Transportation Communications Newsletter: January 2023

Pennsylvania is on a roll with recent entries crediting the commonwealth with the oldest residential street in the US and the oldest extant train station. We stay in the Keystone State for this week’s Transportation Oddity, the oldest continually operating railroad in US

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Monday, January 30, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Monday, January 30, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Chicago’s Plan To Make Crosswalks Accessible For Blind Pedestrians Moving At A Crawl

WTTW-TV

AVIATION

2) ADS-B Exchange, The Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet, Sold To Private Equity Firm

Ars Technica

3) Singapore Laying Groundwork To Roll Out New Air Traffic Management System By Late 2020s

Straits Times

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Satellite Billed As The ‘Future GPS’ Begins Key Tests

SpaceNews

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Safe Journeys With China’s Intelligent Transportation System

China Global Television Network video

MARITIME

6) US Coast Guard Releases New Guide To Help Maritime Cybersecurity Assessments

Homeland Security Today

7) Uncrewed Naval Vessels And The Span Of Maritime Tasks

Marine Policy

OTHER

8) Kuala Lumpur Police Urge Public Not To Use Waze To Aid Traffic Offenders

Bernama

9) Number Plate Cloning On The Rise In UK As Thieves Try To Avoid ULEZ Charges

The Telegraph

10) Philippine Land Transportation Office To Digitize Traffic Citations

Philippine Star

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency Launches Review Of Communications During Auckland Flooding

Newshub

12) Road Transport Authority In Anantapur, India To Conduct Traffic Safety Awareness Programs In Colleges

The Hindu

SPACE

13) Europe Seeks Greater Autonomy In Space Traffic Management

SpaceNews

14) Lessons From Shuttle Columbia Disaster Could Stave Off Next Tragedy

Orlando Sentinel

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

15) San Francisco Wants To Slow Robotaxi Rollout Over Blocked Traffic And False 911 Calls

The Verge

TRANSIT

16) MTA Cuts Free Wi-Fi From New York City Buses

Gothamist

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Bangladesh Mulls Introducing Integrated Traffic Management System

Xinhua

VEHICLES

18) NHTSA Hits Volvo Group North America With $130 Million Penalty Over Delayed Recalls

Reuters

19) Motoring Journalist Finds Kia And Hyundai Speed Limit Warning Feature Annoying

CarsGuide commentary

News Releases

1) Aviation Leaders Sign Declaration To Lay The Way For International Aviation Forum

2) GridMatrix Partners With Port Authority Of NY & NJ To Launch AI Traffic Software Platform At Lincoln And Holland Tunnels, George Washington Bridge

3) European Climate, Infrastructure And Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) Launches Public Dashboard Covering All Its Projects, Programs

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Friday, January 27, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Friday, January 27, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Belgium Launches Central Bicycle Register To Combat Theft

Brussels Times

CAMERAS

2) Call In Barbados For Traffic Camera Law To Help Nab Reckless Road Users

Barbados Today

3) New York City Man Uses Social Media To Shame People Who Deface License Plates To Beat Cameras

Jalopnik

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Centennial Edition of North Dakota DOT Road Map Adds QR Codes

KFYR-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Harris County Toll Road Authority Proposes To Cut Toll Rates By 10%, Offer EZ Tags At No Cost

KTRK-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Young South African Scientists Aim To Use Data Analytics To Improve Life

IT-Online

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Cape Cod Canal Bridges Project Criticized For Lack Of Public Involvement

Bourne Enterprise

8) Virginia Legislation Would Allow Government Legal Notices To Be Posted Online

Cardinal News

9) Six Considerations For Police PIOs Ahead Of The Release Of Tyre Nichols Bodycam Video

Police1

10) TSA Takes To Twitter To Celebrate Apprehension of Zero Terrorists, One Completely Legal Item

Techdirt commentary

RAILROADS

11) Canadian Transport Minister Didn’t Speak To Via Rail During Holiday Travel Chaos

CBC News

ROADWAYS

12) Hand-Painted Street Signs Coming To Fort Myers Beach, Florida To Replace Missing Signs

WBBH-TV

13) New York City DOT Proposes To ‘Remove The Unpredictability’ For Drivers, Pedestrians On Brooklyn’s New Utrecht Avenue

BoroPark24

14) Ford Patent Application Envisions ‘Synchronized Work Zone Traffic Management Systems’

autoevolution

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Fleet Petitions FMCSA To Allow Pulsating Brake Lights

Commercial Carrier Journal

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) US State Department Warns Against Using Uber, App-Based Transportation In Cancun

Travel + Leisure

TRANSIT

17) Auckland Transport Criticized For Recommending Driving To Elton John Concert

1News

18) Building Passenger Trust To Support Future Growth

Intelligent Transport commentary

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Western New York Leaders Rethink Thruway Shutdowns During Severe Weather

WGRZ-TV

News Releases

1) Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Launches New Website With Rider Alerts, Easier Access

2) UITP Launches Global Public Transport Benefits Toolbox

3) Yunex Traffic Gives Priority To Buses, Trams In Wallonia, Belgium

Friday Bonus

Canceled flight? Round-up 14 fellow passengers, rent a van and drive to your destination. One such trip has gone viral on TikTok.

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