[TCN] Thursday, December 29, 2011

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, December 29, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

 

1) North Carolina State Ports Authority Plans to Install Cameras to Monitor Traffic on Cape Fear River

Link to article in the StarNews:

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20111228/ARTICLES/111229703

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Smartphone App to Help You Deal with Washington SR 520 Bridge Tolls

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/traffic/smartphone-apps-help-you-deal-sr-520-bridge-tolls/nGBNw/

Link to further information on Toll Avoider:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toll-avoider/id485155030?mt=8

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

3) Intelligent Traffic Management Center Inaugurated in Baku, Azerbaijan

Link to article on News.Az:

http://www.news.az/articles/official/51927

 

4) South Korea Prepares for 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games

Link to article in Korea IT Times:

http://www.koreaittimes.com/story/19151/korea-prepares-2018-pyeongchang-winter-olympic-games

 

5) Online Tool for Avoiding Buenos Aires Traffic Jams, Roadblocks Now Available

Link to article in the Buenos Aires Herald:

http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/88502/online-tool-for-avoiding-traffic-jams-roadblocks-now-available

Link to site: http://movilidad.buenosaires.gob.ar

 

 

Upcoming Events

Port Security Operations Conference & Expo – March 6-8 – Tampa, Florida

http://www.psoce.com

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1961 **50^th anniversary** Anton Flettner, an aviation and maritime inventor, died in New York City.

http://www.helis.com/pioneers/f_flet.php

 

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