[TCN] Friday, February 27, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Friday, February 27, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Today and Prepare for the Approaching Recovery: IBTTA's Workshop on Managing in an Era of Changing Economic Times, April 19-21, 2009 in San Francisco, CA 

 

Join IBTTA in San Francisco for power-packed educational sessions and walk away with a world of knowledge on better managing your organization today and preparing for the approaching economic recovery. Learn how global issues are affecting your organization and the toll industry, the goals and efforts of the U.S. stimulus program, how to build a cost-conscious culture and make tough decisions, how to position your agency for unique opportunities during this slowdown, solid financing strategies and more. This is one meeting you don't want to miss! Visit IBTTA's website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Airlines 'Key' to Modernizing European Air Space

Link to story on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/airlines-key-modernising-eu-airspace/article-179749

 

2) Are Airport Wi-Fi Systems Safe?

Link to story on WBZ-TV:

http://wbztv.com/consumer/airport.wifi.wireless.2.943436.html

Link to further information from Air Tight Networks:

http://www.airtightnetworks.com/home/resources/knowledge-center/airport-scan.html

 

BUSES

 

3) Simulated Emergencies Provide Virtual Tests for Bremerton Bus Drivers

Link to story in the Kitsap Sun:
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/26/simulated-emergencies-provide-virtual-tests-for/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) New Car Navigation System in Tokyo Warns of Accidents

Link to story in the Yomiuri Shimbun:

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090227TDY02307.htm

 

OTHER

 

5) Interview with Thierry Van der Pyl, Director for Components and Systems at the Directorate-General Information Society and Media

Link to interview from ERTICO - ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/ertico_news_interview_with_thierry_van_der_pyl.htm

 

6) Web Site Launched in Seattle to Coax Users Onto Shared Transit

Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/401586_commute27.html

Link to CommuteSeattle:  http://www.commuteseattle.com/

 

7) Connecting EasyWay Public Sector Partners with Industry

Workshop held to discuss cooperation at European level for planning and implementation of ITS deployment activities in EasyWay.

Link to story from ERTICO - ITS Europe

http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/ertico_news_connecting_easyway_public_sector_partners_with_industry.htm

 

8) Travel Site to List Fees Included in Fares

Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568993168487611.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Scientists Take a Look at Where You Flee

Why do hurricane evacuees stick to congested routes when alternatives are available?

Link to story on WTKR-TV:

http://www.wtkr.com/news/dp-local_evacsurvey_0225feb27,0,1209581.story

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) The Aftermarket Telematics Advantage

Speed to market, automaker woes give the industry a leg up on automakers, says Network presenter.

Link to story in Motor Age:

http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/The-aftermarket-telematics-advantage/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583728?ref=25

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Snow Snarls Seattle Area Bus Routes; Commuters Delayed

King County Metro Transit is taking criticism for its response to light snowfall, when many commuters were left waiting in an information vacuum.

Link to story in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008790070_websnowbus27m.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) New Hampshire Eyes Stimulus Money for Highway Signs and Radio Station

Link to story in The Eagle-Tribune:

http://www.eagletribune.com/archivesearch/local_story_058020517.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) J.D. Power: HD Radio in Five Percent of Cars

Link to story in Radio Ink:

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1186155&spid=24698

 

 

News Releases

1) European eCall Platform Will Boost eCall Deployment Across Europe

2) Washington, DC Metrorail Wireless Service to Expand

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Bike Summit – March 10-12 – Washington, DC

http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/summit09/index.php

 

 

Friday Bonus

Here's a story that I wish was from a satirical newspaper, but it may be real.

http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1235729305.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History

2004 **5^th anniversary** - A terrorist bomb exploded aboard SuperFerry 14 in Manila Bay killed 116 people.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/philippines.ferry.reut/index.html

 

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[TCN] Thursday, February 26, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Thursday, February 26, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Today for IBTTA's Toll Road Summit of Australia, New Zealand & the Asia Pacific Rim, March 15-18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia 

 

If you are interested in public-private partnerships, innovations in customer service and next generation technologies, you need to attend this meeting! Join IBTTA and ITS Australia in Sydney, Australia and learn about the explosive growth of tolling in Australia, New Zealand and the countries in the Asia Pacific Rim. Learn about toll concessions and operations, including the political, regulatory, public affairs and customer service aspects of startup and mature facilities, and lessons learned from successive implementation of all electronic toll collection. Visit IBTTA's website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today

 

AVIATION

 

1) Transportation Budget Proposes NextGen Air Traffic Control Funding

Link to story in Business First of Louisville:

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/02/23/daily40.html

 

2) Technology in the Sky

A photo essay in Time:

http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1666378_1454387,00.html

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Mississippi May Blind 'Eyes' on Traffic

Bill to ban devices that photograph traffic scofflaws advances.

Link to story in The Clarion-Ledger:

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090226/NEWS010504/902260345/1001/news

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) FastLane Slips in Stealth Fees

Up to one million customers hit with faulty charges.

Link to story in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2009_02_26_Fastlane_slips_in_stealth_fees:_Up_to_1_million_customers_hit_with_faulty_charges/srvc=home&position=0

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Federal Commission Backs Mileage Fees Over Gas Taxes, Champions GPS Technology

Link to story in Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/1366

 

OTHER

 

6) New Weather Monitoring System Reaches to the Heavens

Microwave technology used for the first time in US.

Link to story and video report on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_022509WAB-weather-testing-KS.2f300ba.html

 

PARKING

 

7) Parking Meters Out to Destroy the Human Race

Washington, DC meters pretend to be broken then 'self-correct' to give you tickets.

Link to story on WRC-TV:

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Local-Parking-Meters-Develop-Artificial-Intelligence-Will-Destroy-Humans.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) US Department of Homeland Security Secretary: Agency Likely to Miss Cargo Scanning Deadline

Link to story from CongressDaily:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090225_7302.php

Link to further information from the House Committee on Homeland Security:

http://homeland.house.gov/Hearings/index.asp?ID=171

 

9) TSA: Mule Skinners Need Background Checks, Too

Employees who accompany historic canal boats required to get security credentials.

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/25/mule.skinner.blues/

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Leverage Telematics and On-Board Diagnostics for Warranty Management

Link to story in Automotive DesignLine:

http://www.automotivedesignline.com/howto/214600030;jsessionid=3QLTBFFM2ABFAQSNDLPCKH0CJUNN2JVN

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Traffic Nerd Looks Through Numbers with CEO

Seattle traffic reporter meets with the president of Inrix to discuss new traffic data.

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/traffic/18792881/detail.html

 

VEHICLES

 

12) 'Talking' Cars Could Hit the Road by 2012

Link to story in Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/02/talking-cars-co.html  

 

 

News Releases

1) SITA and WestJet Go Live with New Standard for Checking In and Boarding Passengers

2) US Department of Transportation Unveils 2010 Budget Framework

3) Toyota Adds to Pre-Crash Safety Technologies

4) Gresham, Smith and Partners Wins City of Memphis, City Engineer's Award of Excellence for SmartWay Project

5) Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center Offering Online Traffic Information

6) GeoSpot Deep Local Search Launches Nationwide on Web and Mobile

 

 

Upcoming Events

Carbon-Free Mobility Conference – March 6 – Oakland, California

http://www.advancedtransit.org/doc.aspx?id=2109

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1914 **95^th anniversary** - The HMS Britannic was launched in Belfast.

http://www.atlanticliners.com/britannic_home.htm

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, February 25, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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Register Today and Prepare for the Approaching Recovery: IBTTA's Workshop on Managing in an Era of Changing Economic Times, April 19-21, 2009 in San Francisco, CA 

 

Join IBTTA in San Francisco for power-packed educational sessions and walk away with a world of knowledge on better managing your organization today and preparing for the approaching economic recovery. Learn how global issues are affecting your organization and the toll industry, the goals and efforts of the U.S. stimulus program, how to build a cost-conscious culture and make tough decisions, how to position your agency for unique opportunities during this slowdown, solid financing strategies and more. This is one meeting you don't want to miss! Visit IBTTA's website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Key to Eliminating US Flight Delays? Redesign the Sky Over New York City

Link to story in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/magazine/17-03/ff_airspace

 

2) Could Radar Keep Birds from Colliding with Aircraft?

Link to story in Scientific American:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=avian-aircraft-radar

 

3) Airline Industry Seems to be Serious About Going Forward with Wi-Fi in Sky

Link to Scripps-Howard News Service story:

http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/41183

 

4) American Airlines Aims to be On Time

Technology being used to improve performance.

Link story on The Street:

http://www.thestreet.com/story/10465948/1/american-airlines-aims-to-be-on-time.html

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Who's Paying for New Missouri Red-Light Camera Advocacy Group?

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

http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/political-fix/political-fix/2009/02/whos-paying-for-new-red-light-camera-advocacy-group/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

6) Officials Eye a Geospatial 'Virtual USA'

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/02/24/virtual-usa.aspx

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Microsoft Sues TomTom for Patent Infringement

Link to CNET News story:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10172068-75.html

 

OTHER

 

8) New Transportation Blog from 'Gridlock Sam' Schwartz: The Number Thirteen Line

Link to blog on PBS Blueprint America:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/category/blogs/13line

 

9) 3D Simulation Solves Crime and Accidents

Link to story in Eureka:

http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/article/17221/3D-simulation-solves-crimes-and-accidents.aspx

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) WiMax System Warns Drivers on Dangerous Highway Prone to Dense Fog

Link to story in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9128619&intsrc=hm_list

Link to news release from Proxim Wireless:

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0477064.htm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) US Department of Homeland Security to Use More Simulations in Infrastructure Protection

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090223_9398.php 

Link to National Infrastructure Protection Plan:

http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/NIPP_Plan.pdf

 

12) FAA Will Use Software to Identify Sensitive Data

Link to story in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/02/25/faa-software.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Automated Subway Train Rolls Out in New York City

Link to story in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/02/24/2009-02-24_automated_l_train_rolls_out.html

 

14) Wired BART Should Please Passengers

Link to story in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/traffic/ci_11776662

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Get Connected to Go

Link to profile on New York State's 511 system.

Link to story in New York State DOT E-Zine:

https://www.nysdot.gov/e-zine/winter2008/initiative

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Intelligent Transportation System Demoed in Japan

Link to story on Tech-On:

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090225/166272/  

 

 

News Releases

1) Recent Studies Highlight Effectiveness of Radar Speedcheck Signs for Use in Traffic Calming

2) Westwood One's Metro Traffic Goes Live with the Most Comprehensive Video Traffic Information Network in the Country

3) Port Authority of NY & NJ Leads Alliance Urging Full Federal Funding to Unclog Air Traffic Control System and Ease Delays for Passengers

4) INX Awarded State of New Mexico DOT Contract for Rail Runner Train's High-Speed Wireless System

5) Inrix National Traffic Scorecard Reveals Startling 30 Percent Decrease in Traffic Congestion in 2008

 

 

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Seminar: Freight Corridor Programs – March 18

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=16392

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1919 **90^th anniversary** - Oregon became the first state to impose a gasoline tax.

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/CS/FTG/

 

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