Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 17, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
BluFAX Real-Time Traffic Monitoring in Flagstaff
Traffax, Inc is pleased to announce that our BluFAX line of real-time Bluetooth-based traffic detectors have been deployed in the Flagstaff region to provide real-time traffic monitoring along US 180 provide travel times to destinations that include downtown Flagstaff and I-17 southbound from prominent origins such as the Arizona Snow Bowl and the Wing Mountain Recreation Area, as well as traveltimes via alternate routes.
Visit the Traffax website (www.traffaxinc.com) for the latest information on our BluFAX data collection units, BluSTATs Analysis Software, and BluFaxWeb. All BluFax sensors can be configured to support off-line data collection, remote data reporting, or realtime monitoring for travel time and origin-destination applications, in configurations suitable for short-term studies and permanent installations. Contact Traffax (Traffax@traffaxinc.com) or our distributor (http://www.traffaxinc.com/content/distributor-list) in your region for more information or to arrange a free, interactive webinar.
GPS / NAVIGATION
1) On the Edge: Galileo to the Rescue
Link to article in GPS World:
http://www.gpsworld.com/government/emergency-response/on-edge-galileo-rescue-11014
OTHER
2) Keep Moving: Transportation Reforms Beyond Revenue
Link to transcript of forum held by the Pioneer Institute and Northeastern University:
http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/pdf/Keep_Moving.pdf
ROADWAYS
3) 'Fog Mode' Improving on Traffic Cameras
Cameras able to control stoplights more efficiently in the fog.
Link to story and video on KAKE-TV:
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/Fog_Mode_Improving_On_Traffic_Cameras_116371759.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
4) National Public Safety Broadband Network Eyed – Again
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/National-Public-Safety-Broadband-Network-021611.html
5) Hey ERIC, What's Wrong with Transit and Public Safety?
No mass transit representatives on FCC's Public Safety Advisory Committee.
Link to blog in Mass Transit:
6) Safe Highway Matters – Winter 2011
Link to newsletter:
http://www.safehighways.org/safe-highway-matters/winter-2011/
TRANSIT
7) Connecticut Commuters Rap Metro-North Service, Complain of Secrecy
Link to article in the Hartford Courant:
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-metro-north-commuters-0218-20110217,0,1799259.story
8) Bus GPS Data Will be Public, OC Transpo Chief Promises
Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/data+will+public+Transpo+chief+promises/4299965/story.html
9) A Chat with Josh Crandall – Mr. Clever Commute
Service provides crowd-sourced transit updates.
Link to article on Montclair Patch:
http://montclair.patch.com/articles/a-patch-chat-with-josh-crandall-mr-clever-commute
Link to Clever Commute: http://www.clevercommute.com/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) New Maryland Operations Center Will Help Manage Traffic and Transit Throughout DC Area
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606989.html
11) Smarter Technology Needed to Alleviate Australian Traffic Pain: IBM
Link to article in Computerworld:
Link to news release from IBM:
http://www-03.ibm.com/press/au/en/pressrelease/33560.wss
12) The Fourth Element: Lawsuit Looms @ Crossroads of Broadcast, Mobile Traffic
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2011/02/16/Traffic-info-lawsuit.aspx
News Releases
1) Maryland SHA Emergency Patrol Sponsorship Allows Expansion to Overnight Coverage
2) BNSF Launches Collaborative Online Supply Chain Forum
Solicitation
- Request for Proposals – Knoxville Regional ITS Architecture Update and Strategic Deployment Plan – Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization
http://www.knoxtrans.org/rfp/its/
- Pre-Bid Meeting for the Toll Interoperability HUB RFP – March 8 – Washington, DC
http://www.tollinterop.org/news/entry/pre-bid-meeting-for-the-toll-interoperability-hub-rfp
Upcoming Events
Women's Transportation Seminar Annual Conference – May 18-20 – San Francisco
http://www.wtsinternational.org/SecondaryTemplate.aspx?id=5378
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** The first airmail delivery in the US, in a heavier-than-air aircraft and sanctioned by local postmasters, took-off, in Petaluma, California.
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