Friday, December 6, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) New Mobile App Available to Pay Tolls at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

Link to article in The Windsor Star:

http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/12/06/new-mobile-app-available-to-pay-tolls-at-detroit-windsor-tunnel/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

2) Can Smart Signals and Crowdsourcing Clear the Roads?

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/12/06/the_cost_of_gridlock_can_smart_signals_and_crowd_sourcing_clear_the_roads.html

OTHER

3) How Scientists Put Data to Work for Weather and Transportation

Link to article on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2013/12/05/how-scientists-put-data-to-work-for-weather-transportation/

RAILROADS

4) Metro-North is Ordered to Modify Its Signal System

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/nyregion/metro-north-is-ordered-to-modify-its-signal-system.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/r1Z0qA

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Confusion Over Electronic Ticketing System Forces Closure of Melbourne Rail Station Info Booth

Link to story on 3AW Radio:

http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/breaking-news-blog/myki-confusion-forces-closure-of-southern-cross-info-booth/20131206-2yvdz.html

6) Mobility Lab Uses Transportation Demand Management to Fight Congestion in the Washington, DC Area

Link to interview on Transportation Radio:

http://www.buzzsprout.com/18472/135207-mobility-lab

VEHICLES

7) GM and the Future of Context-Aware Apps

Link to podcast on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/podcasts/podcast-gm-and-future-context-aware-apps

News Releases

1) GEWI Newsletter: The Performance Issue – November/December 2013

2) New Jersey DOT Announces Travel Options and Outreach Plan to Prepare Motorists for Upcoming Closure of Northbound Pulaski Skyway

3) TREDS Launches Distracted Driving Education Program

Friday Bonus

I don't think Star Trek: The Next Generation ever did a Christmas episode.  Now, nearly a decade after the show ended, here it is.

http://youtu.be/oiSn2JuDQSc

  

Upcoming Events

Webcast: Integrated Technology: Connecting Mass Transit Agencies with Data and Visibility Toward Efficiency, Awareness and Safety – December 10

http://creative.cygnus.com/2013/DESIGN-3238/index.html

Today in Transportation History    

1958 **55^th anniversary** Pioneer 3 was launched.

http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/advanced/20th_far_pioneers.html

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