Friday, March 6, 2015

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Friday, March 6, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Oklahoma House Rejects Test of Photo Toll System

Link to article in the Tulsa World:

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/capitol_report/oklahoma-house-says-yes-to-switchblades-no-to-new-toll/article_7ea9aea6-8492-56e7-9c43-f318ec7c85c9.html

FREIGHT

2) Cargomatic Helps Ease Port Congestion with 'Uber for Trucking'

Link to article in L.A. Biz:

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2015/03/05/cargomatic-helps-ease-port-congestion.html

Link to further information

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) Infrastructure Money Tight? Do Better Bus Marketing

Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2015/03/06/infrastructure-money-tight-do-better-bus-marketing/

TRANSIT

4) Better Relationships Mean Better Regional Transit

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12038317/better-relationships-means-better-regional-transit

5) New App Helps Commuters Track State Shuttle Buses in New Mexico

Link to article in the Santa Fe New Mexican

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/briefs/new-app-helps-commuters-track-state-shuttle-buses/article_61ac527b-8cb2-56a6-b3a6-29a9c85b44cf.html

6) Create an Information Ride with Digital Signage

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12033660/create-an-informational-ride-with-digital-signage

7) GPS Technology Makes Taking the Bus Less Cold, More Cool in Edmonton

Link to column in the Edmonton Journal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Staples+technology+makes+taking+less+cold+more+cool/10865252/story.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Three New and Improved Traffic Directing Robots Deployed in Kinshasa

Link to AFP article:

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/05/robocops-being-used-as-traffic-police-in-democratic-republic-of-congo

Link to video

9) Agencies in Broward County, Florida to Combine Traveler Information Efforts

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-95-corridor-congestion-information-20150308-story.html

10) Virginia DOT Subcontractor Does It All During Snowstorms

Link to article in The Free Lance-Star:

http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/transportation/vdot-subcontractor-does-it-all-during-snow-storms/article_7e399c62-d529-51ae-ac4d-ec64b3b3c016.html

VEHICLES

11) Toyota Creates Department to Unify 'Connected Car' Technologies

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2015/03/06/toyota-creates-department-to-unify-connected-car-technologies/

Link to news release

News Releases

1) Cincinnati Airport Cuts One-Third of Security Queue Time

2) North Carolina DOT Highlights Its Weekly Events on 'NCDOT Now'

Job Postings

 -  Managing Editor – Mobility Lab – Arlington, Virginia

http://mobilitylab.org/2015/03/05/managing-editor/

 -  Associated Project Managers Level I & II – The Kohl Group – New York, New York

http://jobview.monster.com/Associate-Project-Manager-Job-New-York-City-NY-US-147170946.aspx?mescoid=1100003001001&jobPosition=1

Friday Bonus

What if there was an action movie about infrastructure maintenance?

http://youtu.be/Wpzvaqypav8

(Skip to 17:43 to just see the movie trailer)

Upcoming Events

International Wireless Communications Expo – March 16-20 – Las Vegas

http://www.iwceexpo.com/

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