Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
April 23, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
July 20-22 is IBTTA’s Summit on AET, Managed Lanes &
Interoperability in San Diego, CA
All-electronic
tolling, managed lanes and the drive to interoperability are already changing
the face of highway transportation. This IBTTA Summit July
20-22 gives you the latest on the technologies driving the transition, as
well as the customer service and communication challenges that shape
implementation. Learn about
the Intelligent Transportation Systems that are already transforming modern
toll roads, as well as the options for addressing security and privacy concerns
that are at the top of many customers’ minds. And most important, join your colleagues and peers to
explore the close link between AET and interoperability, and how to leverage
both to support expanded use of managed lanes. Visit www.IBTTA.org/sandiego for details and register
today!
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1)
Route-Planning App for Pedestrians to Be
Introduced in South Korea
Link
to article on The Korea Bizwire:
GPS / NAVIGATION
2)
Japan's Plan for Centimeter-Resolution
GPS
Link
to article in IEEE Spectrum:
PARKING
3)
How Parking Data Drives Urban Planning
Link
to article in GCN:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4)
Idaho Power Partners with Idaho
Transportation Department to Promote Seat-Belt Use
Link
to video:
SAFETY / SECURITY
5)
Utah DOT Says New BYU Traffic Safety
Model Saving Lives and Money
Link
to story on KSTU-TV:
6)
Senator Charles Schumer Wants Railroads
to Alert Communities About Transport of Hazardous Materials
Link
to article in the Daily Freeman:
7)
Study: Most Texans Drive and Talk; Many
Text
Link
to article on The Texas Tribune:
8)
A Way of Tracking Deer Helps New York
City Police Follow Their Prey in the Subway
Link
to article in The New York Times:
TRANSIT
9)
New York MTA Testing Solar-Powered
Kiosks that Provide Real-Time Info
Link
to article in Metro:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
Virginia DOT Signs Would Offer US 60 as
Relief from I-64 Traffic
Link
to article in The Virginian-Pilot:
11)
New Roswell, Georgia Traffic Center
Works to Warn Drivers
Link
to story on WSB-TV:
News Releases
Job Postings
-
Director, Office of Mobility
Innovation – Federal Transit Administration – Washington, DC
Upcoming Events
APTA Rail Conference –
June 15-18 – Montreal
Today in Transportation
History
1989
**25th anniversary** The battleship USS Iowa returned to its homeport of Norfolk following an onboard
explosion that killed 47 sailors.
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