Transportation Communications Newsletter Friday, March 12, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx. AVIATION 1) Interview with NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman Link to audio interview on AVweb: http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/AudioPodcast_NTSB_DeborarhHersman_202155-1.html BICYCLES 2) Google Engineer Scott Shawcroft Explains Google’s Bike Map Link to article on Streetsblog San Francisco: 3) Google Bike Maps: A Cynical Cyclist Speaks Out Link to commentary in PCWorld: http://www.pcworld.com/article/191310/google_bike_maps_a_cynical_cyclist_speaks_out.html ELECTRONIC TOLLING 4) Connecticut Border Toll Proposal Calls for Camera System Link to article in the Connecticut Post: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Border-toll-proposal-calls-for-camera-system-402776.php GPS / NAVIGATION 5) Will GPS Kill the Sign? Link to article in Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2246108 MARITIME 6) Delays in Satellite Programs Push US Navy to Look Elsewhere for Communications Link to article on NextGov: http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100311_9931.php 7) US National Transportation Safety Board Recommends that Commercial Vessels be Required to Carry Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons Link to safety recommendation from the NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/M10_1.pdf OTHER Link to article in the AASHTO Journal: http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/031210heard.aspx SAFETY / SECURITY 9) Former TSA Employee Charged with Infecting Databases Link to article in Government Computer News: http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/12/tsa-employee-charged-infected-systems.aspx 10) Laptops Could be Key to an Earthquake Early-Warning System Link to article in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-quakecatchers12-2010mar12,0,3872363.story TELEMATICS 11) Intelligent Vehicles Hit the Road in China Link to article in China Daily: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/12/content_9580057.htm TRANSIT 12) Closed-Door Report Tells DC Metro to Focus on Rail Safety, be Honest with Public Transit advocates urge report be made public. Link to article in The Examiner: 13) San Diego Transit Agency to Hunt for Sponsors Link to column in The San Diego Union-Tribune: 14) BART Gets Official Augmented Reality App Link to blog in Fast Company: 15) Cleveland RTA to Provide Information to Customers via E-mail, Text Message and Twitter Link to article in The Plain Dealer: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/03/rta_plans_to_provide_informati.html TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 16) North Florida TPO Receives Additional Details on Proposed Regional Transportation Management Center Link to article in the Financial News & Daily Record: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=530483 17) Wellington, New Zealand Traffic Control – Playing Slot Cars for Real Link to article in The Dominion Post: VEHICLES 18) Driving by the Numbers Giving drivers and carmakers real-time access to data that’s being monitored could improve safety. Link to commentary in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12chase.html WEATHER 19) Congress Debates New Satellite Plan Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-11-satellite_N.htm News Releases 1) Expanding in ITS: Gannett Fleming Acquires Vanus 3) Telematics Shapes Future of Taiwan’s ICT Industry Upcoming Events Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition Conference and Annual Meeting – April 27-29 – Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org/2010meeting.html Friday Bonus Another sign that didn’t make the cut in the most recent MUTCD update. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3705747.html Today in Transportation History 1930 **80th anniversary** – Canadian World War I ace, Billy Barker, died in an airplane crash. http://www.constable.ca/caah/barker.htm ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Panelists at AASHTO Meeting Stress Need to Constantly Monitor 24-Hour News Cycle
Transportation Communications Newsletter Friday, March 12, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx. AVIATION 1) Interview with NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman Link to audio interview on AVweb: http://www.avweb.com/podcast/podcast/AudioPodcast_NTSB_DeborarhHersman_202155-1.html BICYCLES 2) Google Engineer Scott Shawcroft Explains Google’s Bike Map Link to article on Streetsblog San Francisco: 3) Google Bike Maps: A Cynical Cyclist Speaks Out Link to commentary in PCWorld: http://www.pcworld.com/article/191310/google_bike_maps_a_cynical_cyclist_speaks_out.html ELECTRONIC TOLLING 4) Connecticut Border Toll Proposal Calls for Camera System Link to article in the Connecticut Post: http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Border-toll-proposal-calls-for-camera-system-402776.php GPS / NAVIGATION 5) Will GPS Kill the Sign? Link to article in Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2246108 MARITIME 6) Delays in Satellite Programs Push US Navy to Look Elsewhere for Communications Link to article on NextGov: http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100311_9931.php 7) US National Transportation Safety Board Recommends that Commercial Vessels be Required to Carry Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacons Link to safety recommendation from the NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/Recs/letters/2010/M10_1.pdf OTHER Link to article in the AASHTO Journal: http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/031210heard.aspx SAFETY / SECURITY 9) Former TSA Employee Charged with Infecting Databases Link to article in Government Computer News: http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/12/tsa-employee-charged-infected-systems.aspx 10) Laptops Could be Key to an Earthquake Early-Warning System Link to article in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/la-me-quakecatchers12-2010mar12,0,3872363.story TELEMATICS 11) Intelligent Vehicles Hit the Road in China Link to article in China Daily: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2010-03/12/content_9580057.htm TRANSIT 12) Closed-Door Report Tells DC Metro to Focus on Rail Safety, be Honest with Public Transit advocates urge report be made public. Link to article in The Examiner: 13) San Diego Transit Agency to Hunt for Sponsors Link to column in The San Diego Union-Tribune: 14) BART Gets Official Augmented Reality App Link to blog in Fast Company: 15) Cleveland RTA to Provide Information to Customers via E-mail, Text Message and Twitter Link to article in The Plain Dealer: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/03/rta_plans_to_provide_informati.html TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 16) North Florida TPO Receives Additional Details on Proposed Regional Transportation Management Center Link to article in the Financial News & Daily Record: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=530483 17) Wellington, New Zealand Traffic Control – Playing Slot Cars for Real Link to article in The Dominion Post: VEHICLES 18) Driving by the Numbers Giving drivers and carmakers real-time access to data that’s being monitored could improve safety. Link to commentary in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12chase.html WEATHER 19) Congress Debates New Satellite Plan Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-03-11-satellite_N.htm News Releases 1) Expanding in ITS: Gannett Fleming Acquires Vanus 3) Telematics Shapes Future of Taiwan’s ICT Industry Upcoming Events Mississippi Valley Freight Coalition Conference and Annual Meeting – April 27-29 – Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.mississippivalleyfreight.org/2010meeting.html Friday Bonus Another sign that didn’t make the cut in the most recent MUTCD update. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3705747.html Today in Transportation History 1930 **80th anniversary** – Canadian World War I ace, Billy Barker, died in an airplane crash. http://www.constable.ca/caah/barker.htm ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Panelists at AASHTO Meeting Stress Need to Constantly Monitor 24-Hour News Cycle
Transportation Communications Newsletter Thursday, March 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Confirmed as Keynote for 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. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will speak on Monday, March 22 at 8:30 am. Meeting 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. Click here to register, view the program and make your hotel and travel arrangements. www.IBTTA.org. AVIATION 1) Air Traffic Modernization on Congress’ Radar but Funding Isn’t Link to article in The Dallas Morning News: 2) FAA Mandates Airbus Collision Avoidance Modification Link to article in Air Transport Intelligence: 3) JetBlue Twitter Promotion Attracts Huge Crowds Link to column on CNET News: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20000289-36.html GPS / NAVIGATION 4) iPhone App for smart Car: Navigation, Traffic Signs Recognition Link to article on GPS Business News: SAFETY / SECURITY 5) Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril Link to article in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11distracted.html 6) Some Call Illuminated Ads on Rear Windows a Safety Hazard Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/10/signs-on-cars/ SPACE 7) NASA Launches Mission Simulator Web Site Online simulator lets the public pilot the Space Shuttle and visualize space communications. Link to story in Government Computer News: http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/10/nasa-space-simulation-web-site.aspx Link to site: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/spacecomm.html TELEMATICS Link to interview in Voice & Data: http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/GOLDBOOK2010/110031104.asp TRANSIT 9) As Station Agents Vanish from the New York Subways, Riders Struggle to Adapt to Replacement Intercoms Link to article in amNew York: 10) Kentucky Launches Travel Management Center Site is one of four across US. Link to article in Metro: Link to further information from US DOT: http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/tmcc.htm TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 11) Ads Give Traffic Report a Creepy Vibe Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal: http://www.lvrj.com/neon/ads-give-traffic-report-a-creepy-vibe-87321052.html VEHICLES 12) Safety Regulators Plans Closer Look at Car Electronics Link to article in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/12toyota.html 13) US Weighs Post-Toyota ‘Black Box’ Requirement Link to Reuters article: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1124625120100311 14) Two-Second Video Causes Headache for ABC News Network used pictures of zooming tachometer in a parked Toyota. Link to AP article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gbcg8FGyol4NgJzr3dOp-o2XJk2AD9EC7MN80 15) California to Amend ‘Cool Cars’ Rule Police warn new window glazing standards may block cell phone, toll tag and electronic tether signals. Link to article in The Detroit News: 16) Will the iPad Make a Great Car Gadget? Link to blog in Computerworld: http://blogs.computerworld.com/15732/will_the_ipad_make_a_great_car_gadget 17) Nokia’s Terminal Mode: ‘We are Not Here to Play the Game Alone” Link to interview on GPS Business News: News Releases 1) Recognize, React, Recover Educational DVD Now Available from Roadway Safety Foundation 2) Wyoming Becomes the 20th State to Ban Texting While Driving 3) New Zealand Transport Agency Expands Webcam Service for Travelers 4) Waze Launches Social GPS App in Germany and France with Localized Grid and Road Full of Surprises Solicitation - Presolicitation Notice – Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical Support Services – Federal Highway Administration Upcoming Events The Location Business Summit – April 28-29 – Amsterdam http://www.thewherebusiness.com/locationsummit/ Today in Transportation History 1960 **50th anniversary** Pioneer 5 was launched on a mission to explore interplanetary space between Earth and Venus. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Pioneer_05 AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx. ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Telematics is Yet to be Complimented by Road Infrastructure in India
Transportation Communications Newsletter Thursday, March 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Confirmed as Keynote for 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. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will speak on Monday, March 22 at 8:30 am. Meeting 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. Click here to register, view the program and make your hotel and travel arrangements. www.IBTTA.org. AVIATION 1) Air Traffic Modernization on Congress’ Radar but Funding Isn’t Link to article in The Dallas Morning News: 2) FAA Mandates Airbus Collision Avoidance Modification Link to article in Air Transport Intelligence: 3) JetBlue Twitter Promotion Attracts Huge Crowds Link to column on CNET News: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20000289-36.html GPS / NAVIGATION 4) iPhone App for smart Car: Navigation, Traffic Signs Recognition Link to article on GPS Business News: SAFETY / SECURITY 5) Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril Link to article in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11distracted.html 6) Some Call Illuminated Ads on Rear Windows a Safety Hazard Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/10/signs-on-cars/ SPACE 7) NASA Launches Mission Simulator Web Site Online simulator lets the public pilot the Space Shuttle and visualize space communications. Link to story in Government Computer News: http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/10/nasa-space-simulation-web-site.aspx Link to site: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/spacecomm.html TELEMATICS Link to interview in Voice & Data: http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/GOLDBOOK2010/110031104.asp TRANSIT 9) As Station Agents Vanish from the New York Subways, Riders Struggle to Adapt to Replacement Intercoms Link to article in amNew York: 10) Kentucky Launches Travel Management Center Site is one of four across US. Link to article in Metro: Link to further information from US DOT: http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/tmcc.htm TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 11) Ads Give Traffic Report a Creepy Vibe Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal: http://www.lvrj.com/neon/ads-give-traffic-report-a-creepy-vibe-87321052.html VEHICLES 12) Safety Regulators Plans Closer Look at Car Electronics Link to article in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/12toyota.html 13) US Weighs Post-Toyota ‘Black Box’ Requirement Link to Reuters article: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1124625120100311 14) Two-Second Video Causes Headache for ABC News Network used pictures of zooming tachometer in a parked Toyota. Link to AP article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gbcg8FGyol4NgJzr3dOp-o2XJk2AD9EC7MN80 15) California to Amend ‘Cool Cars’ Rule Police warn new window glazing standards may block cell phone, toll tag and electronic tether signals. Link to article in The Detroit News: 16) Will the iPad Make a Great Car Gadget? Link to blog in Computerworld: http://blogs.computerworld.com/15732/will_the_ipad_make_a_great_car_gadget 17) Nokia’s Terminal Mode: ‘We are Not Here to Play the Game Alone” Link to interview on GPS Business News: News Releases 1) Recognize, React, Recover Educational DVD Now Available from Roadway Safety Foundation 2) Wyoming Becomes the 20th State to Ban Texting While Driving 3) New Zealand Transport Agency Expands Webcam Service for Travelers 4) Waze Launches Social GPS App in Germany and France with Localized Grid and Road Full of Surprises Solicitation - Presolicitation Notice – Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical Support Services – Federal Highway Administration Upcoming Events The Location Business Summit – April 28-29 – Amsterdam http://www.thewherebusiness.com/locationsummit/ Today in Transportation History 1960 **50th anniversary** Pioneer 5 was launched on a mission to explore interplanetary space between Earth and Venus. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Pioneer_05 AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx. ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Telematics is Yet to be Complimented by Road Infrastructure in India
Transportation Communications Newsletter Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 AASHTO Daily Transportation Update AASHTO’s Daily Transportation Update provides a selection of links to transportation-related news stories and Federal Register notices on the Internet every weekday morning. The DTU helps you keep up with media coverage of the industry from across the country and federal transportation regulatory actions. Subscribe today at http://news.transportation.org/subscription/index.aspx. AVIATION 1) US Weighs Aiding Airlines with Air Traffic Upgrades Link to Reuters article: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62902B20100310 2) FAA Renames General Aviation Magazine, Readies Stand Down Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety: http://ohsonline.com/articles/2010/03/10/faa-readies-stand-down.aspx 3) Palo Alto Airport Hopes to Improve Communication with Community Following Crash Link to article on Palo Alto Online: http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=16044 BICYCLES 4) Google Maps to Add Bike Maps, Directions Link to CNET News article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10466313-265.html CAMERAS 5) ‘Intelligent Video is Replacing Reactive Video’ Link to interview in InformationWeek: http://www.informationweek.in/Security/10-03-10/‘Intelligent_video_is_replacing_reactive_video’.aspx CARTOGRAPHY 6) Virtually Every Road in the UK Will Appear on Google’s Street View Link to article in the Daily Mail: GPS / NAVIGATION 7) DARPA Plans Lightning-Based GPS for Underground Warfighters Link to article in Popular Science: RAILROADS Link to blog on Tnooz: http://www.tnooz.com/2010/03/10/news/all-aboard-amtrak-set-to-rail-about-this-or-that-on-twitter/ SAFETY / SECURITY 9) US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Fields Aviation Security Questions Posed on Facebook and Twitter Link to article in Government Security News: http://www.gsnmagazine.com/article/20294/napolitano_fields_aviation_security_questions_pose 10) Texting While Driving: Put the Thumbs Away Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Morning Edition: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124081093 News Releases 2) New Web Site Shows Amtrak Connections to National Park Sites 3) National GPS Usage Data Reveals Walmart is Nation’s Most Searched for Destination While on the Road Upcoming Events American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Annual Conference – April 26-30 – San Diego http://www.asprs.org/SanDiego2010/index.html Today in Transportation History 1910 **100th anniversary** Emil Aubrun made the first night flight in an airplane. http://www.shorpy.com/node/442?size=_original ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Amtrak Set to Rail About This or That on Twitter
Transportation in Hamilton – Hamilton Civic League Speaker Series
* Date: March 22, 2010
* Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm
* Location: Volunteer Hamilton
* Address: 267 King Street East (Google Maps)
* Email: HamiltonCivicLeague@gmail.com
On March 22nd the Hamilton Civic League presents the second installment of its monthly Speaker Series entitled “Transportation in Hamilton: Challenges, Goals and Possibilities.”
Featuring guest panelists from: Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee ; Transit Users Group ; McMaster Institute for Transportation & Logistics ; Transportation for Liveable Communities.
Join us for a frank and wide-ranging discussion of Hamilton’s transportation systems and road network. Voice your opinion on what specific considerations should inform City planning and policy in this area. What issues MUST be part of the campaign discourse in this election year?
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Transportation Communications Newsletter Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 Register Now for IBTTA’s Organization Management Workshop – April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX
The toll industry is evolving at an astonishing rate. Driven by financial realities, political change, and technological innovations the industry is facing a wide range of challenges and opportunities and is being forced to respond to them at lightning speed. Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, April 18-20, 2010 in Austin, TX and keep your organization current on the latest industry trends toEnhance Mobility Through Innovation. Main topics will include: communications, winning with the news media, finance trends, reauthorization update, successful project implementation and more. This meeting is ideal for toll industry professionals focused in the areas of communications and marketing, human resources, finance, administration, management and advocacy. Click here for registration, hotel and travel information and to view the preliminary agenda. www.IBTTA.org AVIATION ) Current Simulators Can Mislead Pilots Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-03-08-simulators-inside_N.htm OTHER ) Automakers and Airplanes, and Privacy Companies which want their flights blocked from public Web sites made public. Link to article in The New York Times: http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/automakers-and-airplanes-and-privacy ) The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man – The International War Over Exit Signs Link to article in Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2246107 ROADWAYS ) Traffic Maintenance Online Training Course Debuts Link to article in Focus: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/focus/10jan/05.cfm SAFETY / SECURITY ) Proposed Addressing Standard Could Boost Emergency Response Link to article in Emergency Management: http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/Addressing-Standard-Emergency-Response.html TRANSIT ) Miami-Dade Makes Launching a Contactless Fare Collection System Easy Link to article in ContactlessNews: TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ) Mobile Phone Apps Help Drivers Navigate Traffic Link to story and video on WRAL-TV: http://www.wral.com/traffic/story/7188202/ VEHICLES ) The Latest Tech Features are Just a Download Away Link to article on Edmunds: ) HD Radio Developer, IBiquity, Features In-Vehicle Advancements at European Conference Link to article in Radio World: http://www.rwonline.com/article/95988 News Releases ) Operation Lifesaver Hails New Lows in 2009 Grade Crossing Incidents, Deaths and Injuries ) US DOT ITS Joint Program Office Director Shelley Row Will Take a One-Year Leave of Absence ) National Kickoff Event Information Now Available for 2010 National Work Zone Awareness Week Upcoming Events Maintenance Decision Support System Showcase – April 28 – Anchorage, Alaska http://www.utahltap.org/Services/Workshops/productdemoshowcase/MDSS/registration/alaska.php Today in Transportation History 1500 **510th anniversary** A fleet led by Portuguese explorer Pedralvarez Cabral left Lisbon on a journey in which he is credited with making the first European discovery of Brazil. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03128a.htm ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Transportation Communications Newsletter Monday, March 8, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 Join us at ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition (May 3-5, 2010, Houston, Texas). Take a fresh look at emerging projects, products and services that demonstrate how technology innovations are connecting communities and transforming transportation, while fostering job creation and economic growth. · Early registration rates extended through March 15! Click here for hotel reservations. · One more week — through March 15 — to enter the Student Essay Competition for cash prizes and recognition at the May 3 awards ceremony in Houston! · National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland will join RITA Administrator Peter Appel on the dais for the May 4 USDOT Plenary. · Take a walk on the virtual side. Check out more than 100 exhibitors. Click on their names; see what’s in store for you in May! Exhibit space is still available. · Listen, look, stop. For the first time ever, ITS America Forums feature exhibit hall theater briefings on safety, sustainability, personal mobility, commercial operations and cross-cutting issues, followed by topic-specific, guided tours of the exhibit hall. · Sponsorship opportunities are available. AVIATION 1) Piedmont Denies ‘Deal’ to Uncover Whistle-Blowers Link to article in The Buffalo News: http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/03/07/979524/piedmont-denies-deal-to-uncover.html 2) American Airlines Expands Help for Fliers Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-03-08-airportcheckin08_ST_N.htm 3) Marketing Guidebook for Small Airports Link to further information from the Transportation Research Board: http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Marketing_Guidebook_for_Small_Airports_163059.aspx CAMERAS 4) Salisbury, North Carolina Officials Tout Fiber as Public Safety Tool Link to article in the Salisbury Post: http://www.salisburypost.com/News/030710-Fiber ELECTRONIC TOLLING 5) Union Organizing in the 21st Century A look at an organizing drive at the E-ZPass customer service center in Staten Island, New York. Link to story and audio on WNYC Radio: http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/151335 GPS / NAVIGATION 6) GPS Guiding Blind Man on Appalachian Trail Link to Scripps Howard News Service article: http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/2087391,CST-NWS-hike07.article 7) GPS Eyed in Drive to Nail Meter-Cheater New York City Cabbies Link to article in the New York Post: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gps_eyed_in_drive_to_nail_meter_qo7ERzVdXcybmlE74mtKGO Link to article and video on GPS Business News: OTHER 9) London Cabbies May Receive Quiet Training Link to UPI article: http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/03/06/London-cabbies-may-receive-quiet-training/UPI-41061267896968/ 10) More Information Key to Overhaul of District Department of Transportation’s Web Site Link to article in The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/06/AR2010030602151.html 11) Where Ya Headed? Chicago Cab Smart Screens Know Link to column in Chicago Now: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/2010/03/by-christina-salterredeyeif-youve-noticed.html 12) Movies to be Screened on School Buses in North Wales to Combat Anti-social Behavior Link to article on Coach Broker News: 13) New ITS Strategic Plan Envisions Unprecedented Mobility and Safety Link to commentary by RITA Administrator Peter Appel: RAILROADS 14) Amtrak Wi-Fi Going National RFQ posted for wireless Internet on all its trains. Link to article on dailywireless.org: http://www.dailywireless.org/2010/03/05/amtrak-wifi-going-national/ SAFETY / SECURITY 15) California Highway Patrol Improves on 911 Call Responses Link to article in The Sacramento Bee: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/07/2588217/chp-improves-on-911-call-responses.html 16) Word to Youth: Texting, Driving Don’t Mix Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2010-03-07-teendriving_N.htm TELEMATICS 17) Ford Adds Security and Other Features to Sync System Link to article in The New York Times: http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/ford-adds-security-and-other-features-to-sync-system Link to news release from Ford: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ford-Offers-Security-Features-prnews-3715998945.html?x=0&.v=1 TRANSIT 18) For Massachusetts Commuter Rail Passengers, Bad Communications Derail Confidence Link to article in The Boston Globe: 19) Experimental Clocks Tell New York Straphangers if the Wait May Soon be Over Link to article in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/nyregion/08clocks.html 20) DC Metrorail Highlights Car Numbers Link to column in The Washington Post: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/getthere/2010/03/metrorail_highlights_car_numbe.html VEHICLES 21) Florida License Plates May Become Profitable Ad Space Link to AP article: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9E8KKBO1.htm 22) Could Ultra-Smart Cars Leave Light Rail in the Dust? Link to commentary in The Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_14515504 WEATHER 23) Software, Blind Spot Cited in Botched Nova Scotia Storm Forecast Link to CP article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iO4UyNy2RX_fJdHIsvRPBsWE76eA News Releases 2) US DOT Fines US Airways for Violation of Price Advertising Rules Upcoming Events National Association of County Engineers 2010 Conference – April 25-29 – Fort Worth, Texas Today in Transportation History 1910 **100th anniversary** Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to obtain a pilot’s license. http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/women_aviators/raymonde_delaroche.htm ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. 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Strategy Analytics: ‘We do Still Think There is a Role for PNDs… if They Get Connected’
Dundurn is a street on the cusp of redeveloping and forging a new identity. You are invited to a community meeting to learn about and provide your input into how it could look in the future. Agenda: · Councillor McHattie will speak about his vision of Dundurn Street · Khaldoon Ahmad, City of Hamilton Urban Design and David Cumming, City of Hamilton Heritage and Urban Design will speak about potential streetscapes on Dundurn as well as the concept of Dundurn as a “Complete Street” · Al Fletcher, City of Hamilton Planning will speak about what Dundurn might look like under the new Mixed Use zoning and by-law reform; this could include intensification opportunities · Daryl Bender, City of Hamilton Alternative Transportation will speak about the Shifting Gears Cycling Master Plan, TDM (Transportation Demand Management), and transit opportunities · Zach Douglas, CEO of McMaster Innovation Park will provide an update on the current progress and how it ties into the future of Dundurn The presentations will be followed by a Q&A and discussion. Resources
Transportation Communications Newsletter Friday, March 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057 AVIATION 1) Controller Complacency Could Jeopardize Air Safety Link to AP article: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ip5lwH3tRk5ubCGN0_trEt9VTsvgD9E85VIO3 2) Free Airport Wi-Fi on the Rise, but It Still Isn’t Common Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=81918.blog 3) Keys to Successful Use of a Geographic Information System for an Airport Link to article in Airport Magazine: 4) Fly Girls: TV Series Follows Flight Attendants at Home and in the Air Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-03-04-fly-girls-virgin-america-cw_N.htm CARTOGRAPHY 5) Do You Draw Good Maps? A professor has been examining hand-drawn maps for three decades. Send him yours. Link to article in Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2246106/ 6) Does Google Street View See a Future in Europe? Link to CNET News article: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10464351-93.html OTHER 7) Smartphones Have Changed the Way We Travel Link to article in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-03-05-airphones05_CV_N.htm Link to article in Federal Computer Week: http://fcw.com/articles/2010/03/08/feature-geospatial-and-sensor-integration.aspx PEDESTRIANS 9) Legible London Can better signs help pedestrians understand London? Link to article in Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2246105/ RAILROADS 10) Conference Identifies High-Speed Rail’s Success Factors Communicating its benefits seen as key. Link to article in The Ledger: http://www.theledger.com/article/20100304/NEWS/3045084/0/REPORTER ROADWAYS 11) Using GPS to Tag Potholes Link to story and audio report on NPR’s All Things Considered: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124371598 (audio available after 7 pm New York time) SAFETY / SECURITY 12) Kyleigh’s Law Requiring Decals for New Jersey’s Teen Drivers is Upheld by Judge Link to article in The Star-Ledger: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/kyleighs_law_requiring_decals.html TELEMATICS 13) How Do You Figure Out if One Vehicle is Greener Than Another? Telematics Link to blog on ZDNet: http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=10494 TRANSIT 14) Toronto Transit Commission Learning from Philly’s Transit Revival Improvements in areas such as communications and courtesy have helped SEPTA. Link to article in the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/ttc/article/775339–ttc-learning-from-philly-s-transit-revival 15) Finding a Way Around the New York City Subways or Not Link to blog on 2nd Ave. Sagas: http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/03/05/finding-a-way-around-the-subways-or-not/ 16) The Art of ‘Seduction’ in Public Transportation Link to blog on A Smarter Planet: VEHICLES 17) BMW and RadioTime Unveil First In-Car Web Radio, for the Mini Link to article in Wired: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/bmw-and-radiotime-unveil-first-in-car-web-radio-for-the-mini/ News Releases 1) X Prize Foundation to Partner with Morey to Get Real-Time Car Data on the Web **CORRECTION** In yesterday’s edition, story #4 should have read: ERTICO’s iMobility Newsletter Online Link to newsletter: http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/1n5_DgAAAAA~/ViewEmail.ashx Upcoming Events 2010 Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference – April 25-29 – Phoenix, Arizona Friday Bonus Here’s an on-the-job danger they don’t teach you about at the police academy. Today in Transportation History 1850 **160th anniversary** The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Straits opened. http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000009 ====================================================================== The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit: http://groups.google.com/group/tcnl/subscribe If you have any difficulties please contact me at i95berniew@aol.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications Questions, comments about the TCN? Please write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at i95berniew@aol.com. © 2010 Bernie Wagenblast www.bwcommunications.net
Geospatial Apps Temper Mother Nature’s Fury