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Right after I graduated with my PhD and started working as a faculty, I realized that I need to write my own research proposal. Then, how to start? My advisor did not train or ask me to help in proposal writing. So I have to learn it on the job. I’ve learnt from that experience. Since then, when I prepare for a proposal, at the minimum I will ask a PhD student to do literature search/review, brainstorm with me and even do some software test. For a NSF proposal that involves a major effort, I’ll try to make it an independent study course and give due credit to the student. This is especially when that student has been targeted as the RA for that project. However, I know of a few professors who make use of students in a class (not independent study, individual study or writing course) to help them with proposal writing. For example, a professor taught a class which had 10 PhD students. He/she gives each student a topic related to his/her research (not necessary of immediate interest to the student’s research interest) to write a proposal. Will you do this? I won’t.

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get some live TLC

By admin On October 29th, 2009

Transportation for Liveable Communities – open meeting:

WHAT: TLC Meeting
WHEN: Monday, November 9, 2009, 6:30pm
WHERE: McMaster University Student Centre room 214

Bus tickets available upon request.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

By admin On October 29th, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, October 29, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association at the Toll Road Summit of the Americas and examine an array of methods to design, finance, operate and maintain user financed surface transportation facilities. The second day of this meeting will be held in conjunction with TranspoQuip 2009, Latin America’s biggest event for the transportation infrastructure industries in Latin America. Featured speakers include Cesar Queiroz, Consultant, Roads and Transport Infrastructure, World Bank, and Roberto Lucas, Jr., Author and Urban Planning Consultant. Meeting hosted by ABCR and CCR. For registration, hotel, travel and visa information, or to view the preliminary agenda, visit www.IBTTA.org.

AVIATION

1) US Transportation Secretary Promises Scrutiny of ‘Distracted Flying’

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/28/AR2009102803824.html

2) FAA Reacted Slowly to Errant Jet

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125677288976914581.html

3) Aviation Expert: Flight Automation Leads to Boredom

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114262744

4) Panel: $11 Million Air Safety Study Not Worth Much

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gCiRedzPiEzMIsP7×3Ma0zfTEdKAD9BK75B80

Link to news release from the National Research Council:

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12795

5) European Area Control Centers Get Communication Network

Link to article in Flight International:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/10/29/334132/european-area-control-centres-get-communication-network.html

6) Canadian Reporters Grounded by US DOT Travel Restrictions

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Reporters+grounded+travel+restrictions/2153255/story.html

CAMERAS

7) ‘Intelligent’ Speed Cameras in UK

Link to article on Autocar:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/244374/

Virginia DOT Completes Installation of Traffic Cameras in Central Virginia

Link to story on WVIR-TV:

http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=11408788

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Winking Robot Nav Head Knows Where You’re Going

Link to CNET News blog and video:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10386183-48.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Education Key for Bus-Stop Safety

Link to article in the News Herald:

http://www.newsherald.com/news/parent-78639-bus-safety.html

Link to School Bus Stop Safety: http://www.schoolbusstopsafety.net/

ROADWAYS

11) Pennsylvania DOT: ‘Go Yankees’ Sign Inappropriate for Interstate

Link to story and video on WNEP-TV:

http://www.wnep.com/wnep-luz-yankees-sign-interstate-81-penndot,0,6977134.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Penalties, Perks in Texting-While-Driving Bills

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354921,00.asp

TELEMATICS

13) GM’s OnStar Live in China in December

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=101833

14) Students Help Ford Bring the Cloud to Cars

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/ford-michigan/

15) In-Car Wi-Fi Puts ‘Infobahn’ on the Autobahn

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/in-car-internet/

TRANSIT

16) SEPTA Guide Prepares Commuters for Possible Strike

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20091028_SEPTA_guide_prepares_commuters_for_possible_strike.html

Link to news release from SEPTA:

http://www.septa.com/news/press_releases/20091028_plan.html

17) Re-Stalinization of Moscow Subway Sparks Debate

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gTpm5znGibnm2u7dOkN1DrK-rhBQD9BJKR3O1

18) More on DART: Sometimes an Explanation Isn’t Enough

Transit agency needs to better acknowledge service problems.

Link to blog in The Dallas Morning News:

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/10/more-on-dart-and-the-texas-ou.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Traffic Management: New Internet Coming to Your Local Roads

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://government.zdnet.com/?p=5920

20) Electronic Signboards in Kuala Lumpur Not Serving Their Purpose

Link to article in The Star:

http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/10/29/central/4994573&sec=central

21) Smart Signs Being Wasted in Queensland

Link to commentary in The Gympie Times:

http://www.gympietimes.com.au/story/2009/10/30/still-waiting-safety-message-hold/

22) ASEAN Meeting Focuses on ‘Harmonious’ Transport Links

Need to use technology to improve mobility.

Link to article in The Brunei Times:

http://www.bt.com.bn/en/news-national/2009/10/29/asean-meet-focus-harmonious-transport-links

VEHICLES

23) Institute Researchers Develop New Way to Test Tires

Link to article in the Boston Herald:

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/automotive/view/20091029institute_researchers_develop_new_way_to_test_tires/srvc=home&position=recent

News Releases

1) Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Receives Inaugural CAPA Air Navigation Services Provider of the Year Award

2) NASA App Now Available from App Store

3) Berg Insight Says Over 3.5 Million Cars in Europe Have a Telematics Device

4) American Airlines and Lexus Team Up to Offer Free Wi-Fi in the Sky

5) IBM Global Trucking Study: Fuel Efficiency, High-Tech Features More Important than Brand Name

6) Navigation Market Leader Telmap Brings Navigation to iPhone with Navteq

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Talking Operations Performance Journalism: Improving Your Ability to Build Operations Program – November 10

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=586

Today in Transportation History

1969 **40^th anniversary** – The first computer-to-computer message was sent over ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:First-arpanet-imp-log.jpg

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

By admin On October 28th, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Incident Highlights Outdated Air-Traffic Control System

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-27-outdated-air-traffic-system_N.htm

2) Extensive Failures Found in Maryland Medevac Crash

NTSB faults air-traffic controllers and Maryland State Police efforts to track and search for chopper.

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/27/AR2009102702111.html

Link to news release from the National Transportation Safety Board:

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/091027.html

3) Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAA Faces Challenges in Responding to Task Force Recommendations

Link to testimony from the Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10188t.pdf

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Bill to Expand Geospatial Imagery Passes US House

Link to article in Federal Computer Week:

http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/28/web-geospatial-mapping-bill.aspx

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Google Maps Navigation Takes a Mobile Turn

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10384544-265.html

MARITIME

6) Traffic Control Faulted in Ship Crash

Link to article in The Japan Times:

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091029a1.html

7) Malacca, Singapore Straits Can Handle Rise in Vessel Traffic

Link to article in The Business Times:

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sub/shippingtimes/story/0,4574,356796,00.html

OTHER

Australian Communications and Media Authority Prepares for Intelligent Transport Systems

Link to article on iTWire:

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28885/127/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Maryland Company Develops ‘Whisper’ Technology for TSA

Radios can send pre-programmed text messages to discreetly share information.

Link to article in The Capital:

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/bus/2009/10/27-37/Small-county-contractor-helps-TSA-whisper.html

10) Stop Texting-Drivers – Or Lose Highway Funds

Link to debate in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/debateroom/archives/2009/09/stop_texting-dr.html

TRANSIT

11) Take Notes, MTA: NY Waterways to Give Real-Time Bus Arrival Info on Web Site

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/10/27/2009-10-27_take_notes_mta_ny_waterways_buses_to_give_realtime_bus_arrival_info_on_web_site.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Reports to be Boosted on Ho Chi Minh City Radio Station

Link to Viet Nam News Agency article:

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=05SOC281009

News Releases

1) Navteq Traffic Patterns Saves Drivers Up to 22 Hours per Year in North America

2) Navteq Traffic Patterns Saves Drivers Up to 42 Hours per Year in Europe

3) Follow the US DOT’s ITS Joint Program Office on Twitter

4) New Technology Enables Traffic Management Improvements in Boston Neighborhood

5) The Internet of the Future to Make Europe’s Systems Smart and Efficient

6) New Travel Conditions Map Available on Wyoming DOT 511 Web Site

Upcoming Events

ITS-CT Annual Meeting – November 2 – Cromwell, Connecticut

http://www.its-ct.org/annual.htm

Today in Transportation History

1949 **60^th anniversary** – Dr. Wernher von Braun, and other German rocket scientists, were transferred to the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/orghist/welcome.html

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fare debate

By admin On October 28th, 2009

Transit fare headache? TheSpec.com – Opinions – Transit fare headache?

Howard Elliott
The Hamilton Spectator

(Oct 28, 2009)

Pass the Tylenol Extra Strength — an HSR fare increase is back on the table.

Pretty much every year we go through this painful dance in which HSR staff recommends to city council that a fare increase is necessary to offset the rising cost of operations and to improve and expand service. If there’s no increase, the system won’t grow, will exhaust reserves, defer capital spending and possibly reduce service, the argument goes. And HSR fares are 10 to 15 per cent lower than other big city fares across Canada, so we’re underpaying for the service.

And every year, transit, environmental and social justice advocates yell loud and long against fare increases. Fare hikes are guaranteed to reduce ridership, so higher fares are offset by fewer riders, and there’s no real gain, they argue. Shrinking ridership also contradicts the city’s sustainability master plan, Vision 2020. Because HSR ridership is largely students and people on limited or low income, fare hikes penalize the most vulnerable, and may be a disincentive for people to work rather than rely on social assistance, poverty activists add.

The thing is, all of this is true. There is convincing evidence on both sides. Little wonder the matter ended with a tie council vote last year, which resulted in a proposal for a 10 cent fare increase dying on the table.

Some other salient points:

This time around, the debate is likely to be even more contentious than last year. The city was staring at the prospect of a $15-million deficit, brought about in large part by the recession. Given the bleak state of provincial finances, there’s a worry the province may not deliver entirely on its uploading commitment of about $15 million, which could make the shortfall as much as $31.5m. This may not be the year to put extra burden on the overall tax base by deferring any fare increase for a second consecutive year.

The recession has also made poverty an even bigger problem in the city, with many more families unemployed, using food banks, applying for social assistance, and, yes, using public transit because it’s what they can afford. The price of a monthly pass has already increased 22 per cent since 2007. This may not be the year to put extra burden on the people living in poverty, including the working poor.

In the wake of last year’s split decision on a fare increase, a disappointed Mayor Fred Eisenberger said: “These are tough times. It’s a question of balance.” That’s as true this year as it was then.

Council needs to strike a balanced approach to the pressures on the overall city budget and all taxpayers and the pressures on the HSR and passengers. There needs to be more collaboration and communication with transit users than there has been to date. The results of an operational review of HSR need to be released and understood before a decision is taken on a fare increase. Council needs to hear from and listen to social justice and taxpayer advocates. That process begins at a Committee of the Whole meeting tomorrow. A transit fare increase may ultimately be necessary, but not before a great deal of sincere collaboration and creative thinking rule out other alternatives.

http://thespec.com/Opinions/article/661727

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

By admin On October 27th, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Register for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of the Americas — November 15-17, 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

AVIATION

1) New Safety Worry: Laptops, Devices in the Cockpit

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSofDoT5LyX3TkJEaFHEJPNHSALAD9BJKE980

2) Aircraft Electronics Association Says Safety Management Systems Unwieldy

Link to article on AVweb:

http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/AEA_Safety_Management_Systems_Unwieldy_201404-1.html

Link to FAA’s Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:

http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-17553.pdf

Link to AEA response:

http://www.aea.net/governmentaffairs/regulatoryupdates.asp?ID=28

CAMERAS

3) Half of San Francisco Muni Surveillance Cameras Fail in Audit

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/27/MN7M1AAV6E.DTL

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Telling the User Where to Go

Link to article on Telecoms:

http://www.telecoms.com/15405/lbs-telling-the-user-where-to-go

MARITIME

5) Report Finds September 11 US Coast Guard Potomac River Exercise was a Bad Idea

Link to AP article:

http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43886

OTHER

6) Flu Pandemic Could Overwhelm Internet Capacity, GAO Warns

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2009/10/27/internet-capacity-threat-flu-pandemic.aspx

Link to report from the Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d108.pdf

ROADWAYS

7) Washington State Viaduct Disaster Flick Released; Political Motive?

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010141929_viaductvideo27m.html

TELEMATICS

Will High-Tech Trucks Save Big Rig Industry?

Link to column in Network World:

http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/46784

TRANSIT

9) Confessions of a Spatial Navigator

Link to Human Transit blog:

http://www.humantransit.org/2009/10/global-impositioning-systems.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Oklahoma DOT Pays Thousands for Twitter Account

Link to story and video on KFOR-TV:

http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-news-odot-twitter-thousands-story,0,7753383.story

11) Radio Station Introduces Real-Time Traffic Report for Cayman Islands

Link to Cayman News Service article:

http://www.caymannewsservice.com/local-news/2009/10/27/radio-station-introduces-real-time-traffic-report

12) Microsoft Will Shut Down MSN Direct

Datacasting service provides location-based traffic reports and weather information.

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/article/89374

VEHICLES

13) Texas Drops Phone Numbers from Accident Reports

Link to AP article:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/6688454.html

News Releases

1) PrePass Weigh Station Technology Blazes Solar Trail

2) AASHTO Report Highlights Smart Solutions: 50 Transportation Projects that Have Made America Better

Upcoming Events

ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 11-13 – Galveston, Texas

http://www.itstexas.org/Meetings/2009meetingoverview.stm

Today in Transportation History

1994 **15^th anniversary** – L École des métiers de l’aérospatiale de Montréal opened.

http://www2.csdm.qc.ca/emam/anglais/home.htm

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let me take you higher!

By admin On October 27th, 2009

Higher fares and dirtier buses

City staff are calling for a 20 cent fare hike for the HSR and DARTS, and switching bus purchases to 40-foot diesel vehicles instead of a mix of 40 and 60 foot articulated hybrids. The proposals were released on Friday and go before councillors as part of the ‘transit day’ budget deliberations on October 29.

The 9:30 am meeting at the Sheraton Hotel was also expected to consider changes to HSR routes proposed by consultants. A presentation on those changes (not yet made public) is on the agenda, but transit staff want no action taken by councillors until staff have an opportunity to respond.

The fare hikes, on the other hand, are recommended for finalization by November 30 so they can be imposed at the start of next year.

“Foregone revenue from a delay in a fare increase beyond January 1, 2010 would be in the order of $100,000 per month,” warns the report.

Staff say their proposals respond to a council directive that limits spending increases to 2 percent for 2010 – equal to a little over $850,000 for transit. Staff say the division is facing $2.1 million in additional costs next year plus a $1.3 million drop in revenue because of fewer riders, and that the combined effect would be amount to an 8 percent hike in spending.

The report doesn’t specify the precise effect on ticket or pass prices, instead only referring to “a fare increase of an average of 20 cents per trip”. Applied across the board, the hike would translate into approximately $10 extra per month on the adult and student passes that currently sell for $79 and $63 respectively.

As recently as June 2007, these passes were $65 for adults and $50 for students. Cash fares are currently $2.40 with adult tickets costing $1.85. The seniors pass is now $205 a year. Any fare hikes approved will also apply to DARTS tickets.

The report says fare hikes “ideally” should be for the purpose of improving transit services, and not to keep down taxes.

“Less desirably, in a challenged fiscal environment, fare increases are applied to meet fiscal goals for program budgets versus strategic goals,” explains the report. “Fare increases where the new revenue is used to offset increases to the general tax levy are detrimental to the sustainability of transit programs.”

Transit taxes are area-rated and only apply to portions of the city that receive HSR service with the vast majority collected from residents of the former city of Hamilton. A $300,000 home there pays $266 a year on their tax bill, while similar valued homes in Ancaster pay $58, in Waterdown $60, Dundas $63 and Stoney Creek $85.

Other recommended measures include purchasing only low-floor ramp vehicles for DARTS rather than the lift-equipped high floor design. Staff are also calling for a delay to increases in the Taxi Scrip program that have been recommended by council’s Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities.

Dropping the policy of buying hybrid buses, including some large articulated vehicles, will save $200,000 explains the report, while abandoning the purchase of lift-equipped DARTS buses will conserve an additional $100,000. There is no discussion in the report on the implications of these moves for either air quality or transit services.
Changes to DARTS to meet new provincial human rights rules are to be discussed in a separate report that staff promises for “the near future” but say won’t affect next year’s transit budget.

“However, there will be substantive financial impacts on future budget years beyond 2010 to achieve compliance with the pending AODA legislation as it is currently contemplated,” the report warns.

At this point, no formal opportunities are being provided to allow transit users to comment on the proposed changes, although council committees usually accept individual requests to speak if made by noon on the day prior to the scheduled meeting.

CATCH (Citizens at City Hall) updates use transcripts and/or public documents to highlight information about Hamilton civic affairs that is not generally available in the mass media. Detailed reports of City Hall meetings can be reviewed at www.hamiltoncatch.org. You can receive all CATCH free updates by sending an email to info@HamiltonCATCH.org.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

By admin On October 26th, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, October 26, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

Download the free INRIX TRAFFIC! for iPhone or Android today

INRIX, the leading provider of traffic and navigation services, recently introduced a free, ad-free, and highly acclaimed traffic app for iPhone and now for Android. INRIX TRAFFIC! uniquely helps drivers reduce the time they spend in traffic through a better understanding of current AND future traffic conditions. It is the only mobile phone app that combines real-time, “crowd sourced” traffic information from more than 1.3 million vehicles with data from hundreds of public (including DOTs) and private sources to reliably deliver current and expected traffic conditions. Covering more than 160,000 miles of freeways, interstates and highways in 126 cities across the U.S. and Canada, INRIX TRAFFIC! provides drivers with insight into how conditions will evolve over time helping them avoid traffic jams and reach their destination the fastest way possible.

Download at the App Store or Android Market today. More info at www.inrixtraffic.com.

AVIATION

1) Northwest Pilots Were Using Personal Laptops, NTSB Says

Link to article in the Star-Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/business/65982292.html?elr=KArksD:aDyaEP:kD:aUq9_b9b_jEkP:QUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs

2) In Airline Industry, Social-Media Marketing Takes Flight

Link to article in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1709786.html

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps’ Appearance Takes New Direction

Link to blog on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13515_3-10382579-26.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Florida’s Turnpike to Go Cashless as It Switches to Electronic Tolling

Link to article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-turnpike-sunpass-102609,0,7442287.story

OTHER

5) Dallas Police Ticketed 39 Drivers in 3 Years for Not Speaking English

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/DN-citations_23met.ART.State.Edition2.4bac015.html

6) Augmented Reality to Alter How We See the World

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/10/26/MNCR1A9B5S.DTL

7) TechPlan Researchers at University of Minnesota Probe Privacy Implications of ITS

Link to article in CTS Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2009/09/index.html#techplan

RAILROADS

Communication Glitch Leads to Amtrak Ticket Problems

Link to story on WABC-TV:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources/traffic&id=7082718

ROADWAYS

9) Washington Governor Announces Monitoring System for Seattle Viaduct

Link to article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/411509_viaduct24.html

Video Visualizes Viaduct Collapsing

http://blog.seattlepi.com/transportation/archives/183191.asp

10) Will Smarter Roads Save Us More Money?

Link to blog in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/will-smarter-roads-save-us-more-money/

TRANSIT

11) New York MTA Yanks Ads Warning of Germ Dangers on Subways

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/mta-yanks-paid-sick-time-ads-1.1548183

12) Columbus, Georgia Bus Signs Aid the Homeless

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/columbus-bus-signs-aid-170643.html

13) Electronic Fare Collection Options for Commuter Railroads

Link to report from the Federal Transit Administration:

http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/ElectronicFareCollectionOptionsforCommuterRailroads.pdf

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) New Hampshire Offers Real-Time I-93 Traffic Data

Link to article in The Eagle-Tribune:

http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_297214252.html

15) Interim Panel on Road Safety and Traffic Management Set Up in India

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article38285.ece

News Releases

1) Idaho Transportation Department Installs New Highway Cameras in Eastern Idaho

2) Newly Formed US DOT Safety Council to Take Safety Commitment to Next Level

Upcoming Events

ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 11-13 – Galveston, Texas

http://www.itstexas.org/Meetings/2009meetingoverview.stm

Today in Transportation History

1859 **150^th anniversary** – The Royal Charter was wrecked off the coast of Anglesey with the loss of approximately 459 lives.

http://www.royalcharterchurch.org.uk/wreck.html

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