Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

1) J911: Fast GPS Jammer Detection

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/wireless/infrastructure/j911-fast-jammer-detection-10720

OTHER

2) Florida Sued Over Sale of Drivers' Personal Information

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-dmv-class-action-suit-20101129,0,826772.story

3) Thinking Highways – November/December 2010 North America Issue Online

Link to magazine:

http://thinkinghighways.com/Pages/View-issue.aspx?id=b97b9494-3f75-4657-a234-3b24496e4ae6&campaign=wizemail&dm_i=IDJ,BG3E,2JG1LC,W6OC,1

PARKING

4) City Parking Smartens Up with Streetline

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/11/city-parking-smartens-up-with-streetline/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Texas DOT Makes Telenovelas to Discourage Drinking and Driving

Link to story on Fox News Latino:

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2010/11/30/drinking-driving-telenovelas/

ROADWAYS

6) Cranston, Rhode Island: 1/3 of Illegal Stop Signs from RI DOT

Link to story and video on WPRI-TV:

http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/west_bay/cranston-city-officials-say-department-of-transporation-installed-some-unauthorized-stop-signs

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Palm Beach County, Florida's High-Tech Security Hub Tracks Terror Threats and Crime

Link to article in The Palm Beach Post:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/palm-beach-countys-high-tech-security-hub-tracks-1082952.html

TRANSIT

8) DC Metro Seeking to Replace $60.5 Million in Track Circuits

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2010/11/metro-seeking-replace-605m-track-circuits

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Washington State DOT Web Site Use Soars During Storm

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theweatherbeat/2013552470_wsdotsite.html

News Releases

1) ARC Europe Takes European Traffic Information for the 40+ Million Auto Club Members to a New Level

2) USA Parking, Automated Valet to Kick Off New Computer-less Operating System: USA Parking Valet App

3) Illinois DOT Upgrades Popular Travel Web Site for Winter Driving Season

**CORRECTION**

In yesterday's edition I posted a story about track sensors on Washington, DC's Metro system. The article came up on my news search as a new story but after posting the article I realized it was actually from July 2009. An updated version of the story is in today's edition (story #8). My apologies for the mistake.

Upcoming Events

Webcast: Directions OnPoint - A Conversation with Steve Coast, Founder, OpenStreetMap – December 3

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/513897442

Today in Transportation History

1960 **50^th anniversary** The last DeSoto automobile was built.

http://www.duricy.com/~desoto/desaga/destop.shtml

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