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#2431 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Tue May 1, 2007 10:00 pm
Subject: Tuesday, May 1, 2007 		brwagenblast
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
 

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Experience the “VII Technology Showcase” at ITS America's 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
 
ITS America will present a VII Technology Showcase at its 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, June 4-6, 2007.  Check out the latest vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication systems and related applications from Caltrans, California PATH, Econolite, InfoTek, Mark IV IVHS, O.M.J.C. Signal Controller, Raytheon and TechnoCom.  The showcase will be staged in a parking lot outside the Palm Springs Convention Center – just a few steps from the exhibit hall to approximately 100,000 square feet of outdoor VII demonstrations!  For the latest information on the VII Technology Showcase and its partners, visit www.itsa.org/amviishowcase.html.  
 
 
1) Freeway Meltdown Offers Telecommuting Test Case in Bay Area
Link to MediaNews story:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/bayandstate/ci_5791602
 
2) UK Motorists Could be Tracked with GPS, Cameras
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2124492,00.asp
 
3) Study Lauds Maritime Navigation System
Galveston Bay's PORTS has saved $15 million a year, federal report says.
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/4763369.html
 
4) Air Traffic Controllers: FAA Radio Ban Threatens Safety
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-04-30-faa-radio-ban_N.htm
 
5) Maryland E-ZPass Workers Told to Deny Claims
Link to story and video report on WBAL-TV:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/13227569/detail.html
 
6) Mapping the Bay Bridge Traffic Snarl
Link to story on Poynter Online:
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=122291
 
7) GPS Rivals
Link to UPI stories:
http://www.upi.com/Security_Terrorism/Analysis/2007/04/29/outside_view_gps_rivals__part_1/  (part 1)
http://www.upi.com/Security_Terrorism/Analysis/2007/04/29/outside_view_gps_rivals__part_2/  (part 2)
 
8) GPS + Live Traffic = Big Headache?
Link to column in The Orange County Register:
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/money/homepage/article_1676380.php
 
9) Azerbaijan Prepares Contest Paperwork for Baku Intelligent Traffic Control System
Link story on Today.Az:
http://www.today.az/news/business/40252.html
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Strategy Analytics: Automotive Sensors Market Expanding to $17 Billion by 2013
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070501006156&newsLang=en
 
2) SmartSensor Contributing to Award-Winning Project - Illinois DOT project named 2006 ITS Midwest Project of the Year
http://www.wavetronix.com/pr/library/2007/04/30_SmartSensorContributingToProject.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
The 2nd Annual Homeland Port Security Conference – May 22 – Baltimore
http://www.usni.org/conferences/details.asp?id=3
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1902 – The first gasoline-powered Locomobile was completed in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
http://www.autolit.net/Graphics/1205/wc1133.jpg
 
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#2432 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Wed May 2, 2007 10:00 pm
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
New Book Driving Questions – Developing a National Transportation Vision by Northeastern University Professor of Strategy, Joseph M. Giglio, Ph.D.
 
The book outlines the current status of the nation's surface transportation system, what a long-range vision of the system might look like and what we should do to turn strategy into reality. The author argues that developing a strategy to address the country's future transportation needs starts with analyzing the evolving external environment.  To understand the future needs of surface transportation customers, we must begin by identifying and evaluating the economic, demographic, technological and socio-political variables shaping the future. The author focuses on the key unasked and unanswered questions that should be driving our search for a sound vision of the surface transportation system in America. Also, he suggests a series of guiding principles to guide policymakers as they seek answers to these questions. 
 
The book is available through Amazon.  For additional information please visit www.hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.
 
1) Technology Aids Bay Area Drivers
Link to story on InsideBayArea:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/business/ci_5799342
 
2) Online Maps Adjusted for Bay Area Ramp Closure
Link to MediaNews story:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_5798963
 
3) Telematics Becomes Real – an Interview with Thilo Koslowski of Gartner
Link to interview from Telematics Update:
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit2007/conference/Mailshots/april30_thilo.htm
 
4) Three US States May Require Sex Offenders to Use Special License Plates
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-01-sex-offender-tags_N.htm
 
5) Road Warriors
Tie-ups. Backups. Gridlock. The American commute has never been so painful. Is there any solution?
Link to story in U.S. News & World Report:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/070429/7gridlock.htm
 
6) GPS Next Target of Cell Phone Industry
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18437488/
 
7) Web Auto Dealers Honing Their Web Site Strategies
Link to story in Internet Retailer:
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=22250
 
8) Traffic Tickets Going Digital
Link to story on Stateline:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=204380
 
9) Holes Remain in Lahar Warning System in Pierce County, Washington
Link to story in The News Tribune:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/331/story/52780.html
 
10) News from ERTICO
 -  Network of National ITS Associations Meets in Norway
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/network_of_national_its_associations_meets_in_norway.htm
 -  ERTICO Issues Annual Report
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/ertico_issues_annual_report_2006.htm
 
11) May Edition of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2007/05_2007/05_2007.htm
 
12) Weather Applications and Products Enabled Through Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) - Feasibility and Concept Development Study
Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/viirpt/index.htm
 
 
Upcoming Events
2007 Cascadia-Microsoft Conference on Transportation, Technology, and Energy – May 7 – Redmond, Washington
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=270&program=Cascadia&isEvent=true
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1952 **55th anniversary** - The first jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1, takes off on its inaugural flight from London to Johannesburg.
http://www.pbs.org/kcet/chasingthesun/planes/comet.html
 
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#2433 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Thu May 3, 2007 11:16 pm
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Thursday, May 3, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) New Jersey is Exploring Traffic Congestion
Technology companies are slowly moving into a field dominated by helicopter traffic spotters -- telling drivers about traffic jams and how to avoid them.
Link to story in The Record:
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTI3MzIxJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg
 
2) Brazil Crash Prompts US National Transportation Safety Board to Seek Improvements
Agency recommends improvements in the collision-avoidance system on jets to make warnings more noticeable to pilots.
Link to story from Newsday:
http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/Brazil-Crash-Prompts-NTSB-to-Seek-Improvements/1$11825
 
3) Disasters Can Trip Up Web Maps
Melted freeway merits update; local sinkhole doesn't.
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/314087_onlinemaps03.html
 
4) More Airlines Asking Passengers to Pay for In-Flight Services with Plastic
Link to story in The Arizona Republic:
http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/052biz-cashless0503.html
 
5) Federal Highway Administration Touts Visualization Tools
Link to story in Directions Magazine:
http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2453&trv=1
 
6) Warning Signs May Replace Memorials
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-02-memorials-signs_N.htm
 
7) Emergency Notification Systems Get the Call
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_09/43561-1.html
 
8) Boaties Warned on GPS Use
Maritime New Zealand says more traditional forms of positions fixing should be used.
Link to story in The New Zealand Herald:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10437681
 
9) Utah DOT Working to Inform Drivers
Campaign highlights construction projects.
Link to story in the Deseret Morning News:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660217210,00.html
 
10) American Airlines Unveils New In-Flight Entertainment Device
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-05-02-american-airlines-first-class-perks_N.htm
Link to news release from American Airlines:
http://www.aa.com/content/amrcorp/pressReleases/2007_05/01_peds.jhtml
 
11) Value Pricing Project Quarterly Report (January – March 2007)
Link to report from US DOT:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling_pricing/value_pricing/quarterlyreport/qtr1rpt07/index.htm
 
 
Job Posting
 -  Transportation Specialist (Program Manager, ITS Joint Program Office for the Vehicle Infrastructure Initiative – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobID=56910255
 
 
Upcoming Events
17th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT17) – July 23-25 – London
http://www.isttt.org
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1962 **45th anniversary** - A freight train and two commuter trains collided in Mikawashima, Japan, killing over 160 people.
http://shippai.jst.go.jp/en/Detail?fn=2&id=CA1000604
 
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#2434 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Fri May 4, 2007 10:02 pm
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Friday, May 4, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Phones Studied as Attack Detector
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2007-05-03-cellphone-attack-detector_N.htm
 
2) Virginia Officials Look Back at Crash to Learn
Link to story in The Free Lance-Star:
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2007/052007/05042007/280557
 
3) Federal Communications Commission: No Trucker TV in 2 GHz BAS/ENG Band
Link to story in TV Technology:
http://www.tvtechnology.com/pages/s.0115/t.5869.html
Link to FCC order:
http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2007/db0503/DA-07-1946A1.pdf
 
4) New UK Web Site Measures Auto Manufacturers’ CO2 Performance
Link to story on just-auto:
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?ID=91238&lk=dm
Link to Clean Green Cars:  http://www.cleangreencars.co.uk/
 
5) Iowa DOT Cameras Show Traffic Patterns
Link to story and video report on KCRG-TV:
http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/7321181.html
 
6) Organizations Start Campaign Against Real ID
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article102618-05-02-07-Web&newsletter=yes
 
7) Beating Gridlock
Customized telephone road reports available in British Columbia.
Link to story in the South Delta Leader:
http://www.southdeltaleader.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=48&cat=23&id=977418&more
Link to additional information on Ekho Traffic:  http://www.ekhoinfo.com/
 
8) US Automakers ‘Not Rushing to Commit’ to HD Radio
Link to story in Radio World:
http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0100/t.5804.html
 
9) How Smaller Transit Agencies Size Up Security System Needs
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_featpick.cfm?id=90510612
 
10) New Standards Updates (May 2007) Available on ITS Standards Web Site
Link to updates from US DOT:
http://www.standards.its.dot.gov/news.asp#may07
 
 
News Releases
 
1) First Galileo Navigation Message Transmitted
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM0QSU681F_index_0.html
 
2) AASHTO Launches Transportation Vision Web Site
http://news.transportation.org/press_release.aspx?Action=ViewNews&NewsID=125
 
3) Pennsylvania DOT Launches New Web Site to Inform Public About Transportation Needs, Solutions
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/pdNews.nsf/772afb60d785515285256bf1004a1be6/b7546919c0ea276f852572d1006e193d?OpenDocument
Link to site:  http://www.rideonpa.org
 
4) 511.org's Improved Park & Ride Lot Information Makes It Easier to Connect to BART
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-03-2007/0004580825&EDATE
 
5) CIUT-FM Traffic Reports Have ‘Intelligence’ – University of Toronto students team with civil engineering department for up-to-date information
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin6/070504-3120.asp
 
 
Upcoming Events
Connected Vehicle Conference – May 23 – Novi, Michigan
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/safetyDetroit2007/cvta07.htm
 
 
Friday Bonus
Highway engineer pranks.
http://xkcd.com/c253.html
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1989 – The Mount Macdonald Tunnel officially opens through Rogers Pass in British Columbia.  It is the longest railway tunnel in the western hemisphere.
http://railfame.ca/sec_ind/technology/en_2003_MountMacdonaldTunnel.asp
 
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#2435 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Mon May 7, 2007 10:00 pm
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Monday, May 7, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Coordination, Communication Key to Rebuilding Fire-Damaged Highway Interchange in California
Link to commentary in the Contra Costa Times:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/columns/ci_5826596
 
2) SEPTA’s Nerve Center Tracks Trains, Buses by the Minute
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20070505_SEPTAs_nerve_center_tracks_trains__buses_by_the_minute.html
 
3) Davenport, Iowa Seeks Refunds from Traffic Camera Vendors
Link to story on WHBF-TV:
http://www.whbf.com/Global/story.asp?S=6475691&nav=0zGo
 
4) Alaska Airlines Web Site Might Have Been a Bit Too Candid
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003695098_sundaybuzz06.html
 
5) Amtrak Offering Tickets Through Cell Phones
Link to story on Digital Trends:
http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12922.html
Link to Amtrak news release: 
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Copy/News_Release_Page&c=am2Copy&cid=1178240116611&ssid=180
 
6) Delaware Creates “No DUI” Stickers
Link to story in The News Journal:
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070506/NEWS/705060337/-1/NEWS01
 
7) Bus 2.0
From Boston to Brazil, city planners and transportation gurus are reimagining the possibilities of the humble motorbus, using high-tech “smart mobility.”
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2007/05/06/bus_20/
 
8) Incident Management is Everyone’s Business
Link to commentary by Tennessee Transportation Commissioner, Gerald Nicely in The Chattanoogan:
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_106937.asp
 
9) The Coolest Thing Since Going There
Google Earth is turning into one heck of a travel tool (and it's a blast to play with).
Link to story in Budget Travel:
http://www.budgettravelonline.com/bt-dyn/content/article/2007/03/26/AR2007032600704.html?referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email&referrer=email
 
10) Calculated Risk
Coast Guard’s Chris Kluckhuhn started under the radar on vessel-tracking system.
Link to story in Government Computing News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44231-1.html
 
11) Working Without Wires
Municipal Wi-Fi is coming. Government employees, not citizens, may be the biggest users.
Link to article in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/articles/5wifi.htm
 
12) New Web Site Promotes Ontario Highway Campaign
Link to story in The Sault Star:
http://www.saultstar.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentID=495605&catname=Local+News
Link to 4Lane17:  http://www.4lane17.com
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Canada and Ontario Invest in New Technology to Keep Border Traffic Moving Smoothly
http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h080e.htm
 
2) Grosse Ile Bridge Company to Provide Afternoon Traffic Reports
http://gibc.typepad.com/toll_bridge_facts/news_and_commentary/index.html
 
3) Telematics Market Set to Flourish Says a New Report from ReportBuyer.com
http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/17528/
 
 
Upcoming Events
2007 China-US Conference on Disaster Management – August 1-4 – Beijing
http://www.globalinteractions.org/2007-events-programs/disaster-management.aspx
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1915 – The RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German submarine off the southern coast of Ireland.  Over 1,200 people died.
http://www.lusitania.net/
 
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#2436 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Tue May 8, 2007 10:00 pm
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Final Program Available for ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
 
With expanded networking opportunities, a focused educational program and a grand-scale exhibition, ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, June 4-6, 2007 promises to be one of our best events ever!  The Final Program is now available at http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.  If you haven’t yet registered there is still time to do so with pre-registration rates available through May 31.  For information on available sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, contact Edgar Martinez at emartinez@....  
 
 
1) Real-Time Traffic Data Keeps Route 78 Drivers Moving
Link to story in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1178512180131440.xml&coll=1
 
2) Runway Technology
Federal Aviation Administration administrator highlights satellite-based navigation technology that airlines are using to make runway approaches safer and use less fuel.
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4784391.html
 
3) US Federal Railroad Administration Needs to Step Up Crossing Safety Oversight, Office of Inspector General Says
Link to story in Progressive Railroading:
http://www.progressiverailroading.com/freightnews/article.asp?id=10663
Link to statement from OIG:
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/cc2007052.pdf
 
4) For Printed Maps, End of the Road is a Click Away
Link to story in The Virginian-Pilot:
http://content.hamptonroads.com/story.cfm?story=124217&ran=242123
 
5) US Coast Guard Establishes Mariner Web Site
Site provides real-time information on the status of pending mariner credential applications.
Link to story on EmeraldCoast.com:
http://community.emeraldcoast.com/onset?id=15342&template=article.html
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Federal Communications Commission Seeks Comments on Designation of 211 and 511 as Abbreviated Dialing Codes
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-07-2017A1.doc
 
2) Operation Lifesaver Outlines Steps to Increase Rail Safety
http://www.oli.org/news/press_release_detail.php?press_release_ID=154
 
3) TrafficLand.com Adds Australian Traffic Cameras to Live Video Web Site
http://corporate.trafficland.com/library/Queensland_australia_050407.pdf
 
 
Upcoming Events
HOT Lanes Peer Exchange Roundtable Workshop – May 23 – Houston
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/workshop/hotlanes.htm
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1933 – The first radios connecting police cars to headquarters were installed in Eastchester, New York.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7415
 
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#2437 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Wed May 9, 2007 10:31 pm
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
 
Wednesday, May 9, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
New Book Driving Questions – Developing a National Transportation Vision by Northeastern University Professor of Strategy, Joseph M. Giglio, Ph.D.
 
The book outlines the current status of the nation's surface transportation system, what a long-range vision of the system might look like and what we should do to turn strategy into reality. The author argues that developing a strategy to address the country's future transportation needs starts with analyzing the evolving external environment.  To understand the future needs of surface transportation customers, we must begin by identifying and evaluating the economic, demographic, technological and socio-political variables shaping the future. The author focuses on the key unasked and unanswered questions that should be driving our search for a sound vision of the surface transportation system in America. Also, he suggests a series of guiding principles to guide policymakers as they seek answers to these questions. 
 
The book is available through Amazon.  For additional information please visit www.hudson.org or call 202-974-2400.
 
1) Curbs on Satellite Photos May be Needed Says US Spy Agency Director
Link to AP story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6618481,00.html
 
2) EU’s Satellite Navigation System in ‘Crisis’ Over Funding
Link to CBC story:
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/05/09/tech-galileo.html
 
3) US Airlines Upset with Plan to Collect Fingerprints of Passengers
Link to UPI story:
http://www.upi.com/Security_Terrorism/Analysis/2007/05/08/analysis_airlines_will_take_fingerprints/
 
4) Pennsylvania DOT Putting More Eyes on the Road to Keep Motorists Moving
Link to story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_506708.html
 
5) Investigation Finds Confusion Over Where to Report Road Debris in Washington State
Link to story and video report on KIRO-TV:
http://www.kirotv.com/money/13281749/detail.html
 
6) Moving Forward with the National Transportation Operations Coalition Performance Measurement Initiative
Participants sought for NCHRP pilot study.
Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/articles/performance.php
 
7) US Department of Homeland Security Launches Project Portal for First Responders
Link to story in Federal Computer Week
http://www.fcw.com/article102671-05-09-07-Web
 
8) ‘Intelligent’ Cars as Fuel-Efficient as Hybrids
Link to AFP story:
http://www.physorg.com/news97907482.html
 
9) Taxi Rides in New York City Going High-Tech
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4789242.html
 
10) Bridge Study Says Cell Phones Threaten Radio Listening
AM/FM radio still the preferred method for emergency alerts, music, news/sports updates, weather updates and traffic reports -- but that is likely to change.
Link to story on Radio Online:
http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/$rol.exe/headline_id=b9879
Link to news release from Bridge Ratings:
http://www.bridgeratings.com/press_05.09.2007-Mobilphone.htm
 
11) $102,858 for a Typist with Rhode Island DOT?
Money paid to consultant for “typist” at traffic management center who supplies traffic updates on radio and signs.
Link to story in The Providence Journal:
http://www.projo.com/news/content/DOT_Employees_05-09-07_BN5IM6Q.355be22.html
 
12) In-Car Navigation Takes a New Turn Amid Resale Woes
Built-in navigation systems increase the depreciation of a car or truck.
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-08-navresale-usat_N.htm
 
13) Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel to Install E-ZPass
Link to story in The Daily Times:
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070509/NEWS01/705090419/1002
 
14) Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status of the Transition to the Future Air Traffic Control System
Link to testimony for the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07784t.pdf
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Sanef Acquires Webraska
http://webraska.com/News/PressReleases_Show.php?pr=20070509_sanefwebraska
 
2) Madison, Wisconsin Area Traffic Cameras Now Available to General Public
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/opencms/export/nr/modules/news/news_0170.html_786229440.html
Link to Madison area traffic information:  http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/madison/
 
 
Job Posting
 -  Senior General Engineer – US DOT’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=56717744&AVSDM=5%2F8%2F2007+5%3A06%3A41+PM
 
 
Upcoming Events
ANSI Homeland Security Standards Workshop on Transit Security – May 29 – Arlington, Virginia
http://www.ansi.org/news_publications/news_story.aspx?menuid=7&articleid=1488
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1972 **35th anniversary** – Israeli commandos storm a hijacked jet at Lod Airport in Tel Aviv. 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/9/newsid_4326000/4326707.stm
 
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Thursday, May 10, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
The 2nd Annual Navigation Europe 2007 Conference & Exhibition (June, 6-7, The Amsterdam Marriott Hotel) is the only place where you will find out how to turn in-car and portable navigation systems into mass market products.
The conference will show you how to exploit new market opportunities to increase customer uptake and maximise your revenue potential.
Top level industry executives from companies such as Ford, BMW, Nissan, Panasonic, Jentro, Blaupunkt, T-Traffic, Vodafone, Orange, Nokia will be doing insightful presentations and participating in panel debates.
 
Click here for more information:
www.telematicsupdate.com/info/306
 
Contact Precksha Saksena at Precksha@... or + 44 (0) 207 375 7198
 
 
1) EU to Finance Galileo Satellite Program
Link to story in the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/10/business/galileo.php
 
2) Port of Tacoma Picked to Test Cargo Detection
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003700707_port10.html
 
3) Oregon Says No to $665 Million Radio
Plans for statewide public safety radio network shelved.
Link to story in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1178686503247680.xml&coll=7
 
4) GM Sued Over OnStar Change
Link to story in The Detroit News:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070510/AUTO01/705100380/1148/rss25
 
5) Signage Questions After Fatal Rail Crash
Link to story in The Record:
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070510/A_NEWS/705100337
 
6) $5 Million Center to Tackle Brisbane Traffic Woes
Link to story in the Brisbane Times:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/5m-centre-to-tackle-traffic-woes/2007/05/10/1178390444783.html
 
7) Taxi Commission Approves Touch-Screen Monitors for All New York City Cabs
Link to AP story:
http://www.silive.com/newsflash/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-25/1178811922114290.xml&storylist=simetro
 
8) Ideas Conceived for Use in Space May Help Highway Safety, Air Travel
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4790808.html
 
9) Visionaries Provide Sensation of Automotive Safety
Link to Scripps Howard News Service story:
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=AUTOS-05-10-07
 
10) Central Ohio Transit Authority to Wipe Buses Clean of Exterior Advertisements
Link to story in The Columbus Dispatch:
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/05/10/BUSADS.ART_ART_05-10-07_B4_2R6LFRP.html
 
11) National Weather Service Providing Crosswind Information for Airports on Web
Link to article in The Front:
http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/pdfs/front-may07.pdf
 
12) ITS: Green Car, Green Driver, Green Route
Link to PowerPoint presentation by Neil Schuster, ITS America President & CEO:
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=1348
 
13) Weather Applications and Products Enabled Through Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) - Feasibility and Concept Development Study
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPTS_TE//14350.htm
 
 
Upcoming Events
ETNITE Workshop – June 19 – Aalborg, Denmark
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/etnite_announces_final_workshop_19_june_2007_aalborg_denmark.htm
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1869 – The Transcontinental railroad is completed across the United States.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html
 
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#2439 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Fri May 11, 2007 10:00 pm
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Friday, May 11, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1st Annual Intelligent Vehicle Safety (IVS) Detroit 2007 Conference, May 22nd, The Rock Financial showplace, Novi, MI (co located with Telematics Detroit 2007 Exhibition) will teach you how to implement driver assist systems.
You will learn how to integrate safety applications in the vehicles and make them communicate with the road infrastructure to drive the explosion of advanced vehicle safety technology.
Top level industry speakers include: Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, VIIConsortium, DENSO, Bosch, Visteon, Johnson Controls, Sprint and many more.
 
Click here for more information:
www.telematicsupdate.com/info/307
 
Contact Precksha Saksena at Precksha@... or + 44 (0) 207 375 7198
 
 
1) Chicago’s OEMC: A Unified Approach to First Response
Link to story in EMS Magazine:
http://www.emsresponder.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=5337
 
2) Should Illinois Regulate Roadside Memorials?
Link to story in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/illinoisstory.asp?id=311873
 
3) Traffic Cameras Cost Mesa, Arizona $100,000 Monthly
Link to story in the East Valley Tribune:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/89464
 
4) Wrong Way
Do we really need a car that sends text messages with information you can get from the dashboard?
Link to column in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44230-1.html
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Launch of the Campaign ChooseESC
http://www.esafetysupport.org/en/news/launch_of_the_campaign_chooseesc.htm
 
2) Rhode Island Governor Expresses Renewed Concerns about DOT Contracts
http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=4116
 
3) Traffic.com Powers St. Louis 511 Traveler Information System – Service is Ad Supported
http://www.navteq.com/webapps/NewsUserServlet?action=NewsDetail&newsId=530
 
4) New Web Tool Provides Real-Time Local Traffic Conditions for Fort Collins, Colorado
http://fcgov.com/news/index.php?id=1996&home
Link to site:  http://www.fcgov.com/fctrip
 
5) Shackprices.com Introduces Mass Transit Real Estate Search
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=35599
 
 
Upcoming Events
Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars – August 6-10 – Traverse City, Michigan
http://www.cargroup.org/mbs2006/index.html
 
 
Friday Bonus
In case you had any doubt.
http://www.signslanguage.com/deadend.jpg
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1894 – The Pullman Strike begins.
http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/pullman_strike.html
 
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#2440 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Mon May 14, 2007 10:00 pm
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Monday, May 14, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Smarter Cars, Fewer Deaths
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117781748693586102.html
 
2) Port of Tacoma Safety Screeners Tackle Moving Targets
Device to be tested will scan moving trains.
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=portsecurity12m&date=20070512
 
3) Smart Motoring Saves Driving Time
A study by motoring organizations showed that by using technology to avoid congested routes a daily commuter could save up to one hour per week.
Link to BBC News video report and story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6654977.stm
 
4) BART Considers Color-Coded Routes
Link to column in The Oakland Tribune:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_5889003
 
5) $1 Billion on Horizon for Crisis Communications in US
Link to story on Stateline:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=205298
 
6) Wireless Device Issues I-5 Warnings
Link to story in the Herald:
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/05/14/100loc_b2streetsmarts001.cfm
 
7) Digital Mapping Captures Glasgow
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6651775.stm
Link to online map:  http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/urbanmodel
 
8) Harvard, BBN Use Streetlamps to Light Up Wireless Network
Link to story in CIO:
http://www.cio.com/article/108413/
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Fully Automated Mobile Phone Toll Payment: Successful Trial for the Bosporus Bridge
http://www.vitronic.de/en/vitronic/company/news/single/artikel/fully-automated-mobile-phone-toll-payment-brsuccessful-trial-for-the-bosphorus-bridge/
 
2) New Traffic Information Service Developed by ICT Turku Oy
http://www.kauppalehti.fi/4/i/eng/releases/press_release.jsp?selected=other&oid=20070501/11791406767080&lang=EN
 
3) Technology Can Mitigate the Growing Problem of Traffic Gridlock 
http://www.govtech.net/digitalcommunities/story.php?id=105448
 
 
Upcoming Events
Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium – August 16-17 – Ames, Iowa
http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/events/midcon2007/
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1973 – Skylab is launched.
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/skylab/skylab.htm
 
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#2441 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Tue May 15, 2007 10:01 pm
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Caltrans Director Will Kempton and Cyren Call Communications Chairman Morgan O’Brien to Present at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
 
California DOT Director Will Kempton will present the keynote address at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition on Monday, June 4, 2007 in Palm Springs.  Co-founder of Nextel Communications and current CEO of Cyren Call Communications, Morgan O’Brien will be the special guest speaker during the opening session, which is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 4 in the California Ballroom of the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel.  If you want to do business in California, find out about the state’s lessons learned, or hear from a pioneer who helped shape the wireless industry, then don’t miss out on this opportunity.  To register for ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, visit www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
 
 
1) Subway Safety Dance
New York City Transit hemmed & hawed on deal for warning system for track workers.
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/05/15/2007-05-15_subway_safety_dance.html
 
2) Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Wants to Study Cashless Tolls
Link to story and video report on NY1 News:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=69699
Link to news release from the Port Authority:
http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=944
 
3) Traffic Apps Accelerate
Navigation services that use location-based services (LBS) are more mainstream than ever.
Link to story in WirelessWeek:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=147814
 
4) New Internet Site Says It Can Forecast Air Fare Changes
Link to Reuters story:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2007-05-15T090519Z_01_N14329160_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRAVEL-INTERNET.xml
Link to Farecast:  http://www.farecast.com
 
5) Nissan Builds $750 Million Research Center
Company will also develop an intelligent transportation system in which data received from traffic beacons is used to alert drivers and help reduce potential road accidents.
Link to AFP story:
http://business.iafrica.com/worldnews/865327.htm
Link to news release from Nissan:
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2007/_STORY/070515-02-e.html
 
6) PPP Trials Transport Communications System in Reading, UK
System will provide up to the minute travel information and allow bus and car park tickets to be bought remotely.
Link to story in Transport Briefing:
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=4033
 
7) In-Flight Wireless Internet on the Way
Link to story in Business Travel News:
http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003581088
 
8) Inaugural Issue of Signal, the Newsletter of the European Rail Traffic Management System
Link to newsletter:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/ertms/newsletter/doc/2007/001_signal_2007_04_en.pdf
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Tele Atlas Enriches Digital Map Content with Historical Traffic Speed Information
http://www.teleatlas.com/WhyTeleAtlas/Pressroom/PressReleases/TA_CT014559
 
2) EU Project Develops Pioneering Traffic Information Service
http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=27680
 
 
Upcoming Events
Meaningful Transit Input into Transportation Planning and Land Use: Best Practices – August 26-28 – Denver
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7041
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1907 **100th anniversary** - Service begins over the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
http://www.yosemitevalleyrailroad.com/
 
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#2442 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) US Border Inspectors Rarely Scan ‘Laser Visas’
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2007-05-15-biometric-border_N.htm
 
2) US Customs Breaks Privacy Laws in Data Collection, GAO Says
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502037.html?sub=AR  (free registration required)
 
3) US Federal Emergency Management Agency Makes Communications a Priority
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/30680-1.html
 
4) More Nations Want Independent GPS
Link to story from Space.com:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18701275/
 
5) Seeing Red?
Traffic light snafus can make commuting a misery.
Link to story and video report on WFOR-TV:
http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_135193015.html
 
6) Alaskan Bridge Authority Plans to Spend Big Promoting Project
Link to story on KTUU-TV:
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=6521876
 
7) The Best in High-Tech Cars
By the end of the decade, a third of a car's value will lie in its electronics and advanced technologies, automakers say.
Link to story in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2123941,00.asp
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Federal Railroad Administration Launches Two New Automated Inspection Vehicles to Detect Track Flaws
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/fra1607.htm
 
2) Galileo at the Crossroads: Implementing the European Satellite Radio Navigation Programs
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/675&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr
 
 
Upcoming Events
3rd Urban Street Symposium – June 24-27 - Seattle
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=5922
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1969 – The Soviet Union’s Venera 5 lands on Venus.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1969-001A
 
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Thursday, May 17, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Galileo to Have Military Role
Link to story from the Financial Times:
http://gielda.onet.pl/14,1411203,,3255,ft.html
 
2) New Hampshire Drivers Complain of Errors with E-ZPass Warnings
Link to AP story:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070516/NEWS/70516002
 
3) 7 Southern Universities Form Automotive Research Alliance
Link to AP story:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/BUSINESS/705170320/1003
 
4) Lack of Information During Disruption Angers Metro-North Rail Commuter Council
Link to story in the Greenwich Time:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1council.5.17bhmay17,0,5965123.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines
 
5) Red-Light Cameras Don’t Significantly Reduce Accidents in Cleveland
Link to story and video report on WEWS-TV:
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/13333662/detail.html
 
6) 3M Sells 2 Traffic Safety Businesses
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4813316.html
Link to news release from 3M:
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/3m/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic_process.jsp&newsId=20070517005845&ndmHsc=v2*A1167656400000*B1179457930000*C4102491599000*DgroupByDate*J2*N1000940&newsPopup=true&newsLang=en&beanID=75290669&viewID=news_process_view
 
7) Amtrak Seeks a Tech Edge
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-amtrak17may17
 
8) Reflective Technology to Make End of Garden State Parkway Safer
Link to story in The Press of Atlantic City:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7479565p-7374424c.html
 
9) Wi-Fi on a Train Conference
Link to story on Wi-Fi Networking News:
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007632.html
 
10) Car Navigation Gear Using a File-Sharing Approach
Link to CNET News column:
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/blog/mobileojisan/0,39050793,62013719,00.htm
 
11) Yahoo Upgrades Mapping Service to Include Driving Directions in Europe
Link to AP story:
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=d14fdd6b-9771-406a-902c-c33ae3867daa&k=31067
 
12) Driver Behavior, Older Drivers, Simulation, User Information Systems, and Visualization
Link to paper from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7696
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Web Site Improves Public Access to Iowa DOT Crash Statistics
http://www.iowadot.gov/morgue/news2007/05170701.htm
Link to site:  http://www.iowadot.gov/crashanalysis/
 
2) ATX Identifies Three Pillars of T3, Third Generation Telematics
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004591010&EDATE
 
 
Job Posting
 -  Communications Associate – PRR – Olympia, Washington
http://www.prrbiz.com/thefirm/employment.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
T2007-International Conference on Forensic Toxicology Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Ignition Interlock Symposium – August 26-30 – Seattle
http://www.icadts2007.org/
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1895 – The Omonoia station opens on the Athens Metro.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xipeteon/494714334/in/pool-230countries/
 
2007 – For the first time in 56 years, trains crossed the border between North and South Korea.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/17/news/korea.php
 
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Friday, May 18, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) California Assembly OKs New Digital Billboards Near Highways
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/18/BAG6TPTB841.DTL
 
2) News from ERTICO
 -  SISTER First Results Presented in Prague
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/sister_first_results_presented_in_prague.htm
 -  “Choose ESC!” Campaign Launched
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/chooseesc_campaign_launched.htm
 
3) New Jersey Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign Looms After Governor’s Crash
Link to AP story:
http://www.nj.com/newsflash/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-25/1179511154290560.xml&storylist=jersey
 
4) Potholes are Her Business
A profile of Carbina "Carbi" Resendez who handles Seattle’s Pothole Hotline.
Link to column in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003712060_brodeur18m.html
 
5) The Next Big Thing: Carpooling by Web
Link to GateHouse News Service story:
http://www.townonline.com/cambridge/homepage/x1263110373
Link to GoLoco:  http://www.goloco.org
 
6) Delivering Your Transit Message Cost Effectively
Link to story in Metro:
http://metro-magazine.epubxpress.com/link/metro/2007/jun/48
 
 
News Releases
1) IEEE Completes Fourth 'Wave' Radio Communication Standard - WAVE Radio to Allow Autos to Interact with Roadside Systems
http://www.safetyonline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B92496AA6-8DE8-4119-B494-DC7D8BE9A62E%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines&VNETCOOKIE=NO
 
 
Upcoming Events
The Future of Transportation Finance - Workshop on Lessons from Road Charging Experiments in US and Abroad - June 20 - Seattle
http://www.prrbiz.com/psrc/psrcworkshopemail1.jpg
 
 
Job Posting
 -  Senior Aircraft Surveillance Systems Engineer – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=57483631
 
 
Friday Bonus
Forget carpooling, telecommuting or transit.  Here’s a great way to beat traffic and reduce your carbon footprint.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1801044.ece
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1991 - Helen Sharman becomes the first Briton in space.
http://www.made-in-sheffield.com/People/helenSharman.htm
 
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#2445 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
 
Monday, May 21, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) It’s Hard to Crash with This
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration demonstrated in Michigan.
Link to column in The Detroit Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070521/COL12/705210345/1007/NEWS05
 
2) No Pictures Please?
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority struggles to wrap its head around a photo policy.
Link to story in Boston Now:
http://www.bostonnow.com/news/local/2007/05/15/mbta_photos/
 
3) Say Hi to Wi-Fi on BART
Link to story in The Oakland Tribune:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_5947487
 
4) Avis to Offer Wireless Internet Gear for Cars, Hotel, Meetings
Link to AP story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_5949334
 
5) Crisis Map for New York City Subways
New York MTA still has no comprehensive electronic map for emergency responders.
Link to story in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05212007/news/regionalnews/crisis_map__for_subways_regionalnews_jeremy_olshan.htm
 
6) Israel Transportation Ministry Gets Chief Scientist for First Time in Decade
Plans to implement intelligent transportation system.
Link to story in The Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708655387&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
 
7) For Safe City Biking, a Wiki Comes this Way
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/05/20/for_safe_city_biking_a_wiki_this_way_comes/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+City%2FRegion+News  (may require free registration)
Link to The Right Ride:  http://therightride.org/
 
8) Information Gap Must be Plugged
New Jersey forest fire shows agencies must improve emergency communication, including traffic information, to the public. 
Link to editorial in the Asbury Park Press:
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/OPINION/705200360/1029
 
9) Newspaper Produces Online Video to Help Driver Navigate New Cape Cod Flyover
Link to story in the Cape Cod Times:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/NEWS/705200306/-1/NEWS
 
10) Map Producer Points Miami Area Travelers in the Right Direction
Link to story in The Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/103/story/111734.html
 
11) Clear Channel Launches Mobile Texting Program
Real-time traffic reports one of the offerings.
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1818683820070521
 
12) What ‘Bike Friendly’ Looks Like
Link to story in Grist:
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/5/18/12579/3294
 
13) Sydney Road Signs Warn of Bag Snatchers
Link to AAP story:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=268186
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Missouri DOT Launches “Map My Trip” Web Travel Tool
http://www.modot.org/newsandinfo/District0News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=10110
Link to Map My Trip:  http://dist6.modot.mo.gov/mapmytrip/
 
2) A Successful Story of DYNASTY – Bringing TMC Into China – China adopts RDS-TMC as national standard.
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/a_successful_story_of_dynasty__bringing_tmc_into_china.htm
 
3) Moovera and Vodafone Collaborate on Wi-Fi for Public Transit
http://www.moovera.com/pdf/moovera_vodafone_apr07.pdf
 
 
Job Posting
 -  VP/Principal Transit Communications Engineer, Triunity Engineering and Management, Denver
http://www.triunityeng.com/careers.html#CommunicationsSystemEngineer
 
 
Upcoming Events
Train Communications Systems 2007 – June 6-7 – London
http://www.traincomms2007.com/
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1901 – Connecticut enacts the United States’ first speed limit law.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7436
 
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
U.S. DOT Announces Line-Up for Executive Session at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
 
Join us in Palm Springs on Tuesday, June 5 for a special plenary session where senior officials from the U.S. DOT will provide updates on the federal ITS program, how it supports the National Congestion Initiative, and address other specific areas of interest and opportunity. This session will be moderated by John Bobo, the Deputy Administrator of the Research & Innovative Technology Administration.  He will be joined by ITS Joint Program Office Director Shelley Row, who will provide an update on the federal ITS program and the major initiatives launched at the 2004 ITS America Annual Meeting held in San Antonio.  This session will also include perspectives and updates from Jeffrey Paniati, Associate Administrator, Operations, Federal Highway Administration; Joseph Kanianthra, Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and Walt Kulyk, Director, Office of Mobility Innovation, Federal Transit Administration.  For the latest information on ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, visit www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
 
 
1) Digitizing Your Drive
Telematics Detroit conference highlights the latest in wireless communications for vehicles.
Link to column in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/COL09/705220386/1001
 
2) Operations Center to Help Traffic Flow During I-10 Project
Link to story in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/184164
Link to video report on KOLD-TV:
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=6547545&nav=14RT
Arizona DOT’s I-10 Monitors have Anti-Hacker Firewalls
Link to story in the Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/52292.php
 
3) Michigan Awards Contract to Create Explore Channel at Welcome Centers
Channel will provide viewers with entertainment, weather, traffic and travel information.
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/BUSINESS06/70522005
 
4) Helsinki City Transport Shows Off Telematics Solutions to Congress Visitors
Link to story in Helsingin Sanomat:
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Helsinki+City+Transport+shows+off+telematics+solutions+to+congress+visitors+/1135227424557
 
5) American Airlines Changing Its Web Site
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-05-22-aa-website-change_N.htm
Link to American Airlines site:  http://www.aa.com
 
6) Google Proposes Innovation in Radio Spectrum Auction
Link to story from The New York Times:
http://news.com.com/Google+proposes+innovation+in+radio+spectrum+auction/2100-1039_3-6185577.html?tag=nefd.top
 
7) Taxi! Follow that Satellite
GPS helps taxi drivers in cities like San Francisco get jobs without knowing their way around, and some think GPS is the key to centralized dispatching.
Link to story in InfoWorld:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/22/Taxi-follow-that-satellite_1.html
 
8) Taxi Riders Get Choice: Paper or Plastic?
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-05-21-taxicabs-credit_N.htm
 
9) US Navy Floats On-Board Wi-Fi
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/44286-1.html
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Cross Country and Telcordia to Jointly Deliver Next-Generation Telematics Service Network to Automakers
http://www.telecordia.com/news_events/pressreleases/2007/05222007crosscountry.html
 
2) Continental Automotive Systems Demonstrates Car-To-Car and Car-To-Roadside Communication Technology
http://www.pr-inside.com/rss/continental-automotive-systems-demonstrates-car-to-car-and-car-to-roadside-communication-technology-r131149.htm
 
3) SpeedInfo Sensors to Provide Traffic Flow Information on Major Nebraska Highways
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070522005808&newsLang=en
 
4) Better Commutes, Reduced Pollution, Greater Safety: Traffic Operations Academy Produces Experts with New Solutions
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/530224/
 
5) Unique Driving Simulation Helps University of Rhode Island Researchers Test Effectiveness of Highway Signs
http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=4030
 
6) New ARINC Direct Delay Notification Service Will Alert Operators to Departure Delays in US and Europe
http://www.arinc.com/news/2007/05-21-07.html
 
7) This Memorial Day Teens Can Turn to Web for Safe Driving Tips to Survive 'Deadliest Driving Season'
http://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=26054
Link to Driving Skills for Life:  http://www.drivingskillsforlife.com/
 
8) Navteq’s Traffic.com Launches Jamcast Video Online
http://www.navteq.com/webapps/NewsUserServlet?action=NewsDetail&newsId=532
 
 
Job Posting
 -  Economist – Volpe Transportation Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=56845056  
 
 
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Web Conference: The Effects of Construction Zones on Freight Movement – June 20
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=10706
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1977 - Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.
http://www.janetguthrie.com/
 
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Prediction: Auto Safety Telematics Will be Standard by 2011
Link to story in Crain’s Detroit Business:
http://crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/REG/70522011/1009/breaking
 
2) To Keep Crash Videos Off Net, New Jersey Turnpike Limits Access
Link to story in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1179895538213380.xml&coll=1
 
3) Federal Aviation Administration Expands System Giving Airlines More Flexibility to Minimize Summer Storm Delays
Link to AP story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070523-1105-summertravel-flightdelays.html  
Link to news release from the FAA:
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=8889
 
4) Virtual Highways – A Vision of the Future
Link to article in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/07may/05.htm
 
5) High-Tech Vans Map Out Europe
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.com.com/Photos+High-tech+vans+map+out+Europe/2300-1041_3-6186016.html?tag=nefd.lede
 
6) Highlights from the ITE 2007 Technical Conference and Exhibit
Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/articles/tctyler.php
 
 
News Releases
 
1) WeatherBug and TrafficLand Bring Live Weather Information and Traffic Video Content to Millions of Users
http://www.aws.com/aws_2005/releases/2007/release_05232007.asp
 
2) Northwest Airlines Customers Can Now Make All Transactions Using Mobile Devices
http://www.nwa.com/corpinfo/newsc/2007/pr052320071771.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
The Low Cost Air Transport Summit – June 13-14 - London
http://www.marketforce.eu.com/lowcost/
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1870 – The Pullman Hotel Express, the first train to travel coast-to-coast in the US, departs Boston.
http://cprr.org/Museum/Trans-Continental/trans-continental_1of4.html
 
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Thursday, May 24, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Cars are Getting Bossy When It Comes to High-Tech Safety
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-24-active-safety-features_N.htm
Drivers Split on Crash-Avoidance Tech
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-24-drivers-saftey-features_N.htm
 
2) New Jersey Governor Releases Seat Belt Public Service Announcement
Link to AP story and PSA:
http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/497256.php?contentType=4&contentId=535762
 
3) Transbay Buses Get Free Internet Service
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/24/BABADIGEST5.DTL
Link to news release from AC Transit:
http://www.actransit.org/news/articledetail.wu?articleid=5c933dca&PHPSESSID=132495abe695c5a04002d0f6b4c7112f
 
4) New York MTA to Test Smart Card Technology on City Buses
Link to story and video report on NY1 News:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=69990
 
5) Jacksonville, Florida ITS Master Plan Comes Together
Link to story in the Financial News & Daily Record:
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=47623
 
6) Canada Steps Up Marine Security by Issuing New ID Cards to Port Workers
Link to CP story:
http://www.cjad.com/node/533091
 
7) Finnair to Provide Messaging on Flights
Link to AP story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18825871/
 
8) Some Nissan Electronic Key Signals Erased by Cell Phones
Link to AP story:
http://www.latimes.com/business/investing/wire/sns-ap-nissan-key-problem,1,5871171.story?coll=sns-ap-investing-headlines
 
9) Mapping Traffic Flow
New trafficking software will enable drivers to find the quickest route to their final destination.
Link to story in Technology Review:
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18774/
 
10) Brittany Ferries Floats Online Self-Service Inquiry Service
Link to story in ComputerWeekly:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/23/224026/brittany-ferries-floats-online-self-service-enquiry.htm
 
11) Wireless Internet on Amtrak?
Link to story on WCIA/WCFN-TV:
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=6127
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Safety and Security is Coming to a LCD Monitor Near You on Washington State Ferries
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/commuter_updates/index.cfm?fuseaction=press_releases_content&press_release_id=506
 
2) Telematics Update Announces Winners of the 2007 International Telematics Awards
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/homepage2.asp?news=56081
 
 
Upcoming Events
OceanTech Expo – September 5-7 – Providence, Rhode Island
http://www.oceantechexpo.com/
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1899 – The first automobile parking garage in the US opens in Boston.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7442
 
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Friday, May 25, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) EU-US Airline Passenger Data Pact May Elude Deadline
US claiming that abiding by certain protections "isn't negotiable."
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9021439&intsrc=news_ts_head
 
2) UK Traffic Wardens Test Cap-Mounted Cameras
Link to Reuters story:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKMOL36746120070523
 
3) Airline Owners and Pilots Association: Many GPS Receivers Out of Compliance After FAA Rules Update
Link to story on The Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=e1f4d621-25c1-44a9-ac5f-9ed5dd150f9a
 
4) Changes Being Made to Assist Drivers Navigating the Roads
Link to story in the Pantagraph:
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/05/25/life/doc465707f844ab6915189756.txt
 
5) Emergence of New Tier One Telematics Suppliers Could Accelerate Telematics Growth
Link to story in the Telematics Journal:
http://www.telematicsjournal.com/content/topstories/1986.html
 
6) Billboards Aim to Get Seattle Drivers to Slow Down
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003721513_billboards25m.html
 
7) University of Calgary Researcher Studies Ways to Avoid Traffic
Link to story in the Gauntlet:
http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/11375
 
8) 2-Way GPS: Psst! Here I Am, 2 Miles West of Your Position
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/technology/24gps.html?ex=1337659200&en=da8e9975bc6c909d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
 
9) Presentation/Q&A Discussion from “Technical Deployment Review of the ITS Cabinet Standard” T3 Webinar
Link to presentation and discussion from US DOT:
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/res_t3_archive.asp?Archive=True
 
10) New Additions to US DOT’s Electronic Documents Library
 -  2007 ITS/Operations Resource Guide
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPT_MIS//14353.htm
 -  Five-Year ITS Program Plan
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPTS_TE//14289.htm
 
 
News Releases
 
1) State-of-the-Art Ambulance Design Unveiled During EMS Week Celebration
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?Q=247803&A=190
 
2) Made-in-New Brunswick Project Sets Sights on Global Market – TAMWORTH asset management project will help improve highways, bridges
http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/tran/2007e0636tr.htm
 
 
Upcoming Events
2nd Ibero-American ITS Congress in Conjunction with the 7th ITS Argentina Congress – June 12-14, Buenos Aires, Argentina
http://www.congresoits.com.ar/ingles.html
 
 
Friday Bonus
Getting a convertible the hard way.
http://www.micom.net/oops/LostMyJobToday4.jpg
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1961 – President John F. Kennedy calls for the US to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
http://www.hbci.com/~tgort/moon.htm
 
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#2450 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
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Monday, May 28, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Cell Marks the Spot
Wireless phone navigation technology is latest guide for the road.
Link to Newhouse News Service story:
http://www.nj.com/business/times/index.ssf?/base/business-2/1179981030107250.xml&coll=5
 
2) NASA Opens World Wind Viewer as a Mapping Tool
Outside developers can embed NASA images and functions in their own geomapping applications.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_11/44296-1.html
 
3) Rochester Institute of Technology Tests Monitoring System on Buses
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9066035
 
4) Sales of Portable Navigation Devices Rising
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5984124
 
5) Putting Batmobile to Shame
Link to Indiatimes News Network story:
http://auto.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2074302.cms
 
6) Lecturer Sheds Light on Traffic Safety Principles
Overuse of safety improvements can create danger.
Link to story in the Hillsboro Argus:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1180117286132800.xml&coll=6
 
7) Intelligent Roads in the Service of Road Safety
Link to article in Nordic:
http://www.vti.se/nordic/1-07/Nordic_Road_1_2007.pdf  (page 28)
 
 
Upcoming Events
Possibilities of Using Electronic Systems to Improve Road Safety – June 5-6 – Berlin
http://www.bmvbs.de/en/EU-Council-Presidency/Events-,2655.987752/Possibilities-of-using-electro.htm
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1937 **70th anniversary** - The Golden Gate Bridge opens to vehicular traffic.
http://goldengatebridge.org/photos/history.php
 
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#2451 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) New Ticket to Ride: Smart Card
PATCO use starts soon. Not so for SEPTA, NJ Transit.
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/7713077.html
 
2) Beijing Starts Installing Digital TVs in Subway Cars
Link to Xinhua story:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2007-05/28/content_881833.htm
 
3) NJ Transit Newsletter is Costly
Link to Gannett New Jersey story:
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/NEWS01/705270365/1004/living
 
4) Lights, Cameras and Active Alerts on Virginia’s I-64
The final stages of a $130 million project should make traffic information clear to Peninsula motorists.
Link to story in the Daily Press:
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-43715sy0may29,0,7084594.story?coll=dp-news-local-final
 
5) BlackBerrys to Tame Bangalore Traffic
Link to CNN-IBN story and video report:
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bangalore-traffic-cops-go-hitech/41460-3.html
 
6) Welcome to Heathrow, Your Robocab Awaits
Link to story in The Sunday Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1845242.ece
 
7) Lack of Road Safety Devices Render Lahore Commuters Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Link to story in the Daily Times:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C05%5C26%5Cstory_26-5-2007_pg7_27
 
8) High-Tech Parking Meters Could Keep Track of Change
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-localgovtqa28may28,1,4800445.story?coll=la-headlines-california
 
9) Delaware DOT Takes It to Streets
Agency head makes case across state for fee hikes.
Link to story in the Delaware State News:
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/05/26/dm/central_delaware/dsn01.txt
 
10) From the 401 to Beijing
Delcan Corp. has signed on to help unsnarl traffic in the booming capital of Beijing.
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/218221
 
11) Customers Can See TV at the Gas Pump
Link to story in the Daily Bulletin:
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_5998802
 
12) Azerbaijan Prepares Contest Paperwork for Baku Intelligent Traffic Control System
Link to story on Today.Az:
http://www.today.az/news/business/41446.html
 
13) Annual Operating Costs for the Greater Yellowstone Regional Traveler and Weather Information Systems (GYRTWIS) 511 System in Montana
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/6213F6029E3498A385256FBD0063A89A
 
 
News Releases
 
1) New Wireless Internet Technology, Protocol for Location-Based Services, Developed
http://www.wirelessnetworksonline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7BBD5641BA-278A-45A4-887E-F2A0E8FA409D%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines&VNETCOOKIE=NO
 
2) Latest Mobile Local Search Index Shows Tech Savvy Consumers Want Wireless Internet
http://www.webitpr.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=5901
 
3) New York, New York, in 3-D — Seeing Is Believing - Live Search Maps launches photo-realistic 3-D imagery of New York City, several other cities
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/may07/05-28NYC3DMA.mspx
 
 
Upcoming Events
Seminar: Passenger Information in Rail – June 21 – Aalborg, Denmark
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/rail_seminar_21_june_2007_aalborg_denmark.htm
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1914 – The Empress of Ireland and the Storstad collide on Canada’s St. Lawrence River.  The crash killed 1,073 people.
http://www.greatoceanliners.net/empressofireland.html
 
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Pre-Registration Ends Tomorrow for ITS America’s Annual Meeting & Exposition
 
From an exhibit hall packed with products and services ready to take on any transportation challenge to the outdoor VII Technology Showcase that is demonstrating nearly a dozen applications - and from Networking Events designed to help you meet industry experts to Forum Showcases offering specialized sessions on major industry topics - ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition can help you achieve all your business and professional development goals in one place.  Join us from June 4-6 in Palm Springs for those highlights plus a U.S. DOT executive session, nearly 60 educational sessions, the industry’s premier awards ceremony, an opening session featuring Caltrans Director Will Kempton and Cyren Call Chairman Morgan O’Brien, and much more!
 
It’s not too late to make your plans to attend!  Pre-registration ends on May 31.  For more information or to register online, visit http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
 
 
1) Back-to-Back Disasters Show Cell Gaps
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2007-05-27-cellphone-gaps-disasters_N.htm
 
2) Cell Phones to Warn of Earthquakes in Japan
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9021878&intsrc=news_ts_head
 
3) Google Gets Out on the Street with Its Mapping Software
Street View feature gives Google Maps users a road-level look at cities.
Link to IDG News story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9021739
 
4) PASS Border Card Won’t Jeopardize Privacy: US National Institute of Standards and Technology
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/30766-1.html
 
5) Cars of the Future Talk Back
Link to story in Cosmos:
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1354
 
6) West Virginia Puts Brakes on Car Guide
President of West Virginia Auto and Truck Dealers Association complained and called it a "venomous attack."
Link to story in the Charleston Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.com/story/News/2007053056/State-puts-brakes-on-car-guide/
 
7) Newspaper Publisher Arrested for Refusing to Leave Airport Authority Meeting
Link to story in The Times-News:
http://www.thetimesnews.com/onset?id=2579&template=article.html
 
8) Mapping the Underworld: Testing GPS and GSM in Urban Canyons
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sc.gpsworld.com/gpssc/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=408366
 
9) Gas Stations Turn to LED Signs
Updating fuel prices faster, safer with electronic signs.
Link to story in The Daily Times:
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070530/NEWS01/705300334/1002
 
10) Cameras Everywhere, Even in Online Maps
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.com.com/Cameras+everywhere%2C+even+in+online+maps/2100-1038_3-6187556.html?tag=nefd.top
 
11) Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
Link to opinion and order from the Federal Communications Commission:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-102A1.pdf
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Taking It to the Streets: UCLA Scientists Seek to Turn Cars Into a Mobile Communications Network
http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=7926
 
 
Upcoming Events
Contactless Cards – June 25-26 – London
http://www.smi-online.co.uk/events/overview.asp?is=8&ref=2535
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1911 – The first Indianapolis 500 is held.
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/sports/autoracing/indy500.html
 
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Thursday, May 31, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Second Louisiana Panel Clears Airport Secrecy Bill
Bill would allow records to remain secret in the bid to build a cargo airport.
Link to story in The Advocate:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/7757832.html
 
2) NOAA’s Chemical Info Makes Online CAMEO
Web site gives hazmat crews quick access to data on toxic substances.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_12/44346-1.html
 
3) Deal Will Place Magazine Columns on Airplane Seat-Back Trays
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=1003082
 
4) Wireless Prototype to Ease Sydney Road Congestion, Detect Bottlenecks
SCATS used in 130 cities worldwide.
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1799928261
 
5) Encyclopaedia Britannica Sues GPS Firms
Says companies infringed on its patents for a computerized map system.
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2139393,00.asp
 
6) South Africa Department of Transport Loses Bid to Gag Beeld Newspaper
Link to story in the Mail & Guardian:
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=310039&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
 
7) Mapping That Puts You There
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/30/AR2007053002392.html
 
8) Driverless Cars Getting Attention
Link to story in the Express-News:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA053107.01E.hendricks.2f54214.html
 
9) REAL Nightmare
States are on the hook to turn driver’s licenses into secure ID cards. The size of the job is scaring them.
Link to article in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/articles/6real.htm
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Enhancing Traveler Information Services at Airports
http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=951
 
2) CITE Offers Free Online ITS Course to New Students in July 2007
http://www.citeconsortium.org/PDF/CITE%20Release%20-%20FREE%20Courses%20in%20July%202007.pdf
 
 
Solicitation
 -  Invitation to Negotiate – License Plate Reader Deployment in the Tallahassee Area to Provide Travel Time on I-10 – Florida Department of Transportation
http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.ad.view_ad?advertisement_key_num=64351
 
 
Upcoming Events
NATPO 2007 (North Atlantic Transportation Planning Officials) – August 12-14 – Providence
http://www.dot.ri.gov/natpo/
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1889 – The Johnstown Flood takes place.  The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Stone Bridge over the Conemaugh River held and 30 acres of debris piled behind the bridge.
http://catskillarchive.com/rrextra/jfpage.Html
 
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Friday, June 1, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) FCC Addresses Need to Improve Emergency Alert System
Link to story in Radio Ink:
http://www.radioink.com/HeadlineEntry.asp?hid=138107&pt=todaysnews
 
2) Where’s the George Washington Bridge?
Rush hour closure of bridge not reported on New York State DOT traveler information Web site.
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liblog0602,0,5520141.story
 
3) Study Finds Drivers Seek More High-Tech Features
Link to story in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118064713688420509.html
 
4) Delta Flight Attendants Provide Video Podcasts with Ground Travel Tips
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-05-31-delta-destination-guides_N.htm
Link to travel videos:  http://www.delta.com/siteseer
 
5) New Web Cam Shows Traffic Heading to the Hamptons on New York’s Long Island
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--hamptons-jamcam0601jun01,0,2748069.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork
Link to camera:  http://www.hamptons.com/lv_mergecam.ihtml
 
6) ITS Deployment Statistics Web Site Updated
Link to site:
http://www.itsdeployment.its.dot.gov
 
7) FCC Votes for Tougher E-911 Standards
Link to story in Wireless Week:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=148694
Link to notice from the Federal Communications Commission:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-108A1.pdf
 
8) Shipshape Wireless
Project clears steel hulls and asbestos hurdles.
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/print/22_09/30738-1.html
 
 
News Releases
 
1) New York Launches New Online Alert System – Advisories on road closures among information to be offered
http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/0531072.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
The Third International Workshop on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications 2007 (V2VCOM 2007) – June 12 – Istanbul
http://www.iv2007.itu.edu.tr/V2VCOM.php
 
 
Friday Bonus
I know some subways allow bicycles onboard, but this may be pushing things.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6705323.stm
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1982 **25th anniversary** - Norfolk Southern formed from the consolidation of the Southern Railway and Norfolk and Western Railway.
http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Community/NS%20History/
 
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Monday, June 4, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Germany Calls for Public Galileo Funding
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4859914.html
 
2) Advance Traffic Management Center Will Monitor Ajman’s Traffic Flow
Link to story in the Khaleej Times:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2007/June/theuae_June69.xml&section=theuae&col
 
3) Watching I-10, Watching You
Traffic operations center now monitors freeway traffic in Tucson, Arizona.
Link to Wicks News Service story:
http://www.svherald.com/articles/2007/06/04/news/doc4663af09dc12e569591579.txt
 
4) Frankfurt Named Site of Test for Cars with Sixth Sense
Link to story in The Malta Independent:
http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=52098
 
5) Next Phase of Czech E-Toll to be Satellite and Broader
Link to story in the Czech Business Weekly:
http://www.cbw.cz/phprs/2007060420.html
 
6) Canada’s First All-Traffic Station Celebrates First Anniversary
Link to story in Broadcaster:
http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=69676&issue=06012007
 
7) The Guy with the Eye in the Sky
As a traffic reporter and helicopter pilot, Michigan man sees his job as a public service.
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070603/CFP02/706030403
 
8) Electronic Toll Tag Launching in Ireland
Link to story in The Sunday Business Post:
http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=IRELAND-qqqm=news-qqqid=24121-qqqx=1.asp
 
9) By Air on the Sea
US Maritime Administration builds wireless capability into cargo fleet.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_13/44404-1.html
 
10) On Duty: 24-Hour Video Guards
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article102866-06-04-07-Print
 
11) Caltrans Safety Research Recognized by Federal Government
Link to story in The Eureka Reporter:
http://www.eurekareporter.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=24712
 
12) Listening to CD Tour of I-90 in Washington Makes Cross-State Trip Shorter
Link to AP story:
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=i90tour03&date=20070603
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Traffic.com Awards TransCore Installation & Maintenance Contracts to Expand Its Proprietary Traffic Sensor Data Network in Nine Metropolitan Areas
http://www.prweb.com/releases/traffic/transcore/prweb530853.htm
 
2) Asia’s First Real Time Traffic GPS Navigation - MapKing Singapore
http://www.directionsmag.com/press.releases/index.php?duty=Show&id=17680
 
3) AirSage Introduces TrafficWiSE to Aid Industry and Government with Real-Time Traffic Information  
http://www.itsa.org/industry_member_news_content/c219_d1425/News/Industry_amp_Member_News.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Public Transit ITS Data Collection and Analysis - Large & Small Agency Lessons Learned – June 20
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s070620_ptdata_collect.asp
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1940 – The evacuation of Dunkirk, the largest of its kind in history, ends.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/765004.stm
 
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Airport Protection System on the Way
Planned before plot, high-tech fence expected to be up next year.
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usair055243304jun05,0,7758660.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-print
 
2) DC Traffic Cameras Will Let Traffic Officers Know Where Problems are
Link to story on WTOP Radio:
http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=30&sid=1158417
 
3) “They Still Can’t Seem to Get this Right”
Motorists sat for hours on 2 sections of highway; Pennsylvania claims improved communication this time.
Link to story in The Morning Call:
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-info1.5880561jun05,0,5340471.story?coll=all-news-col
 
4) Phones Not Great at Directions
Link to AP story:
http://www.connpost.com/ci_6040229
 
5) Smart Skies
Making the US air traffic-control system “smarter” will benefit many.
Link to story in Hemispheres:
http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/jun07/voices.html
 
6) Insurer Tattles on Kids Who Speed
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/insurance/2007-06-04-teen-insurance-usat_N.htm
 
7) US Coast Guard Reinstates Storm Warning Flags
Link to story in the Cape May County Herald:
http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article/articles/3699/1/CG-Reinstates-Storm-Warning-Flags
Link to news release from the US Coast Guard:
https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/786/159255/
 
8) Engineers Will Drive Future Auto Technologies, General Motors Says
Link to story in EDN:
http://www.edn.com/article/CA6449083.html
 
9) Tele Atlas Drives 3D Road Map Development
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/060507-tele-atlas-drives-3d-road.html
 
10) Behind Schedule
Transport can improve its new technology take-up by learning from more adventurous sectors.
Link to story from The Engineer:
http://www.scenta.co.uk/Travel/1699346/behind-schedule.htm
 
11) Google Transit 2.0
Link to story on WorldChanging:
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006792.html
 
12) Speech by Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the European Commission in Charge of Transport
"Intelligent Transport System in Europe - eSafety as a means of improving safety and efficiency in road transport."
Link to speech via EU:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/07/366&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Automotive eCall Progress Faltering
http://www.strategyanalytics.net/default.aspx?mod=PressReleaseViewer&a0=3456
 
2) Eurobarometer on GALILEO: Europeans Support EU Setting Up Its Own Navigation System
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/764&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
 
3) Grand Prairie and Union Pacific Introduce First Railroad Crossing Photo Enforcement System in Texas
http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/safety/2007/0601_grand_prairie.shtml
 
4) ARINC Delivers New GateFusion – First Common-Use Service for the Tarmac
http://www.arinc.com/news/2007/06-05d-07.html
 
5) News from ITS America’s Annual Meeting & Exposition
 -  Transportation Industry’s Best Honored at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1432/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
 -  Caltrans Director Kempton Urges ITS America Crowd to Deploy, Deploy, Deploy!
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1427/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
 -  Intelligent Transportation Society of America Partners with US Department of Transportation to Expand the ITS Peer-to-Peer Program
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1435/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
 -  Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan Named “Outstanding State Chapter” by ITS America
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1433/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
SIMBA South Africa National Event – July 12-13 – Pretoria, South Africa
http://www.simbaproject.org/en/simba_regions/south_africa/south_africa_events/south_africa_national_event_-_12-13_july_2007.htm
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1947 **60th anniversary** - The Pere Marquette Railroad is merged into the Chesapeake & Ohio.
http://www.pmhistsoc.org/ 
 
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#2457 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Wed Jun 6, 2007 10:00 pm
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
 
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Glitches Stall Traffic on 511
Central Florida motorists hoping to use the system to estimate travel times are hitting roadblocks.
Link to story in the Orlando Sentinel:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-511mess0607jun06,0,7608036.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-orange
 
2) College Students’ Class Project Reduces Airport Waits
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-06-05-ualr-airport-project_N.htm
 
3) New York MTA Plans Help Line Modeled on 311
Link to story in Newsday:
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-nyline065244141jun06,0,3367757.story?coll=ny-nynews-print
 
4) Galileo Decision Delayed Until October
Link to story on EurActiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/en/science/galileo-decision-delayed-october/article-164303
 
5) JetBlue Using Google Maps So Passengers Can Monitor Flights
Link to Bloomberg story:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-070605jetblue-maps-story,1,7342569.story
 
6) Our Lady of the Stations
Meet the calm-voiced woman behind the Toronto Transit Commission's automated subway announcements.
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/article/220966
 
7) Google Maps Boosts Public Transportation Data
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9725946-7.html?tag=bl
 
8) Next-Gen Features for HD Radio on the Horizon
Real-time traffic information among new services planned.
Link to story in Radio World:
http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0049/t.6493.html
 
9) Webchat with Dr. Stephen Ladyman, UK Transport Minister
Link to interview via 10 Downing Street:
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page11866.asp
 
10) National ITS Architecture Version 6.0 Now Available
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.its.dot.gov/arch/arch_howto.htm
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Japan and South Korea Have Ambitious Goals for Intelligent Transportation Systems
http://www.abiresearch.com/abiprdisplay.jsp?pressid=864
 
2) Auto Collision Avoidance Systems--Laser vs. Radar
http://www.strategyanalytics.net/default.aspx?mod=PressReleaseViewer&a0=3459
 
3) Transport Canada to Host National Youth Conference on Road Safety
http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2007/07-h110e.htm
 
4) Washington State DOT’s New Cameras Bring a Clearer Picture of Puget Sound
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2007/06/6_NewTrafficCameras.htm
 
5) Sensys Offers New Breakthrough for Stop Bar Detection – Wireless Vehicle Detection System Addresses Traffic Signal Control Applications
http://www.sensysnetworks.com/documents/stop_bar_v1.0.pdf
 
6) US DOT Captures Our Imagination During Historic Session at ITS America Annual Meeting
http://www.itsa.org/press_release_content/c217_d1438/News/Newsroom/Press_Releases_.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
Digital Highway Measurement System Technology Information Session – July 10 – McLean, Virginia
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7761
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1932 – The first federal gasoline tax was enacted by the US Congress.  The tax was one cent per gallon.
http://www.taxhistory.org/Civilization/Documents/Excise/hst8678.htm
 
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#2458 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Thu Jun 7, 2007 10:00 pm
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Thursday, June 7, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) UK Cars Will Have Black Boxes to Send Crash SOS by 2010
Link to story in the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=460422&in_page_id=1770
 
2) EC to Spend £1.36 Billion on Intelligent Transport over Next Seven Years
Link to story on Auto Industry:
http://www.autoindustry.co.uk/news/07-06-07_4
 
3) This is Your Elite Flier Speaking
To help track customer complaints, airlines are putting an increasing importance on monitoring travel chat rooms.
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/06/AR2007060602529.html
 
4) London Traffic Cameras Set for Switch to Digital
Link to story in Computing:
http://www.vnunet.com/computing/news/2191557/london-traffic-cameras-set
 
5) Solar-Powered Parking Meters Break Down
Link to story in the Examiner:
http://www.examiner.com/a-768102~Solar_powered_parking_meters_break_down.html
 
6) Online Travel Industry Grows but Changes Loom Down the Road
Link to story on MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/online-travel-industry-grows-changes/story.aspx?guid=%7BA8C8CFE3%2DCBB5%2D4867%2D9BD2%2D3D7F55591630%7D
 
 
News Releases
 
1) Ford's SYNC: A Line in the Sand for Portable Device Interfaces
http://www.abiresearch.com/abiprdisplay.jsp?pressid=865
 
2) European Air Traffic Management: Further Steps Towards the Single European Sky
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/777&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
 
3) Summer the Most Dangerous Time of Year for Unattended Kids In and Around Cars – Safety Tips Offered in Spanish and English
http://www.cathygillen.com/clientnews.php
 
4) OnStar by GM and American Red Cross Partner to Provide Information to Those in Crisis Situations
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070607/clth007.html?.v=91
 
 
Upcoming Events
2007 ITE Annual Meeting & Exhibit – August 5-8 – Pittsburgh
http://www.ite.org/annualmeeting/
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1954 – A styling team was formed by Ford to create a new car which would be called the Edsel.
http://www.edsel.com/
 
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#2459 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Fri Jun 8, 2007 10:00 pm
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Friday, June 8, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) EU to Spend $3 Billion More on Galileo
Link to story in the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/9f0c1baa-15e6-11dc-a7ce-000b5df10621.html
 
2) US Homeland Security Secretary Says Passenger Data Key to Terror Investigations in Seeking EU Deal
Link to AP story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/terror/20070512-1036-eu-us-terrorism.html
 
3) FAA Computer Glitch Causes Flight Delays
Link to AP story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070608/flight_delays.html?.v=11
 
4) EC Makes Air Traffic Communication Progress as Airlines Push for Single Sky
Link to story in ATW Daily News:
http://www.atwonline.com/news/story.html?storyID=9153
 
5) Wireless Contract for Southern California’s Coaster Trains is Urged
Link to story in The San Diego Union-Tribune:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20070607-9999-1mc7wifi.html
 
6) IT in Public Transport in India
Public transport and traffic managers have started using IT keeping mind the comfort and safety of commuters in cities that are choking for lack of efficient transportation.
Link to story in Express Computer:
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20070611/management01.shtml
 
7) Where to Go, Where to Get Off
Philadelphia traffic reporter Mary Cantell, writes about her job.
Link to story in The Evening Bulletin:
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=18449107&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=6
 
 
News Releases
 
1) AT&T Customers Sidestep Road Congestion With TeleNav Traffic – Traffic updates and detour information offered to BlackBerry users
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=23918
 
2) Mazda to Participate in ITS Trials on Public Roads in Hiroshima
http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2007/200706/070608.html
 
3) Wavetronix Deploying More than 1,100 SmartSensors in Florida to Create one of the Largest Continuous Detection Corridors in the US
http://www.wavetronix.com/pr/library/2007/06/04_WtxWinsBigInFlorida.html
 
 
Upcoming Events
2007 IBTTA Maintenance Committee Fall Workshop – September 9-12 – Philadelphia
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=2276
 
 
Friday Bonus
Pennsylvania DOT confident it can snarl traffic.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/heyl/s_511693.html
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1967 **40th anniversary**  - The USS Liberty was attacked by Israeli forces off the Sinai Peninsula.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-l/agtr5-k.htm
 
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#2460 From: Bernie Wagenblast <i95berniew@...>
Date: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:00 pm
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Monday, June 11, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
 
1) Carpool Lanes for Airplanes?
Aviation experts say a $40-billion GPS system is needed to handle the huge volume of traffic in the skies by 2025.
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-airtraffic11jun11,0,4523247.story?coll=la-home-center
 
2) Friendlier Skies for Airlines, Airports
New, more precise navigation systems will help pilots save time, fuel and may calm runway abutters.
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/06/11/friendlier_skies_for_airlines_airports/
 
3) BART Offering Free Wi-Fi Service
Link to story and video report on KGO-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5385333
 
4) Programs Rat Out Reckless Drivers
Bad driver tip lines growing in popularity.
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-06-10-reckless-drivers_N.htm
 
5) All Eyes are on Watchung, New Jersey Surveillance Program
If you've driven by the Watchung Police Department in the past year, chances are your license plate has been captured by a video camera.
Link to story in the Courier News:
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS/706100339
 
6) Traffic Hazard Alert ‘Ignored’
Victoria government is said to have ignored an alert system which could have prevented deadly rail crash.
Link to story in The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/traffic-hazard-alert-ignored/2007/06/09/1181089398523.html
 
7) New Jersey Needs More Traffic Surveillance to Save Lives
Link to column in The Record:
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyNjcmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxNDk4ODcmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk5
 
8) Cameras Disrupt Flights at Beijing Airport
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6736661.stm
 
9) Off the Map: Vanity Addresses Foil Online Directions, GPS
Link to story in The Advocate:
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/scn-sa-nor.addresses2jun10,0,1140877.story?coll=stam-news-local-headlines
 
10) Utah Transit Authority Plan Will Let Riders Surf Web While They Ride
Link to story in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6108450
 
11) Time to Slow Down
Magazine promotes use of sign-recognition technology as a way to reduce unintentional speeding.
Link to commentary from Gizmag:
http://www.businessweek.com/autos/content/jun2007/bw20070606_707375.htm
 
12) Articles from Latest Issue of ITS Institute Sensor
 -  Minnesota Researchers Add Their Expertise to Federal Intersection Safety Initiative  (page 1)
 -  “Tags” in the Road Hold Promise for Smarter Vehicle Location Systems  (page 2)
http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/Sensor/2007/01/index.html
 
 
News Releases
 
1) TANN Adds Hartford, Connecticut Traffic Cameras to Real-Time Travel Congestion Map
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?storyid=17306&ret=Default.aspx
 
 
Job Posting
 -  Community Planner – US DOT Volpe Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=58181952&AVSDM=6%2F11%2F2007+3%3A27%3A41+PM
 
 
Upcoming Events
Webcast: High Occupancy/Toll Lanes – June 13
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/webcast/6_13_07.htm
 
 
Today in Transportation History
1940 – Manhattan’s 9th Avenue and 2nd Avenue “El” lines make their last runs.
http://www.nycsubway.org/lines/9thave-el.html
 
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