Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, June 4, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
TCN Fund Drive
Welcome to the delayed TCN fund drive! I write that tongue-in-cheek since few people enjoy being asked for money. I try to minimize the fundraising by doing it only two months out of the year and I appreciate the support I receive from all readers of the TCN. Just by being a subscriber you are showing your support for my daily news efforts.
I also ask for monetary contributions because there are expenses in putting together the TCN. If you would like to contribute you'll find information below on how you can do so. Other ways you can support the TCN include purchasing ad space and using my transportation voiceover services. I'll provide additional information in the days ahead. Thank you!
AVIATION
1) Travelers Split on Using Florida Governor's Voice as Tampa Airport Greeting
Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:
CAMERAS
2) Mass Transit Cameras Spot Bad Guys, No Human Judgment Required
Link to article in Fast Company:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1839052/big-brother-is-coding-you
OTHER
3) i-Mobility Newsletter – June 2012
Link to newsletter:
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=73db7d752c&e=db383a35b9
RAILROADS
4) Colorado Company Helps Keep Trains on Track
DataTraks develops software that listens to passing trains to detect defects.
Link to article in the Reporter-Herald:
ROADWAYS
5) Massachusetts Transportation Officials Prepare to Relax Billboard Rules
Link to article in The Patriot Ledger:
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) Senate Proposal Could Gut Research Into GPS-Aided Crash Avoidance
Link to article in Inside GNSS:
http://www.insidegnss.com/node/3101
7) Smartphones, Car Navigation Systems May Aid Evacuations When Next Big One Strikes: Tokyo Officials
Link to article in The Japan Times:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120603a3.html
8) Officer's Death Boosted Work on Wrong-Way Crashes in San Antonio, Texas
Link to article in the San Antonio Express-News:
9) Social Media as a Tool in Flow of Storm Information
Link to article in The Florida Times-Union:
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-06-03/story/social-media-tool-flow-storm-information
TRANSIT
10) Digital Bus Billboard Plan Put on Hold in California
Revenue and technical concerns are raised.
Link to article in the Santa Monica Daily Press:
11) Tokyo Subway Straps Beam Ads to Your Smartphone
Link to article on Japan Trends:
http://www.japantrends.com/nfc-comes-to-tokyo-trains-with-strappy/
12) Sofia, Bulgaria Launches Free Wireless Net on Public Transportation Buses
Link to Sofia News Agency article:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=139932
13) Bangalore Transit Agency Mapping Its Stops, So You Know When to Start
Link to article in Daily News & Analysis:
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bmtc-mapping-its-stops-so-you-know-when-to-start_1697149
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) West Virginia to Launch Traffic Alert System
Link to article in the Charleston Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.com/News/201206030079
15) Texas DOT Expanding Construction Traveler Information System on I-35
Link to article in The Reporter:
http://hillsbororeporter.com/txdot-expanding-info-for-i-travelers-p14968-54.htm
16) Costa Rica's 'Smart' Traffic Signals Underachieving
Link to article on Inside Costa Rica:
http://www.insidecostarica.com/dailynews/2012/june/03/costarica120060304.htm
17) Yandex Giving Istanbul Traffic Info on LED Boards
Russian search engine company placing traffic speeds on 12 sign boards.
Link to article on Hurriyet Daily News:
18) Transport Plan for Hyderabad Area to Have IT Voice
Link to article in the Deccan Chronicle:
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/128300
VEHICLES
19) California's Taking the Lead on Self-Driving Cars
Link to article in The Sacramento Bee:
http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/03/4534103/californias-taking-the-lead-on.html
News Releases
1) Follow the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative in Washington, DC Like Never Before
2) Virginia DOT Invests in Adaptive's ITS
3) CUNY ITS to Help Train Abu Dhabi Department of Transport Personnel
4) Ghana to Provide Electronic Surveillance of Coastline
TCN Donations
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Upcoming Events
Webinar: Lessons Learned from Irene – RPC Involvement in Recovery of Vermont's Transportation Network – June 7
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/451454786
Today in Transportation History
1862 **150th anniversary** Confederate troops abandoned Fort Pillow in Tennessee. The fort guarded the Mississippi River and its fall allowed Union forces to capture Memphis.
http://www.newsinhistory.com/blog/confederates%E2%80%99-loss-fort-pillow-dooms-memphis
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