Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, September 14, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
CAMERAS
1) San Francisco Muni to Conduct Routine Inspections of Cameras
Previously, problems only discovered following incidents.
Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/12/MNI519LUE4.DTL
2) Arizona Driver Dons Monkey Masks to Elude Tickets
Link to AP article:
http://www.komonews.com/news/national/59172847.html
CARTOGRAPHY
3) GIS is the Big Winner in Push for Open Government
Link to analysis in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/722260
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Let Your iPhone Drive You
A review of driving-directions applications.
Link to article in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352763,00.asp
MARITIME
5) Washington State Considers Selling Company Naming Right on Ferries
Link to article in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009850506_ferrynaming12m.html
OTHER
6) Latest Edition of Thinking Highways Online
Link to magazine:
http://www.thinkinghighways.com/#/224 (Europe/Rest of World Edition)
ROADWAYS
7) Scottish Political Party: Ministers Should Red Light 'Unnecessary' Road Signs
Link to STV News story:
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/122601-lib-dems-ministers-should-red-light-unnecessary-road-signs/
8) Minnesota Engineers Take a New Line on Road Safety
Wider stripes, reflective tape part of effort to reduce fatalities on rural roads.
Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/13/highway-safety/
9) Billboards Spur a Fight in New York City - Free Speech vs. Beauty
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/nyregion/14billboards.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
10) Interstate Highway Signs in Chicago-Area Leave Drivers Guessing
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/autocorner/chi-getting-around-14-sep14,0,3208128.column
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) How Can We Improve Transportation Security?
Link to comments on the National Journal Transportation Expert Blog:
http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2009/09/how-can-we-improve-transportat.php
TRANSIT
12) Despite Hiccups, New Metra Web Site Records Record Numbers
Link to story on WBBM Radio:
http://www.wbbm780.com/Depsite-hiccups--new-Metra-Web-site-records-record/5203043
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Revamped Florida 511 Service Leaves Drivers with Phone Rage
Link to article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/sfl-511-travel-information-b091309,0,3324106.story
14) UK Highways Agency Fast Lane Traffic Monitoring Scheme Worth £200 Million
Link to article in CIO UK:
http://www.cio.co.uk/news/3201767/highways-agency-fast-lane-traffic-monitoring-scheme-worth-200m/
15) US 50 Sensors Gauge Ocean City, Maryland Beach Traffic
Link to article in The Daily Times:
16) India's Union Ministry Frames Service Benchmark for Public Transport, Including ITS, for JNNURM Cities
Link to article in The Times of India:
17) New Study Show Bay Area Drivers Upset at Congestion, but Unlikely to Change
Information that predicts traffic congestion would help.
Link to article in The Examiner:
VEHICLES
18) Disclosure Sought on 'Opt Out' for Side Airbags
Link to article in The Detroit News:
19) Now, Technology is Job One
Ford shows off new gadgets, power motor.
Link to commentary on MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ford-shows-off-new-gadgets-powerful-motor-2009-09-11
20) Car Harnesses Fighter Jet Technology
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8249530.stm
News Releases
1) uLocate Launches Pioneering Mobile Traffic Service Nationwide Helping Drivers Save Time and Money
2) New Co-operative Detection System Developed by VTT
3) Tel Aviv University Invents a Digital 'White Stick' for the Visually Impaired
5) Unlimited Personalization with BMW ConnectedDrive
6) Telvent to Implement the First Open Road Tolling System in New Hampshire
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Aligning ITS Projects and Programs with Your Agency's Strategic Goals – September 17
http://www.itsrm.org/events.htm
Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** - Luna 2, a Soviet spacecraft, became the first man-made object to reach the Moon.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-014A
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