Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Attend IBTTA Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees and Transportation Finance Summit, April 29-May 1, 2012 in Jersey City, New Jersey
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:
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:
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
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 **185th anniversary** Maryland passed an act to incorporate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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