Friday, January 17, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 17, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

1) Baltimore Councilman Mulls Subpoena for Secret Traffic Camera Audit

Link to story on WBFF-TV:

http://foxbaltimore.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/city-councilman-mulls-subpoena-secret-baltimore-traffic-camera-audit-24726.shtml

MARITIME

2) Ports of Tacoma and Seattle Agree to Share Information

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022689010_portagreement1xml.html

Link to news release: http://www.portoftacoma.com/Page.aspx?cid=6900

OTHER

3) Delaware's License Plates: Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder

Link to article in the Cape Gazette:

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/delawares-tag-beauty-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/1102587

4) App Gives Police Access to Oft-Used Info, Unclogging 911 Dispatch Centers

Link to article in Government Computer News:

http://gcn.com/articles/2014/01/16/badge-buddy-app.aspx

Link to further information: http://www.badgebuddypro.com/

PARKING

5) Edmonton to Use GPS, Cameras to Tag Parking Scofflaws

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/city-to-use-gps-cameras-to-tag-parking-scofflaws-1.2500326

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) New York State DOT Opens I-81 Outreach Center in Syracuse

Link to article in The Citizen:

http://auburnpub.com/news/local/new-york-state-department-of-transportation-opens-i--outreach/article_c5ade003-b42f-5ec6-a0f6-5294a28517a0.html

TRANSIT

7) New Blacksburg Transit Mobile App in the Works

Link to story on WSLS-TV:

http://www.wsls.com/story/24475492/new-blacksburg-transit-mobile-app-in-the-works

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) On Anniversary of 9/11, Other Agencies Were Left in Dark on Port Authority Lane Closures to George Washington Bridge

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Senator_No_evidence_of_a_legitimate_traffic_study_in_GWB_scandal_by_Port_Authority.html?page=all

9) New System to Monitor Traffic in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Link to article in El Nuevo Dia:

http://www.elnuevodia.com/nuevosistemaparamonitoreareltransitohaciaviejosanjuan-1691328.html (in Spanish)

Link to site: http://its.dtop.gov.pr

VEHICLES

10) Motorist Cleared in Landmark Google Glass Case

Link to story on Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1196439/google-glass-motorist-cleared-in-landmark-case

11) How We'll Interact with Our Cars in the Future

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/167590/how-you-will-connect-with-your-connected-car/

News Releases

1) NTSB Releases Top 10 Most Wanted List of Transportation Improvements for 2014

2) Where are the Iowa DOT Snowplows? Find Out Now Online

3) Introducing European Commission's Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA)

Job Posting

 -  Transportation Specialist – FHWA – Lakewood, Colorado or Atlanta, Georgia, or Matteson, Illinois or Baltimore, Maryland

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/359411000

Friday Bonus

Some milepost signs are more popular than others.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_24889289/colorado-hopes-mile-419-99-sign-interstate-70

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Educating Students for ITS Careers: Are Universities Meeting the Challenge? – February 6

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140206_univ.asp

Today in Transportation History    

1524 **490^th anniversary** Giovanni da Verrazano left Madeira, Spain en route to exploring the New World.

http://www.biography.com/people/giovanni-da-verrazzano-9517737

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