Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, May 28, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) Police Use High-Tech Lures to Reel in Bike Thieves

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/us/police-use-high-tech-lures-to-reel-in-bike-thieves.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) North Korea Driving Instructions Come to Google Maps

Link to article on North Korea Tech:

http://www.northkoreatech.org/2014/05/28/north-korea-driving-instructions-come-to-google-maps/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Georgia's Tolling System Will Soon Work on Florida, North Carolina Roads

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/states-tolling-system-will-soon-work-on-fl-sc-road/nf8XK/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Building Next-Gen ITS for 'Big Data' Value

Link to Terranautix blog:

http://terranautix.com/2014/05/28/building-next-gen-its-for-big-data-value/

5) ITS Minnesota Newsletter – Spring 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://goo.gl/x620Ye

6) ITS New Jersey Newsletter, 'The Connector' – May 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://transportation.njit.edu/itsnj/newsletters/ITSNJ-The_Connector-May_2014.pdf

OTHER

7) Mobile Smart Form Speeds US DOT Research

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2014/05/28/dot-smart-forms.aspx

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Port and City of Hood River, Oregon Hope to Protect Lives with New Waterfront Sign System

Link to article in the Hood River News:

http://www.hoodrivernews.com/news/2014/may/28/port-city-hope-protect-lives-new-waterfront-sign-s/

9) Video Surveillance Improves Security on Mass Transit, Subways

Link to article in Government Video:

http://www.governmentvideo.com/article/video-surveillance-improves-security-on-mass-transit-subways/115109

TRANSIT

10) Buses in Kolkata, India to Go High-Tech Soon

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/City-buses-to-go-hi-tech-soon/articleshow/35692438.cms

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) San Diego Region Benefits from Integrated Corridor Management, 511 App

Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/san-diego-icm-511-app

VEHICLES

12) Google Rolling Out Its Own Driverless Cars

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/27/google-new-self-driving-car-prototype/9651809/

News Releases

1) Brisa, Egis and NedMobiel Form New Mobility Venture

2) IBM Unleashes New Tools to Accelerate Data-Driven Cities

Upcoming Events

ITS 3C Summit – September 14-17 – Mobile, Alabama

http://www.its3csummit.com/

Today in Transportation History    

1969 **45^th anniversary** The Alberta Resources Railway began service.

http://railways.library.ualberta.ca/Chapters-13-2/

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