Tuesday, January 11, 2022

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**National Human Trafficking Awareness Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) In-Ground Traffic Lights Installed Across Seoul For ‘Smartphone Zombies’

Yonhap News Agency

CAMERAS

2) Chicago’s ‘Race-Neutral’ Traffic Cameras Ticket Black And Latino Drivers The Most

ProPublica

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Are Venmo And PayPal The Future Of Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolling?

City & State Pennsylvania

FREIGHT

4) Trainers Turn To Virtual Reality To Teach New HGV Drivers

Highways News

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Porter County, Indiana Highway Department To Track Road Work Via GPS 

The Times

OTHER

6) USDOT Could Use Crypto Token Incentives

The Paypers

7) Is LiDAR On Its Way Out? The Business Case For Saying Goodbye

ZDNet

8) How To Get The Most Out Of Digital Roadside Signage

Digital Signage Today advertorial

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Virginia DMV Seeking Drivers To Share Stories For New Highway Safety Campaign

WCAV-TV

10) Pete Buttigieg Is Not Disclosing His Dark Money Donors

Jacobin

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Transforming Traffic Stops: Tickets In You Inbox Instead Of Getting Pulled Over

WOAI-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Uber Discontinues Apple Watch App

The Verge

TRANSIT

13) California DOT Taps Into The Future Of Fare Collection

Intelligent Transport

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) New Jersey Truck Drivers Safer With New Oncoming Traffic Warnings

Press of Atlantic City

15) Connecting DOTs With IoT For Secure, Connected Transportation Systems

ITS International advertorial

News Releases

1) Los Angeles Metro’s Transit App Now Includes Improved Real-Time Bus, Rail Arrival Info

2) FHWA Approves one.network’s Work Zone Data Exchange Feed For DOT Use, Company Offers It Free Of Charge

3) Helicopter Life Editor Georgina Hunter-Jones Receives Helicopter Association International’s Salute To Excellence Communications Award

4) Florida’s Truckers Roll On In Fight Against Human Trafficking

5) Shining A Light On Diversity Along Arizona’s Mother Road, Route 66

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