Friday, January 17, 2014

Friday, January 17, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 17, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057



CAMERAS

1) Baltimore Councilman Mulls Subpoena for Secret Traffic Camera Audit
Link to story on WBFF-TV:

MARITIME

2) Ports of Tacoma and Seattle Agree to Share Information
Link to article in The Seattle Times:

OTHER

3) Delaware's License Plates: Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
Link to article in the Cape Gazette:

4) App Gives Police Access to Oft-Used Info, Unclogging 911 Dispatch Centers
Link to article in Government Computer News:
Link to further information: http://www.badgebuddypro.com/

PARKING

5) Edmonton to Use GPS, Cameras to Tag Parking Scofflaws
Link to CBC News story:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) New York State DOT Opens I-81 Outreach Center in Syracuse
Link to article in The Citizen:

TRANSIT

7) New Blacksburg Transit Mobile App in the Works
Link to story on WSLS-TV:

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:

9) New System to Monitor Traffic in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Link to article in El Nuevo Dia:
Link to site: http://its.dtop.gov.pr

VEHICLES

10) Motorist Cleared in Landmark Google Glass Case
Link to story on Sky News:

11) How We'll Interact with Our Cars in the Future
Link to article on Quartz:


News Releases


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


Friday Bonus
Some milepost signs are more popular than others.


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


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

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