Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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OTHER

1) RFID in Transportation

Link to article on Engineering:

http://www.engineering.com/ElectronicsDesign/ElectronicsDesignArticles/ArticleID/7338/RFID-in-Transportation.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

2) Canadian Transport Minister Says Hazardous Good Shipments Should Be Kept Secret

Link to article in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/business/2014/03/18/lisa_raitt_says_hazardous_goods_should_be_kept_secret.html

3) California's North County Transit District Sued to Release Records

Link to story on KPBS Radio:

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/mar/18/north-county-transit-district-inewsource-records/

TRANSIT

4) POLITE (Policy Learning in Information Technologies for Public Transport Enhancement) Newsletter – February 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://www.polite-project.eu/public-documents/finish/62-newsletters/41-polite-newsletter-4-february-2014/0

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Traffic Information System Launched in UAE

Link to article in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/dh9m-uae-traffic-information-system-launched-to-help-drivers

Link to news release

6) Inside Fairfax County, Virginia's Transportation/Safety Nerve Center

Link to article in The Centerville Independent:

http://centrevilleindependent.com/county-hub-houses-transportationsafety-nerve-center/

News Releases

1) Volvo Initiates Project Using Cloud-Based Communication to Make Driving Safer

2) Audi and Inrix Collaborate to Launch Connected Real-Time Traffic and Driver Services in Russia

3) New York MTA Announces Advances in Real-Time Digital Communications

4) Iteris Introduces Vantage Pegasus Wireless Broadband

5) Delta Partners with LinkedIn to Connect Present and Future Business Leaders In-Flight

6) New York MTA Moves Forward with Video Cameras on Trains

Upcoming Events

Seminar: Teens, Technology and Transportation – March 25 – Burlington, Vermont

http://www.uvm.edu/~crvt/?Page=brianlee.html

Today in Transportation History    

1849 **165^th anniversary** Alfred von Tirpitz, who played a major role in the build-up of the German Imperial Navy, was born in Küstrin, Prussia.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/tirpitz.htm

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