Friday, August 3, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 3, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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BICYCLES

1) Minnesota Courts Cyclists with a New Mobile Platform

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1670392/minnesota-courts-cyclists-with-a-new-mobile-platform

CAMERAS

2) Over Half of California DOT Bay Area Traffic Cameras Broken

Link to story on KTVU-TV:

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/more-half-caltrans-traffic-cameras-fail-work/nP9Q3/

MARITIME

3) Indian Defense Minister Pushes for Completion of Coastal Radar Network Phase 1

Link to article in The Indian Express:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/antony-pushes-for-completion-of-coastal-radar-network-phase-1/983040/

OTHER

4) Are Government Kiosks Making a Comeback?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Are-Government-Kiosks-Making-a-Comeback.html

5) Lego Robot Vehicle Lesson Plans for Secondary Education

New curriculum to be used as tool for recruiting future transportation engineers.

Link to article in Florida Technology Transfer Quarterly:

http://www.t2ctt.ce.ufl.edu/CurrentNewsletter (page 5)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) New Traffic Network in Galway, Ireland Passes Its First Major Test

Link to article in the Galway City Tribune:

http://www.galwaynews.ie/27099-new-city-traffic-network-passes-its-first-major-test

7) US Customs and Border Protection Adds Low-Power Radio Station at Mexico Border Crossing

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/26923?c=border_security

8) Ada County, Idaho Use Cameras to Manage Traffic

Link to story on KBOI-TV:

http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Eyes-In-The-Sky-164819666.html

VEHICLES

9) Survey: Drivers Like In-Car Internet, Worry About Safety, Privacy

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229927/Survey_Drivers_like_in_car_Internet_worry_about_safety_privacy

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/ZO0ui

10) IIHS Considering Autonomous Braking, Other Tech as Part of Crash Evaluations

Link to article on AOL Autos:

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/02/iihs-considering-autonomous-braking-other-tech-as-part-of-crash

News Releases

1) US and Dubai Form Partnership to Promote School Bus Safety

2) Information Logistics Launches Audio Traffic Alert App in England

Solicitations

 -  Request for Proposals – Transit Safety and Security Audits – Detroit Transportation Corporation

http://www.transittalent.com/Solicitation_Listing.cfm?SolicitationID=30278

 -  Request for Proposals – Comprehensive Operational Analysis of DASH Fixed-Route Transit System – City of Alexandria, Virginia

http://www.transittalent.com/Solicitation_Listing.cfm?SolicitationID=30245

Upcoming Events

Future Travel Experience 2012 – September 5-7 – Vancouver, British Columbia

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/fte2012/

Friday Bonus  

Specialty advertising to fight distracted driving.

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Today in Transportation History    

1492 **520^th anniversary** Christopher Columbus left Spain with his fleet of the Pinta, Santa María and Niña, on his first voyage to the New World.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/127070/Christopher-Columbus/223123/The-first-voyage

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