Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
April 23, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
CAMERAS
1)
Unpaid Red-Light Camera Tickets in Las
Cruces, New Mexico May Lead to Utility Cutoffs
Link
to story on KTSM-TV:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/dbTnQ
2)
Red-Light Cameras Catch Officers Running
Red Lights in Palm Beach and Broward Counties in Florida
In
some cases tickets dismissed even if officer wasn't responding to an emergency.
Link
to story on WPTV-TV:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3)
Google Street View Comes to Israel After
Negotiations
Link
to AP article:
ROADWAYS
4)
Maricopa, Arizona Mayor Wants ADOT to
Install Signage for Amtrak Crossing Delays
Signs
would advise of delays and direct drivers to alternate routes.
Link
to article in the Maricopa Monitor:
SAFETY / SECURITY
5)
Sikh Coalition Launches Mobile Phone App
for Reporting TSA Profiling
Link
to article in The Hill:
6)
California Traffic Safety Company Files
for Bankruptcy
Link
to article in The Orange County Register:
TELEMATICS
7)
Telematics Keeps Contractors Safe on the
Road
Link
to article in Constructech:
TRANSIT
8)
Why is a Patent Troll in Luxembourg
Suing US Public Transit Agencies?
Link
to article on The Atlantic Cities:
9)
Travel in Bangalore Buses Set to Become
Smarter
Link
to article in the Deccan Herald:
10)
Los Angeles Metro Rolls Out App with
Info on Nearest Stop and When Next Train or Bus Arrives
Link
to City News Service article:
11)
MBTA to Launch First Smartphone Rail Ticketing
System in US
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
Link
to news release from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority: http://goo.gl/8oBdk
12)
App Which Could Speed Up San Francisco
Muni Buses Sits Unused Due to Lack of Funding
Link
to article in The Bay Citizen:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13)
Western Australia Government Adds $47.6
Million to Ease Traffic Woes
Funding
will be spent on 'active traffic management', including CCTV and incident
response crews.
Link
to AAP article:
VEHICLES
14)
High-Tech Aid for Older Drivers
Link
to story on BBC News:
15)
Cadillac Expects 'Self-Driving Vehicle'
by Mid-Decade
Link
to article in automotiveIT International:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Webinar:
Florida DOT's Connected Vehicle Program - From World Congress and Beyond – May
10
Today in Transportation
History
1967
**45th anniversary** Soyuz 1 was launched. Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died during re-entry.
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