Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 - Bryce Canyon City, Utah 
**National EMS Week**
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
1) What Philadelphia Pedestrians Are Mistaking For A Crosswalk Has Them Walking Into Traffic
2) SFMTA Tests Scooter Sidewalk Riding Detection Technology
AVIATION
3) FAA Eases Preflight Rules For Certain ADS-B Avionics
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Philippine President Orders All Government Agencies To Use Digital Payment Systems
PRIVACY
5) Privacy Battle Over Connected Cars Takes An Interesting Turn In California
RAILROADS
6) Train Officials Discuss South Florida Rail Line Safety Tactics
TRANSIT
7) Seattle-Area Transit Agencies Launch ‘Improved’ ORCA Ticketing System
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) Rekor Acquires STS, A Big Deal In Traffic Data Collection
9) Smart Traffic Management Offers Greater Emissions Control
News Releases
1) Hitachi Rail Unveils New Digital Rail Products
2) United Airlines’ New Campaign Celebrates Employees Doing The Right Thing For Customers, Communities
Tuesday Transportation Oddities
If you’re in the US, you’re probably familiar with the logo of the United States Postal Service. It features an eagle, apparently moving quickly. Just how fast is this eagle flying? Well, a Canadian mechanical engineer at McGill University, Andrew Higgins, kindly did the calculations to let us know this is one fast bird! He estimates it’s moving at about Mach 4.9!
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