[TCN] Wednesday, January 8, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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PARKING

 

1) Non-Functioning Car Park Signs in Cheltenham Will Not Be Repaired in Foreseeable Future

Link to article in the Gloucestershire Echo:

http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Non-functioning-car-park-signs-Cheltenham/story-20415839-detail/story.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

2) Philadelphia Launches Transit Safety Campaign

Link to story on WCAU-TV:

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Philly-to-Launch-Transit-Safety-Campaign-239181941.html

Link to further information: https://lookupspeakup.com/

 

3) Follow the Megaload with Idaho State Police Tweets

Link to article in the Times-News:

http://magicvalley.com/news/local/follow-the-megaload-with-isp-tweets/article_3cae8e78-77de-11e3-9057-001a4bcf887a.html

Link to Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/IdahoStPolice

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) Emails Link Top Aide to New Jersey Governor to George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Controversy

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/christie_kelly_bridge_lane_closures_emails.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) US DOT Study Finds Digital Billboards Don't Distract Drivers

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/highways-bridges-and-roads/194654-dot-study-finds-digital-billboard-dont

Link to report summary: http://goo.gl/EdRZrg

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

6) How BART Survived a Site Launch in a Traffic Storm

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/How-Bay-Area-Transit-Survived-a-Site-Launch-in-a-Traffic-Storm.html

 

7) Advance Traffic Management Network Launched in Manila

Link to story on TV5:

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/78291/pnoy-mmda-launch-it-based-advanced-traffic-management-network

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Melbourne Schoolboy Exposes Security Flaw in Public Transport Victoria's Website

Link to story and video on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-08/schoolboy-exposes-security-flaw-in-public-transport-victoria27/5190536

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Michigan Governor Says MDOT Highway-Camera Monitoring Center in Detroit Big Help, Not Bit Brother

Link to article and video on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/01/gov_rick_snyder_says_mdot_high.html

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Mercedes-Benz is Using QR Codes to Help First Responders

Link to article on Motor Authority:

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1089520_mercedes-turns-to-qr-codes-to-help-first-responders

 

 

News Releases

1) Drivers Help Ballerup, Denmark Collect Traffic Data and Optimize Flow

2) Gogo In-Flight Connectivity Network Goes Live Over Canada

3) Parkopedia Launches In-Car, Voice-Activated Parking Spot Discovery App for Ford Sync AppLink

4) Gracenote Powers First-Ever Voice-Activated, Mood-Based Music Listening for Ford Sync AppLink Users

5) Chinese App and Homepage at Copenhagen Airport

6) Airbiquity and Baidu Partner to Provide Connected Car Internet Services in China

7) ADT Pulse Customers to Access Home and Business Security Systems Using Ford Sync AppLink

8) Tennessee DOT Launches Yellow DOT Program

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Professional Engineer (Traffic and Parking Services) – City of Minneapolis – Minneapolis, Minnesota

https://hris.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/psp/candidate/CANDIDATE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?LangaugeCd=ENG

 -  Senior Toll Consultant – Traffic Technologies, Inc. – Central/Northern New Jersey, New York, New York

http://goo.gl/WefIZF

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Applications Solicited – 2014 Freight Academy – I-95 Corridor Coalition

http://www.freightacademy.org/nomination_form.html (applications due 1/24/14)

 

 

Upcoming Events

TRB Next Generation TIM Research Workshop – January 12 – Washington, DC (and on Twitter)

http://timnetwork.org/2013/12/trb-next-generation-tim-research-workshop

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1979 **35^th anniversary** The oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in Bantry Bay, Ireland with the loss of 50 lives.

http://www.iaemo.ie/majorAccidentReports/24737653-Disaster-at-Whiddy-Island-Bantry-Co-Cork.pdf

 

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