Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, January 17, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
CAMERAS
1) Baltimore Councilman Mulls Subpoena for Secret Traffic Camera Audit
Link to story on WBFF-TV:
MARITIME
2) Ports of Tacoma and Seattle Agree to Share Information
Link to article in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022689010_portagreement1xml.html
Link to news release: http://www.portoftacoma.com/Page.aspx?cid=6900
OTHER
3) Delaware's License Plates: Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
Link to article in the Cape Gazette:
http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/delawares-tag-beauty-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/1102587
4) App Gives Police Access to Oft-Used Info, Unclogging 911 Dispatch Centers
Link to article in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2014/01/16/badge-buddy-app.aspx
Link to further information: http://www.badgebuddypro.com/
PARKING
5) Edmonton to Use GPS, Cameras to Tag Parking Scofflaws
Link to CBC News story:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/city-to-use-gps-cameras-to-tag-parking-scofflaws-1.2500326
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) New York State DOT Opens I-81 Outreach Center in Syracuse
Link to article in The Citizen:
TRANSIT
7) New Blacksburg Transit Mobile App in the Works
Link to story on WSLS-TV:
http://www.wsls.com/story/24475492/new-blacksburg-transit-mobile-app-in-the-works
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) On Anniversary of 9/11, Other Agencies Were Left in Dark on Port Authority Lane Closures to George Washington Bridge
Link to article in The Record:
9) New System to Monitor Traffic in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Link to article in El Nuevo Dia:
http://www.elnuevodia.com/nuevosistemaparamonitoreareltransitohaciaviejosanjuan-1691328.html (in Spanish)
Link to site: http://its.dtop.gov.pr
VEHICLES
10) Motorist Cleared in Landmark Google Glass Case
Link to story on Sky News:
http://news.sky.com/story/1196439/google-glass-motorist-cleared-in-landmark-case
11) How We'll Interact with Our Cars in the Future
Link to article on Quartz:
http://qz.com/167590/how-you-will-connect-with-your-connected-car/
News Releases
1) NTSB Releases Top 10 Most Wanted List of Transportation Improvements for 2014
2) Where are the Iowa DOT Snowplows? Find Out Now Online
3) Introducing European Commission's Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)
Job Posting
- Transportation Specialist – FHWA – Lakewood, Colorado or Atlanta, Georgia, or Matteson, Illinois or Baltimore, Maryland
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/359411000
Friday Bonus
Some milepost signs are more popular than others.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24889289/colorado-hopes-mile-419-99-sign-interstate-70
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Educating Students for ITS Careers: Are Universities Meeting the Challenge? – February 6
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140206_univ.asp
Today in Transportation History
1524 **490th anniversary** Giovanni da Verrazano left Madeira, Spain en route to exploring the New World.
http://www.biography.com/people/giovanni-da-verrazzano-9517737
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