Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


🛕 Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey  🪔


**Happy Diwali!**


AVIATION


1) Airlines Critical Of USDOT’s Latest Effort To Publicize Flight Delay Compensation

CNN


2) BNSF Sues Airline Over Use Of ‘Northern Pacific’

Trains


CAMERAS


3) US Senator Calls For Law To Require Front End Cameras To Protect Children

NBC News


4) Brevard County, Florida Public School Buses Using AI To Detect Illegal Passing

WESH-TV


OTHER


5) Transport For London To Co-Develop, Commercialize Transport Tech

Cities Today


6) Half Company Designs Halfgrid Transport Network That Combines Cable Cars With AI

Dezeen


7) New Jersey DOT Commissioner Talks Mentoring Young People, Other Issues

ITS International


PLANNING


8) Kansas City, Missouri Hires Fellow To Help Direct World Cup-Related Transportation Overhaul

KSHB-TV


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


9) Mural Painting Brings Awareness To Pedestrian Safety On Tucson Street

Arizona Public Media


10) TSA Opens Registration For Public Meeting On Cybersecurity Regulations

Nextgov


SAFETY / SECURITY


11) Spain’s General Directorate of Traffic Presents New Smart-Cone Devices Designed To Prevent Traffic Accidents

EuroWeekly


12) Virginia DOT, Contractors Using More Messages, Warning Signs In Effort To Decrease Crashes In I-81 Work Zones

WDBJ-TV


TRANSIT


13) New Zealand Sets Out Plans For National Open Loop Contactless Transit Payments System

NFCW


14) Can Contactless Payments Increase Transit Ridership In Canada?

PaymentsJournal


TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION


15) Transportation Electrification: Where We Are And Where We’re Headed – Nick Nigro, Atlas Public Policy

ITE Talks Transportation podcast



News Releases

1) Ford International Airport Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Operations Center

2) European Commission Launches Ambassadors For Diversity In Transport Network

3) New York MTA Unveils OMNY For Reduced-Fare Customers

4) Santa Clarita Transit Installs Solar-Powered Information Systems At Bus Stops

5) Software-Defined Vehicles: BlackBerry Partners With L-SPARK Accelerator

6) Puerto Rico Highways And Transportation Authority Selects Umo To Modernize Transit Fare Collection



Tuesday Transportation Oddities

It’s something that’s seen less and less in the US, but there are still some places where freight trains run right down the middle of a street for a considerable distance. One such place is Elwood, Indiana. What makes this extra special is that it’s said to be the fastest street running stretch in America. Check out this clip. 


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