Monday, July 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

CAMERAS

1) Washington State Will Soon Have Eyes on I-5 Blind Spot

Link to article in The Daily Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/707189877/0/NEWS

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Delta IV Lifts GPS Satellite Into Orbit

Link to article and video in Florida Today:

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20110717/NEWS02/107170317/Delta-IV-lifts-GPS-satellite-into-orbit

3) Google Maps Dumps Driving Times with Traffic Estimates

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388609,00.asp

4) Public Electric Vehicle Charge Stations Coming to Car GPS

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20080313-54/public-ev-charge-stations-coming-to-car-gps/

OTHER

5) Washington State Litter Hotline Falls Victim to Budget Cuts

Link to story and audio on KUOW Radio:

http://kuow.org/northwestnews.php?storyID=138176035

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Carmageddon: A Word that Got Attention, and Creator Gets His Due

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/carmageddon-creator-credited-with-getting-public-to-take-405-closure-seriously.html

7) Carmageddon II: Officials Likely to Use Same Fear-Factor Approach

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/07/carmageddon-ii-la-will-likely-take-same-approach-next-year.html

8) India Turns to Comic Books to Teach Road Safety

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2IFzaDNf9m-znJH9ct25MtqUxeQ?docId=CNG.a44aaf9b8d6c4a5793fc64c9e5371dcb.81

ROADWAYS

9) The Evolution of Traffic Signal System Software – What’s Next

Link to blog on Terranautix:

http://terranautix.com/2011/07/16/the-evolution-of-traffic-signal-system-software-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-next/

TRANSIT

10) DC Metro Launches Aggressive Social Media Effort

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/metro-launches-aggressive-social-media-effort/2011/07/15/gIQA3J2XKI_story.html

11) Wi-Fi on Public Transport May Appease Commuters

Australian survey shows most public transport users willing to pay more for premium services.

Link to article on The Courier Pigeon:

http://thecourierpigeon.com.au/wi-fi-on-public-transport-may-appease-commuters/852208/

Link to further information from the Tourism and Transport Forum:

http://www.ttf.org.au/DisplayFile.aspx?FileID=1182

12) Cool Official Response in New Zealand to Free Wi-Fi for Trains

Link to article on Stuff.co.nz:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/5298327/Cool-response-to-free-wi-fi-for-trains

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) New York City Traffic System Aims to Keep ‘Midtown in Motion’

Link to story and video on NY1:

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/143146/traffic-system-aims-to-keep–midtown-in-motion-

Link to news release from the NYC Mayor’s Office:

http://goo.gl/Nyvtg

14) Nepal Government Okays Traffic FM Radio Station

Link to article in Republica:

http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=33598

15) TomTom’s Real-Time Traffic Claims Questioned in South Africa

Link to article on MyBroadband:

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/28992-tomtom%E2%80%99s-real-time-traffic-claims-questioned.html

Link to further information from the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa:

http://www.asasa.org.za/ResultDetail.aspx?Ruling=5636

16) A Lot of Technology Goes Into Traffic Monitoring

Link to article in The Daily Herald:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/707189879

VEHICLES

17) How Intelligent Cars Will Make Driving Easier and Greener

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-07/smartening-car

News Releases

1) Comments on Crash Data Guidelines Sought

Upcoming Events

Talking Freight Webinar – 2011 TIGER Discretionary Grants – July 27

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=742

Today in Transportation History  

1966 **45^th anniversary** Gemini 10 was launched.

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-066A

2001 **10^th anniversary** A CSX freight train derailed and caught fire in a tunnel under downtown Baltimore.

http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13754.html

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