Friday, January 20, 2023

Friday, January 20, 2023

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Friday, January 20, 2023 - Pluckemin, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Tampere, Finland Asks Kids For Feedback On Innovative Crosswalk System

TheMayor.eu


AVIATION


2) FAA Contractors Deleted Files — And Inadvertently Grounded Thousands Of Flights

NPR


3) Realmotion, Smart Monkeys, Inc. Deliver Multi-User Interactive Technology Solution For New Moment Vault Installation At Orlando Airport’s New Terminal C

Airport Business


CARTOGRAPHY


4) Major Update To Apple Maps In Australia With Cyclists To Receive Turn-By-Turn Directions

7News


FREIGHT


5) Technical Issue Causes Major Backup At Port Of Los Angeles

KTLA-TV


OTHER


6) State DOT Panel Explores How To Turn Data Into Decisions

AASHTO Journal


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


7) National Highways Traffic Officer Uses M6 Mouse Escapade As Inspiration For Children’s Cartoon

Highways News


SAFETY / SECURITY


8) Hackers Leaked Data, Child Abuse Files, After Ransomware Attack On Bay Area Transit Police

CPO


9) US Airline CommuteAir Accidentally Exposes ‘No Fly List’ On Unsecured Server

Daily Dot


10) Grade Crossings: To Improve Safety, Railroads Continue To Emphasize Engineering, Education And Enforcement

Progressive Railroading


SPACE


11) NASA, USGS Seek Info For Landsat Next Ground Station

Nextgov


TELEMATICS


12) Research: The Unintended Consequences Of Right-To-Repair Laws

Harvard Business Review


TRANSIT


13) Victorians Won’t Miss Myki, But What Will ‘Best Practice’ Transport Ticketing Look Like?

The Conversation


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


14) Drones Start Monitoring Traffic In Pakistan

The News


WEATHER


15) Flood Forecasts In Real-Time With Block-By-Block Data Could Save Lives - A New Machine Learning Method Makes It Possible

The Conversation



News Releases

1) Bis-Man Transit Launches Series Of New Instructional Videos On How To Use CAT Bus System

2) Auburn University’s Tiger Transit Launches New Tracking System

3) State Aviation Journal Launches New Video Series



Friday Bonus

Here’s a form of transportation not often featured in the TCN. It shows how technology may not always be our friend


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