Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, January 12, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
IBTTA: Delivering Real Solutions in 2012
The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association's 2012 Education Series will offer major educational and networking events that can change the way you do business or promote new business in the tolling industry. Learn more by viewing IBTTA's 2012 Events Calendar. IBTTA will kick off its 2012 Education Series with the Transportation Summit of South Africa, March 11-13, 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to attend the first ever IBTTA meeting in South Africa. Register Today!
BICYCLES
1) New York City DOT Commissioner: Bike-Share GPS Data Will Help Plan NYC Bike Network
Link to Streetsblog New York City:
CAMERAS
2) Traffic Cameras Show How Easily You Can Crash in Light Snow
Link to article in The Kansas City Star:
http://joco913.com/news/traffic-cameras-show-how-easily-you-can-crash-light-snow/
Direct link to video from City of Overland Park, Kansas: http://youtu.be/k932VZGqE6c
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) TomTom Cleared of Data Privacy Violations in Holland
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-tomtomtre80b0hn-20120112,0,1909817.story
Link to news release from TomTom:
http://corporate.tomtom.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=638566
OTHER
4) Private Company Hoarding License Plate Data on US Drivers
Link to article on California Watch:
http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/private-company-hoarding-license-plate-data-us-drivers-14379
Link to further information from Vigilant Video: http://www.vigilantvideo.com/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Are Chicago Pedestrian Safety Campaign Posters Too Depressing?
Link to blog on Grid Chicago:
http://gridchicago.com/2012/are-chicagos-pedestrian-safety-campaign-posters-too-depressing/
RAILROADS
6) Frustration Over New Via Rail E-pass System
Link to Torstar News Service article:
http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/local/article/1069413--frustration-over-new-via-rail-e-pass-system
ROADWAYS
7) Texas to Install Detectors and Signs on US 281 to Warn Wrong-Way Drivers
Link to article in the San Antonio Express-News:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/traffic/article/Wrong-way-warnings-are-going-up-on-U-S-281-2474536.php
Link to further information from Texas DOT:
http://www.transguide.dot.state.tx.us/sat/wwd/
8) Value of Blue Florida DOT Signs for Businesses During Construction Questioned
Link to story on WBBH-TV:
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/16500545/tracking-your-taxdollars-blue-dot-signs-a-waste
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Critics Pan Terror-Fighting Edmonton Transit Program
Link to article in the Edmonton Sun:
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/01/11/critics-pan-terror-fighting-transit-program
10) When Distracted Road Users Cross Paths
Link to article in Public Roads:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/11novdec/01.cfm
SPACE
11) US Won't Adopt EU Code of Conduct for Space
Code addresses traffic management for orbiting objects.
Link to article on Space News:
http://www.spacenews.com/policy/120112-wont-adopt-code-conduct-space.html
Link to EU Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities:
http://www.marshall.org/pdf/materials/929.pdf
TRANSIT
12) New New York MTA Chairman Promises More Efficiency, Communication From His Agency
Link to story on NY1:
13) Which DC Area Transit Agencies Offer Open Data?
Link to blog on Greater Greater Washington:
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/13111/which-dc-area-transit-agencies-offer-open-data/
14) Upcoming National Transit Institute Courses Related to Communications
- Public Involvement in Transportation Decisionmaking
http://www.ntionline.com/courses/courseinfo.php?id=86
- Implementing Rural Transit Technology
http://www.ntionline.com/courses/courseinfo.php?id=63
- Integrating Transit Applications: Defining Data Interfaces Using TCIP
http://www.ntionline.com/courses/courseinfo.php?id=61
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Wisconsin DOT Upgrades 511 Travel Alerts
Link to story on WBAY-TV:
http://www.wbay.com/story/16500976/2012/01/11/dot-upgrades-511
VEHICLES
16) Turning to Tech on the Road
Link to article in The New York Times:
News Releases
1) OAG Increases Visibility of Airline and Airport Flight Network Changes
3) Comdata Launches New Mobile App Which Provides Fuel Data with User-Specific Discounts
4) inthinc Speed-by-Street Provides Automated In-Cab Voice Alerts When Drivers Exceed Speed Limits
6) US Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Third and Fourth GPS III Satellites
7) Alstom to Supply Signaling System of Albacete-Alicante High-Speed Line in Spain
Upcoming Events
Public Meetings and Webinars: Active Traffic and Demand Management (ADTM) and Intelligent Network Flow Optimization (INFLO) Operational Concepts – February 7-8 – Washington, DC
http://www.its.dot.gov/meetings/connected_vehicle_trafficmang.htm
Today in Transportation History
1962 **50th anniversary**
US helicopters transported over 1,000 South Vietnamese paratroopers to fight the Viet Cong. Operation Chopper marked the first American combat mission in Vietnam and the first use of helicopters as a major strategic weapon.
http://vietnamwar1961-1969.wikispaces.com/1962-Operation+Chopper
Ground was broken for the Backbone Route in Los Angeles. It was planned to be the first part of a rapid transit system in the region.
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