[TCN] Monday, February 4, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, February 4, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Future Airport – Issue 1 2013

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/c0ffa8fd#/c0ffa8fd/1

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Hard to Put Red-Light Violations Under a Lens

Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323701904578276382784487080.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLE_Video_second

 

3) Turn Off the Red-Light … Cameras – Safer Intersections Are Within Reach

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://bit.ly/X783bl 

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Traffic Technology Reaches Forsyth County, Georgia

Link to article in the Forsyth Herald:

http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-TOP-STORIES-c-2013-02-04-197243.114126-sub-Traffic-technology-reaches-Forsyth-County.html

 

5) European Urban ITS Expert Group Publishes Results

Link to documents and further information:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/themes/its/road/action_plan/its_for_urban_areas_en.htm

 

6) ERTICO's iMobility Network Newsletter

Link to newsletter:

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=1d32465641&e=db383a35b9

 

OTHER

 

7) New Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles' Website Will Feature Ads

Link to story on WWLP-TV:

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/massachusetts/new-rmv-website-will-feature-ads

 

8) Articles from VTT Impulse

 -  The Future of Sensor Networks (page 20)

 -  Heavy-Vehicle Traffic Turns Street Smart (page 42)

http://issuu.com/mcipress/docs/impulse0212

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Oregon's Port of Coos Bay Loses Public Records Request Case

Link to article in The World:

http://theworldlink.com/news/local/port-loses-sierra-club-records-case/article_1c8ecb60-ecfc-50b0-80c5-bd5234e32478.html  

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Washington State Lawmakers to Reconsider Digital Billboards on State Highways

Link to article from The News Tribune:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020282792_billboardsolympiaxml.html

 

TAXIS

 

11) Ride-Hailing Apps Offer New Way Around Town

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/02/04/ride-hailing-apps-uber/1890795/

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) European Telematics Provider Making Inroads into North America

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/technology/european-telematics-provider-making-inroads-north-america

 

TRANSIT

 

13) New South Wales RailCorp Discriminates Against Blind, Court Finds

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/railcorp-discriminates-against-blind-court-finds-20130201-2dooa.html

 

14) Is Pinterest the Next Big Social Network for Transit?

Link to article on The Transit Wire:

http://www.thetransitwire.com/2013/02/04/is-pinterest-the-next-big-social-network-for-transit

 

15) Manila Piloting Biometric Bus Driver Monitoring

Link to article on ThirdFactor:

http://www.thirdfactor.com/2013/02/01/manila-piloting-biometric-bus-driver-monitoring

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Delaware Secretary of Transportation Takes Reins at I-95 Corridor Coalition

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://shouts.at/Gzx

 

17) Missouri Officials Say Goal of Advanced Traffic Management System is Greater Efficiency

Link to article in the Springfield News-Leader:

http://www.news-leader.com/article/20130204/NEWS01/302040026/Advance-Traffic-Management-System-goal-travel-efficiency

 

 

News Releases

1) Transportation Media Magazines to Showcase Truck Photography of David Benjatschek

2) Missouri DOT Will 'ShakeOut' a Plan for Earthquake Response

3) University Researchers Identify Links Between Visibility and Safety from Roadway Lighting

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Applications – Multistate Corridor Operations and Management Program – Federal Highway Administration

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-01/html/2013-02157.htm

 

 

Upcoming Events

Mid-America Trucking Show – March 21-23 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://www.truckingshow.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. 

http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/rosaparks/home.asp

 

1993 **20^th anniversary** The Los Angeles County MTA held its first board meeting.

http://metroprimaryresources.info/this-date-in-los-angeles-transportation-history/february-4/

 

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