Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, October 19, 2005 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Don't miss the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association's Transportation Finance Summit - November 15-17, 2005
Public officials and private sector organizations responsible for funding, maintaining and
operating highway infrastructure won't want to miss the 2nd annual IBTTA Transportation
Finance Summit. The Summit will bring together the world's leading experts in transportation
finance and provide practical and workable solutions to meet today's very real transportation
funding challenges. Co-sponsored by 16 transportation-related organizations. Learn more
about the program, speakers and sponsors and register online today at:
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/eventdetail.cfm?ItemNumber=1309.
1) Report: US DOT Needs to Improve IT Security
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,105530,00.html
Link to report from the US DOT Inspector General:
http://www.oig.dot.gov/StreamFile?file=/data/pdfdocs/DOT_FISMA.pdf
2) Washington Metro Has a Way with Words to Change Behavior of Riders
Link to AP story:
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20051018-095336-7539r.htm
Link to news release from the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority:
http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=981
3) Web Cams Aid Drivers and Crews Along Wyoming Interstates
Link to AP story:
Link to Wyoming DOT Web cameras:
http://www.wyoroad.info/highway/webcameras/webcameras.html
4) Tracking Every Move You Make, Part Two: Government Monitoring of Drivers' Cell Phones Raises Some Privacy Concerns that Can Be Easily Mitigated
Link to column on FindLaw’s Writ:
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/ramasastry/20051019.html
5) US Department of Homeland Security Secretary: IT Crucial for FEMA Reform
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/article91161-10-19-05-Web
6) FBI Says Automotive Telematics Vital Tool
Link to story in Telematics Journal:
http://www.telematicsjournal.com/content/topstories/966.html
7) Pennsylvania Emergency Responders Demand Safety Improvements
Schuylkill County emergency workers want signs and highway advisory radio system to warn drivers of crashes.
Link to story on WNEP-TV:
http://www.wnep.com/Global/story.asp?S=3996554&nav=5ka4
8) Milan Accident Leads to Safer Runways
Communications and runway incursion reporting improve after 2001 aircraft collision.
Link to story in Flight International:
9) Presentations Posted from Commercial Vehicle & Freight Mobility Forum Summer Meeting
Link to presentations via ITS America:
10) October Issue of CapWIN Connection Online
Link to newsletter:
http://www.capwin.org/docs/Vol%203%20Issue%2010%20October%202005.pdf
11) Webinar on Speech Recognition Basics and their Application to 511 – November 3
Link to further information from the 511 Deployment Coalition:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications-add/message/24
News Releases
1) Segway Rolls with Garmin – Purchasers to receive GPS device.
http://www.segway.com/aboutus/press_releases/pr_101905.html
2) Navteq Offers Truck Attribute Data for Navteq Map of North America
http://www.navteq.com/NewsUserServlet?action=NewsDetail&newsId=356
Upcoming Events
Rail Users’ Network 4th International Conference – November 12-13 - Toronto
http://railusers.net/preliminary_program__rail_users.htm
Today in Transportation History
1917 – Love Field is opened in Dallas. The airfield is named in honor of US Army Lieutenant Moss Lee Love.
http://www.dallas-lovefield.com/lovenotes/lovenoteshistory.html
More links for traffic and transportation: http://www.trafficlinq.com
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