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AVIATION

1) NASA Safety Survey a Mystery

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jKO38hKOG37Omy4Iv7Bi9q_L98bQD97EPSDG0

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09112.pdf

2) Fort Wayne Airport Gets $1.27 Million from Stimulus to Install Signs

They’ll help pilots, crews find their way among runways.

Link to story in The News-Sentinel:

http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090409/BUSINESS/904090316

3) Atlanta Airport Grooving to Clean Music

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/09/atlanta.hartsfield.music/index.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Slovenian Motorway Users Happy with Tolling System

Link to Slovenian Press Agency story:

http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&id=1381072

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) TomTom Brings New Technology Into GPS Market

Link to video interview with TomTom President Jocelyn Vigreux on NECN:

http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/2009/04/08/TomTom-brings-new-technology/1239232308.html

OTHER

6) Surveillance of Public Spaces: A Privacy Issue?

Link to story in 1to1 Magazine:

http://www.1to1media.com/View.aspx?DocId=31533

ROADWAYS

7) Wind’s Impact on Highway Signs Studied

Link to story in The Huntsville Times:

http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/1239268542102760.xml&coll=1

8) Denver’s Northwest Parkway Leaves Mainline Plaza Unstaffed Overnight to Experiment with Cashless Toll Collection

Link to story in TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4097

9) Automating HOT Lane Enforcement

Link to story in Surface Transportation Innovations:

http://old.reason.org/surtrans66print.html#4

SPACE

10) NASA Astronaut Tweets About Mission

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/04/08/web-nasa-twitter.aspx

Link to Mike Massimino’s Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Mississippi DOT to Use Twitter for Hurricane Evacuations

Link to story in the Hattiesburg American:

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20090409/NEWS01/90409019

TRANSIT

12) Calls to 311 Prove a Drag on San Francisco Muni’s Budget

Agency charged $1.96 each time a caller requests bus arrival times.

Link to story in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Calls-to-311-prove-a-drag-on-Munis-budget-42722122.html

13) New York City Fare-Hike Revolt Rising Up on Facebook

Link to story in amNew York:

http://weblogs.amny.com/entertainment/urbanite/blog/2009/04/mta_angst_floods_facebook.html

VEHICLES

14) Cars Gone Wireless

Automakers and tech companies are adding a growing array of information and entertainment extras such as Web access in vehicles

Link to story in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc2009049_588284.htm

News Releases

1) Social Networking Shifts Car-Sharing Into High Gear at Stanford University

2) US Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood to Speak at ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition on June 1

3) FCC Adopts Rules to Expand, Enhance First Responders’ Use of Broadband Communications

4) National Center for Atmospheric Research Tests System to Steer Drivers Away from Dangerous Weather

5) Trafficmaster Supports AA’s New 84322 Traffic Information Service

6) Luxury Automaker Takes the HD Radio Fast Lane

Upcoming Events

mobil.TUM 2009 – ITS for Larger Cities – May 12-13 – Munich

http://www.vt.bv.tum.de/mobil.TUM2009

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50^th anniversary** – NASA introduces the Mercury Seven, the first group of American astronauts.

http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~5~5~22981~127221:Original-7-Astronauts-in-Spacesuits

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – April 08, 2009

April 8, 2009 at 6:18 pm

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Off-the-shelf TIC from GEWI Provides Highly Configurable 511 Solutions

With worldwide experience in over 100 projects, GEWI’s off-the-shelf TIC provides proven and highly configurable solutions which can be deployed faster, more affordably, and with less risk than build-your-own solutions. Data can be created by users or collected from service providers. Data can be automatically selected and personalized before being sent as information and alerts. Data can be distributed to web sites, IVR, mobile phone text, navigation devices, and even radio stations for time-scrolled announcements. Data can include speed & flow, traffic events, roadside camera images, weather, travel & tourism information, sponsorships, parking availability, fuel prices, and more. With the new TIC3 architecture, the only limitation… is your imagination! Visit www.gewi.com to download a brochure and specific use-case leaflets, or contact jim.oneill@gewi.com to discuss your requirements.

AVIATION

1) Miami Phasing in Air-Traffic Innovation

Link to story in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/989545.html

2) FAA Requests Comments on Standards for Airport Sign Systems

Link to story on AviationNews:

http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=166023

3) US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Praises TSA Test Facility

Link to story on AviationNews:

http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=166078

CAMERAS

4) Enforcement Camera Expansion on Hold in Arizona

Link to story in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/04/08/20090408photosuspend0409.html

5) Snap Decisions at Red Lights

Meet the companies behind the cameras waiting to catch you.

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/transportation/chi-red-speed-08-apr08,0,6871221.story

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Street View UK is Here to Stay, Says Boss of Google Maps

Link to story and video in The Times:

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article6058197.ece

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Tweet Along with the Delaware Office of Highway Safety

Link to story in the Sussex Countian:

http://www.sussexcountian.com/homepage/x1098992497

Link to Twitter page: http://twitter.com/DEHighwaySafe

ROADWAYS

8) Archives of Webcast on I-95 Express Lanes in Florida

Link to archives from the National Transportation Operations Coalition:

http://www.ntoctalks.com/web_casts_archive.php

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Air Chase Tests US Security Network

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-07-stolen-plane_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip

10) The Security Swamp

Secure Flight, the government’s new airline passenger-screening program, wants to identify troublemakers. But making it work might be a nightmare for travelers.

Link to column in Portfolio:

http://www.portfolio.com/business-travel/seat-2B/2009/04/07/TSA-Launches-Secure-Flight

11) A Guide for Reducing Speed-Related Crashes

Link to document from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10229

12) Side Object Detection Systems Evaluation

Link to report from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS//REPTS_TE/14461.htm

VEHICLES

13) Social Networking Leads Ford to Fiesta Fans

Link to AP story:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Social-networking-leads-Ford-apf-14885800.html

News Releases

1) VIA Rail’s Departure and Arrival Times Now Online

2) Web Improvements to Ease UK Holiday Traffic

Upcoming Events

Vehicle Dynamics Expo 2009 – June 16-18 – Messe Stuttgart, Germany

http://www.vehicledynamics-expo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1904 **105^th anniversary** – Manhattan’s Longacre Square was formally renamed Times Square.

http://tinyurl.com/cw9e6w

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – April 7, 2009

April 7, 2009 at 8:16 pm

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Deadline Extended to April 17 for ITS America’s Student Essay Competition

The deadline to submit entries for the Student Essay Competition has been extended to April 17. This year’s competition, one of the highlights of ITS America’s Annual Meeting, is sponsored by Southwest Research Institute. The Student Essay Competition is designed to encourage student interest and future participation in the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems and solutions. Three winners will be honored in conjunction with the Best of ITS Awards during an awards ceremony on Monday, June 1, 2009, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD – inside the Washington DC metropolitan area. For full entry guidelines and essay topics for this competition, please click here . If you have further questions, please contact Edgar Martinez at emartinez@itsa.org 202-21-4223.

AVIATION

1) FAA Gets High Marks for Deployment of Satellite-Based Surveillance System

Link to story in Aircraft Maintenance Technology:

http://www.amtonline.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=1&id=7859

CAMERAS

2) Pilot Project in UK Uses Cameras in Helmets of Traffic Wardens to Record Video and Sound

Cameras to be used to resolve disputes over fines but concerns about recording private conversations.

Link to story in the Enfield Independent:

http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/4273430.Traffic_wardens_given_surveillance_powers_under_new_videocamera_scheme/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) National Work Zone Awareness Week

Link to story and video on WTTG-TV:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/dc/040709_work_zone_awareness_week

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa0911.htm

4) Rhode Island DOT Enters the World of Social Networking

Link to story in The Interchange:

http://www.dot.ri.gov/documents/news/interchg/Winter2009.pdf (page 8)

RAILROADS

5) United Transportation Union Launches Close-Call Pilot Program with NJ Transit

Link to story in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/news/article.asp?id=20109

Link to UTU news release:

http://www.utu.org/worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=46622

ROADWAYS

6) West Virginia House Approves Emergency Response Bill

State department of transportation must be notified during certain emergencies.

Link to story in The Charleston Gazette:

http://www.wvgazettemail.com/News/200904063534068

7) Signs at I-75 Ramp in Atlanta Incomplete, Two Years After Fatal Bus Crash

Link to story in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/04/06/hovramp0406.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Whole-Body Scans Pass First Airport Tests

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/business/07road.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

TRANSIT

9) New York City Transit Begins to Blog the L Train

Link to story in Metro:

http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/04/07/05/4355-82/index.xml

10) Dude, Where’s My Bus? Ask DIYcity!

Link to story in The New York Observer:

http://www.observer.com/2009/media/dude-wheres-my-bus-ask-diycity

Link to DIYcity: http://www.diycity.org/

11) Wireless Passenger Communications System

Link to document from the Federal Railroad Administration:

http://www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/Research/rr0834.pdf

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Road Weather Information System Environmental Sensor Station Siting Guide Version 2.0

Link to draft report from the Research and Innovative Technology Administration:

http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS//REPTS_TE/14447.htm

VEHICLES

13) Utah Rolls Out New ‘Share the Road’ License Plate

Link to story in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12091043

News Releases

1) New Greyhound Buses Redefine Leisure Travel – Upgraded Fleet Features Wi-Fi

2) Houston TranStar Goes Twitter

Upcoming Events

APTA Rail Conference – June 14-18 – Chicago

http://www.apta.com/conferences_calendar/rail/

Today in Transportation History

1989 **20^th anniversary** – A bus, en route from Montreal to New York, was hijacked to Ottawa.

http://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/08/world/a-bus-headed-for-new-york-is-briefly-hijacked-in-canada.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/H/Hijacking

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – April 6, 2009

April 6, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Monday, April 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) A Scramble to Add Air Traffic Controllers

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/business/05airtraffic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

2) Orlando International Airport Tower‘s Air Controllers’ Inexperience is a Cause for Concern

Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orl-asecoia05040509apr05,0,3446929.story

BUSES

3) Challenging Times for Bus Rapid Transit System in Johannesburg

Link to story in Engineering News:

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/bus-transport-2009-04-03

CAMERAS

4) Cameras Sought for Louisiana Railroad Crossings

Link to AP story:

http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20090405/UPDATES01/90405007

MARITIME

5) London Boats to Take Oyster Card as Mayor Promotes Thames

Link to Bloomberg News story:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=ah2LCGnMT9Ac

OTHER

6) North Korean Missile Launch Sends Officials Rushing Into Action

Air traffic, maritime vessels quickly advised.

Link to story in The Yomiuri Shimbun:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090406TDY02305.htm

7) Information and Communications Technologies and Climate Change: Problem or Solution?

Link to story on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-change/ict-climate-change-problem-solution/article-180760

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Airport Face Scanners ‘Cannot Tell the Difference Between Osama bin Laden and Winona Ryder’

Link to story in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5110402/Airport-face-scanners-cannot-tell-the-difference-between-Osama-bin-Laden-and-Winona-Ryder.html

9) US DOT Aggregates Hazmat Reporting

Link to story in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/04/06/dot-hazmat.aspx

TRANSIT

10) MTA Online – How the New York City Subway Transit System Uses the Internet and Social Media

Link to interview with Diane Chehab on Maketing.FM:

http://www.marketing.fm/2009/04/03/mta-online-how-the-nyc-subway-transit-system-uses-the-internet-and-social-media/

11) NBC in Transit Launches in New York, New Jersey

News and entertainment will air on PATH trains and stations.

Link to story in The Hollywood Reporter:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff50ba6951560a30f6b7af52e5d298b6

News Releases

1) Inrix Delivers Real-Time Access to 10,000 Traffic Cameras

2) Research and Markets: Navigation to Boost European Passenger Vehicle Telematics and Infotainment Market Growth in the Short to Medium-Term

Upcoming Events

2009 The Future of Tolling: ORT and the Path to Interoperability – June 14-16 – Tampa, Florida

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3616

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** – Robert Perry and Matthew Henson claimed to have been the first to reach the North Pole.

http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0406.html#article

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – April 2, 2009

April 2, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Thursday, April 2, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Registration is now open for IBTTA’s Upcoming Summit – The Future of Tolling: ORT and the Path to Interoperability, June 14-16, 2009 in Tampa, FL

AVIATION

1) American Airlines Union Goes Viral Against Execs

Link to AP story:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-Airlines-union-goes-apf-14824283.html

2) Aircraft Could be Brought Down by DIY ‘E-Bombs’

Link to story in New Scientist:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227026.200-aircraft-could-be-brought-down-by-diy-ebombs.html

3) EU Says Phone-Ready Planes to Double by Next Year

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/middleseat/2009/04/02/eu-says-phone-ready-planes-to-double-by-next-year

BICYCLES

4) Promoting the Use of Bicycles on Federal Lands

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.wti.montana.edu/documents/reports/pdf/4W1303_Final_Report.pdf

CAMERAS

5) In Surprising Reversal, Maryland Senate Rejects Speed Cameras

Link to story in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.cameras02apr02,0,1079669.story

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Toll Discounts for In-State Residents Draw Constitutional Challenge

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/us/02ezpass.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) TomTom Signs Deal with TrafficCast for Data for Wireless Navigation Device

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123862738872480271.html

Link to news release from TrafficCast:

http://trafficcast.com/news/article/120/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) New Jersey Warns Against Walking on Highways

Link to AP story:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20090402_N_J__warns_against_walking_on_highways.html

RAILROADS

9) Microsoft’s Telephony Software Gains Railroad Ties

BNSF hopes software can replacing aging phone system and attract younger workers.

Link to CNET News column:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10209569-56.html

10) Latest Issue of Signal the Newsletter of ERTMS, the European Rail Traffic Management System

Link to newsletter:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/interoperability/ertms/doc/011_signal_2009_04_en.pdf

ROADWAYS

11) Rural Issues with Optimal Sensor Placement for Transportation Applications

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.wti.montana.edu/documents/reports/pdf/4W1531_Final_Report.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) US to Boost Ports of Entry Along US-Mexico Border

Plan calls for high-tech inspection equipment and surveillance systems.

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7YK6qe9Xpfr4heKG3_hRDGJP6jwD97A1AF80

Link to news release from the US Department of Homeland Security:

http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1238626069590.shtm

13) Free Videos Aim to Reduce Teen Driving Fatalities

Link to story in The Wichita Eagle:

http://www.kansas.com/news/breaking/story/757969.html

14) Ad Hoc Routing for Rural Public Safety

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.wti.montana.edu/documents/reports/pdf/4W1566_Final_Report.pdf

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) FM Stations Help Punjab Police Control Traffic

Link to story in The Indian Express:

http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/road-waves-fm-stations-help-police-control-traffic/441995/

16) Alcoa, Tennessee Named ‘Smart City’ for Transportation

Link to story in Blount Today:

http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2009/apr/02/alcoa-named-smart-city-transportation/

VEHICLES

17) Can a Speed Demon Tame Teen Drivers?

A young inventor’s gadget lets parents track kids behind the wheel.

Link to story and video in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/04/02/can_a_speed_demon_tame_teen_drivers

News Releases

1) AASHTO Launches Are We There Yet? We Can Be. America, Let’s Get Moving!

2) Dashboard Navigation System Doubles as Covert GPS Tracker: Lets Boss Sit in Passenger Seat

3) Apisphere to Provide Mobile Traffic Network with Location-Smart Messaging

Upcoming Events

National Transit Institute Transit ITS Regional Workshops – April 29-30 – Chicago & June 9-10 – Dallas

http://www.ntionline.com/CourseInfo.asp?CourseNumber=TRI-26

Today in Transportation History

1804 **205^th anniversary** – The HMS Apollo ran aground off the Portuguese coast. About 40 ships following in the convoy also were wrecked.

http://ageofsail.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/shipwreck-of-hms-apollo/

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – March 30, 2009

March 30, 2009 at 5:43 pm

Monday, March 30, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Airline Lobby Impatient with Delays on New US Traffic Control System

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123818857733360521.html

Link to news release from the Air Transport Association:

http://www.airlines.org/news/releases/2009/News_03-27-09.htm

2) Airlines Look at New Phone Devices for the Long Haul

Link to story in The Star:

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/28/business/3440300&sec=business

3) Florida Breaks Ground for GPS Flight System

Link to story in The Tampa Tribune:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/29/na-state-breaks-ground-for-gps-flight-system/

CAMERAS

4) Proposal to Track Uninsured with Red-Light Cameras has Cities Seeing Big Money

Link to Fox News story:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510999,00.html

5) Traffic Cameras in London Ordered Turned Off by Department for Transport in Advance of G20 Summit

DfT says mobile road cameras do not meet resolution standards.

Link to story in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/30/cctv-london-government-transport-g20

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Start of Cheap Road Tolls in Japan Sees Jams

Link to story in The Yomiuri Shimbun:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090329TDY02306.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) TomTom and Microsoft Settle Patent Fight

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUSN3034876220090330

OTHER

8) A Badge, a Gun and a Facebook Profile

Police learn how to tap social-networking sites.

Link to story in the Edmonton Journal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/News/badge+Facebook+profile/1440929/story.html

9) Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Scolded by Governor’s Aide Over Blog Entry

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/28/patrick_aide_scolded_aloisi_over_blog_entry/

Link to blog entry on Blue Mass Group:

http://www.bluemassgroup.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=15099

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Efforts to Limit Cell Phone Use While Driving Grow in US

Link to story and video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-03-29-driving-distracted-cellphones_N.htm

Link to further information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety:

http://www.iihs.org/laws/CellPhoneLaws.aspx

11) Trying to Limit Disclosure on Explosion

Chemical plant owners say maritime security law should limit what federal agency can disclose.

Link to story in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/us/29chemical.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

Link to Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002: http://www.tsa.gov/assets/pdf/MTSA.pdf

12) Transportation’s Role in Emergency Evacuation and Reentry

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=10106

TRANSIT

13) Alarm System to Detect Trouble on Denver Light-Rail Tracks

Link to story in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12020680

14) Tech Savvy Teenager Takes Massachusetts Transit Agency in New Directions

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/29/tech_savvy_teenager_takes_lexington_transit_in_new_directions/

15) Boston T Riders Taking the Facebook Route

Facebook group lobbies for MBTA to provide information to Google Transit.

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/03/29/t_riders_taking_the_facebook_route/

Link to Facebook group: http://tinyurl.com/cu2xms

16) BART Begins Publishing Rider Tweets

Link to story on TheTransitWire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2009/03/30/bart-begins-publishing-rider-tweets/

Link to BART’s Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/sfbart

News Releases

1) Vehicle Manufacturers are Leading Intelligent Transportation Systems Efforts with Obstacle Detection Systems Launching in 2009

2) Missouri DOT Introduces Podcasts by MoDOT Director

3) Saab and LFV Group Present Remotely Operated Airport Tower Concept

Upcoming Events

Canadian Transportation Research Forum 44^th Annual Conference – May 24-27 – Victoria, British Columbia

http://www.ctrf.ca/future_conferences.htm

Today in Transportation History

1909 **100^th anniversary** – The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59^th Street Bridge, opened connecting Manhattan and Long Island City, Queens.

http://www.nycbridges100.org/queensboro.php

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – March 27, 2009

March 27, 2009 at 7:12 pm

Friday, March 27, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) US Transportation Secretary Says New Air-Navigation System is FAA’s Top Priority

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123810181998751549.html

2) FAA to Seal Bird-Strike Records

Link to story in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-26-faa-birds_N.htm

3) American Airlines, Pilots to Resume Safety Program

Link to AP story:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/American-Airlines-pilots-to-apf-14760201.html

CAMERAS

4) Get the Feeling You’re Being Watched? If You’re Driving You Just Might be

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123811365190053401.html

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Google Makes User-Created Maps Searchable

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10206008-2.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) New Zealand Toll Road‘s Charging Goes Awry Again

Link to story in The New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10563994

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak to Improve CRM, Passenger Information, Employee Information Management with Stimulus Money

Link to story on TMC:

http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/analysis/articles/53139-amtrak-improve-crm-passenger-information-employee-information-management.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) GE Unveils High-Speed Baggage-Screening System for Airports

Link to Dow Jones story:

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903261638DOWJONESDJONLINE000969_FORTUNE5.htm

Link to news release from General Electric:

http://genewscenter.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=6386&NewsAreaID=2&MenuSearchCategoryID

9) Risk-Based Approach Needed to Secure the Commercial Vehicle Sector

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0985.pdf

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Seattle Launches Own Traffic Web Site

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/traffic/19023782/detail.html

Link to City of Seattle Travelers Information Map: http://web5.seattle.gov/travelers/

VEHICLES

11) US Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Allowing ‘Choose Life’ on Missouri License Plates

Link to story in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/115/story/1109030.html

Upcoming Events

Railway Systems Suppliers C&S Exhibition – May 19-20 – Nashville, Tennessee

http://www.rssi.org/2009_exhibit

Friday Bonus

I’ve seen light rail credited with many things, but this is a first.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/401320_toilet25.html

Today in Transportation History

1794 **215^th anniversary** – The US Congress passed the Naval Act of 1794 establishing the nation’s first naval force.

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=001/llsl001.db&recNum=473

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – March 24, 2009

March 24, 2009 at 10:35 pm

Tuesday, March 24, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) European Air Agency Launches New Control System

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jwTmBkCDo07pLdqvaYGcTJ5M7cEAD973UG283

2) Texas Wind Farm Makes Deal with FAA

Some of the turbines could interfere with radar at nearby airport.

Link to story in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times:

http://www.caller.com/news/2009/mar/24/wind-farm-makes-deal-with-faa/

3) Salt Lake City Airport Takes on Feds in Motto Lawsuit

Airport’s use of “Simpli-fly” may conflict with TSA’s trademark.

Link to story in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_11980779

4) Your Airline Wants to Get to Know You

Airlines are getting closer to rolling out new technology that tells airport agents details about you.

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123785242956819529.html

5) Web Tech Helps Airlines Reduce Fuel Costs

Link to story on SiliconRepublic:

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12569/randd/web-tech-helps-airlines-reduce-fuel-costs

BUSES

6) Talking Buses Roll Out in Washington State

Link to story in The News Tribune:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/topstory/story/686148.html

CAMERAS

7) DC Budget Shortfall = More Speed Cams, Tickets

Link to story and video on WRC-TV:

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/DC-Budget-Shortfall–more-speed-cameras–parking-tickets-for-us.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Latest US Air Force GPS Satellite in Orbit

Link to story in Aviation Week:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/GPS032409.xml&headline=Latest%20USAF%20GPS%20Satellite%20In%20Orbit%20&channel=space

MARITIME

9) US Coast Guard: Observations on Changes to Management and Oversight of the Deepwater Program

Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09462t.pdf

ROADWAYS

10) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Raise Cash with Billboard Blitz

Nineteen localities receiving ads have little power to say no.

Link to story in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/24/t_set_to_raise_cash_with_billboard_blitz/

11) Professor: Road Line Misperception Decreases Road Safety

Link to story in the Mansfield News Journal:

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20090324/UPDATES01/303240009/1002/NEWS01

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) US National Interoperability Network’s Time Has Come, Panelists Say

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/628717

TRANSIT

13) 13 Light-Rail Crashes, but Phoenix Officials Say Safety System Works

Link to story in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/03/24/20090324metro-safety.html

14) Real-Time Warnings Can Avoid Hassles

Toronto transit riders can alert other riders to delays

Link to story in Metro Toronto:

http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/comment/article/201132

Link to TTCupdates: http://ttcupdates.com/community/

15) Chicago Transit Authority Says It’s on Slow Train for Terrorist Alerts

Key officials with bus and rail system lack clearance, panel told.

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-rail-security-24-mar24,0,1056800.story

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Florida 511 Traffic Hotline Costing Taxpayers Millions

Link to story on WFTV-TV:

http://www.wftv.com/news/18996387/detail.html

17) New Monitoring Systems on Inland California Freeways Expected to Speed Traffic

Link to story in The Californian:

http://www.northcountytimes.com/articles/2009/03/23/news/californian/riverside/za48eebfc6fbaded58825757c00708da3.txt

18) Information Sharing for Traffic Incident Management

Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08059/default.htm

VEHICLES

19) Sprint Provides Wireless Links for Smart Ford F-Series Trucks, E-Series Vans

Link to story in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130304

News Releases

1) EUMETSAT Discusses Cooperation with European Commission

2) ATX Introduces In-Vehicle Audio Messaging to Facilitate Ongoing Contact with Vehicle Owners, Dealers, Manufacturers

Job Postings

– Economist – US DOT, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://jobsearch.usajobs.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=80078219&AVSDM=3%2F24%2F2009+2%3A51%3A52+PM

Upcoming Events

Velo-city 2009 – May 12-15 – Brussels

http://www.velo-city2009.com/homepage-en.html

Today in Transportation History

1989 **20^th anniversary** – The Exxon Valdez ran aground and spilled 10.8 million gallons of oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

http://www.adn.com/evos/pgs/intro.html

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Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter – March 06, 2009

March 6, 2009 at 8:01 pm

Friday, March 6, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

ITS America Announces Student Essay Competition – Sponsored by Southwest Research Institute

One of the highlights of ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting is the Student Essay Competition. We are pleased to announce a call for entries for the 2009 Student Essay Competition, sponsored by Southwest Research Institute. The Student Essay Competition is designed to encourage student interest and future participation in the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems and solutions. Three winners will be honored in conjunction with the Best of ITS Awards during an awards ceremony on Monday, June 1, 2009, at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center in National Harbor, MD – inside the Washington DC metropolitan area. The deadline to submit entries is April 3, 2009. For full entry guidelines and essay topics for this competition, please click here. If you have further questions, please contact Edgar Martinez at emartinez@itsa.org or (202) 721-4223.

CAMERAS

1) Panel Votes to End Arizona Photo-Radar System

Link to Capitol Media Services story:

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/283088

MARITIME

2) EU Launches Maritime Spatial Planning Workshops

Link to story in Maritime Journal:

http://www.maritimejournal.com/archive101/2009/march/online_news/eu_launches_maritime_spatial_planning_workshops

3) Aboard the US Navy’s High-Tech Pioneer, the USS Freedom

Link to story and video in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128722&intsrc=hm_ts_head

TRANSIT