[TCN] Monday, February 18, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, February 18, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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OTHER

 

1) Keeping Transportation Personal in a Digital Age

Link to blog from Arlington Transportation Partners:

http://www.arlingtontransportationpartners.com/pages/news-events/blog/keeping-transportation-personal-in-a-digital-age/

 

2) ERTICO eMagazine – February 2013

Link to eMagazine:

http://www.ertico.com/ertico-emagazine-february-201/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) 'Close Call' Reports About DC's Mass Transit System Will Be Kept Confidential Says US DOT

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/28562

 

RAILROADS

 

4) California DOT Contract Seeks to Promote Riding Amtrak, Develop Rail Safety Program

Link to column in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Caltrans-blitz-seeks-more-Amtrak-riders-4286609.php

 

TRANSIT

 

5) Montreal Transit Agency Takes Legal Shot at Game Designer

Link to QMI Agency article:

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/02/18/montreal-transit-takes-legal-shot-at-game-designer

 

6) DePaul Students Create New Chicago Transit Authority App, Transit Buddy

Link to article in The DePaulia:

http://www.depauliaonline.com/news/depaul-students-create-new-cta-app-transit-buddy-1.2992811#.USI0IlpoT2w

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

7) South African Road Traffic Management Corporation Faces Disbandment

Link to article in The Star:

http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/traffic-body-faces-disbandment-1.1472350

 

8) Councilors in UK Say Money Spent on Traffic Signs Should Have Been Used for Potholes

Link to article in The Comet:

http://www.thecomet.net/news/stevenage_councillors_go_potty_over_200k_traffic_signs_1_1935703

 

9) Mediamobile Adds Weather Conditions to V-Traffic Service

Link to article in Telecompaper:

http://www.telecompaper.com/news/mediamobile-adds-weather-conditions-to-v-traffic-service--925395

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Network RTK for Intelligent Vehicles

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/network-rtk-for-intelligent-vehicles/

 

 

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania Turnpike Announces Free Wi-Fi Inside All Service Plazas

2) London Overground Stations Now Offer Wi-Fi

3) CSX Signs Deal with Avtec to Migrate Dispatching Centers to Pure-IP Radio Consoles

4) Citroen First Manufacturer to Fit Insurance 'Black Box' as Standard

5) Trafficmaster Offers Free Download with Traffic Flow and Incident Data

 

 

Upcoming Events

2013 Eastern Region Rail Crossing Conference and Expo – April 16-18 – Worcester, Massachusetts

http://www.newenglandrailroadclub.com/expo.php

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

2003 **10^th anniversary** Approximately 200 people died when an arsonist set fire to a subway train in Daegu, South Korea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2782981.stm

 

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