Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – April 25, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
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BICYCLES
1) Illinois to Start Tracking Bicycle ‘Dooring’ Collisions
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
2) Online Coupon Aids in DC Bikeshare’s Dramatic Ascent
Link to blog on Transportation Nation:
http://transportationnation.org/2011/04/22/online-coupon-aides-in-d-c-bikeshares-dramatic-ascent/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) Illinois Tollway to Allow Online Dispute of Violations
Link to article in The Beacon-News:
http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/5013337-418/tollway-to-allow-online-dispute-of-violations.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Personal Safety GPS Device Presents Security Risk
Link to article on CNET:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20056540-245.html
5) US Government Radio Navigation Plan Relies on GPS, with No Backup
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110422_3383.php
OTHER
6) Q&A with Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment
She discusses how The Netherlands will help India in the area of ITS.
Link to interview in the Business Standard:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/qa-melanie-schultz-van-haegen-netherlands/433301/
PARKING
7) San Francisco Officials Warn to Keep Eyes on Road, Not New Parking App
Link to article in The Examiner:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Traffic Safety Convoy to Raise Awareness on Road Accidents in Oman
Link to article in the Khaleej Times:
RAILROADS
9) Travelers Using Technology Find that Trains Beat Planes
Link to Tribune Newspapers column:
ROADWAYS
10) Londoners See the Sign
Some of the UK’s new road signs are “sloppily-designed.”
Link to commentary in Auto Racing Daily:
http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/general-interest/londoners-see-the-sign/
11) Texas Transportation Institute Helps Spread the Word About New National Retroreflectivity Standards
Link to article in Texas Transportation Researcher:
http://tti.tamu.edu/publications/researcher/newsletter.htm?vol=47&issue=1&article=5&year=2011
12) Thinking Highways (Europe/RoW) – March/April 2011 Issue
Link to magazine:
http://thinkinghighways.com/Pages/View-issue.aspx?id=8bc6945e-863e-444a-b2df-45a53f0d2c2f
13) Thinking Highways (North America) – March/April 2011 Issue
Link to magazine:
http://thinkinghighways.com/Pages/View-issue.aspx?id=e3b8e560-5c07-4d07-85af-60a31ca36134
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) FEMA’s Operating Systems Don’t Communicate Effectively, Despite Major IT Investments
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110422_5122.php
TRANSIT
15) NJ Transit Worker Fired for Burning Quran Will Get Job Back
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/nj_transit_employee_fired_for.html
16) Web-Based Telematics Move Beyond Dispensing Data
Link to article in Metro:
17) Improving the Transportation Experience with Transit Apps
Link to story on Marketplace:
18) Berkshire Regional Transit Authority Rides Into the Future
BRTA is adding ITS technology.
Link to article in the Berkshire Eagle:
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_17912780
19) On Eve of Tragedy Anniversary, TriMet Launches ‘Safety Dashboard’
Link to blog in The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2011/04/on_eve_of_tragedy_trimet_launc.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
20) Wichita, Kansas Roads Get Intelligent Traffic Monitors
Link to story and video on KAKE-TV
http://www.kake.com/news/headlines/Wichita_Roads_Get_Intelligent_Traffic_Monitors_120573524.html
VEHICLES
21) Hidden Peril; Cameras Could Save Hundreds of Children from Backover Accidents
Link to article in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110425/news/799998325/
22) Software Takes on More Tasks in Today’s Cars
Link to blog in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/04/the-growing-role-of-software-in-our-cars/
23) Gas Apps to the Rescue
Link to blog on The Car Connection:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1058884_gas-apps-to-the-rescue
News Releases
1) OnStar Chooses Winning App in Developer Challenge
Job Postings
– Public Affairs Specialist – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Washington, DC
http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=98734801
Solicitation
– Request for Bids – Change Xenon Changeable Message Signs To LED – California Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/weekly_ads/project.php?q=04-2E1704
Upcoming Events
MIT Summer Course: Discrete Choice Analysis – June 6-10
http://web.mit.edu/professional/short-programs/courses/discrete_choice_analysis.html
Today in Transportation History
1961 **50th anniversary** The first patent is issued for an integrated circuit.
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