Thursday, April 5, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, April 5, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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OTHER

1) Inrix Says $1 Billion Valuation Possible as IPO is Considered

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-04-05/inrix-says-1-billion-valuation-possible-as-ipo-is-considered

2) Google Shows Off Augmented Reality Specs

Company wants glasses to deliver real-time traffic information.

Link to article in PC Pro:

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/373945/google-shows-off-augmented-reality-specs

3) Missouri House Endorses Ads Inside and Outside School Buses to Help Districts Pay Transportation Costs

Link to AP article:

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f8c00c70850c4154b09202db7c8f6c2b/MO-XGR--School-Bus-Ads/

ROADWAYS

4) Ontario Wildlife Detection System Means Safer Roads

Link to article on Today's Trucking:

http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=28254

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Indiana School Bus Inspections Rev Up with New App

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/wireless/Indiana-School-Bus-Inspections-App.html

6) Distracted Driving Awareness Month

New information about distracted driving and why teen girls are more distracted than boys.

Link to The Peggy Smedley Show:

http://filesource.abacast.com/wsradio/m2mradio/040312/segment1040312.mp3

TRANSIT

7) Sound Transit Rejects Controversial 'Unionization' Ad

Link to article on PubliCola:

http://publicola.com/2012/04/04/sound-transit-rejects-controversial-unionization-ad/

8) Metro-North Communication Efforts Picking Up Speed

Link to article in The Advocate:

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Metro-North-communication-efforts-picking-up-speed-3456879.php

News Releases

1) DART Police a txt Away

2) 20% Drop in Car Accidents Thanks to Telematics Insurance

Upcoming Events

International Transport Forum – May 2-4 – Leipzig, Germany

http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/

Today in Transportation History

1722 **290^th anniversary** Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen became the first European to discover Easter Island.

http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/contacts.html

1962 **50^th anniversary** President John F. Kennedy delivered a special message to Congress on transportation.

http://www.jfklink.com/speeches/jfk/publicpapers/1962/jfk129_62.html

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