Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, December 19, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
BICYCLES
1) A Measure of Bicycling Impact on Your Community … Media Attention and Business Generation
Link to blog on Bikeable Communities:
CAMERAS
2) Ireland's National Roads Authority Plans to Install Dozens of Cameras to Get Real-Time Speed Data
Link to article in the Irish Independent:
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/big-brother-fears-over-cameras-on-motorways-2967308.html
3) Times-Picayune Appeals to Louisiana Supreme Court to Get List of Traffic-Camera Scofflaws
Link to article in The Times-Picayune:
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/12/times-picayunes_attempt_to_get.html
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) New North Carolina Toll Road Causing Out-of-State Confusion
Transponders aren't compatible with E-ZPass.
Link to story on WTVD-TV:
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/troubleshooter&id=8472671
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Next Wave of GPS Promises Stronger Signals
Link to AP article:
OTHER
6) A European Vision for Passengers: Communication on Passenger Rights in All Transport Modes
Link to communication from the European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/passengers/doc/comm-2011-898-european-vision-passengers_en.pdf
7) Articles on DutchMobility.com
- Road Users in North Holland to Get Travel Times Comparing Public Transport and Driving via Signs
- A Quarter of All One-Way Trips on Belgium's De Lijn are Purchased via SMS
http://www.dutchmobility.com/707/a-quarter-of-all-one-way-trips-on-de-lijn-are-purchased-via-sms/
8) Five Transportation-Related Topics Were Top New York City Google Searches in 2011
Link to article on The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/nycs-top-2011-google-searches_n_1152126.html
PARKING
9) Mall of America Lets Shoppers Find Parking by Phone
Link to article in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/business/135868738.html
RAILROADS
10) Norfolk Southern Uses Peer Learning to Boost Safety
Link to article in Investors Business Daily:
ROADWAYS
11) New Hampshire Lawmakers Propose Warning Signs on Massachusetts Border
Link to article in The Eagle-Tribune:
http://www.eagletribune.com/latestnews/x1759192465/YOU-ARE-ABOUT-TO-ENTER-MASSACHUSETTS
12) Ogdensburg, New York Bridge Needs More Signs in Canada, Say Operators
Link to article in the Watertown Daily Times:
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20111218/NEWS05/712189927
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) Texas DOT Hopes Light-Hearted Campaign Will Curb DWI Fatality Stats
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
TELEMATICS
14) News from Telematics Update
- Telematics, Apps and In-Car Connectivity
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-apps-and-car-connectivity
- Telematics: The Partnership Imperative
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/telematics-partnership-imperative
- ZoomSafer CEO: A Cellphone Ban Has 'Potentially Massive Ramifications'
TRANSIT
15) Oregon's TriMet Offers Online Tool for Public to Select 'Revenue Generation' Ideas
Link to article in The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/12/want_to_tell_trimet_how_to_run.html
Link to news release:
http://trimet.org/news/releases/dec15-budget-guide.htm
Link to site: http://trimet.org/mailforms/budgetchoices
16) Robert Devin, Announcer for the MBTA, Dies at 94
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
17) Public Transport 'Should Emulate the Apple Approach'
Bus stops free from advertising and reliable real-time information have attracted riders to BRT.
Link to article in New Transit:
http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/new_transit/news/?ID=29199
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) Overhaul of San Francisco Bay Area 511: Faster Directions for Faster Commutes
Link to article from the Contra Costa Times:
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_19575379
Link to news release from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission:
http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/press_releases/rel539.htm
Link to new site: http://trafficbeta.511.org
19) Lubbock, Texas Upgrading Traffic Management System
Link to story on KCBD-TV:
http://www.kcbd.com/story/16344575/lubbo
VEHICLES
20) Nissan to Work with City of Beijing to Test Sending Drivers on Quick Routes and Giving Them Information on Their Fuel Usage
Link to article on Autos.ca:
http://www.autos.ca/general-news/better-routes-fuel-info-focus-of-new-nissan-test
News Releases
1) 'Green Routing' Can Cut Car Emissions Without Significantly Slowing Travel Time, Buffalo Study Finds
3) Kansas DOT Offers New and Improved Traveler Information Services Online
4) Long Island Rail Road Launches Real-Time Train Information Pilot
5) RAC Foundation Wins Premier Award from the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
6) TÜV Rheinland Joins Quality Control Team for DOT’s Safety Pilot Model Deployment
7) Belden Announces Intention to Make All-Cash Offer for RuggedCom Inc. for C$22.00 per Share
8) RuggedCom Responds to Belden Announcement
Upcoming Events
Talking Operations Webcasts: Organizational Management for Signal Systems – December 20 & 22
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=780 (Part A)
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=781 (Part B)
Today in Transportation History
1606 **405th anniversary** Three ships, the Godspeed, the Susan Constant and the Discovery, left England with settlers who founded Jamestown, Virginia.
http://www.historicjamestowne.org/
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