Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
July 17, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Join IBTTA September 9-13, 2012 for our 80th Annual
Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.
This year’s annual
meeting promises to provide top-notch content combined with an exhibit hall and
exciting special events and tours. Hosted by Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, the
Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway
Authority and the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, attendees will hear
about tolling solutions and experiences from across the globe. Network
with toll industry professionals and hear experts discuss transportation
policies, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to worldwide mobility
challenges.
Register by August 24,
2012 to receive the early bird registration discount. And be sure to book
your hotel today to receive the IBTTA negotiated rate. To get all the
meeting details and to register, visit www.ibtta.org/orlando.
AVIATION
1)
Free Wi-Fi Coming to Twin Cities Airport
by October; Vendor Selected
Link
to article in the Pioneer Press:
CAMERAS
2)
ATS Launches Website on Economic
Benefits of Red-Light Cameras
Link
to article in the Phoenix Business
Journal:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/56Mkw
OTHER
3)
Transport Minister: Bulgaria to Join
Creation of Pan-European Public Open Data Portal
Link
to BTA article:
4)
Can Bing's 'Social Search' Improve Trip
Planning?
Link
to article in USA Today:
5)
Washington State Agency Uses New
Technology for Public Input
Link
to blog on Transportation Issues Daily:
6)
July Issue of Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator
Link
to newsletter:
RAILROADS
7)
How a First-Class Latino Website Can
Lead to Unexpected Sales Growth
Link
to commentary on Fox News Latino:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
New Law Allows Hands-Free Texting While
Driving in California, Sort of
Link
to article in the San Jose Mercury News:
9)
A Reminder: The Shift in Emergency
Communications is Far from Complete
Link
to blog in Emergency Management:
TELEMATICS
10)
GM to Allow Drivers with OnStar to Rent
Their Cars
Link
to Reuters article:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/56OYU
11)
Hughes Telematics 'Rising Tides Raise
All Boats'
Link
to video interview with Kevin Link, Senior Vice President from Telematics
Update:
TRANSIT
12)
Transit Supporters Say New Media Provide
Tools to Better Advocate
Link
to article on Twin Cities Daily Planet:
13)
How the New iPhone Will Expose Cities
Lagging on Open Data
Link
to article on The Atlantic Cities:
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/07/16/mobile-technology-association-of-michigan-absorbs-connectech/
14)
Voice of New York City Subway Vies for
Gold Coast Tram Job
Link
to article in the Gold Coast Bulletin:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
London 2012 Olympics Journey Planner:
Transport for London Unveils Its Social Media Strategy
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/bn1OY
16)
Chunghwa Telecom Unveils Taiwan Traffic
App
Link
to article in The China Post:
17)
Oregon Transportation Officials Take Blame
for Weekend Traffic Mess on Portland Highways
Link
to column in The Oregonian:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Telematics Brazil & LATAM 2012 –
September 12-13 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Today in Transportation
History
1962
**50th anniversary** Major Robert M. White set an altitude record of
314,750 feet flying in an X-15.
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