[TCN] Friday, January 29, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, January 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Bernie's Notes

 

Since you receive the TCN each day you're no doubt familiar with some of my newsletter work.  What you might not know is there's another aspect of transportation communications with which I'm involved.  I also do transportation voice-over work.  For example, if you've ridden on the AirTrain at JFK or Newark airports you've probably heard me inside the stations and onboard the trains.  Just recently I began providing announcements on the New York City subway system.  In addition I've been the radio voice for the New Jersey Turnpike and New York State Thruway, the original voice for the E-ZPass customer information phone line in New York and Virginia DOT's Smart Tag.  If your organization needs a voice for anything from a Web or PowerPoint narration to a phone greeting, please contact me.  I know transportation and can help make your voice application sound friendly and professional.  You can learn about other projects I've done and hear samples of my work by visiting my Web site, www.bwcommunications.net.  For questions, or more information, please contact me atbernie@bwcommunications.net.    

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Judge Allows Flyer Advocate's Suit to Go Forward

Lawsuit claims Delta Air Lines illegally obtained e-mails.

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Judge-allows-flyer-advocates-apf-1243647106.html?x=0&.v=1

 

2) Boeing Launches 787 Flight-Test Web Site

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010921991_boeingwebsite29.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) Visualization's Next Frontier

Link to article in Public Roads:

http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/10janfeb/02.htm

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

4) Interpol Chief Says Weak Passport Verification World's Biggest Travel Threat

Link to CP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jamPf2nz2ey4fCJYuMaMBHkxtOOg

 

5) Driver Phone Bans' Impact Doubted

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-01-29-cell-phone_N.htm

Link to news release from the Highway Loss Data Institute:

http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr012910.html

 

6) Talking Transport Security Trends

An interview with Andy Nicholson of ARINC.

Link to interview on Airport Technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/feature74908/?WT.mc_id=WN_Feat&mxmroi=6268974/2575438/false

 

7) Vigilante Journalist Taunts TSA Agents

Link to story and video on WDIV-TV:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/22368244/detail.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) UK Fleets Switch on to Benefits of Eye-in-the-Sky Tracking

Link to article in Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/story/Fleets-switch-on-to-benefits-of-eye-in-the-sky-tracking/51991

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Toronto Transit Commission to Enhance Customer Service

Numerous communication improvements announced.

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/01/TTC-to-enhance-customer-service.aspx

The TTC's Failure to Communicate

Link to editorial in the Toronto Sun:

http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/2010/01/28/12655531.html

 

VEHICLES

 

10) 'Smart Pedals' Could Stop Crashes Like Those Behind Recall

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-01-29-toyotabrakes29_ST_N.htm

 

11) Safety of Cars' Keyless Entry and Ignition Systems Questioned

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/24/business/la-fi-carkeys24-2010jan24

 

 

News Releases

1) LogicTree Scheduled Arrival IVR Surpasses 400,000 Calls at RTD Denver - Achieves Automation Rate Approaching 80%

 

 

Upcoming Events

Making Connections: New Developments & Emerging Opportunities in Transportation Training Partnerships – March 17 – Silver Spring, Maryland

http://transportcenter.org/images/uploads/mc%20agenda.pdf

 

 

Friday Bonus

When they say to keep both hands on the wheel, they mean it.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/01/28/motorist-receives-50-on-the-spot-fine-for-blowing-his-nose-in-car-86908-22000682/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1940 **70^th anniversary** - Three gasoline-powered trains crashed and exploded approaching the Ajikawaguchi station in Japan, killing over 180 people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ajikawaguchi_derail_1940.jpg

 

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[TCN] Thursday, January 28, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, January 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Discuss Federal Legislative Initiatives at IBTTA Legislative Conference – March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC

 

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association on March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC and participate in discussions on federal legislative initiatives with leaders in the transportation policy debate. Topics will include transportation authorization, electronic tolling interoperability, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging, the proposed Office of Public Benefit, and other important issues affecting tolling and road pricing. Participants will spend Tuesday afternoon visiting their congressional representatives to advance tolling initiatives on Capitol Hill. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals interested in US Federal and transportation legislation and regulations affecting the toll industry. Visit www.IBTTA.org for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. [More…]

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) JetBlue Hopes for Few Blips in Reservation Switch

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/JetBlue-hopes-for-few-blips-apf-4274801989.html?x=0&.v=2

 

2) Lessons are Learned from Aborted US Airways Flight

Link to article in The Charleston Gazette:

http://sundaygazettemail.com/News/201001270602

 

BICYCLES

 

3) RFID Enables Biking System

Link to article in RFIDNews:

http://www.rfidnews.org/2010/01/27/rfid-system-rewards-bike-commuters

 

OTHER

 

4) Intelligent Transportation Systems: US Not Leading the Pack

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/741034

Link to commentary by ITS America President and CEO, Scott Belcher in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/78495-its-report-a-wake-up-call

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Smart Signs Give False Readings

Australian roadway signs may be falsely detecting speeding and following too closely.

Link to article in The Gympie Times:

http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2010/01/29/smart-sign-of-the-times/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) US Homeland Security Nuclear Detection Office Turns to Geospatial Routing

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/01/27/homeland-security-domestic-nuclear-detection-office.aspx

 

7) Microsoft CEO Forecasts Cloudy Future for Public Safety

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/01/28/steve-ballmer-keynote-at-microsoft-public-safety-symposium.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Before You Go…GeauxWider.com – New Web Site, Twitter, Facebook Provide I-10 and I-12 Construction Impacts in Real-Time

2) NYSERDA-Funded iCone Gaining National Prominence in Efforts to  Reduce Traffic Congestion, Energy Consumption, and Pollution

3) New 511 Service to Assist Commuters and Motorists in California's Inland Empire

4) New Capital District Transportation Authority Web Site to Enhance Service Through Improved Communications

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Transportation Safety Analyst – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://volpedb.volpe.dot.gov/outside/owa/vntsc_outside.hr_career.display_job?p_job_id=JOB00183&p_type=CareerIntern

 

 

Upcoming Events

Oceanology International – March 9-11 – London

http://www.oceanologyinternational.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1820 **190^th anniversary** A Russian expedition, led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, reached Antarctica.  The expedition is credited by some as being the first to discover the continent.

http://www.south-pole.com/p0000073.htm  

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, January 27, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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BICYCLES

 

1) Designing Bicycle Cities

Planning clearly-marked urban biking systems can help us educate car drivers and decrease cycling accidents.

Link to article in Good:

http://www.good.is/post/designing-bicycle-cities/

 

OTHER

 

2) Interview with ITS Network Germany

Link to interview from ERTICO - ITS Europe:

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

 

3) ERTICO - ITS Europe Talks to Dr. Young-Jun Moon, IPC Chair of the ITS World Congress Organizing Committee

Link to interview from ERTICO - ITS Europe:

http://www.ertico.com/en/news/ertico_newsroom/ertico_-_its_europe_talks_to_dr_young-jun_moon.htm

 

4) Report on Intelligent Transportation Systems from The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Link to report:

http://gigaom.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/its2010report.pdf

 

RAILROADS

 

5) Web Site Offers Info -- and Advocacy -- on Proposed High-Speed Rail Line from Twin Cities to Chicago

Link to article on MinnPost:

http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2010/01/26/15308/website_offers_info_--_and_advocacy_--_on_proposed_high-speed_rail_line_from_twin_cities_to_chicago 

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

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) EU Body Gives Thumbs Up to 'Green' Road Charging

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/eu-body-gives-thumbs-green-road-charging/article-189224

 

TRANSIT

 

7) New York MTA's Electronic Security Plan Late, Lacks Funds

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2612302120100126

 

8) Outgoing Hampton Roads Transit Chief Speaks Out on Facebook

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/01/outgoing-hrt-chief-speaks-out-facebook

 

VEHICLES

 

9) Four States, DC Not Part of National Vehicle History Database

Link to article in The Clarion-Ledger:

http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20100126/NEWS/100126032/1002/newsfrnt/Miss.-not-part-of-national-vehicle-database

 

 

News Releases

1) BART Launches API to Spur Innovation in Transit App Development

2) Weather Central Introduces Road Segment-Based Weather Solutions for Location-Based and Mobile Services

3) Galileo – The Next Big Thing – Today and Tomorrow Says Frost & Sullivan

4) Iraqis Controlling Air Traffic Alongside US Counterparts

 

 

Upcoming Events

Asia Pacific Rail 2010 – March 8-11 – Bangkok

http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/asiarail/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1910 **100^th anniversary** - The Hague Convention of 1907, which focused on naval warfare, went into effect.

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/lawwar.asp

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, January 26, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Discuss Federal Legislative Initiatives at IBTTA Legislative Conference – March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC

 

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association on March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC and participate in discussions on federal legislative initiatives with leaders in the transportation policy debate. Topics will include transportation authorization, electronic tolling interoperability, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging, the proposed Office of Public Benefit, and other important issues affecting tolling and road pricing. Participants will spend Tuesday afternoon visiting their congressional representatives to advance tolling initiatives on Capitol Hill. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals interested in US Federal and transportation legislation and regulations affecting the toll industry. Visit www.IBTTA.org for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. [More…]

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Deciphering the German Airport Hack

Link to article in ContactlessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2010/01/25/deciphering-the-german-airport-hack

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Navteq, the Maps the Auto Industry Uses

Link to article on Bright Side of News:

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/1/25/navteq2c-the-maps-the-auto-industry-uses.aspx

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Ohio Turnpike Commission Reverses Itself on Higher Tolls for Bicycles or Luggage on Roof

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/ohio_turnpike_commission_rever.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Navigation Programming Standard

Link to article in The Engineer:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/navigation-programming-standard/1000716.article

 

MARITIME

 

5) Port of Los Angeles Fights Crime with Mobile Video

Link to article in CIO:

http://www.cio.com/article/522914/Port_of_Los_Angeles_Fights_Crime_With_Mobile_Video

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) US Government Studies Effect of Digital Billboards on Drivers

Link to story on KUSA-TV:

http://www.9news.com/seenon9news/article.aspx?storyid=131467&catid=509

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) US DOT Bars Commercial Drivers from Texting at Wheel

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9662151

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/dot1410.htm

 

8) Airport Security is a Tech-Firm Gold Rush

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-smallbiz-security26-2010jan26,0,636018.story

 

9) Pennsylvania County Publishes Emergency Call Information Online

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/740523?elq=f5509e76b98f45b9a914f8a0f6d0bbaa

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Smart Card Firms Team to Establish Open Standard

Link to article in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222500054

 

11) Toronto Transit Commission Riders Ask Where Route Maps Went

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/fixer/article/755855--fixer-ttc-riders-ask-where-route-maps-went

 

12) New Bus Times Signs Help UK Shoppers

Link to article in The Evening Telegraph:

http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/Queensgate-New-bus-times-signs.6014674.jp

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Long Island Rail Road Riders Get Real-Time Train Arrival Information by Text

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/01/26/2010-01-26_its_a_trip_sez_lirr_texting_gets_riders_latest_train_info.html

 

14) Is the 511 National Traffic Phone Number Worth $1.2 Billion?

Link to podcast from Directions Magazine:

http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=3390

 

WEATHER

 

15) Google to Bring NOAA Data to New Heights

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/01/26/noaa-google-coop-012610.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Streetcar App Now Available from App Store – Allows Users to Locate, Book and Open Cars

 

 

Upcoming Events

21^st International Women in Aviation Conference – February 25-27 – Lake Buena Vista, Florida

http://www.wai.org/10conference/index.cfm

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1500 **510^th anniversary** - Spanish explorer Vicente Yáñez Pinzón reached Brazil's northeastern coast.

http://www.emayzine.com/lectures/HISTOR~6.htm

 

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[TCN] Monday, January 25, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, January 25, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Preliminary Program Available for ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition  

 

The preliminary program for ITS America's 20^th Annual Meeting & Exposition, May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas is available online.  ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition will provide transportation professionals and policymakers with the necessary tools and strategies they need to create communities that are safer, cleaner, more livable and less congested.  Visit www.itsa.org/amprogram.html to learn more about the sessions, technical tours, technology demonstrations, exhibition, ancillary meetings, and the Texas Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security hearing.  Early registration ends January 31 and discounts are available for ITS America members, public agency staff, and first-time attendees.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Atlantic City's High-Tech Airport Taking Off

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/82535372.html

 

2) New UK Air Traffic Control Center Opens

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8477906.stm

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Average Speed Cameras Could be Used on All UK Motorways

Link to article in the Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7066376/Average-speed-cameras-could-be-used-on-all-motorways.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Maine Turnpike Authority Dismisses All-Electronic Tolls

Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100123-NEWS-1230314

 

5) South Jersey Transportation Authority May Scrap Plans for Cashless Toll Plazas on Atlantic City Expressway

Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_98d3851e-0843-11df-9a21-001cc4c002e0.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) US Air Force Chief of Staff Warns Against Dependence on GPS

Link to article in the Air Force Times:

http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/01/airforce_schwartz_012310/

 

7) New Garmin Navigation Device Airs Digital TV, Radio

Device, which will only be available in Europe, has feature to prevent TV use while driving.

Link to article in the Kansas City Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/01/18/daily38.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Technology Will Allow Security Officials to Monitor Aircraft Movements in Area of Winter Olympics

Link to Canwest News Service article:

http://www.kelowna.com/2010/01/22/sea-to-sky-corridor-under-surveillance-technology-allows-security-officials-to-monitor-aircraft-movements-during-the-games/

 

9) US-Bound Fliers From 35 Countries Will be Required to Register Online

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-01-24-register_N.htm

 

10) States Go After Texting Drivers

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-01-24-texting_N.htm

 

11) Missouri Considers Letting Emergency Medical Technicians Report Dangerous Drivers

Link to article in The Kansas City Star:

http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/1704958.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Telematics to Help Provide Real-Time Road Information in Taiwan

Link to article in The China Post:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2010/01/23/241952/Telematics-to.htm

 

13) It's Time for Telematics

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=69145

 

TRANSIT

 

14) Bob Noorda, Who Changed Look of the New York Subways, Dies at 82

Link to obituary in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/arts/design/24noorda.html

 

15) Clever Commute Helps Riders Track Trains Leaving Grand Central Terminal

Link to article in The Advocate:

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/default/article/Clever-Commute-helps-rail-riders-track-trains-335232.php

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) More Indiana Highway Travel Time Signs Planned

Link to AP article:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-timesigns,0,5410752.story

 

17) New ITS System to Help Assuage Jacksonville, North Carolina Area Traffic Headaches

Link to article in The Daily News:

http://www.jdnews.com/news/text-72135-justify-align.html

 

18) Bluetooth Travel Time Technology Evaluation Using the BlueTOAD

Link to report from KMJ Consulting:

http://kmjinc.com/file/BlueTOAD%20final%20report%204%20Jan%202010.pdf

 

VEHICLES

 

19) LTE Connected Car

Link to video on CNET TV:

http://cnettv.cnet.com/lte-connected-car/9742-1_53-50082302.html

 

20) Dear Silicon Valley: Stay Out of My Car

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=66962B76-1A64-67EA-E41A690C21F930E7

 

 

News Releases

1) OmniAir EPS Committee Completes EPSNIS Draft – Prepares for NYSBA 5.9 GHz DSRC Test

2) Telvent to Install Tunnel Management System in Brazil

3) AutoPark 1.0 Introduced for iPhone – Say Goodbye to Parking Tickets

4) $8.7 Million Awarded for Traffic Management Improvements to I-15 in San Diego Area

5) Kovsky & Miller Research Study Provides Useful Insights Into Traffic Reporting in Newscasts

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Supervisory, IT Specialist – Volpe National Transportation Operations Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts (open period extended until Feb. 2)

http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=85639854

 

 

Upcoming Events

MetroRail 2010 Australia – February 25 – Sydney

http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/metro/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1890 **120^th anniversary** - Nellie Bly completed a 72-day round-the-world journey.

http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/386/nellie.html

 

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