Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, July 18, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
CAMERAS
1) Washington State Will Soon Have Eyes on I-5 Blind Spot
Link to article in The Daily Herald:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/707189877/0/NEWS
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) Delta IV Lifts GPS Satellite Into Orbit
Link to article and video in Florida Today:
3) Google Maps Dumps Driving Times with Traffic Estimates
Link to article in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388609,00.asp
4) Public Electric Vehicle Charge Stations Coming to Car GPS
Link to CNET News article:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20080313-54/public-ev-charge-stations-coming-to-car-gps/
OTHER
5) Washington State Litter Hotline Falls Victim to Budget Cuts
Link to story and audio on KUOW Radio:
http://kuow.org/northwestnews.php?storyID=138176035
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Carmageddon: A Word that Got Attention, and Creator Gets His Due
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
7) Carmageddon II: Officials Likely to Use Same Fear-Factor Approach
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
8) India Turns to Comic Books to Teach Road Safety
Link to AFP article:
ROADWAYS
9) The Evolution of Traffic Signal System Software – What's Next
Link to blog on Terranautix:
TRANSIT
10) DC Metro Launches Aggressive Social Media Effort
Link to article in The Washington Post:
11) Wi-Fi on Public Transport May Appease Commuters
Australian survey shows most public transport users willing to pay more for premium services.
Link to article on The Courier Pigeon:
http://thecourierpigeon.com.au/wi-fi-on-public-transport-may-appease-commuters/852208/
Link to further information from the Tourism and Transport Forum:
http://www.ttf.org.au/DisplayFile.aspx?FileID=1182
12) Cool Official Response in New Zealand to Free Wi-Fi for Trains
Link to article on Stuff.co.nz:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/5298327/Cool-response-to-free-wi-fi-for-trains
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) New York City Traffic System Aims to Keep 'Midtown in Motion'
Link to story and video on NY1:
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/143146/traffic-system-aims-to-keep--midtown-in-motion-
Link to news release from the NYC Mayor's Office:
14) Nepal Government Okays Traffic FM Radio Station
Link to article in Republica:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=33598
15) TomTom's Real-Time Traffic Claims Questioned in South Africa
Link to article on MyBroadband:
Link to further information from the Advertising Standards Authority of South Africa:
http://www.asasa.org.za/ResultDetail.aspx?Ruling=5636
16) A Lot of Technology Goes Into Traffic Monitoring
Link to article in The Daily Herald:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110718/NEWS01/707189879
VEHICLES
17) How Intelligent Cars Will Make Driving Easier and Greener
Link to article in Popular Science:
http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-07/smartening-car
News Releases
1) Comments on Crash Data Guidelines Sought
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Webinar – 2011 TIGER Discretionary Grants – July 27
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=742
Today in Transportation History
1966 **45th anniversary** Gemini 10 was launched.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-066A
2001 **10th anniversary** A CSX freight train derailed and caught fire in a tunnel under downtown Baltimore.
http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/jpodocs/repts_te/13754.html
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