Monday, February 27, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, February 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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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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