Thursday, September 15, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, September 15, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Position Estimator Helps Guide Vehicles During GPS Disruptions

Link to article in CTS Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2011/08/index.html#GPS

OTHER

2) New York City's Taxi TV Gets a New Channel

Link to story and audio report on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnyc-news/2011/sep/15/taxi-tv-gets-second-channel/

3) Designing a Greener Commute in the Bay Area

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/designing-a-greener-commute-in-the-bay-area/

4) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – September 2011

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2011/2011-009-Sept.pdf

PARKING

5) Texting Service Makes It Simpler to Park in San Francisco

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/09/14/BAQ41L4PE3.DTL

6) Louisiana State University Using Social Media to Help Find Open Parking Spots

Link to story and video on WAFB-TV:

http://www.wafb.com/story/15465490/lsu-parking-employing-social-media

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Montreal Infrastructure Information Dismissed as Flimsy and Out of Date

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Information+dismissed+flimsy+date/5404803/story.html

8) Washington State DOT: Improving Our Website

Link to blog from WSDOT:

http://wsdotblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/improving-our-website.html

ROADWAYS

9) Technology Partnerships Project to Test Solar-Powered Traffic Signs

Link to article in Innovator:

http://simplesend.com/simple/t.asp?S=355&ID=48042&NL=4568&N=61105&SI=2170397&URL=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/innovator/pdfs/issue26.pdf (page 3)

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) 'CrashHelp' to Improve Emergency Medical Response for Rural Crashes

Link to article in CTS Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2011/08/index.html#crashhelp

TRANSIT

11) Utah Transit Authority May Allow More Ads, but Restrict Sexy Ones

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52584714-78/ads-uta-allow-committee.html.csp

12) Sharing Data Makes for Truly Public Transit

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/159/public-transit-data

13) High-Tech Bus Stops Debut in Rochester, New York

Link to story on WXXI Radio:

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wxxi/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1852678/WXXI.Local.Stories/High.Tech.Bus.Stops.Debut.in.Rochester

14) Los Angeles Agency Chugs Along to Bring Wi-Fi to Gold Line

Link to article on The Eastsider LA:

http://www.theeastsiderla.com/2011/09/city-agency-chugs-along-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-gold-line/

15) Using Data Analysis to Improve Transit Planning

Link to article in CTS Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2011/08/index.html#transitplanning

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) UK MPs Call for Stronger Leadership and Better Communication to Tackle Congestion

Link to article on Road Transport:

http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2011/09/15/139475/MPs-call-for-stronger-leadership-and-better-communication-to-tackle-congestion.htm

Link to news release and report from the UK Parliament:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/transport-committee/news/etm-report/

17) Virginia DOT Using Technology to Help Traffic

Link to story and video on WTKR-TV:

http://www.wtkr.com/news/wtkr-vdot-new-tech-traffic,0,7774741.story

VEHICLES

18) Study Crowns Radio as 'King of All In-Car Media'

Link to article in FMQB:

http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=2286690

Link to further information from Edison Research:

http://www.edisonresearch.com/home/archives/2011/09/the-road-ahead-media-and-entertainment-in-the-car.php

19) A Better Future? Autoweek Test-Drives Potential Safety Features

Link to article in Autoweek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110915/FRANKFURT/110919920

News Releases

1) BMW Chooses Mediamobile's Traffic Information for Navigation System

2) NJ Transit to Equip Entire Bus Fleet with On-Board Cameras

3) North Dakota DOT's 'Kilde Commercial' Wins National Award

4) New Crash Test Video Illustrates Importance of Car-Seat Use

Upcoming Events

Meteorological Technology World Expo 2011 – October 18-20 – Brussels

http://www.meteorologicaltechnologyworldexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1911 **100^th anniversary** Baltimore's Union Station opened. Today, it's known as Pennsylvania Station.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-backstory-20110911,0,2407632.story

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