Tuesday, March 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Upcoming Summit: The Future of Tolling – Going Mainstream

Through ORT and Interoperability, May 23-25, 2010 in Boston, MA

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association in Boston for the fourth Summit in a series of workshops focused on the hot topics of ORT and Interoperability. This Summit will bring together transportation experts who will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business rules and future decision-making about all-electronic toll collection, interoperability, violation enforcement, and implications for vehicle miles traveled charging. Breakout sessions are divided into four main categories – On the Road and in the Car; Technology and Backroom Issues; Road Pricing and Financial Issues and In the Public and Policy Forum. IBTTA is exploring opportunities to involve university students and faculty from the Boston area in research connected with the main topics of this Summit. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org

AVIATION

1) IBM, FAA Team Up to Tackle Severe Security Risks to Flight Data

Link to column in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/89689-faa-ibm-team-up-to-tackle-severe-security-risks-to-agencys-computer-systems

CAMERAS

2) Smile! Local Officers Quietly Snap Photos During Traffic Stops

Link to article in The Monitor:

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/smile-36924-local-snap.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Boom! Tweets and Maps Swarm to Pinpoint a Mysterious Explosion

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/03/29/29readwriteweb-boom-tweets–maps-swarm-to-pinpoint-a-myste-34026.html

OTHER

4) Georgia Senate OKs Bill Targeting Non-English-Speaking Drivers

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/senate-oks-bill-targeting-419647.html

ROADWAYS

5) How Good Asphalt Helps Visibility in the Rain

Link to column in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_14779911

6) Federal Sign Language Tests Local Budgets

Link to article in The Daily Reporter:

http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2010/03/29/federal-sign-language-tests-local-budgets/

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Pennsylvania DOT to Change Policy on Release of Driving-Record Information for Prospective School Bus Drivers

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/89491252.html

8) Study: Only 2.5% Can Safely Drive and Phone

Link to CBS News story:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/30/tech/main6346963.shtml

TRANSIT

9) Lack of Video Slows Hunt for a Killer in the New York Subway

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/nyregion/30subway.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Oklahoma City’s Traffic Link Project Gets a Green Light Again

Link to article and video in The Oklahoman:

http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-citys-traffic-link-project-gets-a-green-light-again/article/3449849?custom_click=pod_headline_politics

11) High-Tech Data Collection to Aid Lower Manhattan’s Traffic Jams

Link to story and video on NY1 News:

http://www.ny1.com/8-queens-news-content/ny1_living/116093/high-tech-data-collection-to-aid-lower-manhattan-s-traffic-jams

12) Wireless Does Community Service

Behind-the-scenes municipal applications help urban traffic flow.

Link to article in Network World:

http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2010/032910wireless2.html

VEHICLES

13) NASA to Test Toyota Electronics in Safety Probe

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62T0V620100330

14) Toyota Announces Safety Initiatives

Among steps, company will expand use of event data recorders and increase use of remote communications functions.

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=103853

15) Toyota’s PR ‘Lessons to be Learned’

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=103856&lk=dm

News Releases

1) One in Four Have Listened to an iPod or Other MP3 Player While Connected to a Car Stereo

2) Intelligent and Efficient Travel Management for European Cities – First In-Time Forum – Fine Tuning the Pilot Phase

3) CN Web Site Makes It Easier for Customers to Calculate Carbon Savings When Shipping by Rail

4) EGNOS Portal Launched for Europe’s Satellite Navigation Application Developers

5) US Airways Takes to the Sky with Gogo Inflight Internet

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Knowledge Is Power: How TRB’s Databases Improve Access to Transportation Research – April 19

http://www.trb.org/Calendar/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Knowledge_Is_Power_How_TRBs_Databases_163080.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1945 **65^th anniversary** – A German Messerschmitt Me 262, the world’s first operational combat jet aircraft, was flown to flown to an American-held air base.

http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/Images/Me262/ME262PILOTDEBRIEF.pdf

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Monday, March 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Only Five Weeks Away:  Be Sure to Register for ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Expo, May 3-5, 2010, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.

• FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez joins the lineup of USDOT Presidential Appointees and executives at USDOT’s May 4 Opening Plenary.  Speakers Include Administrators of NHTSA, FMCSA and RITA as well as Deputy Administrators of FTA, FRA and RITA.
• Reserve your hotel room now. Rooms are 90% sold, and conference rates expire April 9.
• Can’t attend?  Register for our technical session webinars.  Click “Attendee Registration”; enter your info; on “Profile Page,” scroll down to “Webinar” block.
• Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

AVIATION

1) Pocket GPS Used to Make Emergency Passenger Jet Landing in Russia

Link to RIA Novosti article:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Pocket_GPS_Used_To_To_Make_Emergency_Passenger_Jet_Landing_999.html

2) Air Traffic Controller Talks About ‘Pushing Tin’

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=369081

CAMERAS

3) Columbus, Ohio Traffic-Camera Deal Won’t Face Competition

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/28/copy/traffic-camera-deal-wont-face-competition.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Illinois Tollway May Get Words, Not Lights, When Toll is Paid

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/commute/ct-met-gettingaround-0329-20100328,0,852933.column

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) The 11 Mobile Apps You Need to Get Around Any City

Link to article on The Infrastructurist:

http://www.infrastructurist.com/2010/03/29/the-11-mobile-apps-you-need-to-get-around-any-city/

MARITIME

6) Radar to Spot Icebergs in Alaska’s Prince William Sound is Working Again

Link to article in Petroleum News:

http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/785662712.shtml

OTHER

7) ERTICO Interview with SINTEF

Link to interview:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/new_partner_interview_sintef.htm

ROADWAYS

8) New Jersey Exploring Selling Turnpike Rest-Stop Naming Rights

Link to AP article:

http://www.1010wins.com/NJ-Exploring-Selling-Turnpike-Rest-Stop-Naming-Rig/6672031

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Apps to Curb Texting While Driving Have Tough Task

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hDvCrghR-0yJ1CknUsB6YSp2L7VAD9ENPD680

TELEMATICS

10) CeBIT in Motion – Telematics and ITS Joining the IT-Community

Link to ERTICO article:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/cebit_in_motion__telematics_and_its_joining_the_it-community.htm

11) Peterbilt Launches New In-Dash Telematics and Infotainment System

Link to article in Truck News:

http://www.trucknews.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000365757

TRANSIT

12) Boston T Debuts Subway Wireless Service

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/03/27/orange_line_riders_get_cellphone_coverage_for_the_whole_ride/

13) Yale University Directing Parking Students to Transit via Personalized E-mail

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/03/Yale-directing-parking-students-to-transit.aspx

14) Politicians Ask, and the New York MTA Jots It Down

State law requires agency to compile and publish every official communication from members of the legislature.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/politicians-ask-and-the-m-t-a-jots-it-down/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) West Virginia Installing Traffic Detection Cameras as Part of Larger Intelligent Transportation System

Link to article in The Journal:

http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/534042.html

16) India, Canada to Sign MOU for Cooperation in Highways, Transport Sector

Areas of cooperation include ITS, highway management and road safety.

Link to ANI article:

http://sify.com/news/india-canada-to-sign-mou-for-cooperation-in-highways-transport-sector-news-national-kd3wOdhgijd.html

VEHICLES

17) How ‘Black Boxes’ Help in Car Crash Reconstructions

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-03-29-blackboxes29_ST_N.htm

18) BMW and Siemens Car2X System Transmits Data Between Traffic Lights and Vehicles to Optimize Stop-Start Function

Link to article on Green Car Congress:

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/03/car2x-20100318.html

19) NASCAR Drivers and Fans Embrace Social Networks

Link to article in the Martinsville Bulletin:

http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=23044

News Releases

1) Telematics Can Reduce Range Anxiety and Enhance the Electric Vehicle Ownership Experience, Notes Frost & Sullivan

2) Tennessee DOT Debuts Enhanced TN511 Motorist Information System

3) TomTom Lifetime Map and Traffic Updates Now Available in North America

Upcoming Events

International Road Federation World Road Meeting 2010 – May 25-28 – Lisbon

http://www.irfnews.org/news-events/event-detail/irf-world-road-meeting-2010/

Today in Transportation History

1945 **65^th anniversary** The final V-1 flying bomb attack against the UK took place.

http://www.stelzriede.com/ms/html/sub/marshwvr.htm

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Friday, March 26, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Using the Phone and E-mail to Disseminate Transportation Information

As many of you know, in addition to editing the TCN and other transportation newsletters, I also lend my voice to a variety of transport projects.  This week I discovered an interesting service that allows you to easily record a message by phone or online and then add it to an e-mail message.  Seeing how transportation agencies and organizations are using everything from e-mail to Twitter accounts to share information, I thought this is an innovative method to engage those you want to reach in a different way.  I’ve included a couple of links to let you hear how it sounds.  The first is a message I recorded over the phone.

Phone message

The second example was done with a professional microphone.  It’s one of the announcements I made for the AirTrain at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Airport announcement

With this you could take advantage of those speakers attached to most computers and truly talk to your customers or constituents.  Using voice is more personal and conveys emotion better than words on a screen ever can.  Please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net if you’d like more information.  You can also visit my Web site at www.bwcommunications.net.

AVIATION

1) Air Traffic Controller Honored for Helping Pilot in Danger

Link to story and video on WISC-TV:

http://www.channel3000.com/news/22960687/detail.html

BICYCLES

2) Los Angeles DOT Launches Bicycle Blog

Link to LADOT Bike Blog:

http://ladotbikeblog.wordpress.com/

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Court Rules Cell Phone GPS Records Not Enough to Dismiss Speeding Ticket

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20001248-38.html

MARITIME

4) Safety Pain Scheme: Increasing Safety Morale

Link to article in Marine News:

http://dwp.marinelink.com/pubs/nwm/MN/201003/

PEDESTRIANS

5) British Columbia Launching Online Map to Show Walking Routes Around Province

Link to article in the Vancouver Sun:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=80b851e2-2b74-4b94-85d5-663862b023c3

ROADWAYS

6) ‘Hell is Real’ Bill Could Cost Kentucky $42 Million a Year in Federal Transportation Money

Legislation would exempt regulation of certain billboards.

Link to article in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/03/26/1198054/hell-is-real-bill-could-cost-state.html

TRANSIT

7) Uh Oh, Los Angeles Metro’s Time Schedule Monitors

Some suggestions on what the MTA can do to provide greater access to departure times on their monitors.

Link to blog on Plus Metro:

http://www.plusmetro.com/archive/all/2010/03/25/uh-oh-metros-time-schedule-monitors

News Releases

1) Destination-Specific Content Now Available on US Airways Boarding Passes

2) Ohio DOT District 7 Unveils New Online Technology Available to Motorists

3) British Columbia, Washington State Improve Cross-Border Travel with Expanding Traveler Information Systems

Upcoming Events

Webinars: National Transit Database Rural Reporting – Various Dates

http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=TRI18-18 (State DOTs and Tribes)

http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=TRI18-19 (Transit Agency Personnel)

Friday Bonus

Waiting for the Paris Metro? You might be in an IKEA ad.

http://www.fastcompany.com/1583435/waiting-for-the-paris-metro-you-might-be-in-an-ad

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Orville Wright made the first engine-powered flight in Alabama in Montgomery.  The site later became Maxwell Air Force Base.

http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1364

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Thursday, March 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX

The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join IBTTA, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends to Enhance Mobility Through Innovation. Featured presenters include: Tom Vanderbilt, Keynote, Best-Selling Author and Journalist; Clarence Jones and Ellen Jaffe Jones, Winning News Media, Inc.; and Hans Bleiker and Annemarie Bleiker, Institute for Participatory Management & Planning. The hotel reservation cut-off for this meeting is Friday, March 26^th. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org

AVIATION

1) Stealth Indianapolis Airport Study Tracked Phones

Link to article in The Indianapolis Star:

http://www.indystar.com/article/20100325/BUSINESS/3250337/1003/BUSINESS/Stealth-09-Indy-airport-study-tracked-phones

2) NASA Researcher Revolutionizes Air Traffic Management

Link to India Blooms News Service article:

http://www.indiablooms.com/EnvironmentDetailsPage/environmentDetails250310c.php

CAMERAS

3) Los Angeles Police: Red-Light Camera Report was Flawed

Link to story and video on KABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7347347

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Navigating the Future of GPS Devices

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31499_3-10470210-253.html

PARKING

5) Wireless Technology to Make Parking Spaces ‘Smart’ in Los Angeles and San Francisco

Link to article on PublicCEO:

http://www.publicceo.com/index.php/local-governments/151-local-governments-publicceo-exclusive/1317-wireless-technology-to-make-parking-spaces-smart-in-la-and-sf

RAILROADS

6) High-Speed Rail is a Public Relations Orphan

Link to blog in BizTimes:

http://www.biztimes.com/blogs/milwaukee-biz-blog/2010/3/25/high-speed-rail-is-a-pr-orphan

ROADWAYS

7) Germany’s Free Democrat’s: ‘Foolish’ Traffic Sign Changes Must End

Link to article on The Local:
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20100325-26109.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) FCC Seeks Input on Common Alerting Protocol-Related Emergency Alert System Rule Changes

Protocol will allow geo-specific warnings to be sent to multiple platforms, including highway signs.

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/97268

TELEMATICS

9) UPS Invests $1 Billion in Technology to Cut Costs

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/192434/ups_invests_1_billion_in_technology_to_cut_costs.html

10) Can Telematics Reinvent Auto Insurance?

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/industry-insight/can-telematics-reinvent-auto-insurance

TRANSIT

11) Pittsburgh Makes Transit Data Available to Developers

Link to article in TheTransitWire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/03/25/pittsburgh-makes-transit-data-available-to-developers/

VEHICLES

12) Pimp Your Ride: Keep Yourself Entertained with These In-Car Gadgets

Link to story and video on STV Living:

http://living.stv.tv/home-garden/gadgets/165714-pimp-your-ride-keep-yourself-entertained-with-these-in-car-gadgets/

News Releases

1) Missouri DOT Weather Sensors a Winter Success

2) Navteq Selects WeatherBug Information to Compliment Industry-Leading Navteq Traffic Solution

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Managing and Marketing Small Airports – April 6

http://www.trb.org/Calendar/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_Managing_and_Marketing_Small_Airports_162977.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** US President William Howard Taft sends Congress a report from the Liberian Commission, which includes a recommendation that the US establish a coaling station in Liberia for US ships.

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=68497

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX

The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join IBTTA, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends to Enhance Mobility Through Innovation. Featured presenters include: Tom Vanderbilt, Keynote, Best-Selling Author and Journalist; Clarence Jones and Ellen Jaffe Jones, Winning News Media, Inc.; and Hans Bleiker and Annemarie Bleiker, Institute for Participatory Management & Planning. The hotel reservation cut-off for this meeting is Friday, March 26^th. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org

CAMERAS

1) Yellow-Lights Shorter at Chicago Red-Light Camera Intersections

Link to article on Chicago Breaking News:

http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/03/yellow-lights-shorter-at-chicago-red-light-camera-intersections.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) GPS Data from New York City Cabs Provides Detailed Picture of Traffic

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/nyregion/24traffic.html

RAILROADS

3) Penn Station Baltimore Announcer Replaced by Digital Voice

Link to story and video on WJZ-TV:

http://wjz.com/watercooler/digital.voice.penn.2.1583739.html

4) In Memoriam: Norfolk Southern Logo, ‘Thoroughbred’ Brand Architect H. Pier Clifford

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=22843

SPACE

5) Mars Rover Gets Smarter with Age …and Software

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10470421-76.html

VEHICLES

6) EU Shows Off ‘Talking Car’ Technology

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=103786&lk=dm

7) GM’s Car of the Future

Electric-powered vehicle uses GPS and vehicle-to-vehicle communications to determine best route.

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/23/general-motors-future-business-autos-gm-cars.html

8) Mobility 2.0 Live at Cooperative Mobility Showcase 2010

Link to article and video from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/press/showcase.htm

News Releases

1) Indiana DOT Deploys Proxim Wireless for Statewide Intelligent Transportation System

2) FCC Reminds Telecommunications Service Providers of Importance of Implementing Advisory Committee 9-1-1 and Enhanced 9-1-1 Services Best Practices

3) Canada’s Skymeter Corporation Scoops the Main Prize in the Coveted Intertraffic Innovation Awards

Solicitation

–  Invitation to Negotiate – Video Aggregation Subsystem Phase II – Florida Department of Transportation

http://vbs.dms.state.fl.us/vbs/ad.view_ad?advertisement_key_num=86018

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: New Managed Lane Provisions in the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) – April 1

http://www.trb.org/Calendar/Blurbs/TRB_Webinar_New_Managed_Lane_Provisions_in_the_200_163053.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1910 **110^th anniversary** – Ground was formally broken for construction of a subway tunnel connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.

http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/nytimes-1900-tunnelbegun.html

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX

The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join IBTTA, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends to Enhance Mobility Through Innovation. Featured presenters include: Tom Vanderbilt, Keynote, Best-Selling Author and Journalist; Clarence Jones and Ellen Jaffe Jones, Winning News Media, Inc.; and Hans Bleiker and Annemarie Bleiker, Institute for Participatory Management & Planning. The hotel reservation cut-off for this meeting is Friday, March 26^th. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org

AVIATION

1) A Vote to Replace Radar

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/us/23brfs-AVOTETOREPLA_BRF.html

2) Airport Device Follows Fliers’ Phones

TSA could use technology to track time spent in security lines.

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-03-23-cellphones_N.htm

3) Air-Traffic Controllers Earn Praise for a Calm Assist

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/22/AR2010032203512.html

4) e-Media: A Look at Web-Based Customer Service and Marketing Solutions

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airportbusiness.com/print/Airport-Business-Magazine/e—Media–A-look-at-Web-based-customer-service-and-marketing-solutions-/1$34757

5) In-Air Advertising Soars with Branded Snack Bags on Delta

In-airport advertising also growing.

Link to article on MediaBuyerPlanner:

http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/entry/49787/in-air-advertising-soars-with-branded-snack-bags-on-delta/

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Fury as Google Puts the SAS’s Secret Base on Street View in ‘Very Serious Security Breach’

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259162/Google-Street-View-shows-secret-SAS-base-major-security-breach.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Cash Tolls on Miami-Dade Expressways Will Soon be Electronic

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/23/1542836/cash-tolls-on-miami-dade-expressways.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Three New GLONASS Satellites Activated

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/gnss-system/glonass/news/glonass-up-date-and-out-state-9710

MARITIME

9) Washington State Ferry Riders Can Use HERO Line to Report Line Cutters

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011417623_ferrylinecuts23m.html

OTHER

10) Flinc Will Turn Your Car Into a Taxi (Fare Included)

Link to CNET News blog:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20000919-248.html

PARKING

11) The Future of… Parking

Link to video on ZDNet:

http://news.zdnet.com/2422-19177_22-398998.html

ROADWAYS

12) Florida Road System to Warn of Panthers

Link to article in The News-Press:

http://www.news-press.com/article/20100323/NEWS0125/100322081/1075/Florida-road-system-to-warn-of-panthers

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) More Cities Ban Digital Billboards

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-22-visual-soup_N.htm

14) Cell Restriction Included in Proposed Commercial Motor Vehicle Texting Ban

Link to article in Land Line:

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2010/Mar10/032210/032210-01.htm

15) Drones May be Sent Soon to Help with US-Mexico Border Security, DHS Secretary Says

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-border_20tex.ART.State.Edition1.4c56cec.html

TELEMATICS

16) Motolingo Brings Telematics to Clunkers

Link to CNET News column:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20000948-250.html

TRANSIT

17) An Easier Way to Use Bus Tracker

DePaul University puts tracking information on public displays around campuses.

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/2115280,CST-NWS-ride22.article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Pune Municipal Corporation’s Intelligent Transport System Draws Flak

Link to Express News Service article:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/PMC-s-intelligent-transport-system-draws-flak/594325

19) Bangalore’s Traffic Nightmare

Technology may help commuters.

Link to article and video on GlobalPost:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/100318/bangalore-technology-traffic

20) RAC Traffic Review

Link to review on Know Your Mobile:

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/smartphones/smartphoneapps/androidapplications/446219/rac_traffic_review.html

21) Hey Los Angeles Metro, How About Some Accurate Information?

Link to blog on KTLA-TV:

http://blogs.ktla.com/news_custom_eric/2010/03/hey-metro-how-about-some-accurate-information.html

VEHICLES

22) Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch on Toyota’s PR Disaster

Link to CNBC video:

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=289004&cl=18766423&src=finance&ch=4043681

News Releases

1) Federal Railroad Administration Launches a New, Innovative Train Simulator to Improve Research Efforts

2) NTSB Chairman Highlights Runway Safety and Human Fatigue in Address to Air Traffic Controllers

3) Indiana DOT Partners with Broadcasters to Make Traffic Video Available

4) Thousands in UK Tune In to Non-Stop Travel News on Their Mobile Phone

5) University of Alabama at Birmingham Testing Software Program to Improve Safety Among Older Drivers

6) ZoomSafer Enables Drivers to Send and Receive Voice-Powered Texts and E-mails

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Experience from Others: How to Successfully Apply the ITS Knowledge Resources for Decision Making – April 15

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s100415_knowledge.asp

Today in Transportation History

1965 **45^th anniversary** Gemini-3, the first two-person NASA space flight, was launched.

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/gemini/gemini-3/gemini-3.html

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Monday, March 22, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Spring’s Sprung:  It’s Time to Make Plans to Attend ITS America’s 2010 Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, in Houston, Texas.

• Plan to attend the “meeting before the meeting”:  the Texas State Senate Transportation & Homeland Security Committee will examine key issues at 9:00 a.m. Monday, immediately prior to the Opening Plenary.  The Committee will conduct a hearing focused on congestion and air quality, overweight vehicles, hurricane response and other issues such as transportation finance and traffic safety.
• Reserve a spot for a unique opportunity to tour the security system of the Port of Houston, the port ranking second in the US in total tonnage.  You also won’t want to miss touring Houston’s other innovative ITS-enabled transportation resources including Houston TranStar, a national leader in freeway incident management.
• Choose from among our 50+ educational sessions, and earn “professional development hours.”
• Save time and register online. The Conference hotel is 90% sold out; click here for reservations.
• Exhibit space and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

AVIATION

1) The Future of… Airplane Service

Seatback touch-screens can and will offer a variety of services.

Link to video on ZDNet:

http://news.zdnet.com/2422-19177_22-405374.html

2) The Future of Flight

Editorial calls for airlines to install equipment to allow use of NextGen air traffic control.

Link to editorial in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/20/AR2010032002738.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) GPS-Guided Parachutes Deliver Supplies to Soldiers in Remote Areas

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100318_6585.php

4) Use of Car GPS Units Steering Some Truckers Into Trouble

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_672795.html

MARITIME

5) UK Opens National Control Center to Tackle Security Risks at Sea

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8579649.stm

OTHER

6) California Lawmakers’ Travel Data Secret

Security concerns cited for refusal to disclose destinations or proof trips were for official business.

Link to AP article:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14693669

7) ‘Augmented Reality’ Travel App Bolsters Smartphone

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-03-22-realitytravel22_ST_N.htm

8) Phone + GPS + Camera = Revolution

Link to article in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/column/phone-gps-camera-revolution

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Take $787 Billion. Now Show Where It’s Going

Advising the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board on how to offer clear data.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/business/media/22link.html

ROADWAYS

10) The Internet of Cars

Link to article on ICT Results:

http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/index.cfm?section=news&tpl=article&BrowsingType=Features&ID=91314

TRANSIT

11) Wi-Fi on New Mexico’s Rail Runner Gets Closer

Link to article from the Albuquerque Journal:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/web/online/Top-Transit-News/WiFi-on-Rail-Runner-Gets-Closer/3$11014

12) New York MTA Slows Rollout of Pictographs Due to Budget Crunch

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cash_strapped_mta_signs_off_jCeoFcHniqpB0Hew8QY0PL

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Pennsylvania DOT’s Incident Command Center Uses New Technology to Monitor Roads

Link to article in The Times-Tribune:

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/penndot-s-incident-command-center-uses-new-technology-to-monitor-roads-1.691666?localLinksEnabled=false

14) Road Conditions Tracked, Shared by University of Maryland-Created Network

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.traffic21mar21,0,3231007.story

15) Intelligent Traffic System to be Used in Gurgaon, India During Commonwealth Games

Link to IANS article:

http://sify.com/finance/gurgaon-to-have-intelligent-traffic-system-news-default-kdvq4cbfage.html

16) The Start Date of Intelligent Transport Management System in Baku, Azerbaijan Announced

Link to article on Today.Az:

http://www.today.az/news/business/64568.html

VEHICLES

17) Taking the Driver Out of the Car

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580904575131511589391150.html

News Releases

1) EU’s Emergency Support System Project to Conduct Field Test April 28

2) Beat the Traffic Introduces New Traffic Forecasting Feature for iPhone and BlackBerry Apps

Upcoming Events

Women’s Transportation Seminar Annual Conference – May 19-21 – Washington, DC

http://www.wtsinternational.org/SecondaryTemplate.aspx?id=5378

Today in Transportation History

1860 **150^th anniversary** John George Bartholomew, a noted cartographer and geographer, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

http://www.johnbartholomew.com/

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Friday, March 19, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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The TCN and Social Media

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AVIATION

1) FAA Defends Big Budget Hike for New Air Traffic Control System

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100318_4899.php

2) NTSB Wants Better Communication After Northwest Airlines Incident

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSofDoT5LyX3TkJEaFHEJPNHSALAD9EHACDG0

Link to news release from the NTSB:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2010/100318.html

3) Eurocontrol Launches Aircraft Identification Program

Link to article in Avionics:

http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/topstories/Eurocontrol-Launches-Aircraft-Identification-Program_67169.html

4) Pilots Adjusting to Loran’s Demise

Link to article from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association:

http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/articles/2010/100318loran.html

CAMERAS

5) Missouri Traffic Enforcement Cameras Raise Constitutional, Authority Issues

Link to article in the Missourian:

http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/03/19/traffic-enforcement-cameras-raise-constutional-authority-issues/

6) School Bus Cameras OK’d in New Orleans to Record Other Motorists’ Wrong Moves

Link to article in The Times-Picayune:

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/03/school_bus_cameras_okd_to_reco.html

OTHER

7) Could School Bus Ads Save School Budgets?

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10145057

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Metra Releases Video of Fatality Hoping It Will Serve as a Reminder of Dangers

Link to story and video on WMAQ-TV:

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local-beat/metra-train-video-88310507.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) News from ERTICO-ITS Europe

–  eCall Implementation Plan

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/eu_news_ecall_implementation_platform_02.htm

–  Marco Polo Funding Opportunities

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/eu_news_marco_polo_funding_opportunities.htm

10) US Department of Homeland Security’s Progress in Federal Incident Management Planning

Link to report from the DHS Inspector General:

http://www.dhs.gov/xoig/assets/mgmtrpts/OIGr_10-58_Feb10.pdf

SPACE

11) Moon2.0: Opening Up Space Exploration

NASA’s using social media to promote space exploration.

Link to article on SmartBlog on Social Media:

http://smartblogs.com/socialmedia/2010/03/18/moon-2-0-opening-up-space-exploration/

TRANSIT

12) Illinois RTA, Seeking Cash, Looks Into Ads on Its Web Site

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/2110529,rta-looks-at-web-ads-031810.article

13) When’s the Next Bus Due? There’s an App for that Too

Link to article on TechCrunch Europe:

http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/03/18/whens-the-next-bus-due-theres-an-app-for-that-too/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Aha Radio App Streams News, Traffic, Facebook, and More

Link to review and video on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10469418-233.html

VEHICLES

15) Roewe 350 Touted as the World’s First Android-Powered Automobile

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=13405

News Releases

1) Mikoh Secures Ten-Year Electronic Vehicle Registration System Contract with the Second Largest ASEAN Economy

2) Asian Pacific ITS Key Players and Policy Makers Meet at Regional Workshop on Intelligent Transport Systems

Job Postings

–  Transportation Specialists – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Technology Division – Washington, DC

http://tinyurl.com/yzul7m8

Upcoming Events

Air Transport Association e-Business Forum – May 17-19 – Seattle

http://www.ataebiz.org/forum/

Friday Bonus

Ants keep roads safe – it’s no bull.

http://www.watoday.com.au/national/ants-keep-roads-safe–its-no-bull-20090714-djml.html

Today in Transportation History

1945 **65^th anniversary** The USS Franklin was struck by a Japanese dive-bomber.  The explosions and resulting fires killed 724 crew members aboard the ship.

http://www.ussfranklin.org/main.htm

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Thursday, March 18, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX

The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends toEnhance Mobility Through Innovation. Main topics will include: communications, winning with the news media, finance trends, reauthorization update, successful project implementation and more. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals focused in the areas of communications and marketing, human resources, finance, administration, management and advocacy. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org

CAMERAS

1) Ticket Cameras Banned on New Mexico State Highways

Link to story on KRQE-TV:

http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/politics/ticket-cameras-banned-on-state-highways

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Bing Maps Adds a Telescopic Lens

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20000620-56.html

3) Google Completes UK Street View Coverage: What Next?

Link to article in GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/Google-Completes-UK-Street-View-Coverage-What-Next_a2129.html

OTHER

4) IBM Will No Longer Give Out US Headcount

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20100318/BUSINESS01/3180363/1066/BUSINESS01/IBM-will-no-longer-give-out-U.S.-headcount

5) New York City Cabs Being Equipped with New Fare-Setting Alert

Link to story and video on NY1 News:

http://www.ny1.com/1-all-boroughs-news-content/top_stories/115385/tlc-equips-cabs-with-new-fare-setting-alert

6) US DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration Launches Transportation Research Collaboration Pilot Web Site

Link to site:

http://www.transportationresearch.gov/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) US DOT Group Reaches Out to Truckers with Health Information

Link to story in the News Sentinel:

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/mar/18/truckin-for-good-health/

RAILROADS

8) French Railway SNCF in Train ‘Explosion’ Blunder

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8570685.stm

ROADWAYS

9) New, Easier to Understand Weight Limit Signs to be Posted on Mississippi Bridges

Link to AP article:

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=montgomeryadvertiser&sParam=33055473.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) US Public Safety Fee for Broadband Will be Less than $1 a Month

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9172338/Public_safety_fee_for_broadband_will_be_less_than_1_a_month_

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Maryland State Highway Administration to Keep Travel Time Signs Up, Will Review Them

Link to column in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2010/03/sha_to_keep_travel_time_signs.html

VEHICLES

12) Creating Apps Just for Cars

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/24824/

13) Can Ford Solve the Internet’s ‘Last Inch’ Problem?

Link to blog on Seeking Alpha:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/194358-can-ford-solve-the-internet-s-last-inch-problem

14) The Pandora App for Ford Sync in Action

Link to story and video on The Car Connection:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1043542_video-the-pandora-app-for-ford-sync-in-action

News Releases

1) US DOT Announces Challenge to Researchers to Improve Road Safety Through New Weather Data

Job Postings

–  ITS Standards and IntelliDrive Program Candidates – Noblis – Various Locations

http://www.noblis.org/Careers/Pages/CurrentOpenings.aspx

Upcoming Events

Maritime and Navigation Risk Conference 2010 – April 7-8 – Montreal

http://www.passeportmaritime.com/en/events/mnrc2010

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** Four-wheel automobile brakes were patented by Henri Perrot and John Meredith Rubury of Argyll Motors.

http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/argyll/page1/page1.html

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Countdown to the 17th ITS World Congress in Busan

Mark your calendar to attend the 17th ITS World Congress at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Center from October 25-29, 2010. This year’s theme is ‘Ubiquitous Society with ITS.’ In Busan, Korea’s second-largest city, industry leaders will promote and share the latest, cutting-edge ITS technologies and trends. Registration opens in April.

ITS America is once again hosting a U.S. pavilion at the event. As an exhibitor, you’ll gain access to the projected 3,000 potential customers and partners hailing from over 20 countries around the world.  You’ll also take advantage of the pavilion’s prime location in the middle of the exhibit floor. For more information, please contact Patty Del Pozo at 202-721-4238.

AVIATION

1) Fixes Ordered in Boeing 777 Autopilot Software

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703734504575125890262354822.html

2) Social Network’s CEO Documents Flight Nightmare Live

Link to column on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10468908-71.html

3) Airport Wars Escalate with Attack Ads Aimed at Rivals

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/baskas/2010-03-17-airport-ad-wars_N.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) South Africa Roads Agency Lauds Planned Electronic Toll System

Link to article in The Star:

http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5393098

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Jammers Illegal, Dangerous, and Very Easy to Buy

Link to Fox News story:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/03/17/gps-jammers-easily-accessible-potentially-dangerous-risk/

6) Hurricane Researchers Hope GPS Will Help Predict Impact of Storms

Link to AP article:

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/03/hurricane_researchers_hope_gps.html

RAILROADS

7) Shippers Seek New Analysis of Rail Technology

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/shippers-seek-new-analysis-rail-technology

Link to news release from the Chlorine Institute:

http://www.chlorineinstitute.org/files/PDFs/CI%2DPTC%2Dpetition%2D03%2D16%2D10%2Dfinal.pdf

8) Canadian National Gets Mixed Results on First Report Card

Federal audit says railroad has made a good start communicating with towns along Illinois rail line.

Link to article in the Daily Herald:

http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=366501&src=3

9) IT Transformation is on Track at Amtrak

Link to interview on SearchCIO:

http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid182_gci1446572,00.html

10) Amtrak Train Board Signals Times are a-Changing

Link to blog in The Baltimore Sun:

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/consuminginterests/blog/2010/03/amtrak_board_signals_times_are.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Canada Transport Watchdog Raises Safety Concerns

Link to Reuters article:

http://ca.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idCATRE62F4OY20100316

12) Court Rules Raleigh-Durham Airport Can’t Ban Newspaper Racks

Link to McClatchy News Service article:

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/airport-32363-newspaper-court.html

13) Worst States for Distracted Drivers

Using iPhones and Blackberrys while behind the wheel in these areas of the country will result in harsh penalties.

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/17/texting-driving-iphone-lifestyle-vehicles-states-bans.html

TRANSIT

14) Keeping an ‘Eye’ on the MetroRail

A network of cameras will be monitored for Austin, Texas’ new commuter line.

Link to story and video on KXAN-TV:

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/an-%22eye%22-on-the-metrorail

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Singapore LTA Launches One-Stop Mobile Transport Portal

Link to article from my paper:

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20100317-205091.html

16) Dreading Cape Cod Traffic this Summer? Let the iCone Help

Link to story and video report on NECN:

http://www.necn.com/03/17/10/Dreading-Cape-Cod-traffic-this-summer-Le/landing.html?blockID=199135&feedID=4213

17) Maryland Expanding Use of Signs Giving Travel Times

Response ‘very positive,’ highway spokesman says.

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-03-11/features/bal-md.cm.signs11mar11_1_message-signs-travel-informed

18) Maryland Governor Sounds Off on Real-Time Highway Signs

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=598&sid=1914397

VEHICLES

19) Texan Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iYBwvCI-cbxWE2ehsDFv44PGylkAD9EGLOMO0

20) GM Tinkers with Augmented Reality System for Cars

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/gm-tinkers-with-augmented-reality-system-for-cars/

21) Your Car May Know if a Crash is Your Fault

Link to NPR story:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124771287

News Releases

1) Idaho Transportation Department Launches New Online Source for Bus Riders

2) Transportation Engineers Venture Into Social Media – Green Growth Cascadia

3) Telogis Announces Expanded Global Mapping Contract with Navteq

Upcoming Events

Mobitrafic – April 5-7 – Lille, France

http://www.mobitrafic.com/E

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 crashed in Millstone, Indiana with the loss of 63 lives.

http://www.perrycountyindiana.org/attractions/aircrash.cfm

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