Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
March 28, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
April 6-8 is IBTTA’s Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop
in Jersey City, NJ!
New Addition to the program – Mayor Fulop of Jersey City will
welcome Delegates to the IBTTA Maintenance & Roadway Operations Workshop! A few other interesting program notes include an MUTCD
(signage) update from IBTTA’s representative, Maurice Palumbo of the Golden
Gate Bridge, and an overview of ASCE’s new sustainability ENVISION certification
program. We’ll see how the Port Authority is dealing with post-Sandy damage AND
have a special visit to the top of
One World Trade Center and the Tribute Memorial. For the Technical Tour, come
see how the Bayonne Bridge is being raised. The Port Authority will take the
attendees on to the construction site and explain the process. We’re talking
about Extreme Weather Management, Incident Management, Roadside Customer
Assistance, Work Zone Safety, Pavement Technologies, New LED Options, Law
Enforcement, Innovation in Asset Management and much more. Visit www.IBTTA.org/jerseycity to
check out the updated program and to register
today!
GPS / NAVIGATION
1)
Garmin Launches PND with DAB+ Traffic in
Germany
Link
to article in GPS Business News:
Link
to news release (in German)
2)
Waze Founder Faces Legal Battle in
Israel
Link
to article on ZDNet:
MARITIME
3)
High-Tech Buoy System Tracks Galveston
Bay Oil Spill
Link
to article in Government Technology:
ROADWAYS
4)
Maine Plan Would Remove About a Third of
Highway Signs
Link
to article in the Morning Sentinel:
5)
Oklahoma DOT: Miscommunication Caused
Traffic Back-Up on Broken Arrow Expressway
Link
to story on KOKI-TV:
TRANSIT
6)
Transport for London Trials Touch-Screen
Bus Stop with Real-Time Mapping
Link
to article in Design Week:
7)
Minnesota Valley Transit Considers More
Wi-Fi on Buses
Link
to article in the Star Tribune:
8)
Smartphone Apps to Follow Victoria
Public Transport Tracking Technology
Link
to article in The Age:
VEHICLES
9)
Access to Tesla Cars Only a Password
Away, Researcher Says
Link
to Reuters article:
News Releases
Friday Bonus
Autonomous
vehicles – 1935 version
Upcoming Events
Middle East and North
Africa Transport Congress & Exhibition – April 27-30 - Dubai
Today in Transportation
History
1979
**35th anniversary** A partial meltdown occurred at the Three Mile
Island Nuclear Generating Station, leading to a limited evacuation of the area.
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