Friday, July 30, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 30, 2021 - Rahway, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Recruiting Gamers For Next Generation Of Air Traffic Controllers

NBC Nightly News video

2) FAA Introduces Animated Runway Safety Messages

AOPA

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) New York Thruway Authority: 59,000 Affected In E-ZPass Toll Misreads, Overcharges At Lackawanna Gantry

WGRZ-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Driving A More Intelligent, Integrated Travel Experience

GCN advertorial

MOBILITY

5) The Apps That Are Redefining Accessibility

Bloomberg CityLab + Equality

OTHER

6) Veteran Transportation Journalist Dan Mahalaba Dies At 72

Trains

PARKING

7) Jeff Perkins Is Bringing His Marketing Mind To The ParkMobile CEO Seat

Hypepotamus

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Maricopa Association Of Governments Launches ‘See Me AZ’ Safety Campaign 

KNXV-TV

9) VIA Bus-Muppet ‘Buppet Buster’, Plus Classic ‘80s Jingle Are Back In New Ads Urging San Antonians To Ride The Bus

San Antonio Express-News

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Okaloosa County Sheriff Using what3words To Automatically Locate 911 Callers

Northwest Florida Daily News

TRANSIT

11) Visa Mobility Study: Most Want Contactless Payments On Public Trans

PYMNTS

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Agency For Traffic Management Approved For Niger State, Nigeria

The Sun

VEHICLES

13) Algorithm Could Improve How Self-Driving Cars Take on Narrow Streets

Route Fifty

News Releases

1) Missouri DOT To Run Commercial Motor Vehicle Awareness Campaign In August

2) US National Transportation Atlas Database Summer 2021 Adds Alternative Fuel Corridors Dataset, 11 Other Updates

3) Canadian Government Announces Upgrades To Klondike Highway Corridor In Yukon, Including ITS

4) City Of Toronto Launches Road Safety Public Education Campaign

Friday Bonus

As an old school journalist I’ve always been very careful about not publicly backing candidates or supporting political parties, but today I have decided to break that rule with my first endorsement. Today I’m publicly coming out in favor of Giant Cone and his/her/its candidacy.

Job Postings

 -  Video Production Specialist III - Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Upcoming Events

​​TRB Webinar: Lend a Helping Hand—Sharing Airport Data for Risk Management - August 9

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Thursday, July 29, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Qantas Gears Up Digital Health Pass Ahead Of International Flights Resuming

ZDNet

2) Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Airport Creates New Brand, Communications Campaign

The Costa Rica News

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) US Commerce Secretary Joins Fight Against GPS Jamming

AVweb

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Report Exposes Smart City Tech Gaps

ITS International

5) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - July 29, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

6) Global Maritime Cargo Carriers Grapple With The Great Digital Divide

Business in Vancouver

RAILROADS

7) FRA Issues Final Rule On Revised PTC Reporting

Railway Age

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA Plans For Airport Biometrics, Mobile Driver’s Licenses Hinted At In DHS Webinar

Biometric Update

9) New Study Finds Hands-Free Cellphone Laws Associated With Fewer Driver Deaths

Pike County News Watchman

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Uber, Rosetta Stone Team To Offer Free Language Courses To Drivers

The Verge

TRANSIT

11) Missouri’s St. Joseph Transit Taking Public Input For Rebrand

News-Press

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Interview With Total Traffic Staff 

Flagger Force

News Releases

1) Parking Near Airports Launches Booking Platform To Reserve Secure Off-Airport Parking

2) App Trial At University Of Queensland To Put Transport Options In The Palm Of Your Hand

3) Inrix Expands Signal Analytics With Systemwide Dashboards And Reporting To Measure Intersection Performance Without Hardware

4) United First US Airline To Offer Economy Customers Option To Pre-Order Snacks, Beverages

5) Responsibility.org, Traffic Safety Leaders Form National Alliance To Stop Impaired Driving

Upcoming Events

IGNITE 2021 - Transportation & Logistics Technology Conference - August 3-5 - San Antonio

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Berlin Installs New ‘Bicycle Barometer’ To Count Cyclists

Berlin Spectator

2) On-Screen Depictions Of Biking Don’t Reflect Reality

Slate

AVIATION

3) Australian Researchers Use AI System To Ensure Social Distancing At Airports

Xinhua

CAMERAS

4) New York Lawmakers Want State DOT To Record Its Highway Cameras

Rockville Centre Patch

5) Richmond County, Georgia Solves Crime With License Plate Reader

Government Technology

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Ohio Officials To Add Portions Of National Road To Maps

Times Leader

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Waze Now Warns You About Traffic And Detours Before You Start Driving

XDA Developers

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) What Is A Smart City? These French Graduates Traveled The World For A Year To Find Out.

Euronews Next

MARITIME

9) SpaceX Wants FCC OK For Maritime Terminal Test

Satnews

OTHER

10) 9th US Circuit Court Rules Federal Agents Can’t Confiscate People’s Cellphones At Ports Of Entry

Border Report

11) 21st Century Land Mobile Radio Systems

Disaster Zone podcast

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Utah DOT Starts New Campaign After Uptick In Road Litter, Debris

Standard-Examiner

ROADWAYS

13) Controversy Over ‘Thin Blue Line Flag’ Attached To Ohio Highway Sign Honoring Fallen Officer

WJW-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Mercedes-Benz, TfL To Develop Digital Tool For High-Risk Locations Before Incident Happens

Highways News

15) More Art, Fewer Accidents?

Philadelphia Citizen

TRANSIT

16) Washington State’s Central Transit Introduces SMS Text Messages, Interactive Voice Response Messaging

Daily Record

17) ‘METGo’ Mobile App Provides Free Public Transportation In Southwest Virginia

WCYB-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Seoul To Collect Traffic Data Via IoT Network

ITS International

19) South Korea’s Transport Ministry Aims To Digitalize Major Roads To Support Commercialization Of Autonomous Cars In 2027

NewsWorld

20) Research Provides Recommendations For Minnesota Cities And Employers To Better Manage Vehicle Traffic

Catalyst

News Releases

1) ​​ITS America President & CEO Accepts Executive Position At AECOM

2) New Air Traffic Control Tower And Mission Control Center Opens At Cecil Air And Spaceport

3) Colorado DOT Shares True Stories Of Horrific Crashes To Get People To Buckle Up

4) ​​Ford Fund And Governors Highway Safety Association Award Grants To Help Combat Teen Speeding, Announce Return Of Hands-On Training Clinics

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Connected Vehicle Applications Used in the Real World - July 29

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) ‘Attention Please’: The New Voices Of Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport

Minnesota Public Radio

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Maps In iOS 15 Could Help You Avoid Extreme Weather

CNET

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Why The US Toll System Is So Complicated

Cheddar video

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Launch Of First Glonass-L2 Satellite Postponed Until 2022

GPS World

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) ITS Speeds Flow Of Traffic In Jiading, China

Shine

6) AT&T Signs Deal To Build The First US 5G Smart City ‘At Scale’

Total Telecom

7) An Interview With Jacob Bangsgaard, CEO Of ERTICO-ITS Europe On ITS World Congress

Traffic Technology International podcast

OTHER

8) StreetLight Data Partnership Aims To Help Expand EV Chargers

Government Technology

ROADWAYS

9) Wooden Intersection Message Boards To Remain In Denison, Iowa

Denison Bulletin Review

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) When Captives Become Cargo: How Transportation Professionals Can Disrupt Human Trafficking

Thinking Transportation podcast

11) Driving Instructors Discuss Distractions At Annual Meeting In Knoxville

WVIT-TV

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

12) Dubai Launches Drone Initiative To Reduce Police Response Time From 4.4 Minutes To 1 Minute

Gadgets 360

TRANSIT

13) France Passes Law Requiring A ‘Health Pass’ To Enter Restaurants And Public Transit

Forbes

14) Redesign Of ATC System Will Delay Opening Of New WMATA Station At Least Five Months

Mass Transit

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Colorado DOT Using New Technology To Monitor Traffic, Reduce Congestion

KCNC-TV

VEHICLES

16) 70% of Seniors Embrace Self-Driving Cars, Says New Study

Metro

News Releases

1) Moovit Adds Lime Scooters, Bikes, Mopeds To Transit-Planning App

2) NDDOT Expands Kiosk Services In Rural North Dakota

3) TRAINFO Selects RapidDeploy To Deliver Railroad Crossing Delay Data To Public Safety Organizations

4) Contactless Payment Options Introduced On Two Santa Barbara County Public Transit Systems

5) General Motors Expands Access Of OnStar Vehicle Insights To Non-GM Vehicles

Upcoming Events

FTA Listening Sessions and National Transit Renewal Summit - Various Dates - July 30-August 20

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016