Tuesday, March 22, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Countdown to IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop ― April 10-12, Jersey City, NJ

Register today for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop and keep current on the latest industry trends in building a better organization. If you are responsible for the communications, marketing, HR, finance, and administration in your organization, this meeting is for you! This popular workshop will focus on emerging issues and practical solutions related to advancing your organization and keeping stakeholders satisfied. Meeting highlights include Gerard Braud, Keynote Speaker and Crisis Communications Expert; general session on regional mobility challenges featuring a power panel of transportation executives and commissioners; communications open house, and more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/JERSEYCITY to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) Buenos Aires Main Airports Cancel All Flights as Communications System Collapses

Link to MercoPress article:

http://en.mercopress.com/2011/03/22/buenos-aires-main-airports-cancel-all-flights-as-communications-system-collapses

2) United Continental Looks to Expand Wi-Fi Service

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United-Continental-looks-to-apf-1004178435.html?x=0&.v=1

Link to news release from United Continental Holdings:

http://www.united.com/press/detail/0,7056,68795,00.html

3) Tracking Your Wi-Fi Trail at the Airport

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/business/22airport.html

4) Airlines Embrace Mobile Technology

Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2011/03/airlines-embrace-mobile-technology/

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Berlin Court Rules Street View Doesn’t Invade Privacy

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214920/Berlin_court_rules_Street_View_doesn_t_invade_privacy

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Hopes are High for Domestic GPS in China

Link to Xinhua article:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-03/22/c_13791825.htm

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Go!ing After New, Young Transportation Professionals

Link to article in the MTC Bulletin:

http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/mtc/mtc_bulletin/11winter/GoRevamp.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US Customs and Border Protection Wants Radar to Track Vessels on Lake Erie and Snowmobilers Crossing the Ice

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/22746

TRANSIT

9) Toronto Transit Commission Names First Customer Service Chief

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/ttc/article/957359–ttc-names-customer-service-chief

10) New York City Bus Riders Will Soon be Able to Get Arrival-Time Texts on Their Cellphones, MTA Says

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/03/21/2011-03-21_bus_riders_will_soon_be_able_to_get_arrivaltime_texts_on_their_cell_phones_mta_s.html

11) Get Real-Time Transit Schedules When You Check In on Foursquare

Link to article on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2011/03/21/4sqtransit/

News Releases

1) Fraport Offers Flight Information E-service to Passengers at Frankfurt Airport

2) 2011 Operation Lifesaver Regional Rail Safety Workshops Announced

3) Alabama DOT Brings New Traffic Cameras Online in the Montgomery Area

4) University of Mississippi UM Center for Traveler Info Selects Projects for R&D Geospatial Products for Traveling Public

5) Global Alert Network Announces Consumer Launch of Automated Hands-Free Hyper-Local Traffic and Weather Mobile Alerts

6) Airbiquity Selected for OnStar Retail Program

7) AutoNavi Further Expands Location-Based Solutions Business with Acquisition of PDAger Mobility Inc., a Major Partner in China Telecom’s Mobile Navigation Business

8) Metro Power – Report from Katz Strategy

Solicitation

–  Request for Proposals – Railcar Maintenance Practices – Federal Transit Administration

http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/FTA-2011-014-TRI_Railcar_Maintenance_Practices.pdf

Upcoming Events

Mobile Environmental Sensor Network Inaugural Stakeholders Meeting – April 12 – Washington, DC

http://www.usmesnet.org/meeting.html

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The SMS Kaiser, a battleship in the German Imperial Navy, was launched in Kiel.

http://www.sms-navy.com/bb/SMS_Kaiser-launch_22Mar1911.jpg

1936 **75^th anniversary** Ron Carey, former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, was born in Long Island City, New York.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/us/13carey.html

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Monday, March 21, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Aviation’s Criminal Cases May Discourage Voluntary Disclosure

Link to article from The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/prosecutions-vex-aviation-industry-2011-03-20

2) Delta First US Airline to Offer Check-In via Facebook

Link to article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2011/03/delta-offers-check-in-via-facebook.html

CAMERAS

3) Jamaica Using Camera Network to Better Manage Traffic

Link to article in The Gleaner:

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110320/auto/auto1.html

MARITIME

4) Officials Want Vessel Tracking System for Mumbai Harbor

Link to article in Business Line:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article1556335.ece

OTHER

5) Traffic Technology International – February/March 2011

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/1e2fc26d

PARKING

6) Will You Get a Parking Ticket? There’s an App to Tell You That

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/technology/bs-bz-balttech-spotagent-city-data-20110314,0,2402943.story

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) East China City ‘Broadcasts’ Traffic Violations to Discourage Bad Driving Habits

Link to Xinhua article:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2011-03/20/c_13788788.htm

8) National Work Zone Awareness Week 2011 PSA

Link to video from AASHTO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a4grWrIZcM

RAILROADS

9) Cincinnati Railroad Club Building Digital Library, Museum

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110320/NEWS01/103210312/All-aboard-digital-railroad-library

10) How Rail is Evolving and Why Travel Websites Need to be Ready

Link to commentary on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/03/21/news/how-rail-is-evolving-and-why-travel-websites-need-to-be-ready

ROADWAYS

11) New Earthquake Sensors Installed on Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct

Link to story and video on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/New-Earthquake-Sensors-On-Alaskan-Way-Viaduct-118303789.html

12) Lack of Traffic Signs in Rural Areas of Islamabad Causing Accidents

Link to Associated Press of Pakistan article:

http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=134250

13) New Mississippi River Bridge Between Illinois and Missouri May be Better Left Nameless

Link to column in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/traffic/along-for-the-ride/article_5b86743a-797b-5fa3-93d1-edc26e5f94af.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Oregon Troopers Far Behind on Technology

Link to AP article:

http://theworldlink.com/news/local/article_b4ef53a9-9b64-5f91-b533-048e15d0ef46.html

15) High-Tech Apps Help Drivers Evade Police

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-03-21-1Ascofflaw21_ST_N.htm

TELEMATICS

16) Black Box that Marks Your Driving Helping Teenager Prove He is No Boy Racer

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1367969/Black-box-marks-driving-helping-teenager-prove-boy-racer.html

TOURISM

17) Face-Off: Websites that Help Travelers Tap Locals for Tips

Link to article in USA Today:

http://travel.usatoday.com/digitaltraveler/story/2011/03/Locals-offer-tips-on-tourist-stops/45127074/1

TRANSIT

18) TriMet’s Talking Buses: A Review and a Little Drama

Link to column in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/03/trimets_talking_buses_a_review.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Video Drives Traffic Management Systems

Link to article in Government Video:

http://www.governmentvideo.com/article/104070

20) Getting Traffic Information is Now a Give-and-Take

Phone services are timely, interactive.

Link to article in the Telegram & Gazette:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20110321/NEWS/103210335/-1/NEWS07

News Releases

1) Government of Canada Delivers Advanced Technology to Navy and Coast Guard

2) Regional Success of Transurban-Fluor and AAA Mid-Atlantic Distracted Driving Campaign Prompts Nationwide Rollout of Orange Cones. No Phones.

3) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Opens World’s Most Modern Baggage Hall

4) American Public Health Association Conducting Survey on Links Between Transportation and Public Health

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Business Intelligence for 21^st Century Airports – March 22 10 am PDT/1 pm EDT

http://goo.gl/n8FLF

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** W. Lincoln Hawkins was born.  Hawkins invented a polymer coating for telecommunication cables that was lightweight, durable and safe.

http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/hawkins.html

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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Close to Operational Decision on En Route Automation Program

Link to article in Aviation Week:

http://goo.gl/NDUb4

OTHER

2) School Buses Give Ads a Ride

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-03-16-schoolbusads16_ST_N.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

3) Managing Traffic Through Information Technology

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/managing-traffic-through-information-technology/articleshow/7724307.cms

4) TomTom Launches Traffic Site

Link to article on WebProNews:

http://www.webpronews.com/tomtom-launches-traffic-site-2011-03

VEHICLES

5) Ford Models to Come with Digital Radios by 2013

Link to article on autoevolution:

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ford-models-to-come-with-digital-radios-by-2013-32889.html

News Releases

1) Trafficmaster and BMW Announce a Two-Year Extension to the BMW Trackstar Program

Job Postings

–  Entry/Mid-Level Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Economists GS-0110-9/11/12 – RITA.VOLPE-2011-0053

–  Experienced Economists – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Economist GS-0110-13 – RITA.VOLPE-2011-0052

Upcoming Events

Foundations of Dynamic Traffic Assignment Workshop – April 28 – Tallahassee, Floridahttp://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/dtaworkshop.htm

Today in Transportation History

1521 **490^th anniversary** Ferdinand Magellan reached Guam anchoring his three boat fleet in Umatac Bay.

http://www.guam-online.com/history/history.htm#1stvoyage

1911 **100^th anniversary** John B. McDonald, a noted railroad builder, including the first New York City subway line, died.

http://books.google.com/books?id=ErDVeQNaLjsC&pg=PA391

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Countdown to IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop ― April 10-12, Jersey City, NJ

Register today for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop and keep current on the latest industry trends in building a better organization. If you are responsible for the communications, marketing, HR, finance, and administration in your organization, this meeting is for you! This popular workshop will focus on emerging issues and practical solutions related to advancing your organization and keeping stakeholders satisfied. Meeting highlights include Gerard Braud, Keynote Speaker and Crisis Communications Expert; general session on regional mobility challenges featuring a power panel of transportation executives and commissioners; communications open house, and more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/JERSEYCITY to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

 

AVIATION

1) FAA Scrutinizes In-Flight Wi-Fi Interference with Avionics

Link to article in Air Transport Intelligence:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/03/14/354330/faa-scrutinises-in-flight-wi-fi-interference-with-avionics.html

2) Star Aviation – The Guys that Help Put Wi-Fi on Airplanes

Link to story and video on WKRG-TV:

http://www.wkrg.com/alabama/article/star-aviation-the-guys-that-help-put-wifi-on-airplanes1/1205505/Mar-14-2011_7-33-pm/

3) Airport Movies Take Flight

Video used to promote the Tampa International Airport System.

Link to article in Airport Improvement Magazine:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00264

CAMERAS

4) Average Speed Cameras on the A1 in Poland

Link to article on Eltis:

http://www.eltis.org/index.php?ID1=5&id=60&news_id=2390

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) All-Electronic Tolling: Keeping Traffic Moving in Maryland

Link to interview about Maryland’s new Intercounty Connector on Xerox Real Business Radio:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/xeroxradio/2011/03/15/all-electronic-tolling-keeping-traffic-moving-in-maryland

OTHER

6) The 10 Most Innovative Companies in Transportation

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/1738608/the-10-most-innovative-companies-in-transportation

PARKING

7) The Lure and the Limits of New Mobile Apps for Parking

Link to article from the International Parking Institute:

http://www.parking-net.com/News/cell-phones-37550/The-Lure-and-the-Limits-of-New-Mobile-Apps-for-Parking

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) MBTA Thinks Bigger is Safer with Latest Ads

Transit agency using giant props to promote vigilance.

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_0315mbta_thinks_bigger_is_safer_with_latest_ads/

Link to news release from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority:

http://www.mbta.com/about_the_mbta/news_events/?id=21292

RAILROADS

9) Add Poor Communication to List of California High-Speed Rail Problems

Link to article on Voice of OC:

http://voiceofoc.org/countywide/county_government/article_f7d080f2-4e43-11e0-abd0-001cc4c03286.html

ROADWAYS

10) Oklahomans Footing the Bill for Highway Signs Honoring Hundreds of People

Link to story on KOTV-TV:

http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.asp?S=14255258

11) Video Game Allows Virtual Drive on Future San Francisco Approach to the Golden Gate Bridge

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/14/BAMJ1IAK06.DTL

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) With New System, Boston Commuter Rail Getting Closer to Sending More Timely T-Alerts

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/03/13/with_new_system_commuter_rail_getting_closer_to_sending_more_timely_t_alerts/

News Releases

1) Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department Launches Citizen Online Reporting System

2) Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace Unveils New Air Traffic Control Simulator

3) Eptica Enables AirAsia to Reach New Heights for Social Customer Service

4) Amtrak and Maryland Transit Authority Install New Train Information Board at Washington Union Station

5) Blind Spot Detection Systems in 25% of New Cars by 2016

6) Canadian Tourism Commission’s New Online Ads Virtually Transport Travelers Onto Canadian City Streets

Bernie’s Notes

I’m going to be taking a vacation the rest of this week.  I’ll still be publishing the TCN but there probably will be fewer stories than usual and the newsletter won’t likely be sent promptly at 6 pm ET, as it usually is.  I’ll have limited e-mail access so I may not be able to include items you send me or respond promptly to your messages.

Upcoming Events

Webinar – Congestion Pricing Projects in the San Francisco Bay Area: I-680 Express Lanes and Bay Bridge Time-of-Day Pricing – March 30

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=719

Today in Transportation History

1931 **80^th anniversary** The SS Viking, a wooden-hulled whaling ship, exploded during the filming of a movie.  Twenty-seven people died in the explosion.

http://newfoundlandshipwrecks.com/Viking/documents/viking_survivors_estimated_at_118.htm

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Monday, March 14, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Free INRIX Webinar on the State of Traffic Congestion Across America in 2010

America is back on the road to gridlock according to the just published INRIX National Traffic Scorecard 2010 Annual Report. The 150-page Scorecard provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of traffic congestion in 2010 and how it has changed versus 2009. Extensively analyzing traffic congestion on major roads across America, the Scorecard ranks the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas and identifies the nation’s worst traffic corridors. The Scorecard also provides a comparison of 2010 traffic congestion in U.S. cities versus major cities in the U.K., France, and Germany. Additionally, leveraging unique analysis from its vast data warehouse, INRIX provides a snapshot of commercial freight traffic concentration across America.

Hosted by Rick Schuman, the report author and INRIX VP of Public Sector, this webinar will provide an executive summary of the report findings and analysis of issues to watch in 2011. Download the complete, free Scorecard report in advance athttp://scorecard.inrix.com

Webinar: INRIX National Traffic Scorecard 2010 Annual Report

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011 Time: 9:00AM (PDT); 12:00PM (EDT)

Register now: http://www.inrix.com/webinars.asp

 

AVIATION

1) FCC Fines Man $25,000 for Operating Unlicensed FM Station Which Interfered with FAA Radios

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.radioworld.com/article/115262

2) ‘Navigator’ at Phoenix Airport Eases Stress of Travel

Link to article and video in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2011/03/14/20110314storyteller-gagnon0314.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps Adds Electric Vehicle Charging Locations

Link to article on Gizmag:

http://www.gizmag.com/google-maps-adds-ev-charging-station-locations/18123/

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Technology Could Back Up GPS, Defeat Jammers

Link to article in International Business Times:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/121923/20110311/gps-gnss-solar-flare-technology-gps-jamming-jamming-technology.htm

OTHER

5) Transportation is Prime Marketing Turf at SXSW

Link to article on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/8301-14013_1-20042272-284.html

6) Honking Radio Ad Rattles Malaysia Drivers

Link to article in theSun:

http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=58690

7) This Data Isn’t Dull. It Improves Lives

Making government data freely available to the public leads to innovation and, sometimes, controversy.

Link to commentary in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/business/13view.html

PARKING

8) Bringing the Metered Parking System in the 21^st Century

Link to article in Parking Today:

http://www.parkingtoday.com/s_article.php?id=265

ROADWAYS

9) Connecticut Bill Would Allow Electronic Highway Signs to Welcome Home Returning Troops

Link to article in The Day:

http://www.theday.com/article/20110312/NWS09/303129916/-1/NWS

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Quake Warning System Provided Seconds of Notice for Tokyo

Link to IDG News article:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/221976/quake_warning_system_provided_seconds_of_notice_for_tokyo.html

Video of quake and tsunami warnings as broadcast by NHK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-39kqACo4

11) Communication Key to Post-Disaster Survival

In Japan aftermath, portable radios work where cell phones can’t.

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9214462/Communication_key_to_post_disaster_survival

12) US Department of Homeland Security Launches Effort to Prevent Small Boat Attacks

Effort will rely on boating community awareness and new technology to identify small craft.

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/government-regulation/homeland-security-prevent-small-boat-attacks

TELEMATICS

13) GM Pushes Hard with OnStar

Link to article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_12/b4220019742521.htm

TRANSIT

14) Montreal’s STM Relaunches Métro Alert System

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/relaunches+late+m%C3%A9tro+alert+system/4424598/story.html

15) Helvetica and the New York City Subway System

Link to book review on Primary Resources:

http://metroprimaryresources.info/new-and-notable-helvetica-and-the-new-york-city-subway-system-private-investment-in-transportation-infrastructure-l-a-in-the-1930s/872/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Traffic-Mapping Tech Paints Picture of Post-quake Japan

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://blogs.computerworld.com/17967/traffic_mapping_tech_paints_picture_of_post_quake_japan

Link to map:

http://graphics-data.appspot.com/html/earthquake_japan2.html

17) Japan to Help Vietnam Improve Traffic Systems

Japanese government interested in applying an intelligent traffic system in Vietnam.

Link to Voice of Vietnam News story:

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Japan-to-help-Vietnam-improve-traffic-systems/20113/124739.vov

18) TomTom Plans to Get Dublin Jams on the Move with HD Traffic Service

Link to article in the Evening Herald:

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/satnav-giant-plans-to-get-dublin-jams-on-the-move-2577091.html

19) Bali Banking on CCTV Cameras to Ease Increasing Traffic Jams, Crime

Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/bali-banking-on-cctv-cameras-to-ease-increasing-traffic-jams-crime/428403

VEHICLES

20) Taking Control of Cars from Afar

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/35094/?nlid=4233

21) The Great Online Car Radio Race

To woo the coveted drive-time listener, Pandora and rival Clear Channel are trying to outfit cars with music apps.

Link to article in Fortune:

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/03/14/the-great-online-car-radio-race/

News Releases

1) Triangle Transit Offers Wi-Fi Internet Access to Riders

2) Test Drive the New Audi RS 3 with an iPhone App

3) Rutgers-Camden Mathematician Forecasts Better Traffic Patterns

Upcoming Events

Sustainable Transport Systems Influencing Travel Behaviour – April 14 – London

http://www.publicserviceevents.co.uk/event/programme.asp?ID=176

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** The first Japanese expedition to explore Antarctica reached it furthest point south, Coulman Island.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9803E6DB1F31E233A25756C2A9659C946396D6CF

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Thursday, March 10, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

Countdown to IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop ― April 10-12, Jersey City, NJ

Register today for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop and keep current on the latest industry trends in building a better organization. If you are responsible for the communications, marketing, HR, finance, and administration in your organization, this meeting is for you! This popular workshop will focus on emerging issues and practical solutions related to advancing your organization and keeping stakeholders satisfied. Meeting highlights include Gerard Braud, Keynote Speaker and Crisis Communications Expert; general session on regional mobility challenges featuring a power panel of transportation executives and commissioners; communications open house, and more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/JERSEYCITY to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. [Meeting Details] To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) FAA to Install New ATC System at 11 Major Centers

Link to article in Aviation Daily:

http://goo.gl/dc1FE

2) Air Traffic Overhaul Hinges on ‘Human Factor’

Link to story and video on CNN:

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/innovation/03/09/nextgen.tech/

3) Airlines Say They Learned of Heathrow Reopening on TV

Link to article in the Financial Times:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66ad707e-49b8-11e0-acf0-00144feab49a.html

4) Aircraft Wi-Fi Fears Won’t Fly

Link to article on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20041542-94.html

5) Jetstar’s iPad Plans Leak

Airline plans to use units for in-flight entertainment.

Link to article on CNET Australia:

http://www.cnet.com.au/jetstar-s-ipad-plans-leak-339311007.htm

6) Flying on a Wing and a Prayer

Airport chaplains serve travelers and aviation employees.

Link to article and audio in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704629104576190532886033882.html

OTHER

7) Weare, New Hampshire Police Charge Man for Recording Traffic Stop

Link to article in the New Hampshire Union Leader:

http://gamma.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Weare+police+charge+man+for+recording+traffic+stop&articleId=192f30ad-3c32-4033-9743-8b048ae97170

8) Chrysler Fires Social Media Agency After Twitter F-bomb

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110310/RETAIL03/110319995/1492

PARKING

9) Apps to Cut Through the Bother of City Parking

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/technology/personaltech/10smart.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Outreach Key to Transportation Sector

Link to article in the Green Bay Press-Gazette:

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011103100603

RAILROADS

11) NJ Transit OKs Positive Train Control System

Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/article/20110309/NJNEWS10/103090383/1007/NJNEWS10/NJ-Transit-OKs-anti-collision-system

ROADWAYS

12) Suggested Variable Speed Limits Coming to I-270 in Missouri

Link to article on Town and Country-Manchester Patch:

http://townandcountry-manchester.patch.com/articles/suggested-speed-limits-coming-to-i-270

13) Are Electronic Signs on Highways a Money Maker?

Link to story and video on WFTV-TV:

http://www.wftv.com/news/27138347/detail.html

14) GPS-Equipped Street Lights Ready for Road Test

Link to article in The Chronicle Herald:

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1232234.html

15) You Could be the Next Goethals

Staten Island borough president calls for name of new bridge to go to highest bidder.

Link to blog in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/you-could-be-the-next-goethals

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) App Puts First Responder Network in Your Mobile

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/22657

SPACE

17) NASA Seeks Deep Space Communications Tech

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2011/03/09/nasa-space-communications.aspx

TRANSIT

18) NJ Transit Launches ‘Scorecard’ Customer Satisfaction Surveys

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/nj_transit_launches_scorecard.html

Link to news release from NJ Transit:

http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2667

19) Are Public Tweetings in Your Future?

Link to blog in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/Blog/Transit-Dispatches/Story/2011/03/Are-public-tweetings-in-your-future-.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Push for Dial-In Traffic Information

Australian Information Industry Association looks to get access to public transport data.

Link to article in the City Messenger:

http://city-messenger.whereilive.com.au/news/story/push-for-data-on-transport/

News Releases

1) ‘Coalition to Save Our GPS’ Launched

2) Kapsch TrafficCom to Deploy Real-Time, 5.9 GHz DSRC Wireless Roadside Inspection System for New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

3) New York City Subway Countdown Clocks Go Express … or Local

4) NJ Transit Service Updates Now Available on Twitter

5) Operation Lifesaver Notes Rise in 2010 US Crossing Collisions, Pedestrian-Train Incidents

6) NEC and Australian Federal Government Sign Knowledge Partnership to Address Key Societal Issues, Including Urban Transportation

7) TidalTV Unveils Mobile Video Advertising Platform

8) Access to Information is Good Governance: VIA Rail Recognized for Best Practice by Information Commissioner

9) Mad Men Make Online Pitch for High-Speed Rail

10) Winner of 2011 APTA Call Center Challenge Announced

11) SITA Enables India’s Air Traffic Control to Move to Safer Digital Data Communications

Upcoming Events

Workshop: Traffic and Travel Information: Access to Public Data for Digital Road Maps – March 29 – Brussels

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/its/events/2011_03_29_traffic_and_travel_information_en.htm

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** Astronaut and MD Laurel Blair Salton Clark was born in Ames, Iowa.  Clark died during re-entry of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/clark.html

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Free INRIX Webinar on the State of Traffic Congestion Across America in 2010

America is back on the road to gridlock according to the just published INRIX National Traffic Scorecard 2010 Annual Report. The 150-page Scorecard provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of traffic congestion in 2010 and how it has changed versus 2009. Extensively analyzing traffic congestion on major roads across America, the Scorecard ranks the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas and identifies the nation’s worst traffic corridors. The Scorecard also provides a comparison of 2010 traffic congestion in U.S. cities versus major cities in the U.K., France, and Germany. Additionally, leveraging unique analysis from its vast data warehouse, INRIX provides a snapshot of commercial freight traffic concentration across America.

Hosted by Rick Schuman, the report author and INRIX VP of Public Sector, this webinar will provide an executive summary of the report findings and analysis of issues to watch in 2011. Download the complete, free Scorecard report in advance at http://scorecard.inrix.com

Webinar: INRIX National Traffic Scorecard 2010 Annual Report

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011 Time: 9:00AM (PDT); 12:00PM (EDT)

Register now: http://www.inrix.com/webinars.asp

AVIATION

1) US, EU Near Air Safety Pact

Agencies would share information and avoid duplicating efforts.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703662804576188622512907848.html

2) Emerging Mobile Technology Could Untangle Airport Processing

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/03/09/mobile/emerging-mobile-technology-could-untangle-airport-processing

3) AeroSafety World – February 2011

Link to magazine:

http://flightsafety.org/asw/feb11/asw_feb11.pdf

BICYCLES

4) Traffic Reports from the Bike Path

Link to blog in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/lifestyle/117650608.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Interview with David Murphy of Telmap

Link to interview in Mobile Marketing:

http://www.mobilemarketingmagazine.co.uk/content/pillar-talk

MARITIME

6) Sharing of Data for Maritime Security Stressed at International Conference

Link to article in Dawn:

http://www.dawn.com/2011/03/09/sharing-of-data-for-maritime-security-stressed.html

7) Antwerp Pilots Barge ID System

Link to article in Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International:

http://www.heavyliftpfi.com/content/NewsItem.aspx?id=2626

OTHER

8) Uber App Hails a Town Car for You

Link to article and video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2011-03-08-uber-car-app_N.htm

9) Sabre Debuts Social Networking Site for Travel Agents in Germany

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/03/09/news/sabre-debuts-social-networking-site-for-travel-agents-in-germany

10) ERTICO Input to European Commission Consultation on ‘Strategic Transport Technology Plan’

Link to thematic paper:

http://www.ertico.com/assets/NewFolder-2/ERTICO-input-to-Strategic-Tranport-Technology-Plan.pdf

ROADWAYS

11) Study: Elderly Drivers Need More Traffic Signs

Link to story from ABC News Radio:

http://www.kgoam810.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=116&itemid=29642339

Link to news release from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev:

http://bgu.ac.il/Eng/home/News/Elderly+Drivers.htm

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Amtrak Passenger Upset by Early Morning Questioning

Nebraska State Patrol checks sleeping car passengers.

Link to story and video on WOWT-TV:

http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Amtrak_Passenger_Upset_By_Patrol_Questioning_117620619.html

13) Local Radio Interoperability Solved with High-Tech Trailers

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Local-Radio-Interoperability-Solved-High-Tech-Trailers-030811.html

TELEMATICS

14) Q&A with TRW: Driver Assistance Systems

Link to interview on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/interview/driver-assistance-systems_id109615.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Hong Kong to Develop Traffic and Incident Management System

Link to article in FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2011/mar/10/hong-kong-develop-traffic-and-incident-management-/

16) Predicting Your Future Commute

Link to story and audio report on KIRO Radio:

http://www.mynorthwest.com/category/local_news_articles/20110308/Predicting-your-future-commute/

17) South Jersey Transportation Authority Looks to Expand Communications Command Center

Link to article in Shore News Today:

http://www.shorenewstoday.com/index.php/regional/atlantic-county/9602-state-police-barracks-envisioned-for-larger-farley-plaza-command-center.html

VEHICLES

18) Connecting Trucks, Improving Safety

Link to blog from RITA Administrator Peter Appel in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/mublog/20110308

19) BMW ConnectedDrive – Paving the Way to Total Integration

Link to blog on Paul Tan’s Automotive News:

http://paultan.org/2011/03/09/bmw-connecteddrive-paving-the-way-to-total-integration/

News Releases

1) Globecomm Launches Globecomm Maritime

2) Telmap Enables Mobile Operators to Offer Free Location-Based Services to Subscribers

Upcoming Events

2011 Iowa Aviation Conference – April 20-21 – West Des Moines, Iowa

http://www.iowaairports.org/conference/index.htm

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** Korabl-Sputnik 4, known in the West as Sputnik 9, was launched.

http://www.astronautix.com/details/korik479.htm

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Countdown to IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop ― April 10-12, Jersey City, NJ

Register today for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop and keep current on the latest industry trends in building a better organization. If you are responsible for the communications, marketing, HR, finance, and administration in your organization, this meeting is for you! This popular workshop will focus on emerging issues and practical solutions related to advancing your organization and keeping stakeholders satisfied. Meeting highlights include Gerard Braud, Keynote Speaker and Crisis Communications Expert; general session on regional mobility challenges featuring a power panel of transportation executives and commissioners; communications open house, and more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/JERSEYCITY to view the brochure, register, and learn about sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. To view IBTTA’s entire 2011 Education Series, click here.

AVIATION

1) FAA Moves to Limit Blockout System Hiding Private Jet Flights

Link to article on ProPublica:

http://www.propublica.org/article/faa-moves-to-limit-secrecy-for-private-jets

Link to news release from the National Business Aviation Association:

http://www.nbaa.org/news/pr/2011/20110304-019.php

2) Uniform Format for Airline E-tickets in India Soon

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/uniform-format-for-air-e-ticket-soon/articleshow/7651531.cms

3) Getting the Required Navigation Performance Out of Your Aircraft

Link to article in Aerospace Engineering:

http://www.sae.org/mags/AEM/9475

CAMERAS

4) Ohio Abandons Plans for Security Camera Network

Link to AP article:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9LQNEUO1.htm

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Outage ‘Could Floor’ Some Services, Industries

Emergency services and public transport among those which would be seriously impacted.

Link to article in Computerworld UK:

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/it-business/3264102/gps-outage-could-floor-emergency-services-oil-exploration-and-financial-trading/

Link to news release from The Royal Academy of Engineering:

http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?NewsID=633

6) Iditarod Mushers Allowed Use of GPS for the First Time

Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:

http://www.adn.com/2011/03/07/1742131/some-like-to-use-gps-others-disdain.html

MARITIME

7) Tug’s Mate on Phone at Time of Deadly Duck Accident in Delaware River, NTSB Report Says

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/117567398.html

OTHER

8) Whetting Your Travel App-etite

A sampler of useful transportation-related tools for smart phones.

Link to article in InTransition:

http://intransitionmag.org/Winter_2011/transportation_apps.aspx

9) How to Leverage Technology to Improve Transportation Cheaply

Link to commentary in The Providence Journal:

http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_giglio8_03-08-11_RMMQQLP_v6.1f41be2.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) A New Way to Talk About Transportation

Link to publication from AASHTO:

http://downloads.transportation.org/ANewWayToTalkAboutTransportation/ANewWayToTalkSummary.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) The Responder – March 2011

Link to newsletter of the TIM Network and National Traffic Incident Management Coalition:

http://goo.gl/0aZ08

TRANSIT

12) New App for Calgary Transit

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/Where+There+that/4400710/story.html

13) The Bright Ride: Twitter Account Extols Virtues of WMATA

Link to blog in Express:

http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2011/03/new-twitter-extols-positives-of-wmata-dc-rider.php

14) How Businesses Can Use NexTrip

Link to blog on +Metro:

http://www.plusmetro.com/archive/all/2011/03/04/how-businesses-can-use-nextrip

News Releases

1) America Back on the Road to Gridlock According to the Inrix National Traffic Scorecard

2) TrafficLand Launches Live Traffic Video in Los Angeles and Orange County, California

3) New System to Improve Process for Routing Oversize Truck Loads in Kansas

4) US Department of Transportation Releases New ‘Faces of Distracted Driving’ Video

5) Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi Selected for Smart Community Project in Spain

6) Nav Canada Boosts Technology Solutions with NAVCANatm

Solicitation

–  Media Travel Grant – 2011 International Transport Forum

http://internationaltransportforum.org/2011/mediatravel.html

Upcoming Events

Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association Spring Conference & Expo – April 19-22 – Charleston, South Carolina

http://www.tlpa.org/meetings/springconference2010.cfm

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** Ford Motor Company (England) Limited was incorporated.

http://www.ford.co.uk/AboutFord/News/CompanyNews/CountDown

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Monday, March 7, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Solve your corridor congestion and signal timing challenges with InSync adaptive traffic control

Free webinar with the facts on adaptive traffic control results.  Visit http://rhythmtraffic.com/facts

For decades, public works departments and traffic engineers struggled to reduce congestion, delay, stops and accidents on busy arterial roadways.  Now state and local agencies across the U.S. are running the InSync adaptive traffic control solution on dozens of corridors and realizing unprecedented benefits.  It is common to see stop reductions of 90%, delay reductions of 75%, travel time reductions of 40%, and significant reductions in fuel usage and emissions.

Join us for an information-packed webinar to see how adaptive traffic control can benefit your roadways and communities.  In only a few minutes you will see and hear before-and-after results reported by independent engineering firms, experiences of traffic professionals who installed InSync and other systems, details on the artificial intelligence and hardware components which make up the InSync system and more.  Get the facts at http://rhythmtraffic.com/facts

AVIATION

1) Cyndi Lauper Calms Angry Travelers at Buenos Aires Airport with Impromptu Song

Link to article and video in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/949743–video-cyndi-lauper-entertains-stranded-airport-passengers

2) Yes, That’s an Ad in the Airport Bathroom Mirror

Link to commentary on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/06/greene.bathroom.advertising

3) Can the FAA Get Rid of Air Traffic Controllers?

Link to blog in The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/03/can-the-faa-get-rid-of-air-traffic-controllers/72019/

CAMERAS

4) Covert Cameras Likely to be Installed in Indian Passenger Planes

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/covert-cameras-likely-to-be-installed-in-passenger-planes/articleshow/7638368.cms

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) North Korea Behind GPS Signal Disruption in South: Reports

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/06/us-korea-north-hacking-idUSTRE7250Z120110306

6) Google Update Adds Automatic Traffic Info to Maps Navigation

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9213639/Google_update_adds_automatic_traffic_info_to_Maps_Navigation

7) GPS Chaos: How a $30 Box Can Jam Your Life

Link to article in New Scientist:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20202-gps-chaos-how-a-30-box-can-jam-your-life.html

8) GPS Helping Companies Save on Fuel Costs

Link to story and video on WMAQ-TV:

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gps-fuel-costs-117433663.html

MARITIME

9) High-Tech Gear Helps Reel in Fish Poachers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2011-03-07-poachingfish07_ST_N.htm

OTHER

10) Man Apologizes for Traffic Jam Via Twitter

Link to story and video on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/home/Man-apologizes-for-traffic-jam-via-Twitter-117452583.html

11) Why Data is the Next Game-Changer in Travel

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/03/07/news/why-data-is-the-next-game-changer-in-travel/

12) What Do You Do When Trapped in a Tunnel?

An accident inside the Lincoln Tunnel presented communication challenges for those caught in the backup.

Link to column in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/117480188_Hours_in_tunnel_on_bus_and_no_explanation.html

13) Is There a Downside to ‘Intelligent Cities’ or ‘Smart Cities’?

Link to blog from the National Resources Defense Council:

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/is_there_a_downside_to_intelli.html

RAILROADS

14) US to Scale Back Rules on Train Safety Technology

Link to Dow Jones Newswires article:

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201103041512dowjonesdjonline000536

TRANSIT

15) Toronto Transit Commission Drivers Fired for Harmless Cell Phone Use, Union Says

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/transportation/article/949724–ttc-drivers-fired-for-harmless-cellphone-use-union-says

16) Facebook Page for Pune, India Transport Agency Finds Few Takers

Link to article in The Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/two-months-on-transport-utilitys-facebook-page-finds-few-takers/758560/

17) New York MTA Looks to Sell Ads in Subway Tunnels

Link to story on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/mar/06/mta-looking-sell-ads-subway-tunnels/

18) Fares and the Future of Transit: Wireless, Smart and Connected

Link to blog on SmartPlanet:

http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/fares-and-the-future-of-transit-wireless-smart-and-connected/14708/

19) Transit Data Drives Economic Engine for Open Government

Link to blog on The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexander-howard/transit-data-drives-econo_b_831812.html

20) Technology in Transit

Transit planning and real-time information technology could get drivers on the bus.

Link to blog in Sightline Daily:

http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2011/03/04/technology-in-transit

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) FCC Eyes Expanding Role of Travelers’ Information Stations

Link to article in Radio World:

http://radioworld.com/article/114868

22) Pune Traffic Police to Launch Pilot Run of Free SMS Alert Service
Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Traffic-police-to-launch-pilot-run-of-free-SMS-alert-service/articleshow/7630384.cms

23) Lake County, Illinois has Live Traffic iPhone App

Link to article on Libertyville Patch:

http://libertyville.patch.com/articles/lake-county-has-live-traffic-iphone-app-5

Link to further information from Lake County PASSAGE:

http://www.lakecountypassage.com/about/iphone.html

VEHICLES

24) The Future of In-Car Infotainment Systems

Link to article in Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/industry/the-future-of-in-car-infotainment-systems

News Releases

1) US Department of Transportation and Consumer Reports Launch Partnership to Fight Distracted Driving

2) Nearest 1.0.1 Provides Useful Airport GPS Information for Pilots

3) Fair Glass Bead Market Access Coalition Expresses Support for AASHTO and FHWA Efforts to Address Glass Bead Safety Issue

4) The Gulf Satellite-Aided Search and Rescue Seminar Starts with High-Level Regional and International Participation

5) SITA Steps Closer to FAA NextGen with USA VDL Coverage

6) Sensys Networks Awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification

7) Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Introduces Visual Paging Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Customers

8) GM’s OnStar to Tally 7.9 Million Subscribers in 2017

9) How the Public Perceives Community Information Systems

10) Chevrolets Tweet to SXSW Using Futuristic OnStar Technology

Upcoming Events

Webcast: Positive Train Control and Its Impact on Short Lines – March 22

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/Webcasts/ptc_032211/default.asp

Today in Transportation History

1961 **50^th anniversary** Max Conrad set a world record for circumnavigating the globe in a light airplane.  His plane landed in Miami after flying for eight days, 18 hours and 49 minutes.

http://www.maxconrad.com/

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