[TCN] Monday, February 9, 2015

 

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Monday, February 9, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Eberle Design Inc. Presents "MMU2 & Flashing Yellow Arrow Basics" Webinar on Feb. 10 at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET      

   

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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

1) News Update from ERTICO

Link to update:

http://www.erticonetwork.com/index.php?option=com_acymailing&ctrl=archive&task=view&mailid=75&key=XePey24j

 

MARITIME

 

2) US Coast Guard Technicians Manage Lava Threat to Communications Site in Hawaii

Link to article from the US Coast Guard:

http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2015/02/coast-guard-technicians-manage-lava-threat-in-hawaii/

 

OTHER

 

3) FCC Proposes Regulation Changes Affecting Radar for Vehicles and Other Modes

Link to CommLawBlog:

http://www.commlawblog.com/2015/02/articles/unlicensed-operations-and-emer/on-the-7681-ghz-screen-more-radar-less-amateur/index.html

Link to FCC notice

 

PARKING

 

4) Five Mobile Parking Apps to Help Cities Ease Traffic Congestion

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/5-Mobile-Parking-Apps-to-Help-Cities-Ease-Traffic-Congestion.html

 

5) BMW Develops Goggles to Help Drivers Parallel Park

Link to article on The Drum:

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2015/02/07/bmw-develops-goggles-help-drivers-parallel-park

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Talking Email: Social Gets the Headlines, Email Gets the Eyeballs

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/talking-email-social-gets-the-headlines-email-gets-the-eyeballs/

 

TRANSIT

 

7) Beijing to Launch Wearable Device to Pay Transit Fares and More

Link to Xinhua article:

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150207000016&cid=1204

 

8) Twin Cities Metro Transit Police Are Breaking Through the Language Barrier

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/291126331.html

 

9) For First Time Seattle Plans on Selling Ads to Pay for New Bus Shelters

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/seattle-plans-selling-ads-pay-new-bus-shelters/nj6N3/

Link to RFP

 

10) Using Technology in Transit

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12032184/using-technology-in-transit

 

11) Ticketing on the Go at Dallas Area Rapid Transit

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12035278/mobile-ticketing

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Report Sees Weak Security in Cars' Wireless Systems

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/09/business/report-sees-weak-security-in-cars-wireless-systems.html

Link to news release

Link to report

 

13) Hella Group Working on System so Cars Can Tell Owners When Body Panels Are Damaged

Link to article on autoblog:

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/02/07/hella-intelligent-damage-detection-car-body/

 

 

News Releases

1) North Carolina DOT Launches New WalkBikeNC Website Featuring Online Mapping Tool for State Bike Routes

2) Maryland Transit Administration Launches 'My MTA Tracker for Bus'

3) Canonical Taps Inrix to Provide Traffic Intelligence for World's First Ubuntu Smartphone

4) Tennessee DOT Selects Winners in Overhead Sign Message Contest

5) Colorado DOT Launches Educational Tools to Help Use New Express Lanes

6) Rand McNally Releases TND Table for Professional Drivers

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Senior Traffic Operations Project Manager – Pennsylvania Turnpike – Lower Swatara Township (Harrisburg), Pennsylvania

https://ptchr.ilchost.com/PostingDescription.aspx?posting_id=253

 

 

Upcoming Events

USDOT Webinar: Research Data Exchange and Open Source Application Development Portal – February 12

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=f63bd956-e2e8-4f73-957c-7f772b66fff5

 

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