Transportation Communications Newsletter: February 2012

This conference combines the best features of IBTTA's Transportation Finance Summit with the depth of content from the Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees organized by the Texas Department of Transportation Institute and the University of Minnesota in 2009-2011. Sessions will explore the latest studies and pilot programs in mileage-based user fees and the diverse range of financing tools available to toll agencies, state DOTs and local governments. Conference Partners: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Texas Transportation Institute and TRB. Co-Sponsors: I-95 Corridor Coalition, Mileage-Based User Fee Alliance and the Reason Foundation. View the preliminary agenda, make your hotel and travel reservations, and register today! www.ibtta.org/jerseycity

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

1) Politicians Tell UK Department for Transport 'Newspapers are the Best Place for Traffic Regulations'

Link to article in the Hastings and St. Leonards Observer:

http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local-news/newspapers_are_the_best_place_for_traffic_regulations_1_3560848

RAILROADS

2) ScotRail to Pilot Wi-Fi on Edinburgh to Glasgow Trains

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17190861

ROADWAYS

3) New Technology Could Help Washington State DOT Better Predict Road Conditions

Link to story on Northwest Cable News:

http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=140655373&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10222

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) US Secretary of Transportation Honks When He Sees Drivers Talk or Text

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2764717

5) In-Car Cameras Help Teens Improve Driving Skills

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/news/local/In-car-cameras-help-teens-improve-driving-skills-140613853.html

TRANSIT

6) Myki Website Glitch Triggers More Commuter Anger

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/myki-glitch-triggers-more-commuter-anger-20120228-1u07o.html

7) University of Cape Town Launches Jammie Shuttle Traveler Information System

Link to article in Monday Paper:

http://www.uct.ac.za/mondaypaper/?id=8961

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) App Will Help Blind, Visually Impaired Navigate Streets

Link to article in the Minnesota Daily:

http://www.mndaily.com/2012/02/28/app-will-help-blind-visually-impaired-navigate-streets

VEHICLES

9) US Rule Set for Cameras at Cars' Rear

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/business/us-rule-set-for-cameras-at-cars-rear.html

10) Mercedes to Integrate Apple's Siri into New Cars

Link to article in PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/250872/mercedes_to_integrate_apples_siri_into_new_cars.html

News Releases

1) In-Vehicle Connectivity an Opportunity for Mobile Audio

2) China Selects Telvent SmartMobility Technology to Enhance Mobility Management in the Country's Cities

3) Gary Umpleby Appointed New Chairman for ITS United Kingdom Public Transport Interest Group

4) DC Metro Launches New Alert System to Keep Bus and Rail Customers Better Informed

5) Tennessee DOT Launches US 27 Project Website

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Second Traffic Management Center Pooled Fund Study: A Look at SunGuide – February 29

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14lqSewckZQRFlryFNLhmoPJ32TFE9g4drYxPWUTAXhU/edit

Today in Transportation History

1827 **185^th anniversary** Maryland passed an act to incorporate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Maryland_state_laws_relating_to_the_Baltimore_and_Ohio_Rail_Road#1826_Chapter_123

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Monday, February 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) United Arab Emirates Launches Electronic Aviation Encyclopedia

Link to article from the Emirates News Agency:

http://www.wam.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289997686197&pagename=WAM%2FWAM_E_Layout

CAMERAS

2) New York State DOT Rethinks Traffic Camera Towers on Parkways After Complaints

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20120226/NEWS02/302260054/DOT-rethinks-traffic-towers-Westchester-parkways-after-complaints

3) Maine DOT Adding Traffic Cameras to I-295 in Advance of Construction

Link to article in The Portland Press Herald:

http://www.pressherald.com/news/drivers-will-see-traffic-from-i-295-web-cams_2012-02-27.html

Link to news release from Maine DOT:

http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=DOT_Press_Releases&id=353963&v=article

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Poster Campaign Urges Toronto Residents to 'Save the Subways'

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/02/26/toronto-subway-ads-taxpayers-coalition.html

Link to news release from the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition:

http://www.torontotaxpayer.ca/PressReleases/Taxpayers-Coalition-Announces-Advertising-Campaign-To-Save-The-Subways

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) New Jersey Fire Chief Develops App to Improve Emergency Response

Link to article in the Daily Record:

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20120227/NJNEWS/302270011/Firefighting-There-s-an-app-that

Link to further information: http://www.first-responder.com

TELEMATICS

6) US DOT's Distraction Guidelines as Challenge and Opportunity

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/dot%E2%80%99s-distraction-guidelines-challenge-and-opportunity

TRANSIT

7) Minnesota Light Rail Gets a Name, New Logo

Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/02/22/central-corridor-metro/

Link to news release:

http://www.metrocouncil.org/news/2012/METRObrandingFeb23.htm

8) Linx Transportation Network in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming Launches Online Ticketing

Link to article in Teton Valley News:

http://tetonvalleynews.net/news/linx-transportation-network-launches-online-ticketing/article_46bbd406-5f09-11e1-b236-0019bb2963f4.html

Link to further information from Linx:

https://webstore.linx.coop/ticketing/Default.asp

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Kentucky Speedway Getting the Fix on Traffic

Link to article in the Lexington Herald-Leader:

http://www.kentucky.com/2012/02/25/2083877/mark-story-kentucky-speedway-getting.html

10) New Animated DC Beltway Traffic Map Takes Guesswork Out of Commute

Link to story on WUSA-TV:

http://wusa9.com/news/article/192809/373/New-Animated-Beltway-Traffic-Map-Takes-Guesswork-Out-Of-Commute

Link to map: http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~rahul/I495/

11) Speed Sensors to Help Ohio Motorists Plan Travel Routes

Link to article in The Daily Jeffersonian:

http://www.daily-jeff.com/local%20news/2012/02/26/speed-sensors-to-help-ohio-motorists-plan-travel-routes

12) Master of Lights: The Man Who Controls Over 4,000 Signal Lights in Los Angeles

Link to article on Neon Tommy:

http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/02/master-lights-man-who-controls-over-4000-signal-lights-los-angeles

VEHICLES

13) Bill Ford: Computing Tech Will Upend the Auto Industry

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-57386019-78/bill-ford-computing-tech-will-upend-the-auto-industry

14) More Fleets Get Connected

Link to article in Connected World:

http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS120223151424157

News Releases

1) San Francisco International Airport's Noise Abatement Website Goes 3D

2) City of Zhenjiang, China and IBM Collaborate to Build a Smarter City

3) Megabus.com Launches New Bus Tracking Application for Customers

4) TomTom Expands Coverage of Real-Time Traffic Products for Licensing Customers

5) TomTom Signs Deal with NDrive to Enable Innovative Location-Based Apps for the Growing Mobile Market

6) BMW Introduces AUPEO Personal Radio App

7) ALK Technologies Announces Free CoPilot GPS App

8) Texas DOT Lets Potential Drunk Drivers See Themselves Behind Bars

Upcoming Events

Passenger Terminal Expo – April 18-20 – Vienna

http://www.passengerterminal-expo.com/

Today in Transportation History

2002 **10^th anniversary** A train fire in India killed 59 Hindu pilgrims.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/27/newsid_4168000/4168073.stm

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