Friday, May 24, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 24, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) European Commission Adopts Rules On Operating Drones

European Commission

2) NASA Launches Final Stage Of Traffic Management System For Drones

Commercial Drone Professional

3) FAA Adds More Airports To Automated Drone Flight Authorization System

Nextgov

4) Quebec City Airport Encourages Aviation Enthusiasts By Installing ‘Planespotting’ Holes In Fence

Good News Network

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Uber And Lyft Battle Los Angeles Over Release Of Location Data

CNN Business

CAMERAS

6) Toledo Sues To Block Camera-Related Penalties

The Blade

7) Queens, New York Transit Advocates Rally For Bus Cameras To Catch Bad Drivers

Queens Daily Eagle

8) Chinese Traffic Camera Captures Man Scratching Face, Issues Fine

Global Times

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

9) Delaware DOT Eyes More Clarity In Tolls On New US 301 Bypass

Delaware State News

GPS / NAVIGATION

10) Lawsuit Questions Garmin’s ‘Lifetime’ Maps

Kansas City Business Journal

MARITIME

11) Ports Push For Smart Europe

Maritime Logistics Professional

PLANNING

12) Tampa City Council Wants More Citizen Input On Transportation Plans

Florida Politics

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Hackers Breach Perceptics, Company That Makes License Plate Readers for US Government

Vice

TRANSIT

14) Morrissey Posters Banned By Liverpool’s Merseyrail Transport Network

The Guardian

15) Metro Transit-St. Louis To Test Mobile Ticketing Platform

Progressive Railroading

16) Denver To Offer Teens Free Transit Pass On Their Smartphones

Chalkbeat

VEHICLES

17) SmartDriving Car Summit Focuses On Mobility For All

Princeton University

News Releases

1) UK’s Largest Maritime Simulations Center Opens At Solent University

Friday Bonus

Yesterday, a rider on one of the transit systems on which I make recorded announcements complained on Twitter about a fellow rider who was clipping their nails on the train. These kinds of grooming issues can be a problem on almost any bus or rail line. As a public service, please feel free to use this generic tongue-in-cheek announcement on your transit system. I tried to cover most inappropriate personal care.

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