Wednesday, March 4, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Today and Prepare for the Approaching Recovery: IBTTA’s Workshop on Managing in an Era of Changing Economic Times, April 19-21, 2009 in San Francisco, CA 

Join IBTTA in San Francisco for power-packed educational sessions and walk away with a world of knowledge on better managing your organization today and preparing for the approaching economic recovery. Learn how global issues are affecting your organization and the toll industry, the goals and efforts of the U.S. stimulus program, how to build a cost-conscious culture and make tough decisions, how to position your agency for unique opportunities during this slowdown, solid financing strategies and more. This is one meeting you don’t want to miss! Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today!

AVIATION

1) March/April Edition of FAA Aviation News Focuses on Technology

Link to newsletter:

http://www.faa.gov/news/aviation_news/2009/media/marapr2009.pdf

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Police Use of Warrantless GPS Tracking Challenged in US Court

Link to AP story:

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-dc–gps-privacylaw0303mar03,0,1751321.story

OTHER

3) March Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2009/2009-003-Mar.pdf

RAILROADS

4) European Railway Union Awards IT Contract for Freight-Rail Communications Project

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=19825

ROADWAYS

5) 24/7 Monitoring Keeps Ontario’s Highway 69 Project on Track

Sensors monitor settlement of nearby railroad tracks.

Link to story in Road Talk:

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/transtek/roadtalk/rt15-1/#a5

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Fatal Crashes Down in Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Metro Initiative

Specialized computer mapping and a public information campaign part of the effort.

Link to story in The Plain Dealer:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/03/fatal_crashes_down_in_ohio_hig_1.html

Link to news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol:

http://statepatrol.ohio.gov/media/2009/09-015.pdf

7) Puerto Rico Bans Music, Cell Phones for School Bus Drivers

Link to AP story:

http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2009/03/04/2009-03-04_puerto_rico_bans_music_cell_phones_for_s.html

8) Texting on a Train

Where technology exists to prevent transportation tragedies, from air crashes to grade-crossing accidents, it should be used.

Link to editorial in USA Today:

http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/03/texting-on-a-tr.html

TRANSIT

9) WMATA Removes NextBus Public Test

Link to story on Greater Greater Washington:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=1739

10) Chicago Transit Authority’s New Voice: Carolyn Hopkins

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-talk-cta-voicemar04,0,7232148.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) NYC Subway’s E-Mail Alerts Fail the Blizzard Test

Link to commentary in the Silicon Alley Insider:

http://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-subways-email-alerts-fail-the-blizzard-test-2009-3

12) Superhighway Info Great; Millions Spent on It, Not so Great

Link to editorial in The Bay City Times:

http://www.mlive.com/opinion/bay-city/index.ssf/2009/03/superhighway_info_great_millio.html

News Releases

1) MIT Takes on Global Transportation Challenge – New initiative to pioneer 21^st century solutions via greater coordination and interdisciplinary collaboration

2) The Google Maps vs MapQuest Online Mapping Portal War is Driving Map 2.0 Innovations

3) TransCore Selects GS&P for Team to Provide ITS Design Services for Florida DOT

4) NNG Global Services Selects Cellint for High-Resolution Traffic Service

5) CDW-G Launches Mass Notification Toolkit

Upcoming Events

Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition Spring Meeting & Conference – April 14-16 – Kansas City, Missouri

http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org/2009meeting.html

Today in Transportation History

1824 **185^th anniversary** – The National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck was created in the UK.

http://www.rnli.org.uk/

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Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Tuesday, March 3, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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Registration Now Open for ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition

Registration for the 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is now open. The three-day conference, held June 1-3, 2009 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland (just inside the Washington, DC metropolitan area), provides the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) industry with a forum to learn about and share insights on the latest advancements in ITS technologies.  Don’t miss this opportunity to find answers to your toughest transportation challenges, meet your legislators on Capitol Hill, see ITS solutions in action, and take home ideas for implementation, and learn from your peers. Be sure to take advantage of the early-bird registration rates which are available through March 31. Click here to register at the early bird rate or here for more information on the 2009 Annual Meeting.

AVIATION

1) Airports Court Airlines in Speed Dating Event

Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/030309dnbusdfw.3c2e364.html

Link to further information from Network USA 2009:  http://www.networkusa09.com/

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Navigon Talks Up the Role of Voice in Safe Driving

New features on navigation devices include parking information and learning motorists’ driving styles.

Link to IDG News story:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/160465/navigon_talks_up_the_role_of_voice_in_safe_driving.html

Link to news release from Navigon:

http://navigonusa.com/about/press/default.aspx?d=2009-03-02b

3) Garmin Introduces Nuvi GPSs with Pedestrian Navigation

Link to story in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2342262,00.asp

Link to news release from Garmin:

http://tinyurl.com/aaz3m3

4) TomTom Keeps Up with Tech, Costs

Link to story in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/03/tomtom-gps-goddijn-markets-face-0303_geneva_21.html

OTHER

5) Council Formed to Improve Access to Emergency Phone Services

The N11/8XX Essential Services Interoperability Council will promote interoperability and access to the suite of services provided through N11 and 8XX numbers.

Link to story in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/03/03/nesic-formed.aspx

6) Add-On Software Apps Make iPhone a Great Travel Partner

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2009-03-02-iphone-travel-apps_N.htm

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) US Stimulus Projects to Feature New Emblem

Link to story in the Washington Business Journal:

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/03/02/daily42.html

ROADWAYS

8) Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications Launches Road Safety Program vs Giant Billboards

Link to story in The Daily Tribune:

http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/20090303met2.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Some Texas School Districts Seek End to Bus Evacuation Drills

Link to story in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/legislature/stories/DN-schoolbus_03met.ART0.State.Edition1.4a8b2b4.html

Link to further information from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://www.ntsb.gov/events/journalist/lessons/LL_school_bus_training.pdf

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Tennessee DOT Investigates Massive Backup

Agency plans new Web site procedures to alert drivers and improved information on 511 system.

Link to story and video on WMC-TV:

http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?s=9932373

11) The View from Above: Take Mass Transit

A profile of New York City traffic reporter Tom Kaminski.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/nyregion/03experience.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Link to further information from WCBS-AM:

http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2432.php?contentType=4&contentId=93014

VEHICLES

12) BMW Explores the New ‘Key’ to Payments

Carmaker hopes to use vehicle keys for purchases and other purposes.

Link to story in ContaclessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2009/03/03/bmw-explores-the-new-key-to-payments

News Releases

1) Hughes Telematics Completes Successful Testing in Europe with Its Aftermarket Solution in-Drive Device – Testing Fuels European Telematics Initiatives

2) Transite Technology Launches New Web Site and Marketing Initiatives

3) Connected Vehicle Proponents to Ask: Is It Time for Internet in Cars?

4) International Association of Fire Chiefs and SkyTerra Publish Information Paper on Communications Interoperability

5) Networks In Motion Strengthens Accuracy of Traffic Services on NAVBuilder Platform with Acquisition of TrafficGauge

 Upcoming Events

Maritime Security Forum – March 25 – New London, Connecticut

http://www.navysna.org/CGForum/Index.htm

Today in Transportation History

1879 **130^th anniversary** – The United States Geological Survey was created.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1050/

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Thursday, February 26, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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

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

AVIATION

1) Transportation Budget Proposes NextGen Air Traffic Control Funding

Link to story in Business First of Louisville:

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/02/23/daily40.html

2) Technology in the Sky

A photo essay in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1666378_1454387,00.html

CAMERAS

3) Mississippi May Blind ‘Eyes’ on Traffic

Bill to ban devices that photograph traffic scofflaws advances.

Link to story in The Clarion-Ledger:

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090226/NEWS010504/902260345/1001/news

 ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) FastLane Slips in Stealth Fees

Up to one million customers hit with faulty charges.

Link to story in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2009_02_26_Fastlane_slips_in_stealth_fees:_Up_to_1_million_customers_hit_with_faulty_charges/srvc=home&position=0

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Federal Commission Backs Mileage Fees Over Gas Taxes, Champions GPS Technology

Link to story in Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/1366

OTHER

6) New Weather Monitoring System Reaches to the Heavens

Microwave technology used for the first time in US.

Link to story and video report on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_022509WAB-weather-testing-KS.2f300ba.html

PARKING

7) Parking Meters Out to Destroy the Human Race

Washington, DC meters pretend to be broken then ‘self-correct’ to give you tickets.

Link to story on WRC-TV:

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Local-Parking-Meters-Develop-Artificial-Intelligence-Will-Destroy-Humans.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Department of Homeland Security Secretary: Agency Likely to Miss Cargo Scanning Deadline

Link to story from CongressDaily:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090225_7302.php

Link to further information from the House Committee on Homeland Security:

http://homeland.house.gov/Hearings/index.asp?ID=171

9) TSA: Mule Skinners Need Background Checks, Too

Employees who accompany historic canal boats required to get security credentials.

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/25/mule.skinner.blues/

TELEMATICS

10) Leverage Telematics and On-Board Diagnostics for Warranty Management

Link to story in Automotive DesignLine:

http://www.automotivedesignline.com/howto/214600030;jsessionid=3QLTBFFM2ABFAQSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Traffic Nerd Looks Through Numbers with CEO

Seattle traffic reporter meets with the president of Inrix to discuss new traffic data.

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/traffic/18792881/detail.html

VEHICLES

12) ‘Talking’ Cars Could Hit the Road by 2012

Link to story in Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/02/talking-cars-co.html  

News Releases

1) SITA and WestJet Go Live with New Standard for Checking In and Boarding Passengers

2) US Department of Transportation Unveils 2010 Budget Framework

3) Toyota Adds to Pre-Crash Safety Technologies

4) Gresham, Smith and Partners Wins City of Memphis, City Engineer’s Award of Excellence for SmartWay Project

5) Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center Offering Online Traffic Information

6) GeoSpot Deep Local Search Launches Nationwide on Web and Mobile

Upcoming Events

Carbon-Free Mobility Conference – March 6 – Oakland, California

http://www.advancedtransit.org/doc.aspx?id=2109

Today in Transportation History

1914 **95^th anniversary** – The HMS Britannic was launched in Belfast.

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

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Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 20, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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

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

 

AVIATION

 1) Pilots’ Union Calls Buffalo Airport Landing System Flawed

Link to story in The New York Times:

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

 

2) RTCA Task Force Assisting FAA on NextGen Rollout

Link to story in Aviation International News:

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

Link to additional information from RTCA:

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

 

BUSES

 3) San Francisco Muni Buses Will Take a Noisy Turn

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

Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:

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

 

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

Link to story in The Rocket:

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

 

CAMERAS

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

Link to story and video report on WEWS-TV:

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

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

  6) Study Looks at High-Tech Tolls in Connecticut

Link to AP story:

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

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

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

Link to story in Macworld:

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

 

8) The Face Behind the GPS Voice Finds Fame

Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:

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

 

MARITIME

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

Link to story in Land Line Magazine:

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

 

OTHER

 10) US DOT: Obama Will Not Pursue Mileage Tax

Link to story on CNN:

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

 

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

Link to story in The Providence Journal:

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

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

 

12) Police in Australia Go Online to Track Down Hoons

Link to story in The Advertiser:

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

 

ROADWAYS

 13) Chicago Alderman Proposes Countdown at Traffic Lights

Link to story and video on WLS-TV:

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

 

TRANSIT

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

Link to story in the Taiwan Journal:

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

 

VEHICLES

 15) Japanese Automakers Get Ready to Strut Advanced Safety Technology

Link to story in Edmunds Inside Line:

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

  

Upcoming Events

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

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

  

Friday Bonus

That’s one step forward and two steps back.

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

  

Today in Transportation History

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

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

 

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Thursday, February 19, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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

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

 AVIATION

 1) Fiji Implementing ADS-B Air Traffic Management System

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

Link to story in Flight International:

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

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 2) The Cell Phone, Navigating Our Lives

Link to story in The New York Times:

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

 

MARITIME

 3) NTSB Cites Poor Information-Sharing in Ship Crash

Link to AP story:

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

Link to news release from the National Transportation Safety Board:

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

 

OTHER

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

Link to AP story:

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

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

 

5) Transport Gooru – Transportation News and Information Site Debuts

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

 

ROADWAYS

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

City investigating creating a universal sign.

Link to story and video report on CTV Calgary:

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

 

TRANSIT

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

Link to story in Newsday:

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

Link to news release from NYC Transit:

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

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

 

VEHICLES

 8) Crash Avoidance at Its Best

An interview with Tom Baloga, BMW of North America.

Link to story in The Globe and Mail:

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

  News Releases

1) Toyota to Join Public ITS Tests in Tokyo

 

Upcoming Events

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

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

 Today in Transportation History

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

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

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

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Regional Managers – Imago North America

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

AVIATION

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

Concern structures could provide radar interference.

Link to story in The Barnstable Patriot:

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

2) FAA to Airline Pilots: Turn Cell Phones Off

Link to story in Air Transport Intelligence:

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

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

Link to AP story:

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

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

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

Link to story in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

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

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

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

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

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

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

 

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Google Wins Street View Privacy Suit

Link to CNET News story:

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

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) ‘Kosher’ GPS Device Gets Official Launch

Link to story in The Jerusalem Post:

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

 

OTHER

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

Link to story in Computerworld:

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

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

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

Link to story in USA Today:

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

 

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

Link to column in The New York Times:

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

 

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

Link to story in Emergency Management:

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

 

TRANSIT

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

Link to story on KCBS-TV:

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

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

Link to story in The Londoner:

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

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

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

Link to story in Westword:

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

15) New Cell Phone Traffic Program in Louisville, Kentucky

Link to story in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

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

Link to news release from WHAS-TV:

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

 

News Releases

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

2) New Cameras to Monitor Melbourne on the Move

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

 

Upcoming Events

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

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

 

 

Today in Transportation History

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

http://www.wpyr.com

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