Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 9, 2009

October 9, 2009 at 8:37 pm

Friday, October 9, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Getting Air Traffic Under Control

Link to article in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1929071_1929070_1929069,00.html

2) Consensus Emerges for NextGen Priorities

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_generic.jsp?channel=awst&id=news/NextGen101209.xml&headline=Consensus%20Emerges%20For%20NextGen%20Priorities

3) Controllers Were Joking, Giggling Before New York City Air Crash

Link to AP article and audio:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-08-air-controllers-audio_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

4) Helicopter in South Carolina Crash Lacked Some Safety Features, NTSB Says

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/08/AR2009100802919.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Oklahoma DOT Twitter Plans Follow Text Talk

Link to AP article:

http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=11289397

Link to news release from Oklahoma DOT:

http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/newsmedia/press/2009/09-071_odot_joins_twitter_come_along_for_the_ride.pdf

6) Traffic Monitoring with a Self-Sensing Concrete Nanotechnology Road Surface

Link to article on Nanowerk:

http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=13009.php

News Releases

1) FAA.gov Ranked Among Best Federal Web Sites

Upcoming Events

ITS California Annual Meeting – November 16-17 – Anaheim, California

http://www.itscalifornia.org/

Friday Bonus

Here’s a way to prevent global warming that you might not have considered.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-world/2009/10/08/wee-ll-slash-jet-fuel-use-115875-21731248/

Today in Transportation History

1799 **210th anniversary** – The HMS Lutine, a British frigate, was lost off the Dutch coast during a storm.  Only one of the 270 people aboard the ship survived.

http://www.scribeweekly.com/de%20lutine.htm

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 8, 2009

October 8, 2009 at 5:15 pm

Thursday, October 8, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Controllers: FAA’s Computers Prone to Problems

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gEH8D_Erb_xPAm1zh411j6XfUI6AD9B6GTOG2

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google Street View Arrives in 11 Canadian Cities

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10370067-2.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) FHWA Publishes Final Rule on Interoperability Requirements for Automated Toll Collection

Link to notice in the Federal Register:

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2009_register&docid=fr08oc09-5

MARITIME

4) Washington State Ferries May Get Corporate Names

Link to article in The Whidbey Examiner:

http://www.whidbeyexaminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=3045

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) eCall Implementation Platform Meeting Held

Link to article from ERTICO-ITS Europe:

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

TRANSIT

6) New York MTA Station Agent Cuts Leave Some Riders Lost

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/nyregion/09subway.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Bangalore Police Team with Private Company to Supply Free Traffic Alerts

Link to article in the Bangalore Mirror:

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=10&contentid=200910062009100601250162544315643

VEHICLES

8) From Cars to TVs, Apps are Spreading to the Real World

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/08/apps.realworld/

9) Ford Taps Web-Savvy Hipsters To Hype Fiesta

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/07/ford-fiesta-movement-cmo-network-ford.html

News Releases

1) ITS World Forum Launched

2) Transportation Safety Advancement Group Elects 2010 Leadership

3) FAA Announces Serious Runway Incursions Down by 50 Percent

4) Row 44 to Deliver First Ad-Supported In-flight Wi-Fi

5) Ford, Auburn Explore How GPS Satellites Could Help Prevent Auto Accidents

Job Posting

–  Deputy Associate Administrator for Research, Innovation and Technology – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=83773185

Upcoming Events

ITS California Annual Meeting – November 16-17 – Anaheim, California

http://www.itscalifornia.org/

Today in Transportation History

1829 **180th anniversary** – In the Rainhill Trials, a contest involving various locomotives, the Rocket was declared the winner.

http://www.resco.co.uk/rainhill/

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 7, 2009

October 7, 2009 at 11:03 pm

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) FAA Administrator Addresses Agency Communications with General Aviation Community

Link to article on The Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=b67454a4-d18c-4633-82eb-30c72b522fa2

CAMERAS

2) UK Conservatives Declare War on Speed Cameras

Link to Reuters article:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59545X20091006

OTHER

3) Self-Service Kiosks Boom

Link to article from The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/technology/100609_kiosk_boom.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Chattanooga Proposes New Driver Ed Program Funded with Revenue from Traffic Cameras

Link to story and video on WRCB-TV:

http://www.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11269611

ROADWAYS

5) Kentucky to Post Number of Road Deaths on Electronic Highway Signs

Link to article in The Courier-Journal:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091007/NEWS01/910070435/Signs+to+cite+road+deaths

6) Nearly Half of Lahore’s Road Signs are Hidden by Ads

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/07-Oct-2009/Hidden-road-signs-blind-motorists

7) No Need to Change Road Sign Colors in Adirondacks

Link to editorial in The Post-Star:

http://www.poststar.com/articles/2009/10/07/opinion/today/15340129.txt

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Will Airports Screen for Body Signals? Researchers Hope So

Link to story and video on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/security.screening/

Link to further information on Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Project from the US Department of Homeland Security:

http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1218480185439.shtm#9

9) Three Companies Bid to Revive Clear Airport Service

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizclear-airport-service-100709100709oct07,0,6999616.story

TELEMATICS

10) Onboard Trucking Systems are Safe, Providers Say

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=22901

TRANSIT

11) Near-Collision? Long Island Rail Road Doesn’t Have to Tell Authorities

Link to article in Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/near-miss-lirr-doesn-t-have-to-tell-authorities-1.1505814

12) IBM Makes Deal with 3 Transit Agencies to Use Software to Manage Repairs

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hkIjnV0iOKFx68pBPFNIKv4-G1PwD9B67BD80

13) New York City Transit Wait Times to Go Digital

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/transit_wait_times_to_go_digital_3Fh47K8O4RSCrCqEXHhe6K

News Releases

1) BART Offering Real-Time Information by Phone

2) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology

3) Federal Transit Administration Launches Bus Safety and Security Web Site for Small Urban and Rural Transit Agencies

4) US Transportation Secretary Announces Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program

5) Navteq Introduces First of Its Kind Animated 3D Visual Content for North America Map

6) The World’s First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried Out in Changchun City, China

Job Postings

–  Community & Government Affairs Specialist – North County Transit District – Oceanside, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10105

–  Program Development Specialist – National Transit Institute – New Brunswick, New Jersey

http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=10061

–  Information Technology Specialist – Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=83787233

–  Senior Researcher-Funding and Finance – Texas Transportation Institute – Texas

http://apps.system.tamus.edu/jobsearch/JobDetails.aspx?JobID=7621

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: National ITS Architecture Update: New Features of the Latest Version of the National ITS Architecture (Version 6.1) – October 27

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091027_arch.asp

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50th anniversary** – Luna 3 became the first spacecraft to take photos of the far side of the Moon.

http://www.svengrahn.pp.se/trackind/luna3/Luna3story.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN)- October 6, 2009

October 6, 2009 at 11:03 pm

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Navigation Upgrade Uneven at US Airlines

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/ousivMolt/idUSTRE5945HS20091005

2) Airports Spread Out Check-In Kiosks to Cut Down on Lines

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-10-05-airport-kiosks_N.htm

3) Airports Get Aid for Device to See Debris

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/business/06debris.html

Link to advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration:

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentID/99719

4) French Pilots Blast Inaction on Sensors

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/10/05/French-pilots-blast-inaction-on-sensors/UPI-55231254757787/

Link to article in Journal du Dimanche:

http://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/Justice/Actualite/AF447-Le-crash-du-Rio-Paris-etait-evitable-139236/ (in French)

Link to news release from Syndicat des Pilotes d’Air France:

http://www.spaf.aero/index.php?ac=view&i=58&b=actualite (in French)

5) FAA Committed to NextGen Recommendations

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/SHAPE100509.xml&headline=FAA%20Committed%20To%20NextGen%20Recommendations%3C/p%3E

6) Lost Bag at Indian Airport? Log On

Link to Indo-Asian News Service article:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lost-bag-at-airport-Log-on/H1-Article1-461658.aspx

Link to CISF site: http://www.cisf.gov.in/airports.htm

7) Qantas Has Called for ‘Smarter Skies’

Link to article in The Australian:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,26175113-643,00.html

CAMERAS

8) What if Google Earth Had a Live View of Traffic and Pedestrians?

Link to blog and video in Government Video:

http://www.governmentvideo.com/Blogs.aspx?id=87892&blogid=524

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

9) EU Sets Rules for Electronic Payment of Road Tolls Across EU

Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:

http://english.capital.gr/News.asp?id=826878

Link to news release from the EU:

http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/europe/europe-to-launch-electronic-toll-service-8575.html

10) National Highways Authority of India to Install Electronic Toll Collection System

Link to article on Zee News:

http://www.zeenews.com/news568791.html

MARITIME

11) Bahrain Joins Global Tracking System

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Security_Industry/2009/10/05/Bahrain-joins-global-tracking-system/UPI-59341254780943/

12) Transportation Policy Blog has Focus on Marine Transportation System

Link to MTS Matters:

http://mtsmatters.com

OTHER

13) ITS Research Strategic Plan Update #2

Link to update from the director of the US DOT ITS Joint Program Office:

http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/row_stakeholders.htm

RAILROADS

14) Rail’s 150-Year Wait for Safety

Positive Train Control is still years away from full implementation in the US.

Link to article in Miller-McCune:

http://miller-mccune.com/business_economics/rail-s-150-year-wait-for-safety-1513

ROADWAYS

15) ‘Smart’ Speed Bumps Being Developed in Mexico

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-10-05-speedbumps_N.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) EU Parliament Set to ‘Re-open’ Visa Deal with US

Would include allowing the transfer of data on transatlantic airline passengers.

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/justice/eu-parliament-set-open-visa-deal-us/article-186093

TRANSIT

17) Columbus, Ohio Transit Chief Joins Riders for Bus Service Apology

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/10/05/COTA.html

18) Riding Seattle’s Rails, Ferries, Buses, ORCA Style

Link to article on ContactlessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2009/10/06/riding-seattles-rails-ferries-buses-orca-style

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) TrafficTalk Unveils Voice-Based Traffic Information Service

Link to article on TMCnet:

http://ivr.tmcnet.com/topics/ivr-voicexml/articles/65866-traffictalk-unveils-voice-based-traffic-information-service.htm

News Releases

1) Sensis Innovates Aircraft Departure Sequencing Tool

2) G-Map Launches First Real-Time Traffic iPhone GPS App

3) Ford Using Virtual Reality to Fine-Tune Sound Quality Inside Vehicles

Upcoming Events

US-India Aviation Partnership Summit – December 7-9 – Washington, DC

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091001/

Today in Transportation History

1884 **125th anniversary** – The first class of the US Naval War College met in Newport, Rhode Island.

http://www.nwc.navy.mil

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 5, 2009

October 5, 2009 at 5:25 pm

Monday, October 5, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Airports Target Luggage Thieves

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/business/airports-target-luggage-thieves-154652.html

2) Survey Shows Passengers Unhappy with Internet, Transportation at DC Airports

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Survey-shows-passengers-unhappy-with-Internet-transportation-at-DC-airports-63497812.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Private-Equity Shapes Rand McNally’s Digital Future

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/burns-on-business/2009/10/privateequity-shapes-randmcnallys-digital-future.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Under the Hood of Rand McNally’s IntelliRoute TND 500 – Truck Navigation Device

Link to interview in Directions Magazine:

http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=3290

OTHER

5) In a Crash? You Could be Getting a Phone Call

Some against including phone numbers on Texas accident reports.

Link to article in the San Antonio Express-News:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/63459162.html

ROADWAYS

6) Bridge Safety: Illinois Puts Inspection Summaries Online

Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/autocorner/chi- getting-around_05oct05,0,7385266.column

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Surveillance Will Expand to Midtown Manhattan, Mayor Says

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/05/nyregion/05security.html?_r=1&ref=n yregion

8) Experts Say ‘Distracted Drivers’ React to Penalties

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/04/AR2009100402938.html

TRANSIT

9) Fresh from London, New MTA Chief Eyes ‘Distinctly Different Customer Experience’ for New Yorkers

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/10/05/2009-10-05_new_man_at_helm_fresh_from_london_aims_for_different_customer_experience_here_th.html

10) Dubai RTA Pushes ‘Intelligent Systems’ for Buses

Link to article in Xpress:

http://www.xpress4me.com/news/uae/dubai/20015154.html

11) Catching a Bus with a BlackBerry

Link to column in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/column/catching-bus-blackberry

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) High-Tech Traffic Fix

Advances that use sensors to compile data can improve road and rail efficiency.

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.traffic05oct05,0,6980439.story

13) Among a World of Technology, the Human Touch

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/03/AR2009100302461.html

14) Text Your Way Around Dublin Traffic Jams

Link to article on TechCentral.ie:

http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=14106

15) October Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator

Link to newsletter:

http://www.floridaits.com/Newsletters/2009/2009-Oct.pdf

News Releases

1) Renewed Interest in ITS Being Driven by Environmental and Safety Concerns

2) Missouri DOT Video Shows Life Cycle of a Highway

3) ITS Georgia 2009 Annual Meeting Under Way

4) American Airlines to Launch Social Networking Site Focused on Sharing Black Culture Experiences From Around the World

5) DC Metro Introduces Tool to Help Web Site Visitors Browse Content

6) PrePass and E-ZPass Deliver Positive Environmental Impact

Upcoming Events

3rd METRANS National Urban Freight Conference – October 21-23 – Long Beach, California

http://www.metrans.org/nuf/2009/

Today in Transportation History

1984 **25th anniversary** – Marc Garneau became the first Canadian to fly in space during a Space Shuttle flight.

http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/biogarneau.asp

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 2, 2009

October 2, 2009 at 5:50 pm

Friday, October 2, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Ohio Turnpike Working Out E-ZPass Kinks

Link to AP article:

http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/63253777.html

OTHER

2) In New York City, Advice on Sensitivity for Traffic Agents

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/nyregion/02traffic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) New York, New Jersey, Connecticut Lawmakers Push for Dirty-Bomb Alarms

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/10/01/2009-10-01_tristate_push_for_dirtybomb_alarms.html

TRANSIT

4) MARTA Launches Color-Coded Rail System

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/MARTA-launches-color-coded-rail-system.aspx

5) Next Train in How Long? More New York City Subway Riders to Know Soon

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/nyregion/02countdown.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

VEHICLES

6) EU Adopts Fuel Efficiency Label for Tires

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy-efficiency/eu-adopts-fuel-efficiency-label-tyres/article-186007#

News Releases

1) Wyoming DOT Makes ‘511 Notify’ Service Available

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Transit Operations Decision Support Systems (TODSS): A US DOT Pilot Expert System for Transit Bus Fleet Management – October 21

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s091021_transitops.asp

Friday Bonus

There’s a reason the sign with the flashing lights is there.

http://www.11foot8.com

Today in Transportation History

1984 **25th anniversary** – Soyuz T-11 landed.  The flight carried the first Indian cosmonaut.

http://space.kursknet.ru/cosmos/english/machines/st11.sht

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – October 1, 2009

October 1, 2009 at 5:05 pm

Thursday, October 1, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Cockpit Chatter Cited in Six Crashes

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-10-01-pilot-speak_N.htm

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) E-ZPass System Implemented on Ohio Turnpike

Link to article in the Daily Kent Stater:

http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2009/10/01/News/EZpass.System.Implemented.On.Ohio.Turnpike-3789365.shtml

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) EU Launches Free Satellite System to Fine-Tune GPS

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE59023F20091001

Link to news release from the EU:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1399&format=HTML&aged=0&language=en&guiLanguage=en

OTHER

4) Golden Pylon Awards Recognize Los Angeles-Area Traffic Reporters

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-traffic-reporters01-2009oct01,0,1829383.story

ROADWAYS

5) ‘Slow Down’: The Message from Construction Flagger Protest in Vancouver, British Columbia

Link to story on CKWX Radio:

http://www.news1130.com/more.jsp?content=20090930_231940_1064

6) Albany, New York Police to Flash Defendants’ Names on Roadway Signs

Link to story and video on WRGB-TV:

http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/sign-1267001-says-see.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Government Seeks State Anti-Distracted Driving Laws

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFP1DYVH_F_STKnQ7PqSkRAK3RkQD9B2EH2G0

8) Obama Bars Fed Workers from Texting and Driving

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138781/Obama_bars_fed_workers_from_texting_and_driving

9) Oregon Protects Communities From Deadly Chemical Weapons with Massive Wi-Fi Network

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/728860

TRANSIT

10) SEPTA Moves a Step Closer to ‘Smart Cards’

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20091001_SEPTA_moves_a_step_closer_to__quot_smart_cards_quot_.html

VEHICLES

11) Google Testing Car Charging Software, Links to PowerMeter

Link to article on Seeking Alpha:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/164290-google-testing-car-charging-software-links-to-powermeter

News Releases

1) American Drivers Happy, but Would Welcome Improvements

Solicitation

Request for Response – Mass511 Traveler Information System – Massachusetts Highway Department

https://www.ebidsourcing.com/processPublicSolSummView.do?action=soltypeCd&docStatus=OPEN&docUserId=202417&docViewType=OPEN&docId=118271&doValidateToken=false&soltypeCd=UNIVERSAL

Upcoming Events

AAAE Airport/Seaport Cruise Ship Conference – December 7-9 – Miami

http://events.aaae.org/sites/091109/

Today in Transportation History

1969 **40th anniversary** – The Concorde broke the sound-barrier for the first time.

http://www.concorde-jet.com/e_histoire.php?deb=58

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 30, 2009

September 30, 2009 at 10:51 pm

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Airport Consortium Works on Developing Industry Standard for Biometric Access Control

Link to article in Security Technology Executive:

http://www.securityinfowatch.com/Features/getting-back-basic-airport-security

2) Airline Industry Gets Smarter with Bags

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125426756348250917.html

3) Web Site Helps Travelers Avoid Ground Transportation Scams at Airports

Link to article in The Vancouver Sun:

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Website+helps+travellers+avoid+transport+scams/2043350/story.html

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

CAMERAS

4) Maryland Drivers Catch on Fast When a Speed Camera Goes Up

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/29/AR2009092903490.html

OTHER

5) US Senators, Associated Press Want More Government Info Made Public

FAA’s reluctance to release bird strike database cited as example.

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jetRPAlNqHJbp_bx4eFGAJWvy9IAD9B1G52G1

6) School Bus Radio Program Plays Its Last Tune

Link to article in U.S. News & World Report:

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/on-education/2009/09/29/school-bus-radio-program-plays-its-last-tune.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Distracted Driving ‘a Menace to Society’

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-30-distracted-driving-hearing_N.htm

8) Emergency Preparedness: Improved Planning and Coordination Necessary for Modernization and Integration of Public Alert and Warning System

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09834.pdf

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d091044t.pdf (testimony)

http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/gao-09-880sp/index.html (results of survey)

TRANSIT

9) Massachusetts to Hold Transportation Conference, Developers Challenge

Link to article in Mass High Tech:

http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/09/28/daily18-Mass-to-hold-transportation-conference-dev-challenge.html

10) Edmonton Transit Control Center Monitors Delays, Crime

Link to article in Metro Edmonton:

http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/local/article/324723–ets-draws-up-intergraph-to-monitor-delays-crime

11) Iowa System Offers Paratransit Riders Cell Phones

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/Accessibility-Brief.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Aha Mobile Launches New Version of Traffic and Road Entertainment iPhone App

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/30/aha-mobile-launches-new-version-of-traffic-and-road-entertainment-iphone-app/

VEHICLES

13) An iPhone Gets Zipcar Drivers on Their Way

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-09-29-unlock-iphone-zipcar-tech_N.htm

News Releases

1) Washington State DOT Installs Infrared Traffic Cameras at Snoqualmie Pass for Nighttime Viewing

2) New iPhone Application Promotes Traffic Safety

3) Norfolk Southern’s TheFutureNeedsUs.com Focuses on the Benefits of Partnerships and Rail Corridors

4) Halmstad University wins the CVIS Application Innovation Contest

5) Chicago Transit Authority Launches Searchable Vendor Database Via Web Site

6) Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Alliance Presents Recommendations at DOT Distracted Driving Summit

7) EC Takes Action to Make Urban Travel Greener, Better Organized and More User-Friendly

8Technology Demonstration Participants Sought for 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

Upcoming Events

People Tracking and Location 2009 – December 2-3 – Amsterdam

http://www.thewherebusiness.com/peopletracking/index.shtml

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60th anniversary** – The Berlin Airlift officially came to an end.

http://www.spiritoffreedom.org/

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 29, 2009

September 29, 2009 at 6:12 pm

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Should Airlines Let Passengers Make Calls via Wi-Fi?

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2009-09-28-wi-fi-cellphones-airlines_N.htm

2) Local South Carolina Officials Question 2-Hour Delay in Crash Alert

Link to article in The Sun News:

http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/1092193.html

CAMERAS

3) Traffic Camera Ballot Fight Heads to Ohio Supreme Court

Link to article in the Chillicothe Gazette:

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20090929/UPDATES01/90929010/1002/NEWS01

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Safety, Part 1: Texting, Part 2?

Link to article on TechNewsWorld:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/GPS-Safety-Part-1-Texting-Part-2-68174.html

5) SISTER at the 16th ITS World Congress

Link to further information:

http://www.sister-project.org/

MILITARY

6) Inside the US Navy’s Command Center of the Future

Link to article and video on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10362933-52.html

OTHER

7) Driver’s Ed Gets 21st-Century Update

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-09-28-driver-side_N.htm

8) Illinois DOT Putting More Info About Projects on Web

Link to article in the Journal Star:

http://www.pjstar.com/news_county/x1128385697/IDOT-launches-new-Web-sites

ROADWAYS

9) High-Tech System Keeps Trucks Moving on Virginia’s I-64

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/transportation/article/B-TRUK29_20090928-203405/296079/

10) Sheriff’s Signs Don’t Fly with Tennessee DOT

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090929/NEWS03/909290333/1001/NEWS/Williamson+County+sheriff+s+signs+don+t+fly+with+TDOT

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) US Transportation Secretary Seeks Roadmap to Remedy Distracted Driving

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Travel/transportation-secretary-ray-lahood-kick-off-distracted-driving/story?id=8640239

12) India Transport Ministry to Use Tweeting to Bring Down Accidents

Link to Press Trust of India article:

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/transport-ministry-to-use-tweeting-to-bring-down-accidents/371582/

13) Wisconsin Not Told of Stolen Plane’s Intrusion

Link to AP article:

http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BLAG7GRD0F8

TRANSIT

14) Bus CCTV Could Predict Assaults

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8270934.stm

Link to news release from CSIT:

http://www.ecit.qub.ac.uk/News/23092009NEWUKCYBERSECURITYCENTRETOUNVEILBREAKTHROUGHTECHNOLOGYTOCOMBATCRIME/

VEHICLES

15) Electronic Recorder Rule Sent to US DOT

Link to article in Light & Medium Duty Truck:

http://www.lmtruck.com/articles/lmtbase.aspx?storyid=579&utm_source=lmt&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=newsletter

16) Volvo Ready to Bring Cars to a Full Stop in an Emergency — Without Any Help from the Driver

Link to column in USA Today:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2009/09/68499878/1

News Releases

1) Australian Communications and Media Authority to Host Tune-Up on Transport-Related Spectrum Issues

2) GTZ Sourcebook Module on ‘Intelligent Transport Systems’ Updated (scroll down)

3) The World’s First Commercial ITS Verification Test Carried out in Changchun City, China

4) AT&T and Garmin Announce a New Mobile Navigation Era with nüvifone, The Navigation Phone

5) Distracted Driving a Factor in Railroad Crossing Crashes, Says Rail Safety Group Operation Lifesaver

Upcoming Events

IntelliDrive Working Group Meeting – October 29-30 – Detroit

http://www.itsa.org/intellidriveworkinggroup/c70/News_and_Events.html

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100th anniversary** – Wilbur Wright made the first long over-water flight in America.

http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2009/06/wrights_hudson.php

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 28, 2009

September 28, 2009 at 5:53 pm

Monday, September 28, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) FAA Steps Closer to NextGen Navigation with Naverus Approval

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/naverus_nextgen_faa_navigation_rnp_201222-1.html

Link to news release from Naverus:

http://www.naverus.com/Company/News/2516.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) UAZ Begins Serial Production of Cars Equipped with GLONASS System

Link to article on Autostat:

http://www.autostat.ru/news.asp?t=1&n=3744

3) Taxi GPS Devices Raise Surveillance Concern in Beijing

Link to article on Alibaba:

http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100178251-1-taxi-gps-devices-raise-surveillance.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Poll Finds Broad Support for a Ban on Texting at the Wheel

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/technology/28truckerside.html

5) Truckers Insist on Keeping Computers in the Cab

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/technology/28truckers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

6) Transparency Directives Transform Privacy at US Department of Homeland Security

Link to article in Homeland Security Today:

http://www.hstoday.us/content/view/10383/128/

7) National Communications System Provides Programs for Priority Calling, but Planning for New Initiatives and Performance Measurement Could be Strengthened

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09822.pdf

TRANSIT

7) New York MTA Easing Its Strict Approach to Outside Web Developers

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/nyregion/28mta.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

9) Official Los Angeles Metrolink System Records Contain Errors, Inconsistencies

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-data-metrolink-2009sep27,0,6452604.story

10) Kalamazoo’s Metro Transit Getting Smarter

Link to story on WKZO Radio:

http://new.wkzo.com/news/articles/2009/sep/28/metro-transit-getting-smarter/

11) UC Davis Bus Service Offers Real-Time Information

Link to article in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/09/UC-Davis-bus-service-offers-real-time-information.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Abu Dhabi Looks at Tokyo Traffic Management System to Tackle Its Traffic Nightmare

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090929/NATIONAL/709289800/1138/MAGAZINE3

News Releases

1) Ericsson CEO Advocates Technology-Driven Climate Agenda at UN Leadership Forum on Climate Change

2) European ‘CVIS’ Project Shows the Cooperative Way to Mobility

3) Viajeo: Towards Efficient Travel and Transport Planning

4) Chapel Hill Transit Joins the Regional Information Center

5) Boeing Advances Security Upgrade for GPS Ground Control System

6) States and US Territories Receive $40 Million in Grants to Improve 911 Services

7) TomTom, AT&T to Deliver LIVE Services on Connected GPS

8) Clemson Researchers Study Energy Savings with Electric Cars and IntelliDrive Technology

9) Xerox to Acquire Affiliated Computer Services

Upcoming Events

Digital Ship USA 2009 – October 7-8 – Stamford, Connecticut

http://www.thedigitalship.com/conferences/usa/usa_about09.shtml

Today in Transportation History

1994 **15th anniversary** – The MV Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea claiming 852 lives.

http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/estonia/

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