Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Yellow Crosswalk Signs Removed From Intersections In Marquette, Michigan

WLUC-TV


AVIATION


2) Phoenix Sky Harbor Launches Free App To Help Blind, Visually-Impaired Travelers

KTVK/KPHO-TV


3) The World’s Largest Drone Superhighway: UK’s Project Skyway

DroneLife


CARTOGRAPHY


4) Mapping Giant Esri Expands Further Into Design And Construction Space

Engineering News-Record


GPS / NAVIGATION


5) Security Flaws In A Popular GPS Module Could Allow Hackers To Track Vehicles

Engadget


HEALTH


6) Work To Begin To Quiet London’s Noisiest Line

Quiet Communities blog


OTHER


7) ‘Imposing’ Illuminated Street Adverts To Replace Phone Boxes In Dundee, Scotland

The Courier


PRIVACY


8) US Department Of Homeland Security Spent Millions On Cellphone Data To Track Americans And Foreigners Inside And Outside US, ACLU Report Says

NBC News


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


9) Blue Line Wall Of Silence Becomes Focus Of MBTA Oversight Hearing

CommonWealth


10) NHTSA Running Ads In Effort To Curb Speeding

Washington Post


11) Texas DOT Launches Campaign To Reduce Pedestrian Deaths In Car Crashes 

KRLD Radio


ROADWAYS


12) Derry/Londonderry Road Signs Planned In Northern Ireland

Derry Journal


13) Traffic Police In Bangalore Clean Roads Signs To Improve Visibility 

Bangalore Mirror


VEHICLES


14) Nerds Are Trolling Tesla Owners By Wirelessly Opening Charging Ports

The Drive



News Releases

1) El Paso’s Sun Metro Begins Fiber Optic Project At Downtown Transit Center

2) Case Western University To Launch New Transit, Safety Apps

3) Port Of Seattle Makes Efforts To Make Digital Assets More Accessible

4) Baton Rouge’s Capital Area Transit System Announces Contactless Pay Options

5) Boston DOT Announces Launch Of New Version Of ParkBoston App

6) Alaska Airlines Becomes First US Airline To Launch Electronic Bag Tag Program

7) Arizona State University Entrepreneurs Develop Smart Street Cameras



 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

For most of us a trip to the post office means traveling to a nearby building. On New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, the M/V Sophie C brings the post office to you. It’s the oldest floating post office in the US and the only one on an inland waterway.


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