

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

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

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

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

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

6) TransCore Receives US Patent for RFID Design Innovation

Upcoming Events

Telematics Munich 2010 – November 3-4 – Munich

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

Today in Transportation History

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

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

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Friday, October 1, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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

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

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

AVIATION

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

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

Link to newsletter:

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

CAMERAS

2) Judge Suspends New Orleans’ Traffic Camera Program

Link to story on WDSU-TV:

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

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

Link to article in The Chattanoogan:

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

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) A Report on NaviForum Shanghai 2010

Link to article in Inside GNSS:

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

PEDESTRIANS

5) Fluorescent Traffic Signs Help Taipei Pedestrians

Link to article in The China Post:

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

ROADWAYS

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

Link to article in The Flintshire Chronicle:

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

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Should Public Safety Network be Public/Private?

Link to article in Government Computer News:

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

TRANSIT

8) Cleveland RTA Launches Ridership Campaign on Facebook

Link to article in Metro:

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

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

Link to blog in The Oregonian:

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

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

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Boston T Begins Posting Data on Trains Today

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

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

Link to news release from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority:

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

11) Researchers Argue for Smarter Traffic Lights

Link to IDG News article:

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

Link to study:

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

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

Link to article in The Orange County Register:

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

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

Link to report from FHWA:

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

VEHICLES

14) Auto Supplier Visteon Emerges from Bankruptcy

Link to AP article:

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

News Releases

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

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

3) FEMA Announces Adoption of New Standard for Emergency Alerts

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

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

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

Upcoming Events

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

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

Friday Bonus

One of the lesser-known villains from Gotham City.

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

Today in Transportation History

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

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

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Thursday, September 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility Meeting — October 3-5, 2010 in Raleigh, NC

Join IBTTA Delegates for the final meeting of IBTTA’s 2010 Education Series: “Operating and Maintaining Your Toll Facility – Where the Rubber Meets the Road,” October 3-5 in Raleigh, North Carolina. We’ll explore how engineering, design, maintenance, operations, and security roles have come together to address the challenges of operating modern, sustainable, technologically advanced and economically viable toll facilities. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel reservations at the Raleigh Marriott City Center and register today!  www.ibtta.org

AVIATION

1) Ohio Airport Allows Travelers to Book Flights on Facebook

Link to story and video on WJW-TV:

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

CAMERAS

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

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

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

OTHER

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

Link to blog in The Examiner:

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

RAILROADS

4) Norway Rolls Along with Internet on Trains

Link to article in The Foreigner:

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

5) Illinois Rail Groups Finding More Ways to Stress Safety

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

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

ROADWAYS

6) US Cities with the Worst Traffic Nightmares

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

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

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

7) TomTom Unveils Traffic Manifesto

Link to article on ITProPortal:

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

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

Link to article in the Daily News:

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

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) StartTalking Lets Drivers Send Texts by Voice

Link to article in USA Today:

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

10) Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band

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

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

TRANSIT

11) New Malaysian Transport Hub Will Use Advanced Electronic System

Link to article and video in The Star:

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

News Releases

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

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

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

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

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Navigation 3.0 – Where Next? – October 19

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

Today in Transportation History

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

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

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Taiwan Advertises for Support to Join UN Aviation Group

Link to CAN article:

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

2) Shreveport Airport Facebook Group Catches Eye of Southwest Airlines

Link to article in The News-Star:

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

BICYCLES

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

Link to article and video in The Seattle Times:

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

OTHER

4) Augmented Reality Comes to Mobile Phones

Link to article on CNET News:

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

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

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

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

RAILROADS

6) Getting Off Train Early Costs Professor £155

Link to BBC News story:

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

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

Link to article on m-Travel.com:

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

ROADWAYS

8) Survey Says: Most Americans Favor Digital Billboards

Link to article on Digital Signage Today:

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

SAFETY / SECURITY

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

Link to article in The Trucker:

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

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

Link to article on Nextgov:

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

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

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

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

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

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

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

TELEMATICS

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

Link to article in MarketingDaily:

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

14) Checking in with Esurance on Emerging Tech

Link to interview in Insurance & Technology:

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

TRANSIT

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

Link to article and video in The Age:

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

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

Link to article in The Oklahoman:

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

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

Link to article in The Daily Cougar:

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

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

Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:

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

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

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

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

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

20) Waze Brings ‘Social Driving’ to TV News

Link to article on The Next Web:

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

VEHICLES

21) Consumers Confused by Proposed EPA Car Labels

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

Link to article on the Mother Nature Network:

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

News Releases

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

2) China Auto Electronics Market to Exceed US in 2012

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

4) Hess Corporation Monitors Driver Safety with FM Communicators

Upcoming Events

Airport Expo 2010 – November 9-11 – Las Vegas

http://www.airportexpo2010.com/

Today in Transportation History

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

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

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