Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
June 27, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
The Quality Assurance
program will embed data validation in INRIX's data license contracts, with
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established and used by the I-95 Corridor Coalition over the past four years.
Find out how a QA Program would be created and executed for your
agency. Register now for the June 28,
1:30 - 3:00 pm EDT webinar.
AVIATION
1)
Delta Tests Turnstile to Automate
Boarding
Link
to article in the Star Tribune:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2)
New Toll Booth Message on Garden State Parkway
Seeks to Eliminate Confusion
Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:
GPS / NAVIGATION
3)
Waze GPS Service Coming to a Car Near
You
Link
to article in PC Magazine:
4)
US Supreme Court's GPS Ruling May Have
Minimal Impact Because Cellphone Tracking is Legal
Link
to article in The National Law Journal:
MARITIME
5)
Richmond, Virginia Port Using Real-Time
Cargo Movement Technology
Link
to article in The Journal of Commerce:
6)
Inventing the iBoat
Link
to article in Marine News:
OTHER
7)
Covisint, Detroit's Failed Internet
Venture, is Alive and Well – and About to Go Public
Link
to article in Forbes:
8)
Travel Bookings Via Mobile Apps Soar
Link
to article in Travel Weekly:
9)
Planning and Flexibility are Key to
Effectively Deploying Broadband Conduit through Federal Highway Projects
Link
to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
RAILROADS
10)
Updates from US DOT's Volpe Center
-
Joint Volpe-FRA Pilot Makes
Measurable Improvements in Rail Safety
-
On the Ground at Manchester:
Making Surface Traffic More Visible
ROADWAYS
11)
Georgia ACLU to Defend Ku Klux Klan's
Bid to 'Adopt' a Highway
Link
to article in USA Today:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
When the President Comes to New York
City
Link
to video from The New York Times:
TAXIS
13)
Click A Taxi Goes for Country Coverage
Via App, Opens Up UK and Ireland
Link
to article on Tnooz:
TRANSIT
14)
GO Transit Uses Art Train to Collect
Ideas on Transportation Sustainability
Link
to article in the Toronto Star:
15)
MBTA May Sell Station Names
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
16)
Can the MBTA Improve Operations Through
Service Chain Optimization?
Link
to blog from ClickSoftware:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17)
Stuck in Traffic? US DOT Wants an App to
Prevent That
Link
to article on Nextgov:
Link
to notice from ITS Joint Program Office: http://goo.gl/7Wz4T
18)
China National Radio Launches Expressway
Traffic Channel
Link
to article in China Daily:
VEHICLES
19)
Serious Buzz About Siri
Link
to First Shift video from Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/article/20120627/VIDEO/306279924/1439
(story starts at 2:15)
20)
Tennessee Hopes to Cut Down DMV Wait Time with iPad
Kiosks
Link to article on Digital Trends:
Link to news release: http://news.tn.gov/node/9088
21)
Modern Car Connectivity Takes Distracted
Driving to Dangerous Levels
Link
to column in The Star-Ledger:
News Releases
4)
Ford Research Developing Intelligent System
to Help Drivers Manage Stressful Situations on the Road
Bernie's Notes
Join me at 2:15 pm ET Thursday for a Twitter chat with
#StoptheTexts, sponsored by @AdCouncil and @NHTSAgov. Look for #stopthetexts or @TransportComm.
Upcoming Events
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Today in Transportation
History
1912
**100th anniversary** The Italian Army's first air force, the
Battaglione Aviatori, was established.
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