Wednesday, August 6, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) American Airlines to Roll Out New System to Manage Planes

Touch screens will replace pieces of paper to manage planes, gates.

Link to story in the Star-Telegram:

http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1520310.html

OTHER

2) Wi-Fi Drives Innovation in Tourism

Link to story on Wi-Fi Planet:

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3833371

PARKING

3) Handicap Parking Scofflaws: Anonymous Complaints on Illinois Web Site Brings In 114 Complaints

Link to story in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-talk-handicapaug05,0,882045.story

Link to site:  https://www.ilsos.gov/ContactFormsWeb/disabilitiescomplaintform.html

ROADWAYS

4) The Comparison of Animal Detection Systems in a Test-Bed: A Quantitative Comparison of System Reliability and Experiences with Operation and Maintenance (FHWA)

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.wti.montana.edu/documents/reports/pdf/4W0049_Final_Report.pdf

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) US Senators Clear Way for Measure Replacing REAL ID Law

Link to story on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090729_1610.php

TELEMATICS

6) Telematics Expert Warns Vehicle Tracking Industry Against Under Pricing

Link to story in Materials Handling World Magazine:

http://www.mhwmagazine.co.uk/LatestNews/Telematics_Expert_Warns_Vehicle_Tracking_Industry_Against_Under_Pricing-4678.html

TRANSIT

7) Toronto Transit Commission’s Nerve Center Exposed

Link to story in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/675701

8) New York City Transit Looking for Smooth Voices to Make Announcements

Link to story in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_mta_looking_for_a_few_new_smoothsayers.html

9) Dubai GIS Portal to Educate Metro Commuters

Link to story in the Khaleej Times:

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2009/August/theuae_August79.xml&section=theuae&col

10) Crowdsourcing Helps Chicago Chamber of Commerce Find More Bus Riders

Link to story in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/707337

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Improve Communications Between TMC & TMS Elements in a Rural Environment Through a System that is Deployable Statewide

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.wti.montana.edu/documents/reports/pdf/4W1034_Final_Report.pdf

12) Aurora Cost Benefit for Weather Info in Winter Maintenance

Link to report from the Western Transportation Institute:

http://www.westerntransportationinstitute.org/documents/reports/4W1576_Final_Report.pdf

News Releases

1) ATX Launches New Toyota, Lexus Connected Vehicle Program

2) Auto Industry Urged to Use Vehicle as Communications Platform

3) Young Motorists Most Supportive of Safety Cameras, Says IAM

Upcoming Events

2009 Toll Road Summit of the Americas – November 15-17 – São Paulo, Brazil

http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=3856

Today in Transportation History

1984 **25^th anniversary** – Amtrak began service of the Pere Marquette between Grand Rapids and Chicago.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_PereMarquettebrochure_177470_7.pdf

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