March 1, 2013
Connected Corridors Digest #3
March 1, 2013
In this issue: PATH/UCB Research, Corridors, Mapping/Routing, TRB Information, Apps/Parking, Transit, Freight, Economics/Policy, Ideas, Govt/Agencies/Organizations, Trades/Newsletters, Conferences/Seminars, Jobs/Opportunities
PATH/UCB Transportation RESEARCH
- Paper Presented at TRB Annual Meeting by Ethan Xuan and Tasos Kouvelakas
- Berkeley Transportation Letter | ITS.Berkeley.edu
- Car-Sharing Services Grow, and Expand Options - NYTimes.com
- SafeTREC-UCTC Friday Seminar: February 1, 2013 Alasdair Jones on Bus Pricing
- Safe Transportation Research & Education Center-Transportatioon Injury Mapping System
Corridors
- LA Has Become the First Major City to Sync All Its Traffic Lights - The Commute - Curbed LA
- Southern California Association of Government Publications & Reports
- Bay Area stuck with congestion like L.A.'s - SFGate
- Bay Area leaders consider merging region | www.ktvu.com
- Metro Releases Alternative Analysis Report On 710 Study : Eastern Group Publications
MAPPING/ROUTING
TECHNOLOGY
- Distracted Driver Research-Traffic Technology Today
- GEWI - January/February 2013 The Connected Vehicle – TPEG issue
- New markets for fleet telematics, part I | Telematics Update
- MOBINET: Your trip on a cloud in Europe
- Turn Off the Red-Light ... Cameras - Safer Intersections are within Reach
- Context-Aware Mobile Intelligent Transportation Systems| Whitepapers | TechRepublic
- How Virtual Traffic Lights Could Cut Down on Congestion - Commute - The Atlantic Cities
- San Francisco Area Prepares for the Electric Car - NYTimes.com
TRB INFORMATION
- TRB: A Project Evaluation Toolkit (PET) for Abstracted Networks: Final Report
- TRB:Congestion Survey & How Commuters Get Freeway Congestion Information
- TRB:Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems: 2013
- TRB: Continuing Project to Synthesize Information on Highway Problems: 2013
- TRB: A Half Century of Delivering Research That Works: Lessons from a Proven Organizational Model
- TRB: Travel Demand Forecasting 2012, Volume 1
- TRB: Incorporating Greenhouse Gas Emissions into the Collaborative Decision-Making Framework
- TRB 92nd Annual Meeting Special Coverage by AASHTO Transportation TV
- TRB: Infrastructure Financing Options for Transit-Oriented Development
- TRB: Finance, Pricing, Economics, and Equity Issues, 2012
APPS
TRANSIT
- Why People Choose Cars, Even When Mass Transit Would Serve Them Better - The Atlantic Cities
- Commuting trends - Chicago Tribune
ECONOMICS/POLICY
- Looking for New Ways to Pay for Roads and Bridges - NYTimes.com
- America's highway bill coming due | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram
- Transportation Community Voices Concern Over Potential Risk to Next Generation Vehicle Safety Technology - MarketWatch
- Stateline – Gas Tax Loses Favor as Governors Look for New Transportation Money
IDEAS
- The success of London’s congestion charge, in three maps | Grist
- Industry Perspective: Can Better Data Services Reverse Traffic’s Toll? Govt Tech
GOVERNMENT/AGENCIES/Organizations
- The Future of Connected Cars and Intelligent Transportation Systems: An interview with US DOT Advisor Bob Denaro - Directions Magazine
- RITA - New Director
- AASHTO Journal - February 8, 2013 - "News in Design" Segment Explores NYCDOT's Use of ITS to Solve Gridlock Problems
- Intelligent Transport Systems for Urban Areas - Transport
- MAPSS Performance Improvement program
TRADES/NEWSLETTERS
- ITS America Newsletter
- European Intelligent Transportation Systems - Ertico
- Mass Transit Magazine - February 2013
- Thinking Highways Latest Issue
- TRB CTS Catalyst: January 2013
- i-Mobility Newsletter - February 2013
Conferences/Seminars
- USDOT Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinars and On-line Training Opportunities
- Environment Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles IV'13 Symposium Workshop, June 23, 2013, Gold Coast, Australia
- 7th Annual Conference on Visualization
- 16th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems - Overview - Open Innovation
- Meeting State and MPO Information Needs in a Constrained Fiscal Environment: Joint Midyear Meeting for TRB and AASHTO Committees
- 2013 Annual Freight Meeting — Mid-America Freight Coalition
JOBS/OPPORTUNITIES
- RFI: TCRP 2013 Synthesis Study Topics Sought
- Applicartion for participation in the Multistate Corridor Operations and Management Program
- TRB; Public Transportation Senior Program Officer Position Available in TRB's Technical Activities Division
- User Interfaces for Sustainable Commuting Internships About XRCE Xerox Research Centre Europe - XRCE
- Intelligent Transportation Systems Strategy/Planning Advisor Jobs - Abu Dhabi, UAE