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IRF NewsFlash

March 11, 2009

Intelligent Transport System Conference in Bangkok Announces Call for Papers

AsiaCongress Events Co., Ltd. and the ITS Association of Thailand (ITS Thailand) announced today the "Call for Papers" for the upcoming 10th ITS Asia Pacific Forum & Exhibition to be held July 8 - 10, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. ITS AP 2009 invites authors of original research work and studies to submit papers for the conference. Deadline for submission of abstracts or full papers is set on 31 March 2009. Click here for more information about paper topics

In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• 2009 IRF Student Essay Competition
  Deadline for Submissions - May 31, 2009
• Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets
  August 4 - 7, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• IRF seminar on Road Safety and PPP
  October 2-3, 2009
  Cairo, Egypt
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
  
  

Industry News

Road Safety

March 5, 2009

• 81 drivers stopped in belt check
• Territory-wide campaign to promote pedestrian safety
• Northland Riders Encouraged to Speak Up on Road Safety Plan
• Guidance for sat-nav users loses its way
• Danish Ambassador calls on the new Transport Minister

March 6, 2009

• Firefighters' charity car wash
• Road safety project at Limerick school
• MM debate: Prudential says policymakers deserve more credit

March 9, 2009

• Bernard B. Hurst Jr., 78, of Delaware Died Thursday
• The key to better road safety lies in education and where better to start than in the primary schools
• South Australia's lead foot public servants
• Anger at hit-and-run driver's sentence
• Adaptive Headlight Technology is Advancing Rapidly

March 10, 2009

• Illegal license plates plan
• The angry Maltese motorist
• Driver safety: The dangers of cell phones
• A fascist proposal to improve road safety

March 11, 2009

• Macau Safe driving awards presented yesterday
• Hong Kong Cycling Study Final Report

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Intelligent Transportation

March 5, 2009

• IRD Delays Filing of 2008 Financial Results
• HUGHES Telematics Completes Successful Testing in Europe With Its Aftermarket Solution

March 6, 2009

• Transportation getting boost
• FHWA Focusing On Ways To Solve Worsening Congestion Problems
• What is it about mileage taxes Obama doesn't understand?

March 9, 2009

• Road lines yielding to wintry barrage
• Alcoa wins award for traffic system
• Jersey Lane closures on Route 280 in Harrison, Kearny for $6.7M repair, resurfacing project

March 10, 2009

• A National Technology Agenda for the New Administration in the US
• NAVIGON Unveils First Intelligent GPS Devices that Learn from Individual Driving Habits
• Broward County in Florida selects widespread traffic management system for over 160 cameras using Citilog's Traffic Automatic Incident Detection System
• High Quality Image Capture in ITS
• Delphi Teams with Volvo on New Active Safety System for Next Generation S60 Sedan

March 11, 2009

• Kinkisharyo and DART expand contract with Init
• Charlotte City Council Reluctantly Approves Stimulus Project Money to be Spent on Improving the Timing of Traffic Lights
• Mineta Transportation Institute Study Finds That People Use Transit Less Often Where Crime Rates Are High

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Road Financing

March 5, 2009

• Public Sector Decision Making for Public-Private Partnerships
• Obama to visit Transportation Department Tuesday
• Fed Chairman Backs Call for Higher Spending
• Democratic Candidates Weigh In
• Senate split on road help
• PAR: Louisiana Highways Need More Funding
• Bill seeks roads first, then homes
• Supervisors Balk At $1 Billion Road Construction Proposal

March 6, 2009

• Loop 375, I-10 exchange OK'd: Stimulus cash to help ease traffic tie-ups
• Indiana earmarks
• Florida signs $1.2 billion construction contract to rebuild Interstate 595
• Transportation Experts Suggest Where The Money For A Tunnel Project Is

March 9, 2009

• Is Raleigh County, West Virginia really receiving more federal funding than Mercer County?
• Opinion: There are two important truths that should guide the Kentucky legislature as it tries to clear the way for financing the Ohio River Bridges Project
• Kentucky House members reject decrease in gas tax
• Don't raid fund to fix Alabama state roads

March 10, 2009

• Texas transportation officials last week approved the $146 million project that will build four ramps to help ease traffic on the Eastside of Austin
• Oxnard bond measure for street repairs defended
• South Dakota Lawmaker says seat belt change means federal money

March 11, 2009

• US Spending Bill May Help Contractors, Waste Cos On Tax Issue
• Colorado Transportation must also be a local issue
• Fitch Rates Parker County, Texas' $60MM ULT Road Bonds 'AA-'
• Frederick leaders vie for stimulus funds

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Environment

March 5, 2009

• Dallas council puts two convention hotel-related proposals on ballot
• RTC Trying to Ease Congestion in Busy Sparks Intersection
• MTA'S BUDGET WOES TAKE THEIR TOLL ON NY
• Park neighbors fight road plan
• Cape bridge toll suggestion ridiculed
• OB residents asking for support in neighborhood effort
• St. Paul light-rail maintenance facility to get more thought

March 6, 2009

• Report maps path to a greener Louisville
• State's proposed emissions rule sparks firestorm
• Los Angeles beats New York - in traffic congestion
• A Carbon Tax Is Better Than Cap-And-Trade

March 9, 2009

• CARLSBAD: Council to make traffic issues a priority
• Transportation solutions required united effort
• The Great Train Snobbery
• Bangladesh Govt to set up Automobile Workshop Zone with modern training institute in city

March 10, 2009

• Rejection of the Foothill South toll road is a chance for a new path
• A new initiative to relieve Maryland's highway traffic is in the works
• Express Toll Lanes Possibility for Congested I-270
• City of Wichita considers bridge project at 13th and I-235

March 11, 2009

• Energy potential seen as Maine boon
• Metro to Dulles Gets Formal Federal Backing
• Texas: Sierra Club Sues FHWA Over Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Parkway Segment E on the Katy Prairie
• Two options for wider 102nd Avenue in Seminole Florida
• A test drive for car sharing

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