[TCN] Monday, April 29, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, April 29, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Using Technology to Improve Transportation Customer Service and All Electronic Tolling and Beyond - May 7 - Boston 

 

Under investment has put pressure on transportation providers to improve service.  Fiscal pressures have limited the resources available to make those improvements. Technology offers the opportunity to leverage smaller investments by improving customer service, enhancing operating efficiencies, and increasing revenue. This conference will explore the potential of new technologies to make transportation work more efficiently, faster, and safer.

 

Speakers will include Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation Rich Davey, Kirk Steudle, Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation and Pat Jones, Executive Director of IBTTA.

 

The conference is cosponsored by the Center for Strategic Studies (Northeastern University D'Amore-Kim School of Business, Professor Joseph M. Giglio, Ph.D.), and the Rappaport Center for Greater Boston, Harvard Kennedy School, Steve Pollack, Executive Director. Click here for more information.

 

BICYCLES

 

1) Posters of Angry Eyes Actually Scare Off Bike Thieves

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/04/posters-angry-eyes-actually-scare-bike-thieves/5420/

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Stop Sign, Crosswalk Cameras Coming to DC this Summer

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/stop-sign-cameras-crosswalk-cameras-coming-to-d.c.-this-summer/article/2528341

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) The New Cartographers: Making Mountains Out of Hills

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/shortcuts/2013/apr/28/new-cartography-making-mountains-hills

 

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Vijayawada Municipal Corporation to Introduce Intelligent Traffic Management Center

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/vmc-to-introduce-intelligent-traffic-management-system/article4660205.ece

 

OTHER

 

5) Traxo Weather Alert System Tries to Bring Some Sunshine to Snowy Travel Days

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/04/28/news/traxo-weather-alert-system-tries-to-to-bring-some-sunshine-to-snowy-travel-days/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Zipper Merge Still Tough Sell for Minnesota Drivers, MnDOT

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/205160741.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Transport Canada Proposes a Security Level Warning System and New Training at Airports

Link to Postmedia News article:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/national/Transport+Canada+proposes+security+level+warning+system/8307120/story.html

 

8) Study Reveals Which Car-Crash Avoidance Technology Can Be a Proven Lifesaver

Link to article in Consumer Reports:

http://news.consumerreports.org/cars/2013/04/study-reveals-which-car-crash-avoidance-technology-can-be-a-proven-lifesaver.html

 

9) Tech Device Stalls Distracted Driving

Link to article in the Connecticut Post:

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Westporter-s-tech-device-stalls-distracted-driving-4470680.php

 

TRANSIT

 

10) SEPTA Increases Cameras to Decrease Fraud

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/10927122/agency-increases-cameras-to-decrease-fraud

 

11) Miami-Dade Transit Installs Info Monitors for Metrorail Commuters

Link to article in The Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/29/3371095/miami-dade-transit-installs-info.html

 

12) Bus Info Signs Set for Wellington's Busiest Route

Link to article in The Dominion Post:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8610910/Bus-info-signs-set-for-capitals-busiest-route

 

13) New App Links Music to OC Transpo Route

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2013/04/28/ottawa-oc-transpo-music-app.html

 

14) Vancouver Bus Driver Tries to Improve Commute One 'Hi' at a Time

Link to article in the Vancouver Sun:

http://www.vancouversun.com/driver+tries+improve+commute+time/8308398/story.html

 

15) DC Metro Fare Signs Confuse the Riders Who Need Help Most

Link to Greater Greater Washington blog:

http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/18635/metro-fare-signs-confuse-the-riders-who-need-help-most/

 

16) Sound Transit Adopts OneBusAway, While WhichBus Goes 'Public'

Link to Capitol Hill Seattle Blog:

http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2013/04/sound-transit-adopts-onebusaway-while-whichbus-goes-public/

 

17) Using Pictograms to Make Transit Easier to Navigate for Customers with Communication Barriers

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168841.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

18) Denver Agencies Must Share Traffic Data to Curb Traffic Collisions, Experts Say

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_23124010/experts-denver-agencies-must-share-traffic-data-curb

 

19) Mississippi Has No Fog-Warning System, But is Building Center to Monitor Traffic, Weather

Link to article in the Sun Herald:

http://www.sunherald.com/2013/04/27/4625591/mississippi-has-no-fog-warning.html

 

20) Technology: Global Mobile Alert

Link to article in Beverly Hills Magazine:

http://www.officialbeverlyhillsmagazine.com/business-wealth/technology-global-mobile-alert/

 

VEHICLES

 

21) Automakers Tuning Out Traditional In-Car Radios

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130429/AUTO01/304290346

 

22) No One Has Figured Out Changes in Car Dashboards

Link to column in Radio World:

http://radioworld.com/article/%E2%80%98no-one-has-figured-it-out%E2%80%99/219135

 

 

News Releases

1) Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Launches PhillyFreightFinder Web App

2) New ITS Planning Tool Available for Cities Hosting Large Events

3) New Ride-Sharing App from SAP Helps Organizations Reduce Costs, Save Resources, Better Engage Employees

4) IBM Unveils New Technology to Connect a Smarter Planet

 

 

Upcoming Events

DRIVE C2X Demonstration – June 13-14 – Gothenburg, Sweden

http://www.drive-c2x.eu/news-item/items/june-13-14-2013-in-gothenburg-34

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1882 The Electromote was demonstrated to the public for the first time by its inventor Dr. Ernst Werner von Siemens.

http://www.siemens.com/history/en/innovations/transportation.htm#toc-2

 

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