Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, December 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
1) New Mobile App Available to Pay Tolls at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
Link to article in The Windsor Star:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
2) Can Smart Signals and Crowdsourcing Clear the Roads?
Link to article in the Toronto Star:
OTHER
3) How Scientists Put Data to Work for Weather and Transportation
Link to article on VentureBeat:
http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/05/how-scientists-put-data-to-work-for-weather-transportation/
RAILROADS
4) Metro-North is Ordered to Modify Its Signal System
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/nyregion/metro-north-is-ordered-to-modify-its-signal-system.html
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/r1Z0qA
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
5) Confusion Over Electronic Ticketing System Forces Closure of Melbourne Rail Station Info Booth
Link to story on 3AW Radio:
6) Mobility Lab Uses Transportation Demand Management to Fight Congestion in the Washington, DC Area
Link to interview on Transportation Radio:
http://www.buzzsprout.com/18472/135207-mobility-lab
VEHICLES
7) GM and the Future of Context-Aware Apps
Link to podcast on Telematics Update:
News Releases
1) GEWI Newsletter: The Performance Issue – November/December 2013
3) TREDS Launches Distracted Driving Education Program
Friday Bonus
I don't think Star Trek: The Next Generation ever did a Christmas episode. Now, nearly a decade after the show ended, here it is.
Upcoming Events
Webcast: Integrated Technology: Connecting Mass Transit Agencies with Data and Visibility Toward Efficiency, Awareness and Safety – December 10
http://creative.cygnus.com/2013/DESIGN-3238/index.html
Today in Transportation History
1958 **55th anniversary** Pioneer 3 was launched.
http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/advanced/20th_far_pioneers.html
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