Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – January 19, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
Social Media – What is it? How can my agency use it? What experience have others had?
The I-95 Corridor Coalition is hosting a webcast titled “The Use of Social Media for Travel Information” on Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (EST).
Many areas of interest regarding Social Media will be discussed during this webcast including: how it works, what information can be shared using it, how to implement it, how to get management buy-in for it, how do you know if it is working, and where is it all headed. In addition, two case studies from New York State DOT and North Carolina DOT will be highlighted.
For more information and to sign up for this no-cost webcast, please see the notice on the I-95 Corridor Coalition website athttp://www.i95coalition.org/
CAMERAS
1) Speed-Camera Company Behind Arizona Rule Change
Link to AP article:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/149574
OTHER
2) Upwardly Mobile
MIT professor speaks out on transit, technology in emerging economies.
Link to article in Fortune:
http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/01/19/upwardly-mobile/
3) XM Canada Seeks to Diversify Away from Auto Market with iPhone, Internet Apps
Link to CP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hjt9IzEaQD0KzR3sS2XBshoWs7eQ
4) Man Fined for Writing ‘Dirty’ Words on Pennsylvania-Owned Truck
Link to AP article:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10018/1029154-100.stm
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Video Cameras to Track High-Speed Rail in Northwest Russia – Police
Link to article in the RZD-Partner:
http://www.rzd-partner.com/news/2010/01/18/349756.html
TRANSIT
6) ‘Emergency Brake’ Name Confuses Many on New York Subways
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/nyregion/19brake.html
7) Commuters Using Fake Names to Register for Myki Transport Smartcard
Link to article in the Herald Sun:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) New SunGuide Traffic Management Center Opens in Florida
Link to article and video in The News-Press:
http://www.news-press.com/article/20100119/NEWS01/1190367/1075/I-75-traffic-message-signs-turned-on
9) Shanghai Rolls Out Resident-Friendly Traffic Remedies for Expo
Link to article on AsiaOne:
http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/News/Story/A1Story20100119-192915.html
10) Clearing the Road for Traffic Updates in Thailand
Link to article in the Bangkok Post:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/technews/31344/clearing-the-road-for-traffic-updates
Link to Traffy Twitter channel: http://twitter.com/traffy (in Thai)
VEHICLES
11) The Future of High-Tech Trucks is Now
Link to article on Today’s Trucking:
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=23170
News Releases
1) Government Investment Makes Intelligent Buses a Reality in Winnipeg
2) New Portal Launched for Dubai Metro, RTA Web Site Browser Service
3) China TransInfo Expands Real-Time Traffic Coverage, Establishes Relationship with Baidu
Job Postings
– Supervisory IT Specialist – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/getjob.aspx?jobid=85639854
Upcoming Events
EuroRail 2010 – February 22-24 – Berlin
http://www.terrapinn.com/2010/eurorail/
Today in Transportation History
1840 **170th anniversary** – Lt. Charles Wilkes of the US Navy, while on an exploring expedition, discovers a portion of Antarctica later known as Wilkes Land.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/198611
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