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The 2011 Urban Mobility Report from the Texas Transportation Institute highlights the dangers of continued underinvestment in transportation infrastructure but also offers some hope in terms of possible solutions

Rather looking to solve congestion by spreading the load, perhaps we need to look at concentrating it. Michael L. Sena writes. We humans were made to walk and run at embarrassingly slow speeds by comparison with other, more fleet-footed organisms. The sea is not our natural habitat and we were definitely not designed to fly unaided. Nevertheless, humankind has evolved a method of living during the past century that is dependent on transporting its members over very long distances during relatively short per

Optelecom-NKF has announced its Siqura IP PTZ camera line with a flexible SFP interface for directly connecting to a fibre-optic network. The company says this feature simplifies both the set-up and maintenance of roadside camera installations where a fibre network is utilised to overcome long-distance limitations. With the flexible SFP interface built into the PTZ body, a wide range of single mode, multimode and CDWM modules can be used and an impressive range of mounting options are available.

Telvent’s Jorgen Pedersen and Tip Franklin discuss how integrated corridor management can create synergies within a multimodal transportation infrastructure, while promoting modal shift. The mantra ‘We cannot build ourselves out of congestion’ has long been stated and too often ignored. But with the economy in dire straits, funding deficits and pressure to reduce governmental spending, this is now being taken seriously by almost everyone who has an interest in the flow of traffic. By ‘everyone’ we include

Siemens has announced the new Helios range of pedestrian signals and push-button units and the all-new Heimdall pedestrian detectors.

PowerGenix, a manufacturer of high-performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, has announced an exclusive agreement with PSI Acquisition to supply battery cells for UP-Stealth, a cutting-edge uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the traffic industry.

Clary Corporation, a specialist in uninterruptible power systems (UPS) for traffic control applications, has launched the SP560 Universal Power Conditioner / UPS featuring online, dual conversion technology. Designed for indoor/outdoor use and for extreme environments from -40oC to +74oC, the SP560 Universal Power Conditioner is a power factor corrected 400 watt, 570VA device designed to enhance utility power or repair failing utility power in IT or security cabinets. The unit can also operate as an online,

Sony Europe's Image Sensing Solutions division has extended its XCG range of GigE machine vision cameras with the launch of the XCG-H280E. According to the company, its resolution, high frame rate and ability to work in low light conditions make the camera module ideally suited to ITS applications, where image quality, sensitivity and speed are paramount. The camera module implements the ICX-674 full HD resolution CCD sensor, capable of running at up to 50fps and is the first sensor to benefit from Sony's n

One of the biggest problems facing US ITS professionals, says Georgia DOT's Hugh Colton, is the constrained thinking which is sometimes forced upon those making procurement decisions. It is time, he says, to look again at how we do things. In the November/December 2010 edition of this journal, Pete Goldin interviewed Joseph Sussman, chairman of the US's ITS Program Advisory Committee. Amongst other observations that Sussman made was that, technologically, ITS in the US is 10 years behind that in the world-l

Pelco has expanded its line of viewing solutions to include new narrow bezel LCD monitors. With full high-definition 1,920x1,080p resolution and edges that range from just 9.6 mm to 17.4 mm, these monitors can be tiled together to create a virtually seamless video wall.