[TCN] Friday, August 31, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, August 31, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

1) EU-Wide Interoperable Electronic Toll Service Still Far Off

Link to article in Europolitics:

http://www.europolitics.info/europolitics/eu-wide-interoperable-electronic-toll-service-still-far-off-art342308-46.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

2) Innovative Use of Social Media by Kenya Red Cross to Promote Road Safety

Link to article in the Global Road Safety Partnership Newsletter:

http://www.grsproadsafety.org/news/innovative-use-social-media-kenya-red-cross-society

 

TRANSIT

 

3) A Toolkit for Reporting Rural and Specialized Transit Data--Making Transit Count

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/167503.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

4) Real-Time Traffic Updates Launched for Drivers on Scotland's A9

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-19436311

Link to news release from Transport Scotland: http://goo.gl/wVNSp

 

5) Traffic Management – Road versus Rail

Link to article in The Rail Engineer:

http://www.therailengineer.com/2012/08/31/traffic-management-road-versus-rail/

 

VEHICLES

 

6) Connected Cars: The Future of Driving Unveiled

Link to story on Bloomberg TV:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/connected-cars-the-future-of-driving-unveiled-rIxt7YlwR2GIf2KJgZKZ_Q.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Travelers Marketing and Virginia DOT Announce Safety Rest Area 'Safe Phone Zone' Sponsorship

2) Thales to Deliver Prototype Traffic Management System for UK's Network Rail

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Quotes - Intelligent Vehicle System Automated Voice Annunciator – City of Commerce, California

http://www.transittalent.com/Solicitation_Listing.cfm?SolicitationID=31027

 -  Request for Proposals - Short- and Long-Range Transit Development Plan – Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

http://www.transittalent.com/Solicitation_Listing.cfm?SolicitationID=31008

 

 

Upcoming Events

2012 National Safety Rest Area Conference – September 17-20 – Salt Lake City, Utah

https://sites.google.com/site/2012nsrac/

 

 

Friday Bonus  

It's not everyday that you see a bridge passing through a lock.

http://youtu.be/dJn9o4tDu3U

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1987 **25^th anniversary** A Thai Airways crashed on its landing approach to Phuket International Airport, killing all 83 people aboard.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19870831-0

 

September 1, 1962 **50^th anniversary** The Port of New York Authority became the owner of the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad and renamed it PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson).

http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/3-operatinghistory.html

 

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