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[TCN] Monday, April 12, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 12, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Come see the best of ITS at the ITS America Annual Meeting & Expo, May 3-5 in Houston!

· New speakers just added! Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee join an impressive group at the podium.

· Browse nearly 150 booths led by ITS industry experts in the 150,000 square-foot exhibit hall.

· Catch a high-tech demo between sessions. We'll have an 18-wheel truck rollover response - complete with police helicopter, fire and rescue and live video, and a Bus Rapid Transit demo featuring a "lane assist" guidance system.

AVIATION

1) Salt Lake Minor League Baseball Team Credits Plane Banner with Attendance Boost

Link to article in the Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/bees/ci_14861668

CAMERAS

2) Florida Math Tutor Uses Numbers to Fight Red-Light Camera Ticket

Link to story and video on WBBH-TV:

http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12265823

3) Five Louisiana Bills Target Traffic Cams

Link to article in The Advocate:

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/90587519.html

4) Beware Photo Radar Ticket Wording in Arizona

State representative says efforts to identify drivers are designed solely to generate money.

Link to Capitol Media Services article:

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_82960f4d-fb5e-55db-838d-d3b0eaac325f.html

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Volunteers Create New Digital Maps

Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14856802

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Are Florida Rental Car Drivers Paying Double the Road Tolls?

State investigating whether companies tell customers their vehicles have automatic toll-paying systems.

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-rental-car-tolls-0409-20100412,0,511504.story

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Navigator Technology Takes GPS to a New High

Link to article in Space Daily:

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Navigator_Technology_Takes_GPS_To_A_New_High_999.html

OTHER

8) New York City Taxi Chief Wants to Make Cabs More User Friendly

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/taxi_chief_touching_vow_to_riders_vtKadUtQ4W0jZqWVI2xEhM

9) Taking It to the Streets: Collecting Travel Time Data, Speed with Bluetooth Technology

Link to article in Texas Transportation Researcher:

http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=46&issue=1&article=3&year=2010

PARKING

10) Parking-Spot Finding in New York Gets Digital Aid

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/nyregion/11critic.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) Kansas DOT Uses YouTube to Illustrate Road Woes

Link to AP article:

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EUG7NG1.htm

RAILROADS

12) Soon, Tweet or Access E-Mails While Traveling in Trains in India

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/railways/Soon-tweet-or-access-e-mails-while-travelling-in-trains/articleshow/5783998.cms

ROADWAYS

13) A Historic Sense of Direction

Centuries-old milestones dot the Connecticut landscape.

Link to commentary in the Hartford Courant:

http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/hc-plc-leff-historical-mileston.artapr11,0,4264909.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) NHTSA to Focus on Pedestrian Safety

Officials say new technology soon will detect walkers, cyclists to prevent fatal accidents.

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100410/AUTO01/4100312/1148/NHTSA-to-focus-on-pedestrian-safety

15) Canadian ePassports to Launch in 2012

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2010/04/07/canadian-epassports.html

16) Scanners, Sensors are Wrong Way to Secure the Subway

Link to commentary in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/04/07/2010-04-07_scanners_sensors_are_wrong_way_to_secure_the_subway.html

TRANSIT

17) Oyster Brand Bought for £1 Million by Transport for London

Link to BBC News story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8615584.stm

18) New Electronic Ticketing System for New South Wales

Link to AAP article:

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/new-electronic-ticketing-system-for-nsw-20100411-s0hk.html

19) San Francisco Bay Area Transit On Board with New Payment Card

Link to story and audio report on KCBS Radio:

http://www.kcbs.com/bayareanews/Bay-Area-Transit-On-Board-With-Clipper/6774144

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) New Jersey Turnpike Authority Remakes Web Site with Commuters in Mind

Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/article/20100410/NEWS/4100324/Turnpike-Authority-remakes-Web-site-with-commuters-in-mind

21) Clueless in Charlotte, North Carolina? Not if You Read These Signs

Link to article in The Charlotte Observer:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/04/11/1369699/clueless-in-the-queen-city-not.html

22) Michelin App Delivers Maps, Real-Time Traffic Info

Link to article in Tire Review:

http://www.tirereview.com/Article/72621/michelin_app_delivers_maps_realtime_traffic_info.aspx

VEHICLES

23) Audi to Climb Pikes Peak Without a Driver

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j6SDS8jMxDqLp69_FVqJXo7Aq7MAD9EVFBL01

24) The Future of In-Car Technology

Link to article in Car and Driver:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10q2/the_future_of_in-car_technology-feature

25) Look to Korea for How Connected Cars Can Save Money, Planet

Link to blog on Earth2Tech:

http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/11/look-to-korea-for-how-connected-cars-can-save-money-planet/

News Releases

1) Multitasking Pedestrians Tempt Tragedy; Operation Lifesaver/MARTA Begin Safety PSA Campaign

2) Car Rear Seat Entertainment Shipments Set to Nearly Double by 2015

3) Intelligent Transportation Systems – A Global Market Perspective

4) American Society of Civil Engineers Launches Revamped Web Site

5) Trafficmaster: Easy to Use International Rescue Now Available on the Blackberry

Upcoming Events

MIT Short Course – Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Networks – August 2-6 – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses/simulation_transportation.html

Today in Transportation History

1935 **75^th anniversary** The first flight of the Bristol Blenheim, a British light bomber, was made.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/history_old/blen1.html

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Jumat, 09 April 2010

[TCN] Friday, April 9, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Bernie's Notes – Calling All Computer/Internet Experts

Please see request for technical help below.

AVIATION

1) Glitches May Delay Lockheed US Air-Traffic Upgrade, FAA Says

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-09/glitches-may-delay-lockheed-u-s-air-traffic-upgrade-faa-says.html

2) Review: Federal Program Used to Hide Flights From Public

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-04-08-blocked-flights_N.htm

CAMERAS

3) A New Way to Avoid Misbehaving Around Enforcement Cameras

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/a-new-way-to-behave-around-enforcement-cameras/

OTHER

4) RIM Buys Software Company that Delivers Internet Services to Cars

Link to CP article:

http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/695995

PARKING

5) Washington, DC Kicks Off Pay-to-Park by Phone

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/04/dc_kicks_off_pay-to-park_by_ph.html

ROADWAYS

6) Want to Avoid Red Lights? There's an App for That

Link to story and audio report on NPR's Talk of the Nation:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125729969

TELEMATICS

7) Voice Controls in the Car Keep Eyes on the Road

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-04-09-ford09_ST_N.htm

Link to news release from Ford:

http://www.ford.com/about-ford/news-announcements/press-releases/press-releases-detail/pr-virginia-tech-transportation-32381

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) The Driving Public Hungers for Better Road Weather Information

Link to article in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/executive-viewpoint/driving-public-hungers-better-road-weather-information

VEHICLES

9) Clear Channel to Add News Crawl to the Car Stereo

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/clear-channel-to-add-news-crawl-to-the-car-stereo/

10) iPod Owners Listening in the Car

Link to article in Radio Ink:

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=1763486&spid=24698

News Releases

1) ITS United Kingdom Makes 2010 Awards for Excellence

2) US DOT, States Plan 'Transportation for the Nation' Geospatial Data Initiative

3) ITS Joint Program Office to host IntelliDriveWorkshops

4) TrafficLand Digital Helicopter with 3D Traffic Takes TV Reporting to New Heights

Bernie's Notes

Some of you may have noticed strange characters appearing in the TCN from time-to-time. An example from yesterday's edition is copied below. The characters seem to appear on a random basis and not all recipients see them. Looking at the example below, "Â" seems to appear where formatting changes are made, such as bolding and italics. If anyone has an idea why these are appearing, why only some people are seeing them, and what I can do to eliminate them, please let me know. Thanks.

2)Â FEMA Drafts MOU with Fish and Wildlife Service to Safeguard Migratory Birds from Communications Towers

Link to article inÂ Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/20458/fema_drafts_mou_fish_and_wildlife_service_safeguar

Upcoming Events

Short Course on Modern Mobility: What is PRT and Why You Should Care – April 23 – Kansas City, Kansas

http://www.advancedtransit.org/pub/2010/modernmobility.pdf

Friday Bonus

The World's 18 Strangest Roadways

Today in Transportation History

1860 **150^th anniversary** - The first known recording of a human voice was made by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville.

http://www.firstsounds.org/

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Kamis, 08 April 2010

[TCN] Thursday, April 8, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register Now for IBTTA's Upcoming Summit: The Future of Tolling – Going Mainstream

Through ORT and Interoperability, May 23-25, 2010 in Boston, MA

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association in Boston for the fourth Summit in a series of workshops focused on the hot topics of ORT and Interoperability. This Summit will bring together transportation experts who will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business rules and future decision-making about all-electronic toll collection, interoperability, violation enforcement, and implications for vehicle miles traveled charging. Breakout sessions are divided into four main categories – On the Road and in the Car; Technology and Backroom Issues; Road Pricing and Financial Issues and In the Public and Policy Forum. IBTTA is exploring opportunities to involve university students and faculty from the Boston area in research connected with the main topics of this Summit. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda.www.IBTTA.org

OTHER

1) Along for the Ride

When a team of Seton Hall alumni joined the launch of Shadow Traffic in 1979, they helped transform the morning commute.

Link to article in Seton Hall:

http://www.shu.edu/news/article/271059

2) FEMA Drafts MOU with Fish and Wildlife Service to Safeguard Migratory Birds from Communications Towers

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/20458/fema_drafts_mou_fish_and_wildlife_service_safeguar

RAILROADS

3) Amtrak Bill for Public Records: $6,080

Link to article in The Day:

http://www.theday.com/article/20100408/NWS01/304089467/1044

4) Derailed Locomotive Took Virginia Emergency Dispatchers Minutes to Find

Link to story and video on WVEC-TV:

http://www.wvec.com/news/Wrecked-locomotive-took-minutes-to-find-90035662.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) More Enforcement Planned Against Distracted Driving

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303591204575170232249655828.html

Link to news release from US DOT:

http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2010/dot6210.htm

6) Hurricane Evacuation, Security System Tested

Link to story and video on KRIV-TV:

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/weather/100406-hurricane-evacuation-security-systems-tested

7) TSA OKs More than Just Apple iPad for Screening

Link to article in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/193749/tsa_oks_more_than_just_apple_ipad.html

8) Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 Safety Data Available Monday; Rollout Delayed Until November

Link to article on Truckinginfo:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=69999

9) Phoning While Driving

Link to articles in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Status Report:

http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr4502.pdf

TRANSIT

10) Feds Deny TriMet's Request for Quieter Train Horns

Link to article in The Daily News:

http://www.tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/oregon/article_952fa38e-ffc2-5120-a064-68fa7f52d49f.html

11) Seattle Next Train Announcements as Good as They're Going to Get

Link to blog and video on Seattle Transit Blog:

http://seattletransitblog.com/2010/04/08/next-train-announcements-good-as-theyre-going-to-get/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) South Korea and Japan Streets Ahead in Smart Transport

Link to CNN story:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/08/urban.smart.transport/

13) Inside Inrix – How Traffic Data is Collected, What It Means for Your Commute

Link to article in Consumer Reports:

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2010/04/inside-inrixhow-traffic-data-is-collected-what-it-means-to-your-commute.html

14) Going with the Traffic Flow in Alachua County, Florida

Link to article in The Gainesville Sun:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100408/ARTICLES/4081057/1002

VEHICLES

15) Toyota Execs Debated When to Disclose Accelerator-Pedal Problem

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-toyota-email8-2010apr08,0,218531.story

16) New Industry Group Formed to Promote Use of Satellite Technology for Australian Trucks

Link to article on Transport & Logistics News:

http://tandlnews.com.au/2010/04/08/article/New-industry-voice-for-IAP-providers/SGIUEJHOAS.html

News Releases

1) London Bike Hire Scheme to Use Contactless Smart Cards from Summer Launch

2) New 511 Travel Information Service to Assist Commuters and Motorists in California's Inland Empire

3) Could EU-Funded CVIS Study Herald the Dawn of a New Transport Era?

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Impact of the New MUTCD on Pedestrians and Bicyclists – April 15

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/529240787

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The Los Angeles Motordome, a wooden track built for motor racing, opened in Playa de Rey, California.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=950CE6D71430E233A25750C0A9629C946196D6CF

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Rabu, 07 April 2010

[TCN] Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Administrator Calls Collaboration Key to FAA's NextGen

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100406_7676.php

CAMERAS

2) Stricter Rules Proposed for Traffic Camera Usage in Tennessee

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/apr/07/stricter-rules-proposed-for-traffic-camera-usage/

OTHER

3) US DOT Posts Open Gov Plan; Concrete Steps Promise Transparency, Collaboration, Citizen Participation

Link to Fast Lane blog from the US Department of Transportation:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/04/dot-posts-open-gov-plan-concrete-steps-promise-transparency-collaboration-citizen-participation.html

RAILROADS

4) Federal Railroad Administration Sets $50 Million Rail Tech Program

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/fra-sets-50-million-rail-tech-program

Link to FRA news release:

http://www.fra.dot.gov/Pages/press-releases/201.shtml

ROADWAYS

5) Stop! In the Name of Bilingualism at British Columbia's Thompson Rivers University

Link to article on Kamploops This Week:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/news/90032612.html

TELEMATICS

6) Telematics is Opportunity Knocking' at the Construction Equipment Dealer's Door

Link to article in Construction Equipment Distribution:

http://www.cedmag.com/article-detail.cfm?id=10925876

TRANSIT

7) San Francisco Bus Advertising Plans Targeted by City Legislation

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Bus-advertising-plans-targeted-by-legislation-90065367.html

8) Boston T Taps Tech-Savvy to Keep Riders in Loop

Link to article and video in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/04/07/t_taps_tech_savvy_to_keep_riders_in_loop/

9) After Years, New York MTA Cracks Down on Sign Dealer

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/after-years-m-t-a-cracks-down-on-sign-dealer/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Artificial Brain 'Andy' at College of Staten Island Could Guide Traffic

Link to article in the Staten Island Advance:

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/aritifical_brain_andy_at_colle.html

11) Yosemite to Post Real-Time Traffic Updates on Web

Link to blog on myMotherLode:

http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/931193/Traffic-Counts-At-Yosemite.html

12) Beijing to Launch Special Fund to Ease Traffic

Money will be used, in part, for ITS.

Link to story on China Radio International:

http://english.cri.cn/6909/2010/04/07/1901s561610.htm

13) Now, Traffic Alerts on Signboards

Bangalore becomes the first city in India to use variable message signs on roadways.

Link to article in the Deccan Herald:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/62690/now-traffic-alerts-signboards.html

14) Real-Time Traffic Data Comes to South Africa

Link to article in TechCentral:

http://www.techcentral.co.za/real-time-traffic-data-comes-to-sa/13770/

VEHICLES

15) Fast Forward 2020: The Real Car Tech of Tomorrow

Link to article in Car and Driver:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10q1/what_s_new_fast_forward_2020_the_real_car_tech_of_tomorrow-feature

16) Self-Driving Cars Could See Like Humans

Link to article on TechNewsDaily:

http://www.technewsdaily.com/self-driving-cars-could-see-like-humans-0402/

17) Traffic Sign Recognition Systems Recognize Speed Limits

Link to DPA article:

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/lifestyle/autos/news/article_1546310.php/Traffic-sign-recognition-systems-recognize-speed-limits

News Releases

1) Houston TranStar's Web-Based Emergency Evacuation Map Receives ITS America Smart Solution Spotlight Award

2) TomTom Expands Availability of Live Road Condition Information with HD Flow and HD Route Times Products

3) Bay Area 511 Adds Mobile App

4) Innovative 'Green' Traffic Signs Help Reduce Costs, CO2 Emissions and Keep Texas Traffic Flowing

5) American Airlines 'Eco-Friendly' Test on Trans-Atlantic Flight to Prove Fuel, Carbon Savings Benefits of NextGen Technology

6) 3UK Launches In Car Wi-Fi

7) Singapore Launches OneMap Intelligent Map Portal

Upcoming Events

Talking Operations Webcast: Regional Traffic Signal Operations Programs - Planning/Funding – April 28

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=20164

Today in Transportation History

1910 **100^th anniversary** The SMS Moltke, a battlecruiser of the German Imperial Navy, was launched.

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/germany/battleships/moltke/sms_moltke_page_1.htm

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Senin, 12 April 2010

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Jumat, 09 April 2010

[TCN] Friday, April 9, 2010

Kamis, 08 April 2010

[TCN] Thursday, April 8, 2010

Rabu, 07 April 2010

[TCN] Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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