[TCN] Wednesday, February 18, 2015

 

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Verified Airport Twitter Accounts Bring Added Credibility

Link to article in Airways:

http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/02/17/verified-official-airport-twitter-accounts/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Austin, Texas City Council Approves Funding for Bicycle Detection Technology

Link to article in The Daily Texan:

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2015/02/17/city-council-approves-funding-for-bicycle-detection-technology

 

3) New App Aims to Prevent Bicycle-Involved Accidents

Link to story on KGO-TV:

http://abc7news.com/technology/new-app-aims-to-prevent-bicycle-involved-accidents/522887/

Link to additional information

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Ohio High Court Upholds Traffic Camera Use

Link to AP article:

http://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/state/2015/02/18/ohio-high-court-upholds-traffic-camera-use/23617905/

 

5) Florida Attorney Questions Why Traffic Cameras Don't Record

Link to story on WKMG-TV:

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/orlando-attorney-blasts-real-time-traffic-cameras/31316640

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

6) OpenStreetMap Can Now Give Directions to Your Destination

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/18/openstreetmap-routing-directions/

 

MARITIME

 

7) Madagascar to Host Maritime Information Center for Western Indian Ocean

Link to article on HIS Maritime 360:

http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/16737/madagascar-to-host-maritime-information-centre

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Mapping Out Local Transportation Advocacy and Reform

Link to blog and podcast on Streetsblog USA:

http://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/02/17/talking-headways-mapping-out-local-transportation-advocacy-and-reform/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Toronto Using 'Emotional Messaging' to Curb Distracted Driving

Link to story on Global News:

http://globalnews.ca/news/1835361/toronto-using-emotional-messaging-to-curb-distracted-driving/

 

TRANSIT

 

10) New App Lets Los Angeles Bus Riders Pay Fares By Phone

Link to story on KNBC-TV:

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/New-Mobile-App-Lets-Bus-Riders-Pay-Fare-and-Buy-Passes--292279101.html

 

11) New Earthquake Warning System Could Reduce Risk of Sound Transit Train Derailing

Link to story on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/new-earthquake-system-could-reduce-risk-sound-tran/nkC6s/

 

12) BART to Receive $5 Million Federal Grant to Protect Trackside Workers

Link to story on KCBS Radio:

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/02/17/bart-to-receive-5-million-federal-grant-to-protect-trackside-workers/

 

13) The Autonomous Shuttle Hoping to Transform Public Transport

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/17/driverless-meridian-shuttle/

Link to news release

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Richmond First to Hook Up with British Columbia Traffic Flow Center

Link to article in the Richmond News:

http://www.richmond-news.com/news/richmond-first-to-hook-up-with-b-c-traffic-flow-centre-1.1766098

 

15) Slovak Telekom Will Pinpoint Traffic Jams – for Millions

Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:

http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20055119/slovak-telekom-will-pinpoint-traffic-jams-for-millions.html

Link to article in Denník N (in Slovak)

 

16) Improved SmartWay Map Guides Tennessee Motorists

Link to Gannett Tennessee article:

http://www.dnj.com/story/news/2015/02/18/improved-smartway-map-guides-tennessee-motorists/23607683/

 

17) Police in Bhubaneswar to Provide Traffic Updates on FM Station

Link to article in The New Indian Express:

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Cops-Tune-in-Late-to-FM-Channel-to-Give-Traffic-Updates/2015/02/18/article2674403.ece

 

 

News Releases

1) Cisco Lights Path to Greater Road Safety, Fewer Traffic Headaches

2) Cisco Launches Smart+Connected City Operations Center to Provide Single Pane of Glass for Video, Application and Sensor Data in Control Rooms

3) Duncan Aviation Publishes Updated ADS-B Straight Talk Book

4) Iteris' ClearPath Weather Selected by Colorado DOT

5) San Joaquin Regional Transit District Introduces Transit Ambassadors Pilot Program

6) American Traffic Solutions Salutes CDC Recognition of Red-Light and Speed Safety Camera Benefits

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Conference on Highway Work Zone Safety – March 16-17 – Baltimore

http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=30ed7d880f6203c986d7afa0b&id=2887909e24&e=a0d7554997

 

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