Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
January 8, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
PARKING
1)
Non-Functioning Car Park Signs in
Cheltenham Will Not Be Repaired in Foreseeable Future
Link
to article in the Gloucestershire Echo:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
2)
Philadelphia Launches Transit Safety
Campaign
Link
to story on WCAU-TV:
Link
to further information: https://lookupspeakup.com/
3)
Follow the Megaload with Idaho State
Police Tweets
Link
to article in the Times-News:
Link
to Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/IdahoStPolice
ROADWAYS
4)
Emails Link Top Aide to New Jersey
Governor to George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Controversy
Link
to article in The Record:
SAFETY / SECURITY
5)
US DOT Study Finds Digital Billboards
Don't Distract Drivers
Link
to article in The Hill:
Link
to report summary: http://goo.gl/EdRZrg
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
6)
How BART Survived a Site Launch in a
Traffic Storm
Link
to article in Government Technology:
7)
Advance Traffic Management Network
Launched in Manila
Link
to story on TV5:
TRANSIT
8)
Melbourne Schoolboy Exposes Security
Flaw in Public Transport Victoria's Website
Link
to story and video on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9)
Michigan Governor Says MDOT
Highway-Camera Monitoring Center in Detroit Big Help, Not Bit Brother
Link
to article and video on MLive:
VEHICLES
10)
Mercedes-Benz is Using QR Codes to Help
First Responders
Link
to article on Motor Authority:
News Releases
4)
Gracenote Powers First-Ever Voice-Activated, Mood-Based Music Listening
for Ford Sync AppLink Users
Job Postings
-
Professional Engineer (Traffic and
Parking Services) – City of Minneapolis – Minneapolis, Minnesota
-
Senior Toll Consultant – Traffic Technologies,
Inc. – Central/Northern New Jersey, New York, New York
Solicitation
-
Applications Solicited – 2014
Freight Academy – I-95 Corridor Coalition
http://www.freightacademy.org/nomination_form.html
(applications due 1/24/14)
Upcoming Events
TRB Next Generation TIM Research Workshop –
January 12 – Washington, DC (and on Twitter)
Today in Transportation
History
1979
**35th anniversary** The oil tanker Betelgeuse exploded in Bantry Bay, Ireland with the loss of 50
lives.
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