Thursday, January 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Unspeakable Truths: Is Transforming Transportation A Key To Solving America’s Economic Crisis?

In his fourth book in four years, Professor Joseph M. Giglio argues that our thinking about Transforming Transportation in America must evolve to reflect how the Financial Meltdown and Economic Crisis have changed our world.

To help understand why, his book begins by reviewing how the Current Economic Crisis came about and what impact it’s likely to have on life in America.  He provides clear, detailed explanations of the Great Financial Meltdown of 2008, the whys and wherefores of subjects like Oil Price Volatility, the Crazy World of Financial Derivatives, and the Housing and Mortgage Mess. Plus the down-and-dirty realities of Markets in the 21^st Century.  Finally, he explores some of the things we’ll have to do to Make It Big in the much changed world of the 21^stCentury, such as transforming our Transportation Systems into Serious Economic Growth Generators.  The book is available from the publisher, the Hudson Institute and Amazon.

AVIATION

1) Unmarked Power Line Probed in California Copter Crash

Link to AP article:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/01/06/us/AP-US-Fatal-Helicopter-Crash.html

2) California High Court Hears Case Involving Hare Krishna Push to Solicit Donations at Airport

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-hare-krishnas-airport,0,3340483.story

3) Applying Intelligent Transportation Systems to Improve Airport Traveler Access Information

Link to survey from the Transportation Research Board: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB22A3RTU4P3X

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) EU Awards Galileo Satellite Navigation Contracts

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8442090.stm

Link to news release from the European Commission:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/7&language=en

OTHER

5) Social Media Provides New Ways for Agencies to Listen

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/01/07/ces-social-media-listening.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Obama Wants Quicker Handling of Threats

Link to AP article:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6804031.html

7) Technical Woes Delay Video Release Showing Security Breach at Newark Airport

Link to AP article:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/technical_difficulties_delay_v.html

8) Israel’s Airport Security, Object of Envy, is Hard to Emulate in US

Link to article in The Jewish Daily Forward:

http://www.forward.com/articles/122781/

9) Montgomery County, Texas Posting Names of DWI Suspects on Twitter

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6802419.html

TRANSIT

10) Boston’s MBTA to Introduce Real-Time Commuter Rail Info, Expand Wi-Fi

Link to article in TheTransitWire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/01/07/mbta-to-introduce-real-time-commuter-rail-info-expand-wifi/

11) Korean Provincial Government Feels Wrath of iPhone Users

Backs-off ban of bus-tracking program.

Link to article in The Korea Times:

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2009/12/123_57540.html

VEHICLES

12) Ford Unveils the Future at CES

Link to article on TheStreet:

http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10657713/1/ford-unveils-the-future-at-ces.html

13) Carmakers Seek More Connectivity

Link to column in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20101070466

News Releases

1) Ford Motor Company Expands Collaboration with Inrix on Traffic and Routing

2) Green Telematics – A Simple Solution to Lowering Emissions and Enhancing Fuel Efficiency in Europe and North America, Says Frost & Sullivan

3) Mainstream Automakers Announce Accelerated Adoption of HD Radio Technology at 2010 CES

4) Ford Introduces Signature Interior Experience: MyFord Touch Driver Connect Technology

5) Vehicular Connectivity Merges with the Information Superhighway

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webinar: Objectives-Driven, Performance-Based Planning for Operations – A New Resource – January 25

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=19284

Workshop on ‘Advancing Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) and Active Traffic Management – January 10 – Washington, DC

http://www.itsa.org/industry_member_news_content/c91_a3246/News_and_Events/Industry_and_Member_News/Industry_Member_News_Archive.html

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** – The first successful test launch of a Polaris missile was conducted at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-27.html

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Bernie’s Notes

Heading to TRB next week? If so, please let me know, I’d love the chance to see meet.  I plan to attend parts of Tuesday and Wednesday. Please drop me a note at bernie@bwcommunications.net in advance, or during the conference, and we’ll see if we can get together.  I look forward to seeing you in Washington.

AVIATION

1) Automated Air Traffic Control System Enables Fewer Pilots, Flying Cars

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-01/automated-air-traffic-control-system-enables-fewer-pilots-flying-cars

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Washington State GIS Transportation Repository Takes Long Road

Link to article in Government Technology:

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

3) Navteq Touts 3D Laser Mapping Technology

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10426465-264.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0

Link to news release from Navteq:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/navteq-launches-advanced-mapping-collection-technology-80788222.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Now SatNavs Will Help Dublin Drivers Steer Clear of Crashes

Link to article in the Herald:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/now-satnavs-will-help-dublin-drivers-steer-clear-of-crashes-2001128.html

OTHER

5) Microsofties Develop Ridepenguin Taxi-Sharing Service

Link to blog in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/190050.asp

Link to ridepenguin: http://www.ridepenguin.com/

6) Enterprises are Key to Smarter US Transportation

Link to blog on Internet Evolution:

http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=774&doc_id=186408&f_src

7) December Issue of Transportation Research Digest Online

Link to publication from the Arizona Transportation Institute:

http://www.mtkn.org/products/trd/2009/TRD12-2009.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Newark Airport’s Security Cameras Were Broken

Link to ABC News story:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/newark-airports-security-cameras-broken-slowed-tsa-security/story?id=9484216

TELEMATICS

9) The Connected Car Picks Up Speed

Link to CNBC story:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/34727695/site/14081545

10) MIT Researchers Developing Robotic Driving Companion

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140120/MIT_researchers_developing_robotic_driving_companion

TRANSIT

11) California Transit Agency to Consider Naming Rights Proposal

Link to article in the North County Times:

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/article_ea186fcc-b499-53fa-952c-b19e29049385.html

12) What’s a Computer Doing on the Bus?

Some Singapore bus riders not happy with computers and printers added to the bus and reducing standing room.

Link to article on AsiaOne:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/Motorworld/Story/A1Story20100103-189432.html

13) How Google and Portland’s TriMet Set the Standard for Open Transit Data

Link to blog on Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/01/05/how-google-and-portlands-trimet-set-the-standard-for-open-transit-data/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) UK Travel Web Sites Crash as Thousands Log On to Check Snow Disruption

Link to article in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6940369/Travel-websites-crash-as-thousands-log-on-to-check-snow-disruption.html

15) Will Fog Warnings Help Prevent Crashes in California’s Central Valley?

Link to article in the Visalia Times-Delta:

http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20100106/NEWS01/1060315/1002

VEHICLES

16) Pandora Bringing Web Radio to Cars

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704842604574642560838415386.html

17) General Motors Combines Smartphone Functions with the Chevrolet Volt

Link to article in AutoWeek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100106/CARNEWS/100109975

Link to news release from General Motors:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chevrolet-and-onstar-give-volt-owners-247-connection-and-control-via-wireless-smartphone-application-80759092.html

18) Car Tech: Taking Drivers’ Helpers for a Spin

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142758/Car_tech_Taking_drivers_helpers_for_a_spin

News Releases

1) Inrix Traffic Pro Takes the Guesswork Out of Your Daily Commute

2) Data Call Introduces Live Traffic to the Digital Signage Industry

3) IndyGo Launches New Trip Planner Program

4) State Farm Sponsors Local Travel Assistance Program for the New York State Department of Transportation

5) Tele Atlas Unveils First Gradient and Curvature Product to Enhance In-Vehicle Navigation and Safety

Upcoming Events

Regional Airport World Asia Pacific – January 27 – Singapore

http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/airport/

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** – A National Airlines flight en route from Idlewild Airport in New York City to Miami exploded in flight killing everyone on board.  It was determined the explosion was caused by dynamite.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19600106-0

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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17^th World Congress Call for Papers Deadline Extended to Jan. 31

The 17^th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Oct. 25-29, 2010, Busan, South Korea is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and high-level achievement within the field of ITS in an global setting.  The deadline to submit papers has been extended to Jan. 31, 2010.  Authors of accepted scientific papers will have the opportunity to publish their papers in the International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research.  For a list of topics and further details, please visit the official Web site of the Busan World Congress on ITS at http://www.itsworldcongress.kr.

AVIATION

1) Web Application Gives Air Travelers Chance to Rate Airport Security Procedures

Link to article on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100104_3443.php

Link to news release from On the Spot Systems:

http://www.onthespotsystems.com/press/

CAMERAS

2) Chattanooga Defends Red-Light Cameras to State Legislators

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/05/city-defends-traffic-cameras/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Slovak Electronic Toll System Working Well, Says Its Operator

Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:

http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/37528/10/electronic_toll_system_working_well_says_its_operator.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Hate Your GPS’s Voice? Garmin Lets You Record Your Own

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/185887/hate_your_gpss_voice_garmin_lets_you_record_your_own.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) ‘Naseeh’ to Guide Qatar Motorists

Link to article in The Peninsula:

http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Local_News&subsection=Qatar+News&month=January2010&file=Local_News2010010531233.xml

6) Iowa DOT Wins Two Public Affairs Awards

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100105/BUSINESS/1050347/1029/Iowa-DOT-wins-two-public-affairs-awards

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Obama: Airline Attack was Preventable

Link to AP article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34679532/ns/us_news-airliner_security/

8) TSA Doesn’t Control Airport Security Cameras

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/transportation-security-administration-control-airport-security-cameras/story?id=9475848

9) Latest Issue of Vision Zero Online

Cover story is ‘Driven by Distraction.’

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c264a63#/6c264a63/1

TRANSIT

10) Cell Service May be Coming to Los Angeles Subway

Link to article in The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2009/12/30/cell-service-may-be-coming-to-subway/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Computers Guide Traffic Lights to Reduce Congestion for Commuters, Other Drivers

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/04/AR2010010402807.html

12) Cloud, Crowd, Probe Data Solutions Change Traffic Outlook for 2010

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?p=33

13) Electronic Road Signs Will Ease Motorists’ Delays, Pennsylvania DOT Says

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_660696.html

14) South African Company Says Mobile Traffic Warning Application Garnering Huge Support

Link to article on ITWeb:

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29046:traffic-warnings-flying-high&catid=260:telecoms&Itemid=59

15) January Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-001-Jan.pdf

News Releases

1) Westwood One, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Sigalert

2) Chubb Seeks Reduction in Cargo Theft Through Information Sharing Network

3) 2010 National Work Zone Awareness Week Poster Now Available

Job Postings

–  Senior Project Manager (supporting ITS) – SAIC – Oakland, California

https://cp-its-rmprd.saic.com/MAIN/careerportal/Job_Profile.cfm?szOrderID=162678

Upcoming Events

National Business Aviation Association Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference – January 27-29 – San Antonio, Texas

http://www.nbaa.org/events/sdc/2010/

Today in Transportation History

1940 **70^th anniversary** – FM radio is demonstrated for the Federal Communications Commission for the first time.

http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/assemble?docno=400520

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Monday, January 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Soon for ITS America’s 20^th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas

ITS America’s 20^th Annual Meeting & Exposition will bring together a diverse community of transportation professionals, business leaders, elected officials, and federal and state public agency representatives for three days of thought leadership in the debate over the nation’s transportation future. Special rates are available for public sector employees and first-time attendees. Take this opportunity to make business connections, experience the most comprehensive exhibition of smart technologies, earn Professional Development Hours, and take home best practices from leading ITS professionals.  To register, go to www.itsa.org/amregistration.html.

CAMERAS

1) Arizona May Abandon Speed Cameras on Highways

Link to AP article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/us/03arizona.html

2) Facebook Site Takes a Look at Red-Light Camera Tickets in Corona, California

Link to article on PublicCEO:

http://www.publicceo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1029:facebook-site-takes-a-look-at-red-light-camera-tickets&catid=151:local-governments-publicceo-exclusive&Itemid=20

3) Multi-million Dollar Safe Karachi Surveillance Plan

Link to article in The News International:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=216789

OTHER

4) ‘Shovel Ready’ Casualty of Word War

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-12-31-ban-these-words_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

Link to news release from Lake Superior State University:

http://www.lssu.edu/whats_new/articles.php?articleid=1905

5) January Issue of Traffic Technology International Now Online

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6e26c868#/6e26c868/1

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Victoria Transport Ads Bill $5.5 Million

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/state-transport-ads-bill-55m-20100104-lq5z.html

7) In Urban Jungle, Mowgli Teaches You Traffic Signs

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/In-urban-jungle-Mowgli-teaches-you-traffic-signs/articleshow/5406288.cms

ROADWAYS

8) Highway Signs Stir Up a Snicker

No Amish here, folks point out.

Link to article in the Columbia Daily Tribune:

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/jan/02/signs-stir-up-a-snicker/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Bills to Curb Distracted Driving Gaining Momentum

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/technology/02distracted.html

10) US Air Security Demands Cause Confusion in Europe

Link to NPR News story:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122198977

TRANSIT

11) Hawaii Will Probably Hold Public Hearings on Honolulu Rail Transit

Hearings on project’s final environmental impact statement not required.

Link to article in The Honolulu Advertiser:

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100104/NEWS09/1040342/Hawaii+will+probably+hold+public+hearings+on+Honolulu+rail+transit

12) Rebranding TransLink

Multiregional transit fare card being renamed Clipper.

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Rebranding-TransLink-80384712.html

13) Anchorage Bus Stop Built Energy-Efficient and High-Tech

Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/anchorage/story/1077787.html

14) Los Angeles Metro Goes Social Media with Facebook

Link to article on TMCnet:

http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/analysis/articles/71855-la-metro-transit-goes-social-media-with-facebook.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) State-of-the-Art Traffic System Before Commonwealth Games in Delhi

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/State-of-the-art-traffic-system-before-Commonwealth-Games/articleshow/5406322.cms

16) When Storms Hit, They Hit Washington State DOT Web Site, Too

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jan/04/when-storms-hit-they-hit-dot-web-site-too/

17) Bangalore Tries New Tech for Smooth Rides

Link to Express News Service article:

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=IT+capital+tries+new+tech+for+smooth+rides&artid=lPoBh9zD8fI=&SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&MainSectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=&SEO=&SectionName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ==onName=UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ

18) Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Radio Launched

Link to article in Viet Nam News:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=06SOC040110

19) Weather Forecasts for Wreckhouse Recognized as Problem

High winds in western Newfoundland region cause forecasts to be misleading to motorists, some say.

Link to article in The Western Star:

http://www.thewesternstar.com/index.cfm?sid=314971&sc=23

VEHICLES

20) ‘Apps’ for the Auto are Coming

Link to story on MSNBC:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34587096/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

21) The Race for the Dashboard is On

AM/FM can no longer take its position in the automotive infotainment space for granted.

Link to commentary in Radio World:

http://radioworld.com/article/92414

News Releases

1) iSuppli Gets Exclusive First Look at Mercedes-Benz’s mbrace System

2) The In-Vehicle Digital Radio Landscape

3) Guidepoint Launches GPS-Based iPhone App

Upcoming Events

Urban Transport World Saudi Arabia 2010 – January 25-27 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/utsa/

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** – Léon Delagrange, a French aviator and sculptor, died in an airplane crash in Bordeaux, France.

http://www.earlyaviators.com/edelagra.htm

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Friday, January 1, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Happy New Year!

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Washington State Awards Contract for Statewide Electronic Tolling System

Link to article in the Kitsap Sun:

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/dec/31/state-looking-at-getting-rid-of-toll-booths-at/

Link to news release from WSDOT:

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/12/30_TollingContract.htm

2) New Electronic Toll System Started in Slovakia

Link to article in Slovakia Today:

http://www.sktoday.com/content/2087_new-electronic-toll-system-started-slovakia

Link to news release from SkyToll:

https://www.emyto.sk/web/10136/show-news-detail/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_8aiB/10136/CESMAD_VRATENIE_POPLATKU/NEWS_DETAIL

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) TSA Drops Bloggers’ Subpoenas

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/01/us/politics/01tsa.html

Link to Christopher Elliott’s blog:

http://www.elliott.org/blog/to-the-team-of-friends-allies-and-advisers-who-helped-make-the-subpoena-go-away/

TRANSIT

4) COTA Riders Like Text Messages

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/01/copy/cota_upgrade.ART_ART_01-01-10_B3_RUG5TOO.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

5) Washington Metro to Cut Call Center Hours to Ease Shortfall

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/31/AR2009123101349.html

Link to news release from WMATA:

http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=4228

News Releases

1) Columbia Transit to Offer Wi-Fi Pilot Project

Upcoming Events

2010 Mid-America Trucking Show – March 25-27 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://www.truckingshow.com/

Friday Bonus

Question: Was this a proper use of 911?

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22084500/detail.html

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** – The Ford Motor Company began operations in the Highland Park Plant.  The factory was where many modern mass production principles were developed.

http://www.nps.gov/history/nR/travel/detroit/d32.htm

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Thursday, December 31, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Happy New Year!

AVIATION

1) Pilots Union Faults Feds for Lack of Terror Alert

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Pilots-union-faults-feds-for-apf-1618773051.html?x=0&.v=3

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Map Still Well Positioned in this GPS-Styled World

Link to McClatchy Tribune News Service article:

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/still+well+positioned+this+styled+world/2370858/story.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) En Route to GPS-Based Air Traffic Control

Image of Anchorage Bowl Traffic Information Service.

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10001896.html

OTHER

4) Ottawa Developing Web Site to Let Residents Know When Plow Will Clear Street

Link to story on CFRA Radio:

http://www.cfra.com/?cat=1&nid=70295

5) Trinity Industries to Buy Quixote for $61 Million

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSGE5BT0DG20091230

Link to news release from Trinity Industries:

http://www.trin.net/invsrela/press/Trinity%20Industries%20Announces%20Definitive%20Agreement%20to%20Acquire%20Quixote%20Corporation%2012-30-09.pdf

ROADWAYS

6) Florida Triples Price of Its Highway Signs

Restaurateurs say increase comes at ‘worst’ possible time.

Link to article in Florida Today:

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091231/BUSINESS/912310310/1006/news01/State+tripling+price+of+its+highway+signs

7) New Electronic Speed Limit Signs Aim to Make Maine Roads Safer

Link to story on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network:

http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineHeadlineNews/tabid/968/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3479/ItemId/10399/Default.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) ‘One Database Failure After Another’

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-12-31-watchlist_N.htm

9) TSA Targets Travel Bloggers Over Leaked Security Memo

Link to blog in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=13149.blog

10) Ohio Lists Only 1% of Multi-DUI Drivers

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091230/NEWS0108/912310346/1055/NEWS/Ohio+lists+few+multi-DUI+drivers

11) Oregon Cell Phone Ban has Loophole

Link to AP article:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/apheadlines/technology/story/1011851.html

TELEMATICS

12) Kia to Launch Ford Sync Rival Next Week

Link to blog on The Car Connection:

http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1041053_tech-watch-kia-to-launch-ford-sync-rival-next-week

13) Welcome to the Wired Future on Wheels

Link to article in the Financial Post:

http://www.financialpost.com/news-sectors/technology/story.html?id=2393082

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Interstate Work to Aid Louisiana Motorists in Real-Time

Link to AP article:

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/national-89/126226530396060.xml&storylist=louisiana

15) Oregon Commuters Disgruntled at Warning, Response to Tuesday’s Drivetime Snow Storm

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/commuters_disgruntled_at_warni.html

16) With Planning, West Virginia Turnpike Can Avoid Future Tumult

Communication, or lack thereof, was a huge issue.

Link to commentary on WVNS-TV:

http://www.wvnstv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=72703

News Releases

1) Connecticut Now ‘Tweets’ Real-Time Traffic Alerts

2) Ohio DOT to Ring In New Year with Special Midnight Traffic Tweet

Upcoming Events

3^rd Annual Transportation & Infrastructure Convention – March 10-12 – Washington, DC

http://www.transportationsummit.com/

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** – The Manhattan Bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan, opened.

http://www.nycbridges100.org/manhattan.php

http://www.davefrieder.com/html/man1.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/nyregion/31bridge.html

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Building a Better Pilot

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/907783.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Why Aren’t GPS Navigation Systems More Reliable?

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/185595/why_arent_gps_navigation_systems_more_reliable.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) Ford, MIT to Study Driver Stress

Researchers will look at ways technology can reduce driver stress.

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-MIT-to-study-driver-apf-3349861935.html?x=0&.v=1

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

4) New California Traffic Monitoring System Means Jobs

Link to story and video on KXTV-TV:

http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=72449&catid=324

5) Message Boards Popping Up Along Chattanooga’s Highways, Interstates

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/dec/30/message-boards-popping-up-along-chattanooga/

6) Nova Scotia’s Cobequid Pass Gets New Webcam and Weather Information Station

Link to article in The Chronicle Herald:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1159930.html

7) Smart Highways Taking to the Road via International Initiatives

Link to article in Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Smart-highways-taking-to-the-road-via-internationa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/649506

VEHICLES

8) Top Ten In-Cabin Technologies of the Decade

Link to article in Edmunds Daily:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/strategies/2009/12/tech-tuesdays-top-10-in-cabin-technologies-of-the-decade.html

News Releases

1) iSuppli Exclusive: The Connected Car Arrives at CES

2) Presidential Executive Order on Distracted Driving Effective Today

Upcoming Events

Transportation Research Board Webinar: Communicating the Value of Transportation Research – January 27

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Communicating_the_Value_of_Transportat_162770.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – The USS George Washington, the first ballistic nuclear submarine, was commissioned.

http://www.navysite.de/ssbn/ssbn598.htm

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) ADS-B ‘Critical’ Sites Begin Operating

Link to article in Avionics:

http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/topstories/ADS-B-Critical-Sites-Begin-Operating_65308.html

2) FAA Uses High-Tech Recruiting Tool

Link to story and video on KSAZ-TV:

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/money/job_news/faa_jobs_122809

CAMERAS

3) Red Light, Parking Tickets are Growing Revenue Source for New Orleans

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/12/red_light_parking_tickets_prov.html

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Growing Virginia Satellite Imaging Company has Global View

Link to article in the Loudoun Independent:

http://www.loudouni.com/business/2009-12-22/growing-loudoun-satellite-imaging-company-has-global-view

5) Mike Siegel, Rutgers Cartographer Puts New Jersey at Our Fingertips

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://blog.nj.com/iamnj/2009/12/mike_siegel_rutgers_cartograph.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Transport Companies Ask for Delay in Slovakia’s Electronic Toll System

Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:

http://www.spectator.sk/articles/view/37518/10/transport_companies_ask_for_delay_in_electronic_toll_system.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Cell Phone GPS App Could Help Illegal Immigrants Cross Mexico-US Border

Link to article and video in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2009/12/cellphone-gps-app-could-help-undocumented-workers-cross-border/1

MARITIME

8) NOAA Tests Free ‘BookletCharts’ with Boaters

Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/story/1071942.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Tennessee Anti-drunken Driving Campaign for Latinos Gets Grant Extension

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091229/NEWS01/912290343/Anti-drunken+driving+campaign+for+Latinos+gets+grant+extension

10) Safety Campaign Spots Worrisome Traffic Trends

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/news/topstory/1229-operation-safe-driver-campaign/

Link to news release from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance:

http://www.cvsa.org/news/2009_press.aspx

ROADWAYS

11) New York City Street Fair Bureaucracy Goes Digital

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/street-fair-bureaucracy-goes-digital/

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) New Call for Faster, More Thorough Airport Body Scans

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-28-airport-body-scan-machines-terror_N.htm

13) Confusion Fills Skies After Attempted Bombing

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Confusion-fills-skies-after-apf-3165802473.html?x=0&.v=2

14) US Government Launches Distracted Driving Web Site to Warn, Inform

Link to article in Motor Trend:

http://wot.motortrend.com/6604859/government/governent-launches-distracted-driving-web-site-to-warn-inform/index.html

Link to Distraction.gov: http://www.distraction.gov/

15) Police: Twitter Used to Avoid DUI Checkpoints

Link to McClatchy Newspapers article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010618380_twitterdui29.html

TELEMATICS

16) Automotive Aftermarket Shop of Tomorrow May Include Telematics

Link to article from Aftermarket Business:

http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Shop-of-Tomorrow-may-include-telematics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/649502?contextCategoryId=42271

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) New Rules Require Better Warnings of Traffic Delays

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-28-traffic-info_N.htm

18) Blizzard Overwhelms South Dakota 511 Hotline

Link to article in the Argus Leader:

http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091229/NEWS/912290327/1001/news

VEHICLES

19) US Environmental Protection Agency Launches Emissions Simulator

Link to article in Environmental Leader:

http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/12/29/epa-launches-vehicle-emissions-simulator/

News Releases

1) Ford First to Enable iTunes Tagging with Launch of New HD Radio Capability in Its Lineup

2) Connecticut Governor Announces $6 Million for Work on Positive Train Control System for Metro-North

3) Durham, North Carolina Traffic Cameras to be Made Available Online and on Cable TV

4) Passur Launches National Network of Airport Condition Reporting

5) Ford Takes Pragmatic Approach to In-Car Wi-Fi and Internet Access

Upcoming Events

3^rd Annual Transportation & Infrastructure Convention – March 10-12 – Washington, DC

http://www.transportationsummit.com/

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70^th anniversary** – The Consolidated B-24 made its first flight.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2461

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Thursday, December 24, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Merry Christmas

AVIATION

1) EC, FAA Move on SESAR, NextGen Cooperation

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/COOP122309.xml&headline=EC,%20FAA%20Move%20on%20SESAR,%20NextGen%20Cooperation

Link to additional information on SESAR:

http://www.sesarju.eu/

Link to additional information on NextGen:

http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/nextgen/

2) Instrument Approach Lets Santa Land in Bad Weather

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/12/thanks-to-instrument-approach-santa-can-land-in-bad-weather/

MARITIME

3) Bridge Clearance Technology Expected to Enhance Safety on Mississippi River

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2009/12/bridge_clearance_technology_ex.html

Link to Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System Web site:

http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ports.html

OTHER

4) South Africa’s Road Traffic Management Corp. Won’t Bid for Web Site

Link to SAPA article:

http://www.news24.com/Content/SciTech/News/1132/68a17bfd2c9d4bbe9b9800482dcfa7b6/24-12-2009-06-30/RTMC_wont_bid_for_website

Link to Aarto site: http://www.aartoSA.co.za

RAILROADS

5) Eleven Calls Told of Glitches at North Carolina Train Crossing Where Fatal Crash Occurred

Link to article in The News & Observer:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/255027.html

ROADWAYS

6) Cheap Colorado DOT Device Clears Snow-Clogged Traffic Signals

Link to story on KMGH-TV:

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/22049107/detail.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Another TSA Security Goof? Details of Air Marshal Guns

Link to ABC News story:

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/tsa-security-cops-blast-release-handgun-information/story?id=9403793

Link to additional information from Sig Sauer:

http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=54&productid=183

8) Alberta Premier Says Law Prohibiting Texting and Cell Phone Use While Driving Not a Priority

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Alberta+urged+cells+roads/2365440/story.html

TELEMATICS

9) Push the Blue Button to Follow Santa Via OnStar

Link to blog and video on Edmunds CarPool:

http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/2009/12/push-the-blue-button-to-follow-santa-via-onstar.html

TRANSIT

10) Riders Wait – & ‘See’

Text and audio information to be provided in New York subway stations.

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/riders_wait_see_OGWrti7HSshM8SiZ9bv9LM

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Israeli Firm Behind World’s Most Advanced Traffic Information System

Link to article on The Media Line:

http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=27498

Link to Waze Web site: http://www.waze.com/

12) St. Louis Traffic Personality Don Miller Dead at 84

Link to story and video on KTVI-TV:

http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-don-miller-obit-122309,0,4892030.story

Link to additional information from KMOX Radio:

http://www.kmox.com/pages/5954567.php

13) ITS International November/December Issue Online

Link to magazine:

http://www.itsinternational-digital.com/

News Releases

1) OnStar Welcomes Its First Subscriber in China

Upcoming Events

Third International Conference on Innovations in Travel Modeling – May 9-12 – Tempe, Arizona

http://itm2010.fulton.asu.edu/ocs/index.php/itm/itm2010/index

Today in Transportation History

1979 **30^th anniversary** – The first European Ariane rocket was launched.

http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Launchers_Home/SEMN2E67ESD_0.html

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Technicians Knew of Faulty Equipment that Caused Alaska Air Traffic Control Blackout

Link to story on KTUU-TV:

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11721145

2) FAA Looks to Technology to Train Air Controllers

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

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121781791

BUSES

3) Intercity Bus Traffic Gets Boost from Portable Electronic Technology, New Survey Finds

Link to article in Busride Magazine:

http://www.busride.com/webexclusive.asp?N_ID=1018

Link to report from the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development:

http://las.depaul.edu/chaddick/docs/Docs/Chaddick_Institute_Survey_of_Technology_.pdf

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Global Nav System Shipments to Hit 1.1 Billion by 2014

Link to article in EE Times Asia:

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800593512_499488_NT_b949e59b.HTM

5) How Audi’s A8 Exploits Google Earth

Link to Canadian Auto Press article:

http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=2371124

ROADWAYS

6) Holland’s Plan to Cut Traffic: A Tax on Every Kilometer Driven

Link to article in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1949156,00.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) New Airport T-Ray Screeners Could Save Time, Energy

Link to article on Discovery News:

http://news.discovery.com/tech/airport-security-screening-trays.html

8) Application Disables Smart Phones in Moving Cars

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-texting-block23-2009dec23,0,748558.story

TELEMATICS

9) The Future of Vehicle Apps Are – You Guessed It – On the iPhone

Link to article on Gizmondo Australia:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/12/the-future-of-vehicle-apps-areyou-guessed-iton-the-iphone/

TRANSIT

10) Chicago Transit Authority Expands Bus-Tracking Service to Cell Phones

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-cta-bus-tracker-23-dec23,0,3890765.story

11) Waiting for the Bus? There’s an App for That

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20091219waiting_for_the_bus_theres_an_app_for_that/

12) Some Dread, Some Cheer Wireless BART Tube

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/22/MNB41B8420.DTL

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) West Virginia Takes Action in Turnpike Snowstorm

Link to article in The Charleston Gazette:

http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200912220575

News Releases

1) Three Blinks and It’s Off; New Ford Lane Change Technology Helps Ease Driver Pet Peeves

Upcoming Events

First International Conference in North America on Nanotechnology in Cement and Concrete – May 5-7 – Irvine, California

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=ac0d41f9-25b7-41ab-8027-3f608b6bb1f0

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70^th anniversary** – Anthony Fokker, a Dutch-American aircraft manufacturer, died.

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Air_Power/Fokker/AP7.htm

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