Friday, December 27, 2013

Friday, December 27, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 27, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) San Francisco Added to a Burgeoning 'Street View for Bikes'
Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

CAMERAS

2) Vandals Knock Out 35 Oahu Traffic Cameras
Link to story on KHON-TV:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) New Freeway Toll-Collection System Symbolically Inaugurated on Taiwan
Link to article on Focus Taiwan:

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Nokia Removes Here Maps from Apple App Store
Link to article in The Indian Express:

OTHER

5) 'Multiviewers' Allow Ops Centers to Display Multiple Video Feeds
Link to article in Government Video:

PARKING

6) New York City Plans Pay-By-Phone Parking System
Link to article in Crain's New York Business:

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) TSA Gathering Contact and Incident-Related Info from Pipeline Operators
Link to article in Government Security News:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Crowd-Sourced Text-Messaging App Helps Nairobi Motorists Avoid Traffic Jams
Link to article on SciDev:

9) Video Tour of New Macomb County, Michigan Emergency Ops and Surveillance Center
Link to article and video on MLive:


News Releases


Friday Bonus
FedEx mechanics not only keep the planes flying; they do it with a smile.


Upcoming Events
ITE Technical Conference and Exhibit – March 9-12 – Miami
http://www.ite.org/conference


Today in Transportation History    
1968 **45th anniversary** Apollo 8 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

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