Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, January 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
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CAMERAS
1) Arizona May Abandon Speed Cameras on Highways
Link to AP article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/us/03arizona.html
2) Facebook Site Takes a Look at Red-Light Camera Tickets in Corona, California
Link to article on PublicCEO:
3) Multi-million Dollar Safe Karachi Surveillance Plan
Link to article in The News International:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=216789
OTHER
4) 'Shovel Ready' Casualty of Word War
Link to AP article:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-12-31-ban-these-words_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
Link to news release from Lake Superior State University:
http://www.lssu.edu/whats_new/articles.php?articleid=1905
5) January Issue of Traffic Technology International Now Online
Link to magazine:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6e26c868#/6e26c868/1
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Victoria Transport Ads Bill $5.5 Million
Link to article in The Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/state-transport-ads-bill-55m-20100104-lq5z.html
7) In Urban Jungle, Mowgli Teaches You Traffic Signs
Link to article in The Times of India:
ROADWAYS
8) Highway Signs Stir Up a Snicker
No Amish here, folks point out.
Link to article in the Columbia Daily Tribune:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/jan/02/signs-stir-up-a-snicker/
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Bills to Curb Distracted Driving Gaining Momentum
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/technology/02distracted.html
10) US Air Security Demands Cause Confusion in Europe
Link to NPR News story:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122198977
TRANSIT
11) Hawaii Will Probably Hold Public Hearings on Honolulu Rail Transit
Hearings on project's final environmental impact statement not required.
Link to article in The Honolulu Advertiser:
12) Rebranding TransLink
Multiregional transit fare card being renamed Clipper.
Link to article in The Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Rebranding-TransLink-80384712.html
13) Anchorage Bus Stop Built Energy-Efficient and High-Tech
Link to article in the Anchorage Daily News:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/anchorage/story/1077787.html
14) Los Angeles Metro Goes Social Media with Facebook
Link to article on TMCnet:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) State-of-the-Art Traffic System Before Commonwealth Games in Delhi
Link to article in The Economic Times:
16) When Storms Hit, They Hit Washington State DOT Web Site, Too
Link to article in The Spokesman-Review:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jan/04/when-storms-hit-they-hit-dot-web-site-too/
17) Bangalore Tries New Tech for Smooth Rides
Link to Express News Service article:
18) Ho Chi Minh City Traffic Radio Launched
Link to article in Viet Nam News:
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=06SOC040110
19) Weather Forecasts for Wreckhouse Recognized as Problem
High winds in western Newfoundland region cause forecasts to be misleading to motorists, some say.
Link to article in The Western Star:
http://www.thewesternstar.com/index.cfm?sid=314971&sc=23
VEHICLES
20) 'Apps' for the Auto are Coming
Link to story on MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34587096/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
21) The Race for the Dashboard is On
AM/FM can no longer take its position in the automotive infotainment space for granted.
Link to commentary in Radio World:
http://radioworld.com/article/92414
News Releases
1) iSuppli Gets Exclusive First Look at Mercedes-Benz's mbrace System
2) The In-Vehicle Digital Radio Landscape
3) Guidepoint Launches GPS-Based iPhone App
Upcoming Events
Urban Transport World Saudi Arabia 2010 – January 25-27 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/utsa/
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** - Léon Delagrange, a French aviator and sculptor, died in an airplane crash in Bordeaux, France.
http://www.earlyaviators.com/edelagra.htm
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