Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, April 26, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
One Week Away from the ITS America Annual Meeting & Expo in Houston!
There's still time to register for ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting and Exposition, May 3 -5! The final program is now available, and includes more than 50 sessions filled with industry experts tackling the hottest transportation issues today. The conference will also feature a 150,000 square-foot exhibit hall featuring the best of ITS technology and products, and high-tech demos, including an 18-wheeler roll-over demonstrating the latest in incident response.
After the Closing Plenary, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will convene a U.S. DOT Surface Transportation Reauthorization Outreach Meeting to solicit the views of key stakeholders on ways to improve the delivery of surface transportation programs. The meeting is scheduled from 12:30 – 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5. See you in Houston!
AVIATION
1) FAA Wants No Pilot Distractions
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-04-25-pilots_N.htm
Link to news release from the Federal Aviation Administration:
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=11338
2) Displays on Jets' Windshields Boost Safety, Study Finds
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703441404575206573356759514.html
3) Atlantic City Airport Named Test Site for New System that Speeds Important Updates to Pilots
Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) MapQuest Introduces Free GPS App for Apple iPhone
Link to article in The Christian Science Monitor:
RAILROADS
5) Satellite Navigation, Mobile Phone Network Can Enhance Trains' Safety
Link to ANI article:
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/04/24/satellitenavigation-mobile-phone-network-can-enhancetra.html
6) Illinois Accident's Lesson: Don't Trust Railway Signals
Link to column in the Chicago Tribune:
ROADWAYS
7) Virginia Considers Banning Cell Phones in Work Zones
Link to article in Roads & Bridges:
http://www.roadsbridges.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sni&nid=20522
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) 23 EU Countries to Join eCall Initiative, Malta Still Absent
Link to article in The Malta Independent:
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=105110
9) 3-D Technology Helps Emergency Responders Observe Origins of 911 Calls
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/756599?elq=54d933d6ee8c449981070c1dc1d117da
10) In Chicago Cabs, More Cameras Will be Along for Ride
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cab-cameras-20100422,0,1240545.story
SPACE
11) Inside NASA's World-Class Supercomputer Center
Link to CNET News article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20003333-52.html
TELEMATICS
12) Telematics Enable Smarter Driver and Auto Dealer Services
Link to article on SPEC:
TRANSIT
13) ORCA Card Frustrates Some Puget Sound Transit Riders
Link to article on seattlepi:
http://www.seattlepi.com/transportation/418645_GettingThere26.html
14) Caltrain Joins Translink Regional Transit Ticketing System
Link to story and audio report on KCBS Radio:
http://www.kcbs.com/bayareanews/Caltrain-Joins-Translink-System/6886196
15) Cool Transit Apps Come Down the Pike as New York MTA Loosens Restrictions
Link to article in amNew York
16) Metra Derails Wi-Fi for Now
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
17) A Dashboard for DC's Metro
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/04/a_dashboard_for_metro.php
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) Smarter Highways – Information the Key to Keep Washington State Moving
Link to article and video in the Issaquah Reporter:
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/iss/news/92098184.html
19) Jakarta Traffic Police Getting Hip to Twitter, Facebook in Bid to Improve Services
Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:
20) Canadian Oil Firm Uses Digital Signage to Give Ultra-Local Info to Heavy Vehicle Drivers
Link to article on Screens.tv:
http://www.screens.tv/article/111018/Oil_firm_uses_DOOH_to_give_ultra-local_info_to_drivers.html
VEHICLES
21) New Technology Lets Drivers Steer Car with Their Eyes
Link to AP article:
http://news.bostonherald.com/news/international/europe/view/20100424hands_off_that_steering_wheel
News Releases
1) FAA Controllers in Philadelphia Transition to Next Generation Air Transportation System Technology
2) Air Transport Association Launches Newly Redesigned Web Site
3) FCC Chairman Announces Launch of Spectrum Task Force
4) State Highway Safety Agencies Supporting Oprah's 'No Phone Zone' Day
5) Deadline Extended - IRF Third LARC Call for Papers
Upcoming Events
ITS Canada Annual Conference 2010 – June 13-16 – Ottawa
http://www.itscanada.ca/ottawa2010/confEN.htm
Today in Transportation History
1860 **150th anniversary** The steamboat Alfred T. Lacey, once piloted by Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), was destroyed in a fire.
http://www.twainquotes.com/Steamboats/LicensedPilot.html
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