[TCN] Monday, March 18, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, March 18, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) What's Next: Urban Mapping, Down to the Doorknob

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/03/15/lidar-philadelphia.aspx

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

2) CONDUITS Newsletter – March 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://www.polisnetwork.eu/uploads/Modules/PublicDocuments/conduits-newsletter-7.pdf

 

PARKING

 

3) Singapore to Install CCTVs to Control Parking

Link to article on FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2013/mar/18/singapore-install-cctvs-control-parking/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) Ads to Warn of Auckland Transport Funding Shortfall

Link to story on NewstalkZB:

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/regak/2044429389-ads-to-warn-of-auckland-transport-funding-shortfall

 

RAILROADS

 

5) Trains vs. Plane: Does Amtrak's New Acela Ad Do the Service Justice?

Link to blog from NBC News:

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/travelkit/train-vs-plane-does-amtraks-new-acela-ad-do-service-1C8779618

 

TAXIS

 

6) San Francisco Cab Industry Looks to Mobile Technology to Boost Rider Experience

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/transportation/2013/03/san-francisco-cab-industry-looks-mobile-technology-boost-rider-experien

 

7) GetTaxi Allows Riders to Order Black Cars in New York City via Their Smartphones

Link to article in Crain's New York Business:

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130318/TRANSPORTATION/130319873

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Smart Cars 'Pose a Risk' to Big Insurers in Australia

Link to article in the Financial Review:

http://www.afr.com/p/technology/smart_cars_pose_risk_to_big_insurers_6pKSyTqHZ5RHGOn3rLIJbO

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) IBM Report Recommends Pittsburgh Get Traffic Management Center, Integrate Transportation Data

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/ibm-report-transit-key-to-future-of-pittsburgh-679779/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/1uOi3

 

 

News Releases

1) UK Department for Transport to Award Prizes for Reducing Sign Clutter

2) Massachusetts, Boston, Boston University and IBM Partner to Build a 'Smarter Planet'

3) Amtrak Downeaster Provides Opportunity to Win Prizes for Documenting Travel Between Boston and Maine

4) Canadian Government Announces First Steps Towards World-Class Tanker Safety System

5) Tennessee DOT Creates Office of Community Transportation

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Mobile Ticketing System – Virginia Railway Express

http://www.vre.org/about/procurement/rfp_013-004_mobile_ticketing/rfp_013-004_mobile_ticketing.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities – April 14-16 – Denver

http://www.lifesaversconference.org/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1938 **75^th anniversary** Mexico nationalized the country's oil industry.

http://countrystudies.us/mexico/78.htm

 

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