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Jacqueline Glassman, a Partner at Hogan Lovells law firm and former Chief Counsel and Acting Administrator for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will address the latest developments in federal greenhouse gas regulations and the role of ITS during a webinar hosted by ITS America on November 9, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Glassman’s presentation is the third in a series of ITS America webinars dedicated to exploring the leading issues in intelligent transportation. Previous webinar sessions are now available for download on the ITS America website. Register today atwww.itsa.org/webinar_series.html! To learn more about the webinar series or ITS America membership, contact Member Services Coordinator Charlie Tennyson at ctennyson@itsa.org.

AVIATION

1) Smart Phone Apps for Aviation Find Fuel Cost, FBO Info and Much More

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/smartphone-apps-for-aviation-find-fuel-cost-fbo-info-and-much-more-26965/

2) A Passenger’s Wish List for Improving Airports

Link to column in The New York Times:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/travel/24prac.html

CAMERAS

3) Fleet of Private Vans to Join Blitz on Speeding in Ireland

Link to article in The Evening Herald:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/fleet-of-private-vans-to-join-blitz-on-speeding-2389326.html

OTHER

4) US Customs to Test Ocean, Rail Manifest Systems

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/customs-test-ocean-rail-manifest-systems

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Idaho Transportation Department Agrees with PETA to Add Warning in Driver’s Manual About Pet Safety

Link to article in the Boise Weekly:

http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2010/10/20/itd-agree-with-peta-to-add-warning-in-manual-about-pet-safety

RAILROADS

6) Rail and the Media

Link to blog in Progressive Railroading:

http://myprogressiverailroading.com/blogs/ohiorailguy/archive/2010/10/15/rail-amp-the-media.aspx

ROADWAYS

7) ALL CAPS? Not OK on Road Signs, Federal Government Says

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-10-21-road-signs-all-caps-lowercase_N.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Port of Providence Gets New Chemical Detectors

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/news/content/Port_Chemical_10-21-10_KHKFO2D_v28.1de2aa8.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Voice of Vietnam Traffic Information Broadcasts on TV

Link to VOV News story:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VOV-Traffic-Information-broadcasts-on-TV/201010/120654.vov

VEHICLES

10) Electronic Diaries Have Benefits, but Trucking Operators Face Higher Costs

Link to article in Supply Chain Review:

http://www.supplychainreview.com.au/news/articleid/70384.aspx

News Releases

1) Engineers Use Science to Create Warning Sounds for New Ford Focus

2) Ford Recognized at Auto Electronics Conference for Consumer-Driven Approach to Autonomous Car

3) Smarter Traffic Signals Will Reduce Delays for Atlanta Commuters

4) Alternative Positioning Technologies to Generate Over $2.5 Billion by 2015

5) US and Japan Agree to Cooperate on ITS Research

Upcoming Events

Smart Transportation Summit – December 7-8 – Toronto

http://www.smarttransportation.ca/

Today in Transportation History

1520 **490^th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Strait of Magellan connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans off the southern tip of South America.

http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/pacific/magellan-strait/magellan-strait-maps.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 20, 2010

October 20, 2010 at 10:31 pm

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Lawmaker Pushes for Safer Pilot Licenses

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20101019_1302.php

2) ADS-B Deployment Provides a Proving Ground for NextGen

Link to article in Aviation International News:

http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/ads-b-deployment-provides-a-proving-ground-for-nextgen-26705/

3) Curbs on Phone Use in Plane Relaxed in India

Link to article on New Delhi Chronicle.com:

http://www.ndchronicle.com/news/Curbs_on_phone_use_in_plane_relaxed_in_India_1287493317/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Washington State DOT Releases Tools for Paying Tolls

Link to article in the Bellevue Reporter:

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/bel/news/105297388.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) School GPS Settles Bus-Stop Disputes in St. Paul, Minnesota

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/105310563.html

MARITIME

6) NTSB Wrong: Coast Guard Crew Not Texting Before Crash

Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/oct/19/ntsb-erred-about-coast-guard-crew-texting-fatal-cr/

7) Libya Buys Vessel Traffic Management System at $28 Million

Link to article in The Tripoli Post:

http://tripolipost.com/articledetail.asp?c=2&i=5000

OTHER

8) Google Ditches All Street View Wi-Fi Scanning

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20020112-281.html?tag=cnetRiver

9) IBEC Newsletter – October 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ibec-its.co.uk/files/IBEC Newsletter October 2010.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) TSA Invites Manufacturers to Demonstrate Their Radios’ Encryption Capabilities

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/21666

11) California Releases Public Safety Communications Strategic Plan

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/California-Public-Safety-Communications.html

TRANSIT

12) London Agency Plans International Contactless Transit Card

Link to article in American Banker:

http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/175_200/agency-plans-international-contactless-1027294-1.html

13) BlackBerry Users Climb Aboard MBTA Apps

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20101020blackberry_users_climb_aboard_mbta_apps/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Google Dumps Free 411, but Bing Steps In

Service also offers traffic reports.

Link to story on WCPO-TV:

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/money/consumer/dont_waste_your_money/google-dumps-free-411,-but-bing-steps-in

15) Using Facebook to Avoid Traffic

Link to story and video report on KOKI-TV:

http://www.fox23.com/news/local/story/Using-Facebook-To-Avoid-Traffic/ygj45xrEqEKAFNNw3KCVqQ.cspx

VEHICLES

16) Big Brother in a Buick?

Today, data-gathering devices on buses are tracking the weather. Tomorrow, will they be providing too much information about your driving habits?

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10293/1096515-28.stm

News Releases

1) US Handset-Based Navigation Usage Rose in the Past Year

2) Telvent to Implement Maryland’s 511 Travelers Advisory Telephone Service

3) ‘One Line, Infinite Possibilities’ Characterizes Norfolk Southern Approach to Freight Rail Transportation in New Ad Campaign

Upcoming Events

Webinar: AAAE Social Media @ Airports – December 1

http://events.aaae.org/sites/101201/index.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The RMS Olympic, sister ship of the RMS Titanic, was launched in Belfast.

http://www.atlanticliners.com/olympic_home.htm

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 18, 2010

October 18, 2010 at 5:09 pm

Monday, October 18, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Two Koreas Restore Aviation Hotline

Link to article in The Korea Times:

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/10/113_74762.html

2) New Zealand Earthquake Spurs Advice from Christchurch Airport CEO

Link to article in the Otago Daily Times:

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/132106/quake-spurs-advice-emergencies

CAMERAS

3) Victoria Government Threatens Lawsuit Against Hume Freeway Speed Camera Operators

Link to article and video in the Herald Sun:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/cops-admit-cameras-flawed/story-e6frf7kx-1225940001760

4) Traffic Camera Proponent in Garfield Heights, Ohio Campaign has Big Stake in Outcome

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

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

5) Xerox Tracks Traffic Violators with Camera on Buses

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/101810-xerox-tracks-traffic-violators-with.html

Link to news release from ACS:

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101018005125/en/ACS-CrossSafe-Captures-Drivers-Illegally-Passing-School

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Digital Maps Don’t Always Tell Whole Story

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/us/17bcmaps.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Glitch Prompts Utah DOT to Refund Tolls

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50482599-76/tolls-udot-lanes-toll.html.csp

8) Portugal Unveils Expensive – and Chaotic – Toll System for National Motorways

Link to article on TheReader.es:

http://thereader.es/en/spain-news-stories/4705-portugal-unveils-expensive-and-chaotic-toll-system-for-national-motorways.html

9) Woman Sues E-ZPass, Claiming She was Overcharged for Horse Trailer

Automated lanes at Delaware River bridges charge $14 more than staffed lanes.

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/toms_river_woman_sues_e-zpass.html

10) Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Mistakenly Billed Motorists $70,000 in Fines

Link to article in The Express-Times:

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/today/index.ssf/2010/10/delaware_river_joint_toll_brid.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

11) TomTom iPhone App Adds Navigate-to-Photo Feature

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371034,00.asp

OTHER

12) Dubai RTA Unveils High-Tech Services at GITEX

Link to article in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/business/2010/October/business_October282.xml&section=business

13) Nevada DMV Wait Eased with AAA Kiosks

Link to article in the Reno Gazette-Journal:

http://www.rgj.com/article/20101016/BIZ/101016025/-1/CARSON/DMV-wait-eased-with-AAA-kiosks-including-in-Reno

14) How Social Media is Fueling a Car-Sharing Revolution

Link to blog on AltTransport:

http://alttransport.com/2010/10/how-social-media-is-fueling-a-car-sharing-revolution/

Link to blog in Sharable:

http://shareable.net/blog/the-new-sharing-economy

15) Traffic Technology International – October/November Issue Online

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/95ebceeb

16) TechPlan: Planning and Policy for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Link to report from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota:

http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchReports/reportdetail.html?id=1944

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

17) Fight Against Distracted Driving Turns Former Texas Resident Into Face of National Movement

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/101710dnmetdistracted.29aae58.html

18) Transit Game Allows Public to Test Spokane Budgeting Priorities

Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/18/transit-game-will-be-gauge/

RAILROADS

19) Amtrak Launches Gay Microsite

Link to blog on ShermansTravel:

http://www.shermanstravel.com/blogs/gay_travel/3957/amtrak-launches-gay-microsite/

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

ROADWAYS

20) High-Tech Sensors Help Spot Potentially Fatal Problems with Bridges

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/traffic/ct-met-getting-around-1018-20101017,0,5424198.column

SAFETY / SECURITY

21) Mobile Alarm Plan for Safer Buses, Trains in Australia

Link to article from The West Australian:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=12717

TELEMATICS

22) GM Moves on with In-Car Facebook App

Feds slam driving distraction, but firms say technology is legal, safe.

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20101016/AUTO01/10160370/1148/GM-moves-on-with-in-car-Facebook-app

TRANSIT

23) Long Island Rail Road Launches Big Media Campaign for Major Service Disruption

Link to article from Newsday:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/publication/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=12719

24) Twin Cities Area is in Line for Color-Coded Transit

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/south/104916149.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU6:iPhD_oD3aPc:i_kchO7DU

25) Virginia Railway Express Working to Offer Free Wi-Fi

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dr-gridlock/2010/10/vre_may_offer_free_wireless.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

26) Real Travel Times Now Available on Signs for Seattle City Streets

Link to story and video on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/Commuters-Now-Have-Real-Travel-Times-105163344.html

Link to story on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/105193819.html

27) Central Monitoring System Being Installed in Five Tunnels on Al Salam Street, Abu Dhabi

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/traffic-transport/central-monitoring-system-being-installed-in-five-tunnels-on-al-salam-street-1.697413

28) Get Real-Time Traffic Info on Dubai RTA’s Sat-Nav Gizmo

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

http://www.emirates247.com/gitex-2010/get-real-time-traffic-info-on-rta-s-sat-nav-gizmo-2010-10-18-1.305554

29) TomTom Launches Live Traffic Updates in New Zealand

Link to article on TechDay:

http://www.techday.co.nz/netguide/news/tomtom-launches-live-traffic-updates/18263/1/

30) Measuring Cross-Border Travel Times for Freight: Otay Mesa International Border Crossing Final Report

Link to FHWA report:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=681

VEHICLES

31) Cars Born to Run with Smart Phone Apps

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/automobiles/autospecial2/14ELECTRONICS.html?_r=1

32) US Federal Appeals Court Rejects Vermont Ban on Religious Vanity Plates

Link to article in The Christian Post:

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20101010/federal-appeals-court-rejects-vt-ban-on-religious-vanity-plates/

News Releases

1) eSafety Awards Winners and Ceremony 2010

2) FAA Certifies Enhanced Vision System on Boeing Business Jet

3) In-Flight Internet Takes Hold in Business Aviation

4) French Find Open Parking Spaces on Their Cell Phones

5) WMTV-TV, Madison, Wisconsin and Clear Channel Radio Stations Announce Partnership to Combine Resources Including Traffic Reporting

6) Michigan School Buses to be Equipped with Passenger Emergency Information Packets

7) Reportlinker Adds Global Intelligent Transportation Systems Industry

Upcoming Events

Airports Going Green Conference – November 15-17 – Chicago

http://events.aaae.org/sites/101102/

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The crew of the airship America was rescued near Bermuda after failing in their attempt to make the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8048396/America-the-airship-the-first-transatlantic-crossing.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 15, 2010

October 15, 2010 at 5:09 pm

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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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 14, 2010

October 14, 2010 at 7:29 pm

Thursday, October 14, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 12, 2010

October 12, 2010 at 5:13 pm

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 11, 2010

October 11, 2010 at 5:15 pm

Monday, October 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 08, 2010

October 8, 2010 at 6:17 pm

Friday, October 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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

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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