Thursday, December 6, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 6, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

1) Boca Raton, Florida Ties Traffic Cameras Into Surveillance Network

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2012/12/05/boca-raton-smart-surveillance-network.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

2) YouTube Tips for Government

Link to video from Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/govgirl/YouTube-Tips-for-Government.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) MBTA to Install 400 New Security Cameras in Six Red Line Stations

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/dorchester/2012/12/mbta_to_install_400_new_securi.html

4) Advocates Push for Tougher Texting-While-Driving Law in Virginia

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/12/advocates-push-tougher-texting-while-driving-law

TRANSIT

5) Caltrain Can't Afford to Install Wi-Fi

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Chron-Watch-Caltrain-clueless-on-WiFi-4094370.php

6) Helsinki Commuters Use RFID to Get Transit Updates, Post Messages

Link to article in RFID Journal:

http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/10187

VEHICLES

7) NHTSA Gets White House OK to Mandate Vehicle 'Black Boxes'

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20121206/AUTO01/212060440/1148/NHTSA-gets-White-House-OK-mandate-vehicle-black-boxes-

8) Sprint Wants to Get in Your Car

Link to article in Popular Mechanics:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/auto-blog/sprint-wants-velocity-in-your-car

9) GEWI ITS America Webinar: 'How Navigation, Connected Vehicles and DOTs are Benefiting from TPEG

Link to recording of webinar:

https://itsa.adobeconnect.com/_a932559885/p7b23h4wbg5/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal

News Releases

1) New I-5 Traffic Cameras in Washington State Go Online

2) Texas' Capital Metro Recognized for Online Financial Transparency

3) Agero Connected Services to Power Acura’s Next-Generation AcuraLink Connected Car System

Upcoming Events

Parking Industry Exhibition – March 10-13 – Rosemont, Illinois

http://pieshow.parkingtoday.com/

Today in Transportation History    

1897 **115^th anniversary** London became the first city in the world with licensed taxicabs.

http://armchairanglophile.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/birth-of-the-black-cab/

1917 **95^th anniversary** Two ships traveling through Halifax Harbor collided causing munitions aboard one of the ships to explode.  The blast killed approximately 2,000 people.

http://www.cbc.ca/halifaxexplosion/

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