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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 26, 2011

May 27, 2011 at 5:48 pm

Thursday, May 26, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

TCN Fundraiser

As May nears its end I want to mention another one of the ways you can help support the TCN. In addition to financial support (please see below for details) you can support the TCN by inviting new subscribers, advertising in the TCN, using my voice-over work, and finally by getting a transportation newsletter of your own. Did you know that in addition to the TCN I also produce similar newsletters for AASHTO, ACS, Sam Schwartz Engineering, ITS California and ITS Michigan? Some are daily, others weekly and still others monthly, but each includes transportation news targeted to that particular audience. If you’d like to learn more, please contact me.

CARTOGRAPHY

1) Google’s Street View Starts Mapping India

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gFoWVQF7xBpDXRIkUvRVkhqVT1ZQ?docId=CNG.3ae2c53954517f8b64ed19d65a6b92c0.771

PARKING

2) Computer Vision System Tracks Open Parking Spots at Truck Stops

Link to article in CTS Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2011/05/index.html#computer

3) Prague Airport Introduces Online Parking with Chauntry

Link to article on The Moodie Report:

http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=1113&doc_id=27396

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Survey: Mobile News and Paying Online

Local traffic/transportation information obtained by 22% of owners of mobile devices.

Link to further information:

http://stateofthemedia.org/2011/mobile-survey/

ROADWAYS

5) Video-Based Data Collector Used to Detect Queues, Improve Safety in Work Zones

Link to article in CTS Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2011/05/index.html#video

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) US to Store Passenger Data for 15 Years

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/us-to-store-passenger-data

TRANSIT

7) Judge Hits Pause in Lawsuit Opposing Cameras on Metrolink Engineers

Link to article in the Los Angeles Daily News:

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_18137105

VEHICLES

8) Volkswagen Aims for ‘Rolling Computer’

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217070/Volkswagen_aims_for_rolling_computer_

9) LTE Suited for Traffic Applications, Research Project Concludes

Link to article in EE Times Europe:

http://eetimes.eu/en/lte-suited-for-traffic-applications-research-project-concludes.html?cmp_id=7&news_id=222907544&vID=209

10) ERTICO Organizes Workshop on Connected Mobility at the Challenge Bibendum

Link to article from ERTICO:

http://www.ertico.com/ertico-organises-workshop-on-connected-mobility-at-the-challenge-bibendum/

11) Ford to Create Communication Standard for All Cars

Link to article on autoevolution:

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-to-create-communication-standard-for-all-cars-35743.html

12) Ford Prepares Global Launch of Electric Cars, Leads on Intelligent Vehicles

Link to article on SustainableBusiness.com:

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/22462

News Releases

1) New 2011 Michigan DOT Transportation Map Includes QR Codes

2) Beat the Traffic Releases Beta Version of Live Traffic Maps With New Street Detail

3) Pioneer’s AppRadio Provides a Revolutionary Way to Use Apps in the Car

4) Allstate Wants Drivers to See Yellow, Then ‘LOOK’ for Motorcyclists on the Road

5) First Distracted Driving Month Campaign in California Called a Success

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Solicitation

– Request for Information – Traffic Management Services Consolidation Concepts – Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory

http://www.topslab.wisc.edu/resources/rfinfo.html

Upcoming Events

NYU Conference on Alternative Fuel Vehicle Technologies – June 14 – New York City

http://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/conferences/

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** The first flight of the Canadair CF-104 Starfighter was made.

http://www.rcaf.com/Aircraft/aircraftDetail.php?STARFIGHTER-13

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 24, 2011

May 25, 2011 at 2:54 pm

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Transportation Finance and Policy Summit ― July 17-19, Baltimore, MD

Hosted by the Maryland Transportation Authority, IBTTA’s Transportation Finance and Policy Summit will feature interactive sessions covering the full range of issues affecting transportation finance, policy and funding from the action of central banks and congressional reauthorization to regulations affecting TIFIA and other credit assistance programs. Meeting highlights include: featured lunch speaker Beverley Swaim-Staley, Secretary, Maryland DOT; technical tour of the new Intercounty Connector; ceremony recognizing Mary Turkington, Kansas Turnpike Authority Chairman, as an IBTTA Honorary Member; and evening event at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Orioles vs. Red Sox). Visit www.IBTTA.org/BALTIMORE to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) Two More Air Traffic Controllers Caught Sleeping, FAA Says

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-24/two-more-air-traffic-controllers-caught-sleeping-faa-says.html

2) FAA to Fliers: Put Down that Magazine!

Link to article on MSNBC:

http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/23/6701874-faa-to-fliers-put-down-that-magazine

3) How to Follow European Ash Cloud Travel Updates on Social Media

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/05/24/how-to/how-to-follow-european-ash-cloud-travel-updates-on-social-media

PEDESTRIANS

4) As Seniors Increase, a Push to Make Streets Safer

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

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/24/136585282/as-seniors-increase-a-push-to-make-streets-safer

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Yellow Dot Car Program Speeds Help to Crash Victims

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-05-23-yellow-dot-seniors-drivers-baby-boomers_n.htm

TRANSIT

6) From Here to There: Marketing and Branding Public Transport

Link to blog on TheCityFix:

http://thecityfix.com/blog/from-here-to-there-marketing-and-branding-public-transport-2/‘

7) Mind the Map! The Impact of Transit Maps on Path Choice in Public Transit

Link to blog on The Transportationist:

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/levin031/transportationist/2011/05/mind-the-map-the-impact-of-tra.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Ofcom Re-Awards More Services Licenses to Integrated Transport Information Services

Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:

http://news.morningstar.com/all/dow-jones/europe/201105231220/000220/ofcom-re-awards-more-services-license-to-integrated-transport-info.aspx

9) Eyes in the Sky to Tackle Traffic in Trinidad and Tobago

Link to article in the Daily Express:

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Eyes_in_the_sky_to_tackle_traffic-122483268.html

New Gadgets to Cut Road Deaths by Half

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/___New_gadgets_to_cut_road_deaths_by_half-122483263.html

10) Kentucky Transportation Center Opens New Traffic Operations Lab

Link to article in The Link:

http://www.kyt2.com/assets/files/uploads/link_newsletter_Spring_2011.pdf (page 11)

VEHICLES

11) Is Google Motors the New GM?

Link to article in Fortune:

http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/23/autos/google_driverless_cars.fortune/index.htm?source=yahoo_quote

12) Google Scientist: Robot Cars Could Address Nation’s Transportation Infrastructure Crisis

Link to article on Talking Points Memo:

http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/google-scientist-robot-cars-could-address-nations-infrastructure-crisis.php

13) Louisiana House Panel Approves Bill for Split-Viewing Screens in Front Seat of Vehicles

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/05/house_panel_approves_bill_for.html

14) Automotive Black Boxes, Minus the Gray Area

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/automotive-black-boxes/

News Releases

1) iFly.com to Help Travelers Find Their Way Through Airports with New GPS Terminal Maps

2) China and Other Developing Markets to Drive Commercial Telematics Systems to $12 Billion by 2016

3) SITA Partners with CDNetworks to Power Airline Online Performance

4) Green, Clean and ITS: Automotive M2M Comes of Age

5) TARTA to Provide Riders with Mobile Access to Bus Schedules

6) Ferry Times, NY Waterway’s All-New Customer Newsletter Launches

7) Google Transit Adds Route and Schedule Information for Delhi and Ahmedabad Buses

8) New York MTA Relaunches Website to Streamline Access to Key Travel Info and Add New Features

Solicitation

– US DOT Seeks Comments on National ITS Architecture

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2011/architecture_comments.htm

– Call for Speakers – Polis Annual General Assembly and Annual Conference

http://www.polisnetwork.eu/publicevents/68/61/Polis-Annual-General-Assembly-and-Annual-Conference/

Upcoming Events

AAAE General Aviation Issues and Security Conference – June 26-28 – St. Louis

http://events.aaae.org/sites/110602/

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** The Freedom Riders were arrested in Jackson, Mississippi after disembarking from their bus.

http://ms50thfreedomridersreunion.org

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 24, 2011

May 24, 2011 at 2:12 pm

Monday, May 23, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) GE: Navigation-Enabled Flight Paths Could Save $65.6 Million

Link to blog on SmartPlanet:

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/ge-navigation-enabled-flight-paths-could-save-656-million/15853

CARPOOLING

2) Internet Start-Up Hopes to Revolutionize Carpooling

Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122421574.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) LightSquared Cell Network Knocks Out First Responders’ GPS in Tests

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110520_9569.php

4) EU Announces Launch Date for First Galileo Satellites

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWGrKp5BRtmMTNBEMswu5Y3wOXrw?docId=CNG.a1bf0c4f6861fa8bd4596b026903f37a.711

Link to news release:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/627&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

OTHER

5) Tomorrow’s Transport

The Wall Street Journal looks at the future of transportation with a series of articles.

– The Next Step in Auto Safety: Cars That Talk to Each Other

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703778104576286631174569232.html

– Freight Railroads are Being Transformed by the Digital Revolution

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576279162458057604.html

– Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, Catching On

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576318941374651446.html

– Airlines Promise the Flying Experience Will Get Better

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703937104576303453009663330.html

– Air Traffic Control May be Transformed by FAA’s New System

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704904604576333021387654108.html

6) OK, so You’re on Facebook – Now What?

Advice on how auto dealers should be involved with social media.

Link to column in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110523/RETAIL03/305239956/1126

RAILROADS

7) Railroads are Building on Current Anti-terror Technology

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110522/NEWS01/105220366/Railroads-building-current-anti-terror-technology

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Momentum Builds for Devoting D-Block to Public Safety

Link to article in the National Journal:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/momentum-builds-for-devoting-d-block-to-public-safety-20110520

TELEMATICS

9) Looking Down the Road

Latest communication technology could leave some drivers scrambling.

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-21/business/29569344_1_onstar-telematics-consumers

TRANSIT

10) Sofia, Bulgaria Plans Major Public Transportation Overhaul

Plan includes 600 boards with transit information and data recorders for transit vehicles.

Link to article from Novinite:

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=128526

11) Great Free Bus App from the University of Washington, but Creator Off to Google

Link to blog in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2015126727_great_free_bus_app_from_uw_but.html

VEHICLES

12) Connect to Your Car Using Social Media

Link to audio on MarketWatch’s Take on Tech:

http://goo.gl/nATf0

Link to news release from Toyota:

http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/11/05/0523.html

News Releases

1) P3ITS: Make Pre-Commercial Procurement Your Tool for ITS Deployment

2) HeERO: The Way to eCall Harmonization Passes Through Lyon and the ITS European Congress

3) New Jersey Teen Safe Driving Coalition Honors ‘GDL Champions’ on 10^th Anniversary of Graduated Driver License Program

Upcoming Events

Webinar: New Frontiers for the Global Automotive Enterprise – May 24

http://www.rita.dot.gov/events/2011_05_24/

Today in Transportation History

1966 **45^th anniversary** The British government declared a state of emergency one week after the country’s seamen went on strike.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1966/may/23/proclamation-of-state-of-emergency-1

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 16, 2011

May 18, 2011 at 3:28 pm

Monday, May 16, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Two weeks remaining to submit entries for the Best of ITS Awards

Submissions for ITS America’s highly competitive Best of ITS Awards are due on May 31. Enter in either the Best New Innovative Product, Service or Application category or Best New Innovative Practice. Finalists will be recognized and the winners announced during a special awards ceremony and reception on Monday, Oct. 17 at the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. For a complete list of guidelines and more information on the awards program, please visit http://www.itsworldcongress.org/awards.html. Don’t miss this opportunity to be showcased as the best and brightest in the ITS industry!

AVIATION

1) Guiding the Customer

A look at Modular Curved Frame Technology and how to choose a comprehensive wayfinding signage system.

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/Guiding-the-Customer/1$44748

CAMERAS

2) Policy, Politics Far Behind Traffic Camera Technology

Link to blog in The Herald:

http://heraldnet.com/article/20110515/BLOG48/705159997/-1/NEWS01

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Testing of New Wireless Network Could Cause GPS Outages in Nevada this Week

Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/14/testing-new-wireless-network-could-cause-gps-outag/

OTHER

4) Drivers of Change: Forum Sees Technology Transforming Mobility

Link to article in The Sun:

http://www.sbsun.com/business/ci_18062299

5) Lakeland, Florida Commission Reviewing Law Against Gas Pump Videos

Link to article in The Ledger:

http://www.theledger.com/article/20110514/NEWS/110519646/1134?Title=Lakeland-Commission-Reviewing-Law-Against-Gas-Pump-Videos

6) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – April 2011

Link to newsletter:

http://www.ieeeitss.org/v13n2.pdf

7) SunGuide Disseminator – May 2011

Link to newsletter from Florida DOT:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2011/2011-005-May.pdf

PARKING

8) San Francisco Parking App Gets Passing – Not Perfect – Grade

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/16/BAA21JG4VI.DTL

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Cameras, High-Tech ID Cards Provide Top Security at Port of Palm Beach

Link to story and video on WPTV-TV:

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/west_palm_beach/cameras,-high-tech-id-cards-provide-top-security-at-port-of-palm-beach

10) Sidewalk Stop Signs Promote Safety in Florida County

Link to story and video on WJXT-TV:

http://www.news4jax.com/news/27888785/detail.html

11) Ontario Provincial Police Kick Off Distracted Driving Blitz

Link to story on CityNews Toronto:

http://www.citytv.com/toronto/citynews/news/local/article/131238–opp-kicks-off-distracted-driving-blitz

Link to news release from the Ontario Provincial Police:

http://www.opp.ca/ecms/index.php?id=405&nid=584

TRANSIT

12) BART Board President Wants Passenger Text-Message Line

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2011/05/bart-board-president-wants-passenger-text-message-line

13) Dubai RTA’s Nol Card Now Comes with Online Top-Up Option

Link to article on Emirates 24|7:

http://www.emirates247.com/news/rta-s-nol-card-now-comes-with-online-top-up-option-2011-05-15-1.392965

14) Near Field Communication – The Tech that Could Replace Your Wallet

Link to BBC News video:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9484898.stm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) National Traffic Control Center Close to Completion in Ireland

Link to article in the Irish Examiner:

http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/national-traffic-control-centre-close-to-completion-154656.html

16) High-Tech Signs for Drivers ‘No Cure for Gridlock’ in Leeds, UK

Link to article in the Yorkshire Post:

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/around-yorkshire/local-stories/hi_tech_signs_for_drivers_no_cure_for_gridlock_1_3377124

17) TrafficLand’s Love-Hate Relationship with Our Clogged Roads

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/value-added-trafficlands-love-hate-relationship-with-our-clogged-roads/2011/05/11/AFsulK4G_story.html

News Releases

1) Dedicated Traffic Radio Station Planned for Montreal Area

2) Getting EcoMobile: Cities to be Rewarded for Greener Urban Mobility

3) Clemson University Engineers Propose ‘Connected Vehicle’ Systems

4) Cities in 13 States Reduce Traffic Congestion with Rhythm Engineering’s InSync

Job Postings

– Director International Highway Advisory Services – Birmingham, UK

http://www.careerstructure.com/JobSeeking/Director-International-Highway-Advisory-Services_job50593826

Upcoming Events

Connectivity and the Car – May 20 – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://www.neconnectivity.com/

Today in Transportation History

1919 Three US Navy aircraft took off from Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland to begin the first successful transatlantic flight.

http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/daredevils/Atlantic.htm

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011 at 5:20 pm

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Bill Expected to Boost NextGen Funding Concept

Link to article in Aviation Daily:

http://goo.gl/gWzMd

2) Delta Air Lines Lets Passengers Track Luggage via the Internet

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/10/idUS147015878620110510

CAMERAS

3) Bill Would Bar Mailing Speeding Tickets in South Carolina

Link to AP article:

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14625475

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Google Threatens to Shut Down Swiss Street View

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-05-11-switzerland-google_n.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) TomTom CEO: ‘Very Limited Impact’ from Speed Trap Controversy

Link to article in Forbes:

http://blogs.forbes.com/elizabethwoyke/2011/05/11/tomtom-ceo-very-limited-impact-from-speed-trap-controversy/

6) How Traffic Information Apps Can Revolutionize the World of Navigation for Fleets

Link to blog in Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/blog/entry/how-traffic-information-apps-can-revolutionise-the-world-of-navigation-for-fleets/39555/

MARITIME

7) US Coast Guard Missions Demand Updated Surveillance and Communications Technology, Commandant Says

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110510_7785.php

Link to testimony:

http://goo.gl/4OJl7

OTHER

8) Survey Results Suggest Support for Advertising on Reno, Nevada Area School Buses

Link to article in the Reno Gazette-Journal:

http://www.rgj.com/article/20110511/LIV/105110393/Survey-results-suggest-support-advertising-school-buses

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) New Florida Law Would Make Airport Business Less Transparent

Link to article in the St. Petersburg Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/airlines/new-florida-law-would-make-airport-business-less-transparent/1168863

10) Celebs Say ‘Don’t Be a Jerk’ in New York City Bike Safety Campaign

Link to story and video on WNBC-TV:

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Celebrities-Star-in-New-Bike-Safety-Ads-121583219.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Apple, Google Execs Spar with Senator Over Driving Drunk Apps

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/23292

12) Amber Alerts Come to Gas Pumps

Link to article in Television Broadcast:

http://www.televisionbroadcast.com/article/120284

TRANSIT

13) BART May Install Televisions, Digital Platform Screens at Stations

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/bay-area/2011/05/bart-may-install-televisions-digital-platform-screens-stations

14) Toronto Transit Bus Data Live Online – Briefly

Link to article in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/ttc-bus-data-live-online-briefly/article2016779/

15) Film Recounts the Trauma of Toronto Subway Operators Following a Suicide

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/985832–film-explores-impact-of-subway-suicide

Link to news release and video from Humber College:

http://www.humber.ca/news/Humber-students-make-Hot-Docs

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) California DOT to Tweet Road Closings and Warnings in San Diego Area

Link to commentary in The San Diego Union-Tribune:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/10/caltrans-twitter-road-closings-and-warnings/

Link to news release from Caltrans:

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist11/news/2011/85.html

17) New iPhone App for Drivers, RoadAhead, Organizes the World by Exit

Link to column in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/innoeco/2011/05/new_iphone_app_for_drivers_roa.html

News Releases

1) United Nations Secretary-General Calls for Implementation of Global Plan of Action for Road Safety in Next Decade

2) Ford Developers Look to Use Google Prediction API to Optimize Energy Efficiency

3) French Airport First in Europe to Use EGNOS to Guide Aircraft to Landing

4) TransCore Unveils Next Generation RFID Rail Products

5) CH2M Hill Signs Purchase Agreement for Booz Allen Hamilton’s State and Local Government Transportation Consulting Business

6) Audi to Introduce Roadside Assistance App for Customers with Smartphones in the US

7) Finalists Revealed for International Telematics Update Awards 2011

8) BART Launches Improved Mobile Website with Location Features, Bike Directions

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Public Transit ITS Implementations – Lessons Learned – June 2

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s110602_itstransit.asp

Today in Transportation History

1996 **15^th anniversary** ValuJet Flight 592 crashed in the Florida Everglades killing all 109 people onboard.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984555,00.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 10, 2011

May 11, 2011 at 4:15 pm

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Beyond the Blips: Air Traffic Control’s Post-Radar Age

Link to article in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2068561,00.html

2) The Real Cost of Airline Travel Remains a Mystery, for Now

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/business/10road.html

3) How Airlines Use Twitter – April 2011

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/05/09/news/how-airlines-use-twitter-april-2011-infographic

4) FAA Provides Report on 2010 Banner Flights During Masters Golf Tournament

Link to article in The Augusta Chronicle:

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-05-09/faa-releases-tiger-banner-report

5) Articles from Airport Improvement – May/June 2011

– San Diego International Uses Mobile System to Test Runway Lighting

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00269

– Online Parking Reservations at Edmonton International Benefit Passengers and Airport

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00270

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Pioneer Shows Augmented Reality-Powered Car Navigation System

Link to blog on CrunchGear:

http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/05/09/pioneer-shows-aumented-reality-powered-car-navigation-system/

Link to news release from Pioneer:

http://pioneer.jp/press/2011/0509-1.html (in Japanese)

7) South Carolina Department of Education Installing GPS on School Buses

Link to story and video on WLTX-TV:

http://www.wltx.com/news/article/136020/2/GPS-Systems-Coming-to-a-School-Bus-Near-You

OTHER

8) Confederate Group Fights for State Specialty Plates

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-05-09-confederate-license-plates-civil-war_n.htm

PARKING

9) Carlisle, UK’s Electronic Car Park Signs System Set to be Scrapped

Link to article in the News & Star:

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-s-electronic-car-park-signs-system-set-to-be-scrapped-1.835917?referrerPath=news

ROADWAYS

10) Australian Budget 2011: $61 Million for Smart Roads

Link to article on ZDNet Australia:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/budget-2011-61m-for-smart-roads-339314767.htm

11) Ad Campaign Trying to Lure More Traffic to Maryland’s InterCounty Connector

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/05/icc-traffic-increasing-slightly-ad-campaign-trying-lure-more

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) National Emergency Alert System Set to Launch in New York City

Link to stories on WINS and WCBS-AM Radio:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/05/10/national-emergency-alert-system-set-to-launch-in-nyc/

Link to news release from the FCC:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-306417A1.pdf

Link to fact sheet from the FCC:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-306417A2.pdf

13) Miami-Dade Expressway Authority’s Ambitious No-Texting Campaign

Link to blog in the Sun Sentinel:

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/crime-and-safety/2011/05/09/miami-dade-expressway-authoritys-ambitious-no-texting-campaign/

Link to news release from the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority:

http://www.mdx-way.com/press_releases/downloads/145/original_Miami-Dade_Expressway_Authority_MDX_Launches_Large_Scale_National_Safety_Campaign.pdf

TRANSIT

14) Beverly Hills School District Asks Court to Order Los Angeles MTA to Release Documents on Subway Extension

Link to article in the Beverly Hills Courier:

http://www.bhcourier.com/article/Local/Local/BHUSD_Petitions_For_Writ_Of_Mandate_To_Direct_MTA_To_Release_Documents/75958

VEHICLES

15) Q&A with Delphi: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Link to interview on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/interview/advanced-driver-assistance-systems_id110907.aspx?lk=dm

News Releases

1) Stockholm Public Transport Deploys Gemalto End-to-End Solution for World’s First Customized Travel Card

2) See What More Efficient Air Travel Looks Like
3) FMCSA Enhances Public Access to Motor Carrier Legal Orders and Decisions Through New, Easily Searchable Webpage

4) Driver Safety Technology a Key Factor in Helping Prevent Road Traffic Accidents

5) Intelligent Transportation System Coming to Northwest Pennsylvania Interstate

Solicitation

– Request for Proposals – Provision of Unaggregated Point-Speed Data – California Center for Innovative Transportation (CCIT)

http://www.calccit.org/?page=news&id=5

Upcoming Events

29^th Annual Texas Aviation Conference – May 25-27 – Austin, Texas

http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/tac11/

Today in Transportation History

1801 **210^th anniversary** The pasha of Tripoli declared war on the United States to begin the first Barbary War.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/mtjprece.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 9, 2011

May 9, 2011 at 6:05 pm

Monday, May 9, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

An Easy Way to Support the TCN

May is one of two months during the year where I ask for contributions from readers. Not all contributions are monetary. For instance, one of the easiest ways you can help is to simply let others know about the TCN and that they can get this resource in their inbox every day for free. Please pass along a copy of the TCN to coworkers, clients, students and others who may find this daily update useful. The best way for someone to subscribe is to simply email me at bernie@bwcommunications.net. I can add you to the list without going through registration with Google Groups. Thank you!

AVIATION

1) ‘I Totally Lost the Picture.’

An air traffic controller offers an inside look at the challenge of keeping the skies safe while staying grounded.

Link to article in Mother Jones:

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/air-traffic-controller-faa

2) Ready for Onboard Cell Phones?

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://blogs.forbes.com/andrewbender/2011/05/09/ready-for-on-board-cell-phones

CAMERAS

3) Patent Lawsuit Erupts Between In-Cab Video System Makers

Link to article in FleetOwner:

http://fleetowner.com/truck_technology/archive/patent-lawsuit-in-cab-video-0509/

ROADWAYS

4) City of Systems: Traffic Signal

A look at New York City’s traffic management center and signal control system.

Link to article on UrbanOmnibus:

http://urbanomnibus.net/2011/05/city-of-systems-traffic-signal/

TELEMATICS

5) Telematics and the Cloud: Building the Business Case

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://www.telematics.info/news/9776/telematics-and-the-cloud-building-the-business-case

TRANSIT

6) Chemical Attack Detection System, More Cameras Planned for Los Angeles Rail Lines

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/05/chemical-attack-detection-system-more-cameras-planned-for-la-rail-lines.html

7) New York MTA Cards May Soon be Replaced by ‘Contactless’ Credit Card

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/05/08/2011-05-08_metrocards_may_join_tokens_mta_eyes_hightech_replacement_system.html

8) SEPTA Subway iPhone App Launches

Link to article on Technically Philly:

http://technicallyphilly.com/2011/05/05/septa-subway-iphone-app-launches

9) BART’s New ‘Robotic Book Lending Machine’

Link to blog on KQED Radio:

http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2011/05/06/barts-new-robotic-book-lending-machine/

10) Bus Signage Can be Beautiful

Link to blog on Human Transit:

http://www.humantransit.org/2011/05/bus-signage-can-be-beautiful.html

Bus Signage: A Literary View

http://www.humantransit.org/2011/05/bus-signage-a-literary-view.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) California’s Inland Empire 511 Garners More Interest than Expected

Link to article in The Press Enterprise:

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_511ie09.3bae5c4.html

12) ‘Real-Time’ Messages to Motorists from Pennsylvania DOT? Keep It Real

Link to column in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11129/1145158-294-0.stm

VEHICLES

13) Proposed Bill to Allow Robot Cars in Nevada

Link to story and video on KRNV-TV:

http://www.mynews4.com/story.php?id=42552&n=122

14) Zebigo Starts Its Engine

Startup helps commuters find car pool to join, or drivers to find riders.

Link to article in Seattle Business:

http://www.seattlebusinessmag.com/article/zebigo-starts-its-engine

15) The Future Has No Bounds

A report on the ALK Transportation Technology Summit.

Link to commentary in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=73701

Job Postings

– Executive Director – Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition – Buffalo, New York

http://nittec.org/about_employment.aspx

Upcoming Events

MIT Summer Course: Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks – August 1-5

http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses/simulation_transportation.html

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** The B-52H, the final variant of the Boeing Stratofortress, entered service with the US Air Force.

http://www.minot.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3724

1986 **25^th anniversary** Tenzing Norgay a Sherpa who, along with Edmund Hillary, was the first to climb Mt. Everest, died.

http://imagingeverest.rgs.org/Concepts/Virtual_Everest/-116.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 6, 2011

May 6, 2011 at 5:51 pm

Friday, May 6, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Officials Get OK from FAA to Rename Pittsburgh Airport

Allegheny County considering selling naming rights to facility.

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11126/1144503-455.stm

2) European Union Moves Closer to Unifying Airspace

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/06/uk-eu-airtraffic-idUSLNE74501B20110506

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) TomTom to Sell GPS Data to Road Authorities, Private Companies in Australia

Link to article in The Australian Financial Review:

http://www.afr.com/p/business/technology/peeping_tomtom_sells_your_every_JdzlTffqhtoLHSPRGIvq0J

4) Recalculating … A New GPS Picks the Most Efficient Route

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1751915/gps-picks-most-efficient-route

5) Routing’s Future is Integration, Says New CEO of ALK Technologies

Link to article in FleetOwner:

http://fleetowner.com/truck_technology/archive/routing-future-integration-0505/

OTHER

6) Proposal to Bring Advertising to Nevada DMV Offices Advances

Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/may/05/proposal-bring-advertising-dmv-offices-advances/

7) Studies from the European Commission

– Open In-Vehicle Platform Architecture

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/studies/doc/2010_12_20_study-open-in-vehicle-platform-architecture.pdf

– Guaranteed Access to Traffic and Travel Data and Free Provision of Universal Traffic Information

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/studies/doc/2010_12_20_traffic_and_travel_data.pdf

8) iMobility Newsletter – April 2011

Link to newsletter from ERTICO:

http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/1j1sHwAAAAA~/IPLtTS13P0OoOFZkCpWuBA~~/JxvVdvrRlECUQT-d3bkVMw~~/ViewEmail.ashx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) What a Waste: Washington State Keeping Secrets with Our Gas Tax

Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/problemsolvers/121371074.html

TRANSIT

10) King County, Washington Sued Over Real-Time Bus Tracker

Link to article on seattlepi.com:

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/King-Co-sued-over-real-time-bus-tracker-1366232.php

11) Santa Monica, California’s Big Blue Bus System Could See Digital Advertising

Assembly bill would allow digital ads on the side of buses for pilot program.

Link to article in the Santa Monica Daily Press:

http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2011-05-05-71764.113116-Big-Blue-Bus-system-could-see-digital-advertising.html

12) Wi-Fi Rides Missoula, Montana’s Bus Line, Free to Passengers

Link to article in the Missoulian:

http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_a8628ed2-7799-11e0-a49c-001cc4c002e0.html

Link to news release from Mountain Line:

http://www.mountainline.com/index.php/articles/2011-04-06-mountain-line-buses-now-have-free-wifi/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) High-Tech Traffic Alert System Moves Into Springfield, Missouri

Link to story on KYTV-TV:

http://articles.ky3.com/2011-05-05/advanced-traffic-management-system_29514984

News Releases

1) NextBus Provides Fort Worth Transit Users with the First Public Real-Time Passenger Information System in Texas

2) DC Metro Enhances Multi-lingual Website

3) US DOT Fines Ticket Agents for Violations of Code-Share Disclosure Rules

4) Rand McNally Unveils the First GPS for RVers

5) Octo Enters US Insurance Telematics Marketplace, Names CEO

6) New Mobile ‘App’ Will Help the EU Transport Sector Through the Choppy Waters of the Economic Downturn

7) URS to Operate Missouri DOT’s Gateway Guide Transportation Management Center

Upcoming Events

Re:Streets Charrette – July 21-23 – Berkeley, California

http://www.restreets.org/Content/10001/CharretteInformation.html

Friday Bonus

Bored with the same old safety briefing each time you fly? Perhaps these Air New Zealand videos will cause you to pay attention. Notice the ‘clothing’ in the second video.

http://goo.gl/hgSAg

http://goo.gl/0ZYhQ

Today in Transportation History

1801 **210^th anniversary** The British sloop HMS Speedy captured the Spanish frigate El Gamo in a battle.

http://ageofsail.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/hms-speedy-vs-el-gamo/

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 5, 2011

May 5, 2011 at 5:59 pm

Thursday, May 5, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop ― May 15-17, Plano, TX

Register today for IBTTA’s Interoperability and All-Electronic Toll Collection Workshop, the fifth in a series of workshops focused on violations enforcement, open road tolling, all-electronic toll collection (AETC), and interoperability. Held in concert with this Workshop, IBTTA will offer a live webcast of the general session “Tolling Technology: Initiatives and Impacts” on Monday, May 16 at 8:30am (Central Time). Visit www.IBTTA.org/PLANO to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) Houston Computer Glitch Another Blow to FAA

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7550624.html

BICYCLES

2) Bicycle Planning Gets Smart: Phone App Enlisted to Help Map Future Routes

Link to article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel:

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_17994086

OTHER

3) Placement of Utah School Bus Ads May be Restricted

Link to article in School Transportation News:

http://www.stnonline.com/home/latest-news/3336-placement-of-utah-school-bus-ads-may-be-restricted

ROADWAYS

4) Are Roadside Call Boxes Obsolete?

Link to video report on KPIX-TV:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/05/05/good-question-are-roadside-call-boxes-obsolete/

TOURISM

5) The Future of Travel Guidebooks on Table Devices

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/05/04/news/the-future-of-travel-guidebooks-on-tablet-devices

TRANSIT

6) New York City Transit Coating Cars in More Ads, ‘Dominating’ Stations Too

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://transportationnation.org/2011/05/04/nyc-transit-coating-cars-in-more-ads-dominating-stations-too

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Toledo Area Traffic Flow Data Posted on Ohio DOT Site

Link to article in The Blade:

http://toledoblade.com/local/2011/05/05/Area-traffic-flow-data-posted-on-ODOT-site.html

8) South Carolina DOT’s The Connector – Winter 2011

– South Carolina 511 System has Successful Launch

– Disc Jockey Jackie Dixon is ‘the Voice’ of 511

Link to articles in The Connector:

http://www.scdot.org/inside/pdfs/ConnectorWinter2011.pdf (page 9)

VEHICLES

9) In Arizona, Tea Party License Plate Draws Opposition from Its Honorees

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/us/05plates.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper

10) Continental AG to Employ Stereo Vision for Driver Assistance Systems

Link to article in EE Times Europe:

http://eetimes.eu/en/continental-to-employ-stereo-vision-for-driver-assitance-systems.html

News Releases

1) EU to Push for Pan-European Passenger Rail Ticketing with Standardization of Data on Fares and Timetables

2) US DOT Unveils Strong New Measures to Improve Passenger Bus Safety

3) Sustainable Transportation is Focus of IBM Grant Won by University at Buffalo Professor

4) Navteq Announces Real-Time Traffic for Russia

5) Weather Phenomena Most Harmful to Transport in Europe Now Identified

Job Postings

– Civil Engineer Transportation Supervisor-Traffic – Wisconsin DOT – Wisconsin

http://wisc.jobs/public/job_view.asp?annoid=51881&jobid=51396&index=true

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Smart Roadside Initiative (SRI) – May 19

http://checkbox.truckline.com/Survey.aspx?s=6487156fb0fe44dcbfc8b1f1bbb52445

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** Alan Shepard, onboard Freedom 7, became the first American to travel into outer space.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/the-it-behind-alan-shepards-space-flight/48271

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 04, 2011

May 5, 2011 at 3:03 pm

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

TCN Fundraiser

Twice a year I conduct a month-long fundraiser to help support the TCN. I want to first say that no one should feel any pressure to donate to the TCN. Simply having you as a subscriber is great. For those who do choose to donate, I very much appreciate the support! Near the bottom of the newsletter you’ll find information on how you can donate. In addition to monetary gifts, there are other ways you can support the TCN. These include buying ad space in the TCN, utilizing my transportation voiceover services or simply letting others in the field know about the TCN so they too can subscribe. Throughout May I’ll provide more details on how you can support the TCN. Thank you!

AVIATION

1) FAA Safety Briefing – May/June 2011

Includes a several articles related to aviation communications.

Link to publication:

http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2011/media/MayJun2011.pdf

OTHER

2) Ray LaHood: A Driving Force in the White House

DOT secretary’s communication skills win praise.

Link to article in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/54242.html

3) Satellites Played Big Role in Getting bin Laden

Link to article in Air Force Times: