Wednesday, September 16, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Administrator Expresses Urgency for NextGen

Link to article on Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=9b3026af-0563-4b5b-96d0-52ea0ad48a4e

2) New Technology Could Prevent Air Collisions

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/nyregion/16crash.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

3) Budget Cuts to Silence BWI Voices

Communications center to close.

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.airport16sep16,0,7249414.story

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Complications Delay Start of Electronic Tolling on Seattle-Area Bridge

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traffic/2009873777_520tolls16m.html

ROADWAYS

5) New York State May Replace Trademark Park Signs

FHWA wants yellow-on-brown signs to be changed to conform to federal rules

Link to article in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise:

http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/508649.html?nav=5008

6) Splatter Painting the Way to Safer Roads

Link to article in Road Talk:

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/transtek/roadtalk/rt15-3/b/#a9

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Panel Recommends 3-Level Alerts for Terror

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-15-color-alert-terrorism_N.htm

8) Idaho County Eyes Call Boxes Near Galena Summit

Communications tower rejected in national forest.

Link to article in the Idaho Mountain Express:

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005127881

9) Driving While Texting: Is It the New DWI?

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970203278404574415053448975972.html

TELEMATICS

10) Ford Vies for Sync Patents

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009909160321

TRANSIT

11) Electronic Fare Card System in San Diego-Area Leaves Users Singing the Blues

Link to article in the North County Times:

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/oceanside/article_471578ed-a796-529e-8ecd-f3ceb2b7f0a8.html

12) RATP to Test Technology Allowing Riders to Recharge Travel Cards from Home

Link to article in ContactlessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2009/09/15/ratp-selects-gemalto-for-online-top-up-of-navigo-passes

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Arkansas Highway Department to Tweet Roadway Conditions

Link to Arkansas News Bureau story:

http://arkansasnews.com/2009/09/15/highway-department-to-tweet-highway-conditions/

14) The Most Promising iPhone Apps for Drivers, Bikers, and Commuters

Link to article in Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2228109/

15) Fairfax County, Virginia’s Central Command for Emergencies

Link to article in the Springfield Connection:

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=332751&paper=72&cat=104

16) Reliable Traffic Information is Possible

Link to blog from the Seattle Department of Transportation:

http://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2009/09/15/reliable-traffic-information-is-possible/

VEHICLES

17) Automakers, Tech Try to Dial Up Smart Cars

Link to article in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/sep2009/gb20090916_789145.htm

Upcoming Events

Green Fleet Conference 2009 – October 19-20 – Chicago

http://www.GreenFleetConference.com/

Today in Transportation History

1914 **95^th anniversary** – The Canadian Aviation Corps, forerunner of the Canadian Air Force, was founded.

http://www.rcaf.com/archives/archives_features/history/

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Pamela Anderson PETA Advert Too ‘Racy’ for US Airports

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hBYEK41Rw6WRM6UWcBq7Vb2uVciw

Link to further information and ad from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals:

http://www.peta.org/crueltydoesntfly/

BUSES

2) Greyhound to Offer Free Wi-Fi Services in UK

Link to article on cellular-news:

http://www.cellular-news.com/story/39505.php

CAMERAS

3) Gotcha! Maybe; Some New York Traffic Cameras Fake

Link to AP article:

http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/gotcha-maybe-some-ny-traffic-cams-fake-1.1432378

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) War of Technologies in California Speeding Case

Parents of a teen driver use data from a GPS vehicular tracking device to fight a speeding charge based on radar guns.

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0911/p02s01-usgn.html

5) These Apps Help Users of iPhones Find Their Way

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203440104574402571272018000.html

ROADWAYS

6) Traffic Noise Hurts

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2009/09/hypertension-noise-traffic.html

Link to abstract in Environmental Health:

http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/38/abstract

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Program to Track Citizen US Border Crossings Exceeds Expectations

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090909_7105.php

8) Ford Backs Texting While Driving Bill

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-backs-texting-while-apf-3700245611.html?x=0&.v=1

TELEMATICS

9) Gadgets in Race to Keep Drivers Safe, Multitasking

Link to column in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090910/OPINION03/909100337/1148/rss25

TRANSIT

10) Chicago Transit Authority Rail Stations to Get High-Resolution Digital Security Cameras

Agency will also make bus traffic data available to city to better track congestion.

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-cta-security-cameras_10sep10,0,5537591.story

11) CTA to Debut Developer Web Tools Page

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/CTA-to-debut-developer-Web-tools-page.aspx

12) Federal Transit Administration: Social Networking in the Transportation Industry

Link to video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJuARta4Qrk

VEHICLES

13) New Technology Successful in Reducing Severity of Car Crashes

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/technology-reduces-severity-car-crashes-fatalities-injuries/story?id=8523234

14) Madrid Reverses the Charges with Electric Car Plan

Test will convert phone booths to charging stations for vehicles.

Link to article in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/08/electric-car-plan-spain

15) Your Reva Electric Car Running Low on Juice? Just Phone for More

Link to article in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2009/09/68498492/1

News Releases

1) Premium Info for Car Drivers

Upcoming Events

International Airport Geographic Information Systems Conference – October 6-8 – Manchester, UK

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091102/

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70^th anniversary** – The HMS Oxley was mistakenly sunk by the HMS Triton off the coast of Norway.  It was the first Allied submarine casualty of World War II.

http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3393.html

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Liquid Explosive Scanner Trials Under Way at UK Airports

Link to article in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/sep/07/airline-terror-threat-scanner-airports

2) FAA Introduces Time Technology to NextGen Test Flights

Link to article in Military & Aerospace Electronics:

http://mae.pennnet.com/display_article/368774/32/ARTCL/none/EXECW/1/FAA-introduces-time-technology-to-NextGen-test-flights/

CAMERAS

3) Red Light Cameras: Most Illinois Voters Support the Concept – but, They’re Camera-Shy in Their Neighborhoods, Survey Finds

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-poll-red-light-08-sep08,0,5117710.story

4) Fewer Arizona Drivers Paying Speed-Camera Tickets

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/08/20090908dpsmonkey0908.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Massachusetts Bill Would Bar Use of GPS to Track Workers

Link to AP article:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20090906mass_bill_would_bar_use_of_gps_to_track_workers/srvc=home&position=recent

6) TomTom Launches OpenLR Open Navigation Project

Link to ZDNet News article:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=4788

OTHER

7) On the Road: Testing Wireless Voice and Data on the Highways

A Verizon Wireless tester scours the region for bad reception, interference to improve service.

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137503/On_the_road_Testing_wireless_voice_and_data_on_the_highways

ROADWAYS

8) Computer Program Maps Pittsburgh-Area Construction Projects on Internet

Technology could prevent tearing up recently paved streets.

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09250/996134-455.stm

TELEMATICS

9) Vehicles Talk Safety

A project in the EU seeks to apply technologies to vehicles and roadway infrastructure to form cooperative systems that can reduce accidents on the roads.

Link to article in Supply & Demand Chain:

http://www.sdcexec.com/web/online/FulfillmentLogistics-Trends/Vehicles-Talk-Safety/15$11652

10) M2M Enables Better Auto Insurance Models

Link to article in Telephony:

http://telephonyonline.com/3g4g/news/m2m-enables-auto-insurance-0908/

TRANSIT

11) Clever Commute Keeps Riders Up-to-Date

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-08-commute_N.htm

12) Metra on Track to Take Credit Cards, Sell Tickets via Web

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-metra-website-07-sep07,0,6631951.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Progress Being Made on New Brunswick Highway System Plan

Link to article in the Telegraph-Journal:

http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/front/article/784600

14) Freeway Operations; Regional Systems Management and Operations; Managed Lanes 2009

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Public/Blurbs/Freeway_Operations_Regional_Systems_Management_and_162223.aspx

VEHICLES

15) California Lawmakers OK Bill to Make Vehicle Histories More Accessible

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-carfax5-2009sep05,0,3229588.story

News Releases

1) European Commission Releases Report on Railway Safety and Interoperability

2) What Will the Car of the Future Look Like? Delphi Highlights Technologies that Will Help Make Vehicles Safer

3) America’s Ten Best Transportation Projects Unveiled Today

Upcoming Events

Center for Automotive Research Breakfast Briefing – the Future of Personal Mobility: Advanced Technology on the Horizon – September 29 – Ypsilanti, Michigan

http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?i=429d3afa-92eb-4fa6-abd6-bc2432cc2750

Today in Transportation History

1934 **75^th anniversary** – The SS Morro Castle, a luxury cruise ship, caught fire off the New Jersey coast killing 137 people.

http://videos.nj.com/star-ledger/2009/09/ship705.html

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Monday, September 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) Victoria Police Trial High-Tech License Plate-Scanning Cameras

Link to story in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/vic-police-trial-hitech-traffic-cameras-20090905-fbo9.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Mayo One: Advanced GPS Technology Helps Helicopters Fly in Bad Weather

Link to story and video on WKBT-TV:

http://www.wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=11079812

MARITIME

3) Marketing Maryland Maritime

Link to article in The Capital:

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/09/06-11/Marketing-Maryland-maritime.html

OTHER

4) The Voice of Washington Traffic

A profile of traffic reporter Lisa Baden.

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/The-Voice-of-Washington-Traffic-8184701-56964997.html

ROADWAYS

5) Keep Left

Samoa becomes first in decades to switch roadway driving sides. Signs and roadway markings are changed.

Link to article in the Samoa Observer:

http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12833&Itemid=62

TELEMATICS

6) Untangling the Challenges of the Connected Car

Link to article in Automotive DesignLine Europe:

http://www.automotivedesign-europe.com/howto/219501188

7) ‘Telematics are Not a Universal Panacea’

As Germany works to modernize its road network, the transport minister explains the benefits of transport technologies, but says they are not the only solution.

Link to article in Public Service Review:

http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feature_story.asp?id=12518

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Traffic Watching: 46 Screens Keep Bay County, Florida Engineers in the Loop

Link to article in The News Herald:

http://www.newsherald.com/news/panama-77244-bay-screens.html

9) Traffic Jams Good for One Company

China TransInfo has just launched multi-city, real-time traffic information services based mainly upon GPS sensors installed in cars and along roadsides.

Link to article in China Daily:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-09/07/content_8662187.htm

Upcoming Events

Webchat: Chet Huber and Walt Dorfstatter Discuss the Future of OnStar – September 8

http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/archives/2009/09/webchat_chet_huber_and_walt_dorfstatter_discuss_the_future_of_onstar.html

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** – Eugène Lefebvre became the first person piloting an airplane to die in a crash. The crash took place in Juvisy, France.

http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/lefebvre.html

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Friday, September 4, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Mexico Lifts Ban on In-Flight Mobile Phone Use

Link to article on Daily Tech:

http://www.dailytech.com/Mexico+Lifts+Ban+on+Inflight+Mobile+Phone+Use/article16144c.htm

2) A Better Way to Pick Up Airline Passengers

How some US airports handle those waiting for arriving passengers.

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/homepage/20090904_A_better_way_to_pick_up_airline_passengers.html

CAMERAS

3) Cameras on Patrol for Labor Day Drivers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-09-03-traffic-cameras_N.htm

OTHER

4) Wisconsin Incumbents Use Map Giveaways at Taxpayer Expense, Critics Say

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/57100907.html

5) Washington Post Transportation Coverage has Improved

Link to commentary on Greater Greater Washington:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post.cgi?id=3418

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Public Safety Communications Still a Work in Progress, Former DHS Secretary Says

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/09/03/chertoff-on-public-safety-interoperability.aspx

TRANSIT

7) Company Launches First MBTA iPhone App

Link to NECN story:

http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/2009/09/03/Cambridge -Massbased/1251980592.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) New Technology Helps Kansas City-Area Motorists, Bus Passengers Get Around

Link to editorial in The Kansas City Star:

http://voices.kansascity.com/node/5737

Upcoming Events

IBEC Day Seminar: Road Pricing Beyond the Technology – September 20 – Stockholm

http://www.harmonised-events.com/index.php?url=evenement_vue&id_evenement=22

Friday Bonus

Apparently diesel fumes are not the only odor problems on some buses.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090901/NEWS01/909010348/Bill+targets+pungent+riders+of+Honolulu%E2%80%99s+transit+system

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** – The maiden flight of the Bristol Brabazon, a passenger airliner, was made at the Filton Aerodrome.

http://www.unrealaircraft.com/classics/brab.php

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Thursday, September 3, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Aims for ‘Crystal-Clear’ Rules in Wake of Deadly Midair Collision

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090203469.html

2) FAA to Order New Sensors for Airbus Jets After Crash

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aiXqq88s9B_Q

3) San Francisco Airport Launches Free Cell Phone Boarding Pass System

Link to Bay Area News Group article:

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_13251526

CAMERAS

4) Virginia Loophole Gives City Workers Free Pass on Red-Lights

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/09/loophole-gives-city-workers-free-pass-redlights

5) Red-Light Traffic Cameras to Stay on Ballot in Chillicothe, Ohio

Link to article in the Chillicothe Gazette:

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20090903/NEWS01/909030306/1002

6) West Australia Police Confirm Speed Camera Hidden in Wheelie Bin

Link to article on PerthNow:

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26021343-2761,00.html

7) Massachusetts Puts 70 More Traffic Cams on the Web

Link to article in the Taunton Daily Gazette:

http://www.tauntongazette.com/news/regional/x1750348536/State-puts-70-more-traffic-cams-on-the-web

CARTOGRAPHY

8) Washington State GIS Transportation Repository Takes Long Road

Link to article in Government Technology:

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

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) California Prepares for Bay Bridge Closure

Link to 2009 Bay Bridge closure site:

http://baybridgeinfo.org/1/index.html

ROADWAYS

10) Traffic Lights on South Florida Roads Not Synchronized; Motorists Fume

Link to article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-traffic-lights-090209,0,365813.story

11) Drive-By Pricing

Congestion fees are coming to US cities.

Link to commentary in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/02/cashless-tolling-london-opinions-21-century-cities-09-jack-finn.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Nearly All Baltimore Patrol Officers to Get BlackBerrys

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bal-md.ci.pocketcop03sep03,0,6794169.story

13) National Transportation Safety Board Seeks Flight Data Recorders in Air Ambulances

Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety:

http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/09/02/ntsb-seeks-flight-data-recorders-in-air-ambulances.aspx

TELEMATICS

14) Interview with Ming Jing, Managing Director, Infotainment & Connectivity Business Continental Asia

Link to interview on Zigwheels:

http://www.zigwheels.com/Interviews/Interview-Mr-Ming-Jing-Managing-Director-Infotainment-Connectivity-Business-Continental-Asia-/Ming_20090903-1-2

TRANSIT

15) Board Raps DC Metro Over Holiday Closure Notice for Airport Stop

Link to article and video in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/02/AR2009090202437.html

16) Cablevision Gunning for Wi-Fi Contract for New York Commuter Rail Lines

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h4tZDRoSuX9H4MlWXDI7hovveztwD9AFDM701

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) TPEG Traffic Information Encryption Enables New Business Models

Link to article in EE Times Deutschland:

http://eetimes.eu/germany/219501147

18) With Stoplights, Timing Isn’t Everything

Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/56710052.html

19) Siemens Offers to Automate Metro Manila Traffic Systems

Link to article in BusinessWorld:

http://www.bworldonline.com/BW090409/content.php?id=047

20) Navteq to Use Nokia GPS Data for Traffic Reports

Link to article in TWICE:

http://www.twice.com/article/339498-Navteq_to_use_Nokia_Data.php

News Releases

1) TomTom Expands LIVE Services to Belgium and Portugal

2) RFID Technology to Make a Smooth Touchdown in the Turbulent Aviation Industry, Finds Frost & Sullivan

3) Frost & Sullivan: Map-Based Driver Assistance Systems Lead the Way to Automotive Safety

4) Toyota Develops Onboard DSRC Unit to Improve Traffic Safety

5) Motorists Face Numerous Distractions on Roadways

Upcoming Events

ARTBA National Convention – October 6-9 – Charleston, South Carolina

http://www.artbanationalconvention.org/

Today in Transportation History

1939 **70^th anniversary** – The SS Athenia, a passenger ship, was sunk by a German U-boat in the North Atlantic.

http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/athenia.html

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