Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
September 3, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
Countdown to Vancouver!
IBTTA’s 81st Annual
Meeting & Exhibition – September 22-25, 2013
There are only three
weeks left until the opening of the 2013 IBTTA Annual Meeting in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Don’t miss this opportunity to interact with the most influential toll
industry experts and decision makers from around the globe. Arrive a day
early for a fundraising golf event to
support the IBTTA Foundation. The Tournament will take place at Furry Creek
Golf and Country Club. IBTTA’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition will be held at
the Vancouver Convention Centre. Featured speakers include Daniel Sieberg, Google’s Head of Media Outreach and
a special presentation from Bryan
Norcross, Senior Hurricane
Specialist with The Weather Channel. For more information on registration,
hotel reservations, exhibiting or sponsorship, visit www.IBTTA.org/vancouver. Register
online today!
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1)
National Park Service Uses Sensors to
Aid Transportation Planning on Virginia Trail
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
CARTOGRAPHY
2)
New Missouri Road Map is Out There, But
Fewer of Them
Link
to AP article:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3)
Aiming to Build the World's Most
Intelligent Highways
Link
to article in BusinessKorea:
MARITIME
4)
Sweden Testing Traffic-Monitoring System
in Arctic
Link
to article in Maritime Journal:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/tlLgjH
OTHER
5)
Delaware DMV's Clever Twitter Response to Complaint
Proves Popular
Link to article in The News Journal:
6)
Traffic Fines Might Soon Come by Email
in South Africa
Link
to article in The Times:
PARKING
7)
Few Using New Oceanfront Parking Apps this Labor
Day in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Link to story on WTKR-TV:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
The Intersection of Transportation and
Social Media at New York State DOT
Link
to column in The Business Review:
RAILROADS
9)
Influence Game: Train Safety Move
Delayed Decades
Link
to AP article:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Police Want Warning Signs at Orlando
International Airport to Reduce Gun Seizures
Link
to article in the Orlando Sentinel:
TELEMATICS
11)
Commercial Telematics and the New EOBR
Rule: What to Expect
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
12)
Here Come More Telematics Options for
Insurers
Link
to column in Insurance & Technology:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13)
Minneapolis Touts New Downtown Traffic
Management System
Link
to story on KARE-TV:
14)
Study: UK Drivers Ignoring 'Useless'
Motorway Signs
Link
to article on UK Net Guide:
VEHICLES
15)
Mazda Starts Trials of New Car-to-Car
Communications System
Link
to article on Motor Authority:
16)
UK Attempting to Fight Off EU Road
Safety Rules
Link
to article on TRL:
17)
Inrix Demos Google Glass as a Heads-Up
Display in the Car
Link
to article on CNET:
18)
Communication Headsets for Motorcyclists
Offer Multiple Functions
Link
to article in The New York Times:
19)
CNET Looks at Connected Vehicles
Link
to articles:
-
How Google's Robo-Cars Mean the
End of Driving as We Know It
-
Self-Driving Cars Will Bristle
with Sensors
-
Platooning: The Future of Freeways
is Lining Up
-
First, Smart Cars. Next, Smart
Transport Grids
20)
Radio, In-Vehicle CE Guidelines
Link
to article in Radio World:
Link
to NHTSA Guidelines: http://goo.gl/5TVkAH
21)
Automakers Build Showroom in an App
Link
to article in The New York Times:
22)
Mazda Offering UK Customers Online
Booking for Servicing, Repairs
Link
to article in Automotive World:
23)
When Will Car Dealers Get with the Web?
Link
to blog in Fortune:
News Releases
Job Posting
-
Transportation Systems Engineer –
IBI Group – New York, New York
Upcoming Events
AirSage Webinar: Population Movements -- Data Solutions for Your
Transportation Studies – September 4
Today in Transportation History
1878
**135th anniversary** The SS Princess
Alice sank after colliding with the Bywell
Castle on the River Thames.
Approximately 600 people perished in the disaster.
1913
**100th anniversary** The Oakland, Antioch and Eastern Railway began
operations in California.
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