Wednesday, September 16, 2009 — ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) FAA Administrator Expresses Urgency for NextGen

Link to article on Aero-News Network:

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=9b3026af-0563-4b5b-96d0-52ea0ad48a4e

2) New Technology Could Prevent Air Collisions

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/nyregion/16crash.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

3) Budget Cuts to Silence BWI Voices

Communications center to close.

Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bal-md.airport16sep16,0,7249414.story

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Complications Delay Start of Electronic Tolling on Seattle-Area Bridge

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traffic/2009873777_520tolls16m.html

ROADWAYS

5) New York State May Replace Trademark Park Signs

FHWA wants yellow-on-brown signs to be changed to conform to federal rules

Link to article in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise:

http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/508649.html?nav=5008

6) Splatter Painting the Way to Safer Roads

Link to article in Road Talk:

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/transtek/roadtalk/rt15-3/b/#a9

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Panel Recommends 3-Level Alerts for Terror

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-15-color-alert-terrorism_N.htm

8) Idaho County Eyes Call Boxes Near Galena Summit

Communications tower rejected in national forest.

Link to article in the Idaho Mountain Express:

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005127881

9) Driving While Texting: Is It the New DWI?

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970203278404574415053448975972.html

TELEMATICS

10) Ford Vies for Sync Patents

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009909160321

TRANSIT

11) Electronic Fare Card System in San Diego-Area Leaves Users Singing the Blues

Link to article in the North County Times:

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/oceanside/article_471578ed-a796-529e-8ecd-f3ceb2b7f0a8.html

12) RATP to Test Technology Allowing Riders to Recharge Travel Cards from Home

Link to article in ContactlessNews:

http://www.contactlessnews.com/2009/09/15/ratp-selects-gemalto-for-online-top-up-of-navigo-passes

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Arkansas Highway Department to Tweet Roadway Conditions

Link to Arkansas News Bureau story:

http://arkansasnews.com/2009/09/15/highway-department-to-tweet-highway-conditions/

14) The Most Promising iPhone Apps for Drivers, Bikers, and Commuters

Link to article in Slate:

http://www.slate.com/id/2228109/

15) Fairfax County, Virginia’s Central Command for Emergencies

Link to article in the Springfield Connection:

http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=332751&paper=72&cat=104

16) Reliable Traffic Information is Possible

Link to blog from the Seattle Department of Transportation:

http://sdotblog.seattle.gov/2009/09/15/reliable-traffic-information-is-possible/

VEHICLES

17) Automakers, Tech Try to Dial Up Smart Cars

Link to article in BusinessWeek:

http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/sep2009/gb20090916_789145.htm

Upcoming Events

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Today in Transportation History

1914 **95^th anniversary** – The Canadian Aviation Corps, forerunner of the Canadian Air Force, was founded.

http://www.rcaf.com/archives/archives_features/history/

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