Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
I-95 Corridor Coalition Holding Significant Events Conference
Significant events – planned or unplanned – are impacting all transportation agencies, and coordination among neighboring jurisdictions is essential. To arm public agencies and the private sector with tools and plans to best manage significant events, the I-95 Corridor Coalition is conducting the conference "Significant Events Coordination: Removing Barriers and Opening the Door for Cross-Disciplinary Understanding and Coordination" on May 12-13 in Linthicum, Maryland.
Conference details (including the agenda, registration information, and sponsorship opportunities) can be found on the I-95 Corridor Coalition's home page at www.i95coalition.org.
AVIATION
1) Airline World's Tiny Secret: Infatuation with Model Planes
Link to AP article:
2) A Guidebook for Mitigating Disruptive Wi-Fi Interference at Airports
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172272.aspx
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) SEPTA Unveils Talking Buses in Effort to Keep Pedestrians Safe
Link to story on WCAU-TV:
Link to news release
CAMERAS
4) Noida-Greater Noida Expressway First in India to Use E-Challans to Enforce Speed Limits
Link to article in The Times of India:
5) In Red-Light Camera Debate in US, Opponents Find Legal Technicalities
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/18/us-usa-florida-traffic-cameras-idUSKBN0ME2F020150318
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) Texas DOT Refunding $1.7 Million in Toll Road Overcharges
Link to article in the San Marcos Mercury:
http://smmercury.com/2015/03/18/txdot-refunding-1-7m-in-toll-road-overcharges/
OTHER
7) Bristol, England is Making a Smart City for Actual Humans
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-03/17/bristol-smart-city
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
8) Several Emerging Services Are Betting Technology Can Revive Carpooling
Link to blog on CityLab:
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/03/carpooling-tries-for-a-comeback/388009/
TRANSIT
9) Guiding the Blind Through London's Subway with Estimote Beacons
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/blind-will-soon-navigate-london-tube-beacons/
Link to blog from the Royal London Society for Blind People
10) Keolis Motivates Boston-Area Commuter Rail Employees with Buttons, Posters
Link to story on WFXT-TV:
11) New Los Angeles Metro Videos Aim to Teach Public Transit Etiquette
Link to commentary in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-metro-public-transit-etiquette-20150317-story.html
Link to blog from Los Angeles County MTA
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Prime Minister: Poles Will Have to Wait for Traffic System on Motorways
Link to article from Polish Press Agency:
http://www.thenews.pl/1/2/Artykul/200649,PM-Poles-will-have-to-wait-for-traffic-system-on-motorways
VEHICLES
13) Google Exec Wants Self-Driving Cars to Be Standard Within Five Years
Link to story on NBC News:
News Releases
1) MTA New York City Transit Names John Gaul as Vice President, 21st Century Service Delivery
2) Online Parking Reservation System Debuts at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
3) Norfolk Southern Expands Its 'Railroad University' Operations Training Center
4) Sacramento Regional Transit District and Operation Lifesaver Partner on Light Rail Safety Campaign
5) Cubic and Transport for London's Contactless Payment System Wins Back-to-Back Awards
6) Florida's Collier County Transit to Use Google Transit to Help Riders Find Bus Stops, Schedules
7) Gartner Says Smart Cities Will Use 1.1 Billion Connected Things in 2015
Upcoming Events
Lecture: Real-Time Transit Information-Enablers, Impacts and Implications – March 19 – Burlington, Vermont
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