Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
BlueTOAD™ On The Road
BlueTOAD by TrafficCast is the industry's leading Bluetooth™ traffic monitoring system. It accurately measures travel times, road speeds and route choice behaviors through anonymous detection of Bluetooth signals from mobile devices inside vehicles, and the vehicles themselves. BlueTOAD can work independent of local power and data connectivity, or installs directly in traffic signal cabinets. And the new Mini-BlueTOAD is perfect to collect data for studies, performance measures and before/after analysis.
And BlueTOAD is on the road. Distributors are showcasing the technologies at regional trade shows across the country, including ITS Maryland/Tri-Chapter September 14-15 in Hagerstown, Texas ITE in Garland on the 14-16, MASITE in Cape May, NJ on the 18-19, Tennessee ITS September 27-30 in Memphis, ITS-Midwest September 28-29 in Cincinnati, and ITS-Arizona on September 29 in Mesa and OTEC in Columbus October 25-26. And, of course, the ITS World Congress - Booth #1771 - in Orlando October 16–20. For more information on these and other shows where BlueTOAD will be hopping, visit http://trafficcast.com/events/P0/
AVIATION
1) Bill to Restore BARR Provisions Introduced
Link to article on AOPA Online:
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2011/110913bill-to-restore-barr-provisions-introduces.html
Link to news release from Rep. Mike Pompeo:
http://pompeo.house.gov/press-release/pompeo-introduces-bill-protect-privacy-general-aviation-users
2) Airlines to Stream Video and Audio for Personal Devices
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-09-13/virgin-american-inflight-entertainment/50387296/1
Link to news release from Virgin America:
Link to news release from American Airlines:
http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=3333
3) Easing Congestion in the Middle East's Busy Skies Vital
Link to article in the Khaleej Times:
BICYCLES
4) Chicago City Council Proposal: No Texting or Hand-Held Cell Calls for Bicyclists
Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Good Network Maps: Clear Without Color?
Link to blog on Human Transit:
http://www.humantransit.org/2011/09/good-network-maps-clear-without-color.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) TomTom CEO Says Growth in Live Traffic Services Remains Slow
Link to Bloomberg article:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Quebec to Release All Road Inspection Reports in 'Days'
Link to article in The Gazette:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/todays-paper/Quebec+release+road+reports+days/5398430/story.html
8) Washington State Transportation Task Force Wants to Inform Public of How Transportation Affects Workforce
Link to Murrow News Service article:
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/sep/13/task-force-wants-to-get-info-on-the-move/
ROADWAYS
9) Lieutenant Governor: Intelligent Signaling for Delhi Roads
Link to article in the Hindustan Times:
TELEMATICS
10) Telematics Driving Sustainability Goals, Says Trimble
Link to article on FleetNews:
TRANSIT
11) DC Metro Relaunches Security Awareness Campaign
Link to article in The Washington Post:
12) BART's Media Manipulation Strategy
Link to article in The Bay Citizen:
http://www.baycitizen.org/bart-protests/story/inside-barts-protest-propaganda-campaign/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Smartphones Help Korean Drivers Avoid Traffic Jams this Chuseok
Link to article in The Chosun Ilbo:
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2011/09/14/2011091400820.html
VEHICLES
14) Technology Transforming Way Drivers Interact with Car, but Can't Yet Clear Traffic Jams or Drive Us Home Unaided
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903461304576523851844058530.html
15) Roads Get Smart
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903327904576523830522471142.html
16) Car Rental Gets Sexier via Mobile Apps and GPS Technology, Interest in Self-Service Grows
Link to article on Tnooz:
News Releases
2) ITS America Announces New Connected Vehicle Task Force Leadership
3) Dutchmobility.com: New Web Magazine About Traffic and Transportation in the Netherlands
5) Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. Acquires Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates
6) US Geological Survey Places Historical Map Collection Online
7) PACCAR Earns #1 Technology Ranking in InformationWeek Magazine
8) Iowa DOT Upgrades Public Access to Traffic-Management Cameras
9) Volvo IT Launch Redefines Carpooling
Upcoming Events
The Failure to Maintain Our Infrastructure – Who's Responsible for What? – September 20 – Brooklyn, New York
Today in Transportation History
1951 **60th anniversary** The largest oil refinery in Europe opened in Fawley on Southampton Water, UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/14/newsid_3051000/3051902.stm
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