[TCN] Tuesday, February 28, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Attend IBTTA Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees and Transportation Finance Summit, April 29-May 1, 2012 in Jersey City, New Jersey

 

This conference combines the best features of IBTTA's Transportation Finance Summit with the depth of content from the Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees organized by the Texas Department of Transportation Institute and the University of Minnesota in 2009-2011. Sessions will explore the latest studies and pilot programs in mileage-based user fees and the diverse range of financing tools available to toll agencies, state DOTs and local governments. Conference Partners: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Texas Transportation Institute and TRB. Co-Sponsors: I-95 Corridor Coalition, Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance and the Reason Foundation.  View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel and travel reservations, and register today! www.ibtta.org/jerseycity

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

1) Politicians Tell UK Department for Transport 'Newspapers are the Best Place for Traffic Regulations'

Link to article in the Hastings and St. Leonards Observer:

http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local-news/newspapers_are_the_best_place_for_traffic_regulations_1_3560848

 

RAILROADS

 

2) ScotRail to Pilot Wi-Fi on Edinburgh to Glasgow Trains

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17190861

 

ROADWAYS

 

3) New Technology Could Help Washington State DOT Better Predict Road Conditions

Link to story on Northwest Cable News:

http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=140655373&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10222

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

4) US Secretary of Transportation Honks When He Sees Drivers Talk or Text

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2764717

 

5) In-Car Cameras Help Teens Improve Driving Skills

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/In-car-cameras-help-teens-improve-driving-skills-140613853.html

 

TRANSIT

 

6) Myki Website Glitch Triggers More Commuter Anger

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/myki-glitch-triggers-more-commuter-anger-20120228-1u07o.html

 

7) University of Cape Town Launches Jammie Shuttle Traveler Information System

Link to article in Monday Paper:

http://www.uct.ac.za/mondaypaper/?id=8961

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

8) App Will Help Blind, Visually Impaired Navigate Streets

Link to article in the Minnesota Daily:

http://www.mndaily.com/2012/02/28/app-will-help-blind-visually-impaired-navigate-streets

 

VEHICLES

 

9) US Rule Set for Cameras at Cars' Rear

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/business/us-rule-set-for-cameras-at-cars-rear.html

 

10) Mercedes to Integrate Apple's Siri into New Cars

Link to article in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250872/mercedes_to_integrate_apples_siri_into_new_cars.html

 

 

News Releases

1) In-Vehicle Connectivity an Opportunity for Mobile Audio

2) China Selects Telvent SmartMobility Technology to Enhance Mobility Management in the Country's Cities

3) Gary Umpleby Appointed New Chairman for ITS United Kingdom Public Transport Interest Group

4) DC Metro Launches New Alert System to Keep Bus and Rail Customers Better Informed

5) Tennessee DOT Launches US 27 Project Website

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Second Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study: A Look at SunGuide – February 29

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14lqSewckZQRFlryFNLhmoPJ32TFE9g4drYxPWUTAXhU/edit

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1827 **185^th anniversary** Maryland passed an act to incorporate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maryland_state_laws_relating_to_the_Baltimore_and_Ohio_Rail_Road#1826_Chapter_123

 

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