Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, August 9, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
INRIX Analytics Webinar: Turning Traffic-Related Data into Information, August 16
Since 2008, the I-95 Corridor Coalition Project has mined crowd-sourced traffic data with advanced analytics techniques to turn billions of data points into powerful insights that help agencies take a smarter approach to how they build, manage and measure their road networks. Get a complete overview of the system performance measures and data visualizations that INRIX Analytics places at your fingertips. Register now for the August 16, 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT webinar.
AVIATION
1) Language Spies Posing as Travelers Heading to Canadian Airports to Test Bilingualism
Link to Postmedia News article:
2) Ryanair Offers Free Flight Delay Texts
Link to article on Business Traveller:
http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/ryanair-offers-free-flight-delay-texts
3) Edinburgh Airport Covers Up Ad Showing Nude Picasso Painting
Link to article in the Daily Record:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/edinburgh-airport-cover-up-nude-1237762
BICYCLES
4) BikePlanner.Org – A New Community-Based Trip-Routing Tool
Link to Mobility Lab blog:
http://mobilitylab.org/2012/08/09/bikeplanner-org-a-new-community-based-trip-routing-tool/
5) Bicycle Wayfinding in Los Angeles
Link to LADOT Bike Blog:
http://ladotbikeblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/whats-up-with-wayfinding/
CAMERAS
6) Law Now Requires Amarillo, Texas Resident's Opinions on Red-Light Cameras
Link to article in the Amarillo Globe-News:
http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-08-07/law-now-requires-residents-opinions
MARITIME
7) COMSAR Finalizes Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Revision Plan
Link to article in IMO News:
http://issuu.com/imo-news/docs/imo-news-02-12-web?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222 (page 16)
OTHER
8) Dubai Traffic Police to Send Instant Violation Messages
Link to article on 7Days in Dubai:
9) 10 Transportation Apps to Keep You Moving
Link to blog on Mashable:
http://mashable.com/2012/08/09/transportation-apps/
RAILROADS
10) Congress' $20 Billion Tech Mandate: Make Trains Safer
Link to article in InformationWeek:
TAXIS
11) New App Helps New Yorkers Summon Cab Drivers
Link to story on NY1:
http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/transit/166527/new-app-helps-new-yorkers-summon-cab-drivers
TRANSIT
12) Commuters Lose Digital Edge in Penn Station, New York Platform Race
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
13) London Rethinks Its Iconic Underground Signage
Link to blog on This Big City:
http://thisbigcity.net/olympic-cities-london-rethinks-iconic-underground-signage
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Beware! Traffic Robo-Cops!
Link to series on KYW Radio:
- A Spy in Your Car
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/09/part-1-a-monitoring-device-in-your-car/
- Watching From … Everywhere
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/09/part-2-watching-from-everywhere/
- Red-Light Camera Controversy
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/09/part-3-redlight-camera-controversy/
- Is It Safety, or Revenue?
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/09/part-4-safety-or-revenue/
15) Speed Management on Freeways
Link to article in World Highways:
http://www.worldhighways.com/sections/eurofile/features/speed-management-on-freeways/
VEHICLES
16) Ford Says Software Fixes Too Late to Help J.D. Power Rank
Link to Bloomberg article:
17) Talking Cars Could Save Your Life
Link to column on MarketWatch:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/talking-cars-could-save-your-life-2012-08-09?siteid=yhoof2
18) Google's Self-Driving Cars Will Keep Humans at Wheel, for Now
Link to blog in New York:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/08/googles-self-driving-cars-still-need-humans.html
News Releases
1) West Virginia State Fair Visitors Invited to Learn About Upcoming 511 Traveler Information System
2) New Website Makes Parking Easier in Seattle's Waterfront and Pioneer Square Neighborhoods
Job Postings
- Public Information and Marketing Specialist – Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority – Livermore, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=30444
- Public Transportation Coordinator – Georgia Department of Transportation – Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=30443
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Freight Considerations in Traffic Incident Management – August 15
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=24748
Today in Transportation History
1912 **100th anniversary** The US Senate passed a bill for the opening of the Panama Canal. The bill also included a number of other provisions pertaining to the canal.
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F00811FD3D5417738DDDA90994D0405B828DF1D3
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