Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 20, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Countdown to The Future of Tolling: Going Mainstream Through ORT and Interoperability
Make plans to attend IBTTA’s Upcoming Summit, The Future of Tolling – Going Mainstream Through ORT and Interoperability, May 23-25, 2010 in Boston, MA. This Summit will bring together more than 300 transportation experts who will focus on lessons learned, case studies, business rules and future decision-making about all-electronic toll collection, interoperability, violation enforcement, and implications for vehicle miles traveled charging. Download the final program and register today! www.ibtta.org.
AVIATION
1) FAA Moves to Establish Research Center of Excellence for Airport Safety Technology
Link to article in Avionics Intelligence:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) I-85 Tolling Project Draws Fire in Georgia
Transponders to charge solo drivers are incompatible with units used on another state highway.
Link to article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle:
http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/05/17/daily47.html
OTHER
3) New Alert in Use in Maryland When Officers Wounded or Murdered
Link to story on WJZ-TV:
http://wjz.com/local/blue.alert.police.2.1705963.html
4) Using a Smartphone to Organize Your Travels
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704691304575254401593900796.html
RAILROADS
5) ‘Railroad Girls’ Proving Irresistible as Marketing Ploy in Japan
Link to article from The Yomiuri Shimbun:
http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100520-217426.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) UN Urges Ban on Phone Use While Driving
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/05/20/cell-phone-united-nations-ban.html
TRANSIT
7) Transit, Payment Apps Could be Added to Government IDs
Link to article in DigitialIDNews:
http://www.digitalidnews.com/2010/05/20/transit-payment-apps-could-be-added-to-government-ids
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) New Web Site Aims to Aid Tayside Commuters
New ‘travel information gateway’ will provide a ‘one stop shop’ for motorists and users of public transport in the region.
Link to STV News story:
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/178596-new-website-aims-to-aid-tayside-commuters/
VEHICLES
9) Ward’s Conference in Michigan Looks at Future of Car Interiors
Link to article in The Detroit News:
Link to story on WWJ Radio:
http://www.wwj.com/Auto-Interiors-Event-Talks-Up-The-High-Tech-Auto-C/7107406
10) US Congressman Seeks ‘Black Boxes’ for Cars
Link to article in The Daily Journal:
11) Audi: ‘The Future is Apps’
Link to article on Autocar.co.uk:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Audi-A8/249758/
News Releases
1) Clear Channel Airports Unveils Innovative Network of National Displays
Upcoming Events
IntelliDrive Deployment Scenarios Workshop – June 22-23 – Dulles, Virginia
http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/Scenario%20Agenda-Rev1.pdf
Today in Transportation History
1570 **440th anniversary** Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, what many consider the first ‘modern’ atlas, was issued.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gnrlort.html
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