Thursday, August 15, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, August 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

1) Freehold Mall First New Jersey Shopping Center to Use License Plate Readers

Link to video from the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/videonetwork/2591738441001/Freehold-mall-license-plate-readers-first-in-NJ

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

2) ITS America Transportation Technology News – August 15

Link to newsletter:

http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/itsa/itsa081513.php

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) TriMet Does Not Hide Documents or Delay Public Requests, Law Firm Says

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/08/trimet_does_not_hide_documents.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/PZQbB7

RAILROADS

4) New STB Rule Requires Class I Railroads to Separately Provide Positive Train Control Expenses in Annual Reports

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=37275 

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) New Jersey Law Requires Signs Throughout State Reminding Drivers Not to Text and Drive

Link to article in the Courier-Post:

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20130814/NEWS01/308140069/Nikki-s-Law-against-distracted-driving-signed

Link to text of law: http://goo.gl/woXCkO

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

6) Teens Use Twitter to Thumb Rides

Link to story on NPR:

http://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=209530590

TELEMATICS

7) Brazil World Cup and Olympics: Opportunities Lost and Gained

Link to articles on Telematics Update:

http://goo.gl/q1GQP7 (part 1)

http://goo.gl/t8Lo9X (part 2)

TRANSIT

8) Des Moines Area Regional Transit Wants Anti-Mass Transit Ads Banned from Bus Benches

Link to article in The Des Moines Register:

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/08/14/dart-wants-anti-transit-ads-banned-from-bus-benches/article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Vancouver-Area Project Monitors Cellphones to Track Traffic Jams

Link to Canadian Press article:

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/the-canadian-press/130814/vancouver-area-project-monitors-private-cellphones-track-tra

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/A7M6uK

10) Vietnam Taps Big Data to Avoid China's Traffic Catastrophe

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/115427

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/8dDpGP

VEHICLES

11) SiriusXM Buys Agero's Connected Vehicle Business for $530 Million

Link to story on Fox Business:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2013/08/15/sirius-xm-buys-agero-roadside-assistance-business-for-530m/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/SJq2kU

News Releases

1) AirSage First Ever Transportation Industry Survey

Upcoming Events

IRF World Meeting and Exhibition – November 9-13 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

http://irf2013.org/

Today in Transportation History    

1973 **40^th anniversary** Queen City Metro began service as the public transit operator in the Greater Cincinnati area.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130811/NEWS/308110031/Metro-started-joyride-40-years-ago

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