Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – January 19, 2010

January 19, 2010 at 6:06 pm

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:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/commuters-using-fake-names-to-register-for-myki-transport-smartcard/story-e6frf7jo-1225821393917

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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