[TCN] Friday, July 30, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, July 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

IVBSS Program Public Meeting October 20, 2010 in Ypsilanti, MI

U.S. DOT will host a one-day public meeting on October 20, 2010 to provide a report on results from the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) field operational test to members of the vehicle safety research community and other interested parties. 

The IVBSS program is a five-year cooperative research agreement to combine several crash warning subsystems -- including forward collision, lane departure, lane change, and curve speed warning -- into a single, integrated concept to enhance the safety of both passenger vehicles and heavy trucks. Field tests using a fleet of light vehicles and heavy trucks were recently completed and the resulting reports are being finalized. The Key Findings report for the Heavy Truck field test will be available by the end of August.

Click here for registration and additional information.  Online registration deadline is October 15.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) FAA Says Florida May is Colorblind, Won't Hire Him; He Sues

Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jul/30/faa-wont-hire-sarasota-man-air-traffic-controller-/news-breaking/

 

2) At Boston's Logan Airport, Tweeting is Taking Off

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2010/07/30/at_logan_airport_tweeting_is_taking_off/

 

3) Transport Canada Fails to See Humor in Line of Baggage Stickers

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Transport+Canada+fails+humour+line+baggage+stickers/3338860/story.html

 

4) Articles from July Issue of Airport Improvement

 -  San Jose International Modernizes Technology and Security

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00187

 -  DuPage Airport Secures Its Borders

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00190

 -  Highway Signs Modified to Clarify Twin Cities Confusion

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00195

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Drivers and the GPS: A Love-Hate Relationship

Link to story and video report on Central Florida News 13:

http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/july/128842/Drivers-and-the-GPS:-A-love-hate-relationship

 

OTHER

 

6) New Database Tracks Transportation Earmarks in Congress

Link to article on MinnPost.com:

http://www.minnpost.com/politicalagenda/2010/07/29/20111/new_database_tracks_transportation_earmarks_in_congress

 

7) Dehli Traffic Police at Receiving End of Facebook Traffic Vigil

Link to article in the Hindustan Times:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cops-at-receiving-end-of-Facebook-traffic-vigil/Article1-579252.aspx

 

8) Delaware River Port Authority Will End Secret Internal Board Meetings

Agency will also open books to state auditors in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Link to story on WHYY Radio:

http://whyy.org/cms/news/government-politics/2010/07/30/drpa-will-end-secret-internal-board-meetings/42830

 

9) Latest Issue of Texas Transportation Researcher Online

 -  TTI Has You Covered – Weather You're Coming or Going

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=1&year=2010

 -  Spotlight: The Visibility Research Laboratory

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=2&year=2010

 -  Using Bluetooth Technology to Aid in Hurricane Evacuation

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=4&year=2010

 -  Marking the Way: Research Project Improves Performance of Raised Pavement Markers

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=8&year=2010

 -  TTI's Contributions to Pavement Marking Started Early

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=2&article=9&year=2010

 

10) ERTICO's iMobility Newsletter – July 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/E-1eEwAAAAA~/IPLtTS13P0OoOFZkCpWuBA~~/ZHYMv7dxgEaVb2Rx6sMXeg~~/ViewEmail.ashx

 

PARKING

 

11) Advertisements Could be Coming to Five San Francisco-Run Garages

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/under-the-dome/advertisements-could-be-coming-to-five-city-run-garages-99633704.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) South Carolina DOT Plans for Standardized Roadside Memorials

Link to AP article:

http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/30/1610668/sc-dot-plans-for-standardized.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) Freedom of Photography: Police, Security Often Clamp Down Despite Public Right

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/25/AR2010072502795_pf.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) Automotive Telematics Deliver a Brave New Ride

Link to blog on Automotive World:

http://krigr.co.cc/automotive-telematics-deliver-a-brave-new-ride/

 

TRANSIT

 

15) NJ Transit Emergency Responders Face Challenging Recovery After Fatality on Tracks

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/nj_transit_emergency_response.html

 

16) To Blog or Not to Blog?

How should transit agencies handle employee blogs?

Link to commentary from Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/Blog/Transit-Dispatches/Story/2010/07/To-blog-or-not-to-blog-.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Dish TV Launches Traffic Active in India

Link to India Infoline News Service article:

http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Dish-TV-launches-Traffic-Active/4896103674

 

VEHICLES

 

18) Release of Toyota Documents Blocked, Ex-NHTSA Official Says

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703999304575399523349443634.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Imtech Acquires YSP in Finland to Strengthen Its Traffic Market Position in the Nordic Region

 

 

Upcoming Events

California Transit Association Annual Fall Conference & Expo – September 14-15 – San Diego

http://www.caltransit.org/node/679

 

 

Friday Bonus

Dramamine and Prozac could be helpful when flying into these airports!

http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/the-worlds-scariest-runways/1

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1825 **185^th anniversary** Malden Island was discovered in the Pacific Ocean.

http://www.janeresture.com/kiribati_line/malden.htm

 

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[TCN] Thursday, July 29, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, July 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

 

AVIATION

 

1) Radar System Crashes at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport

Link to Oneindia News article:

http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/29/radar-system-crashes-in-delhi-igi-airport.html

 

2) To Tackle Congestion, Indian Government Wants High-Tech System Sooner

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/To-tackle-congestion-govt-wants-hi-tech-system-sooner/articleshow/6230668.cms

 

3) Watchdog: FAA Lacks Metrics for Rollout of Air Traffic Upgrade

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100729_3348.php

 

4) Top Airports on Twitter: List Grows to 143 Airports

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://blogs.forbes.com/wheelsup/2010/07/21/top-airports-on-twitter-list-grows-to-143-airports/

 

5) West Virginia's Yeager Airport Gains Attention for Its Social Media Efforts

Link to article in the Charleston Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.com/Business/201007280787

 

CAMERAS

 

6) Motorists May be Winning Against Big Brother's Speed Cameras

Link to Fox News story:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/29/motorists-winning-fight-big-brothers-speed-cameras/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

7) Microsoft's 'Street Slide' Takes Aim at StreetView

Link to CNET News blog:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27076_3-20011994-248.html

 

OTHER

 

8) IBM Invests in Infrastructure Sensing and Analysis Tech

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-07-29/ibm-invests-in-infrastructure-sensing-and-analysis-tech.html

 

PARKING

 

9) Smart Parking Meters Spark Debate

Link to audio report on KQED Radio's The California Report:

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201007280850/a

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Radio Over IP Gives Washington State Responders a Common Platform

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/08/02/washington-state-radio-over-ip.aspx

 

11) Smartphones Bring Safety Systems to Cars

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?cat=25

 

TOURISM

 

12) Navigating Europe in the Digital Age

GPS, ebooks and other technologies changing the way we travel.

Link to Tribune News Services article:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38436089/ns/travel-destination_travel/

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Myki is Watching You: Smartcard Operator Gives Police Access to Customer Info

Link to article and video in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/myki-is-watching-you-smartcard-operator-gives-police-access-to-customer-info-20100729-10x7l.html

 

14) New York MTA Axes Station Agents; Promises New Intercoms

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/mta-axes-station-agents-promises-new-intercoms-1.2148780

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) New Road Technology Hopes to Ease Minnesota Congestion

Link to story on WCCO-TV:

http://wcco.com/local/smart.lanes.minnesota.2.1832560.html

 

16) Broadcaster Traffic Consortium Senses Renewed Interest in Radio

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.radioworld.com/article/104172

 

 

News Releases

1) Operation Lifesaver Films New Safety PSA with New Orleans Saints Kicker

2) Minnesota's Smart Lanes Go Live

3) 2010 National Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference Coming Soon in Huntington, West Virginia

4) AASHTO Honors State DOT Photographers for Their 'Faces of Transportation'

5) Strategy Analytics: Connected Cars Emerge as Business Models Diverge

6) SuperGeo Develops Taipei Bus Information and Transit System by SuperWebGIS

 

 

Upcoming Events

2^nd Middle East Parking Symposium – October 10-12 – Abu Dhabi

http://www.parking-me.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1910 **100^th anniversary** Jan Hilgers became the first Dutch pilot to fly over Holland.

http://earlyaviators.com/ehilgers.htm

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, July 28, 2010

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) iPhone Flight Tracker Maps – Photos

Link to photos on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/photos/iphone-flight-tracker-maps-photos/449194?tag=mantle_skin;content

 

2) NextGen Air Transportation System: FAA's Metrics Can Be Used to Report on Status of Individual Programs, but Not of Overall NextGen Implementation or Outcomes

Link to GAO report:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10790.pdf

 

3) Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Deployment for Airport Obstruction Surveys

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Light_Detection_and_Ranging_LIDAR_Deployment_for_A_163789.aspx

 

BICYCLES

 

4) Seattle DOT Tries Bike Boxes to Protect Cyclists

Link to article on seattlepi.com:

http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/215937.asp

 

5) Cyclists Up Against Shock-Jock Ravings

Sydney radio host's 'war on cyclists' inspires listeners to harass riders.

Link to column in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/cyclists-up-against-shockjock-ravings-20100728-10vy4.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

6) Tiburon, California's Security Cameras Set to Go Live Soon

License plates of every vehicle entering town will be photographed.

Link to article in the Marin Independent Journal:

http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_15616255

 

OTHER

 

7) South Carolina State University Blocks Access to Transport Center Records

Link to article in The Post and Courier:

http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/jul/28/sc-state-blocks-access-to-transport-center-records/

 

8) NASA Could Get Funds to Warn About Solar Storms

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2010/07/27/nasa-vs-the-sun-also-asteroids.aspx

 

9) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – July 2010

Link to newsletter:

http://herget.biz/ieeeitss/v12n3.pdf

 

PARKING

 

10) Seattle's High-Tech Crackdown on Parking Violators Hits Snag

Link to story and video report on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Investigators-Seattles-high-tech-crackdown-on-parking-violators-hits-snag-99338879.html

 

RAILROADS

 

11) Israelis Develop Warning System to Prevent Train Wrecks

Link to article on Arutz Sheva:

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/138803

 

12) Picture This, and Risk Arrest

Amtrak photo contest leads to an image problem.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/nyregion/28about.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

13) US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Asked About Stimulus Road Signs: Pork or Pride?

Link to column and C-SPAN video in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/road_signs_pork_or_pride.html

Link to full interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal:

http://www.cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/07/27/HP/A/36105/Transportation+Secretary+Ray+LaHood.aspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

14) FCC Plan to Support Emergency Communications Relies on Unproven Technology

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://gove-media.com/portal/wts/cemcfOa7g92ba8DvqdFdEha9nhyzjd

 

15) Global Airline Pilots Not Happy About Israeli Security Program

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/world/middleeast/28pilots.html

 

16) Pennsylvania DOT to Beef Up Reporting on Bus Drivers

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_692249.html

 

17) His Constants Complaints Make Dubai Roads Safer

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100729/NATIONAL/707289859/1010

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) eCall Finally Has Arrived … Or Has It?

Link to article on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/eCall-Finally-Has-Arrived-Or-Has-It_a2387.html

 

TRANSIT

 

19) Suspended TriMet Driver Plans to End Popular Blog After 'Kill this Bicyclist' Post

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/07/suspended_trimet_driver_meets.html

 

20) 'Anti-Islamic' Bus Ads Appear in Major Cities

Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2010/0728/Anti-Islamic-bus-ads-appear-in-major-cities

 

21) MBTA Bus Routes Real-Time Data Major Expansion

Link to article on Commonwealth Conversations:

http://transportation.blog.state.ma.us/blog/2010/07/mbta-bus-routes-realtime-data-major-expansion.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

22) Web Site of the Week: Traffic England

Link to review in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-1298405/Website-Of-The-Week-www-trafficengland-com.html

 

23) Smart Nav for Irish Phone Users

First smartphone-enabled navigation product with real-time traffic data in Ireland.

Link to article on IrishDev.com:

http://irishdev.com/Home/News/1226-Smart-Nav-for-Irish-Phone-Users.html

 

 

News Releases

1) ERTICO - ITS Europe Welcomes New EU Road Safety Plan for 2011-2020

2) Inrix Expands the Largest Traffic Network in Europe

3) Inrix TPEG Connec Optimizes Delivery and Reduces Costs of Providing Dynamic Traffic Info to Connected Vehicles and Devices

4) Virgin America Upgrade In-Flight Entertainment Platform: Flyers Can Ad Mapping, Shopping and Open Tab Bar Hopping to Their Flight Plan

 

 

Upcoming Events

Conference on International Port Security Communication, Cooperation & Coordination –September 29-30 – Barcelona

http://www.intlportsecurity.com

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1720 **290^th anniversary** The Swedish and Russian navies began the Battle of Grengam.

http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/z/zubov/battle.html

 

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. 

To subscribe (for free) or unsubscribe, please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.

TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications  

 

Questions, comments about the TCN?  Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.      

© 2010 Bernie Wagenblast  www.bwcommunications.net