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IRF Newsflash

September 2, 2009

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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• IRF Supported Event - 15th Argentine Congress on Safety and Transportation
  September 14-18, 2009
  Mar del Plata, Argentina
• IRF seminar on Road Safety and PPP
  October 12-13, 2009
  Cairo, Egypt
• 4th Regional IRF Conference on Road Safety
  October 23-24, 2009
  New Delhi, India
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• gTKP/IRF/TARA Conference on Rural Roads
  November 25-27, 2009
  Tanzania
• IRF & ITA Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program
  December 6-9, 2009
  Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• IRF World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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Industry News

Road Safety

August 27, 2009

• Govt committed to ensure public road safety; NH&MP instrumental in reducing highway crimes
• New road rules on mobiles, GPS
• SA 'on the right track' with road safety - expert

August 28, 2009

• Road safety and traffic laws: Organised traffic success of NH&MP: PM
• Road Warrior: Tragedy leads to reform
• New laws to crack down on distracted drivers

August 31, 2009

• Strengthening VOSA is good for rail freight
• 11 YEARS ON AND LABOR'S ANSWER TO ROAD SAFETY IS YOUTUBE
• 3 Point Seat Belt Invention Enhanced Road Safety
• road rules will improve driver safety

September 2, 2009

• Penalty-points system slashes Spanish road deaths

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Intelligent Transportation

September 1, 2009

• Constellation Software's Trapeze Subsidiary Awarded Statewide Rural Intelligent Transportation System Contract for State of Missouri
• MultiDyne's HD-3500 Solution Takes Off at IBC 2009

September 2, 2009

• Constellation Software To Buy Public Transit Solutions Business Of Continental AG - Update

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Road Financing

August 27, 2009

• No pay-to-play indictment for Gov.
• Gasoline tax increase considered

August 28, 2009

• State Panel Opts Not to Fill $33 Million Hole in Transportation Fund
• World Bank Supports Further Improvement of Rural Road Network in Armenia
• MWAA Holds First Toll Hearing

August 31, 2009

• Lawmaker says seat belt change means federal money
• WB to provide Armenia 36.6 million USD to rural roads restoration
• Transit Tolls

September 1, 2009

• Louisiana lawmakers consider road funding options
• Editorial: Pay now or pay later for roads

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Environment

August 27, 2009

• Promise and pitfalls of smart growth planning
• Report: Easing traffic would boost economy
• Transportation dollars should be allocated to maximize larger society goals
• Google Traffic Goes Beyond the Freeway

August 28, 2009

• L.A.-Las Vegas train a good thing
• Mayors miffed over NC road money
• Tunnels concentrate air pollution by up to 1,000 times
• D.C. Bicycle Transit Center Speeds to Completion in Graceful Glass and Steel
• Persistence Stops A Train - and Global Warming Slowed

August 31, 2009

• University to promote Virginia Cycling and Pedestrian Awareness Week
• Estimating emissions reductions from traffic mitigation
• NC Legislature changes how transit dollars raised
• Ecuador: All Aboard the Trolley Bus
• New Study - Gridlock and Growth: The Effect of Traffic Congestion on Regional Economic Performance

September 1, 2009

• Thruway Authority, State Police remind motorists to drive safely
• U.S., EAC Deliberate on Sustainable Transport System
• Up to Speed
• Public Transit, Air Quality Projects to Receive $235M

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