Wednesday, March 1, 2023

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Women’s History Month**

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Bolt Introduces Reckless Rider Score Feature To Enhance Micro-Mobility Safety

Intelligent Transport

AVIATION

2) FAA Plans To Close Remote Tower At Virginia’s Leesburg Airport

Loudoun Now

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) New York State Thruway’s Cashless Tolling Implementation Impacting Travelers, Truckers

WRGB-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Vermont Bill Would Penalize GPS Apps For Stuck Trucks On Smuggler’s Notch Road

WCAX-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) ERTICO Newsletter - March 1, 2023

ERTICO-ITS Europe

OTHER

6) Massachusetts Orders Boston Schools To Draw Up Plans To Better Communicate Transportation Information To Families Having Children With Disabilities

WBUR Radio

PARKING

7) Waves Of Digital Innovation In Parking

Parking Today

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Lufthansa Advert Banned In UK Over ‘Misleading’ Environmental Claims

PA News Agency

9) Government Communications: Formality Or Plain Language?

Government Technology

RAILROADS

10) Railroads Urged To Examine Track Detectors After Ohio Crash

AP

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Ransomware Attacks Reported Against Pierce Transit

News Tribune

12) Survey: Americans Are Concerned About Pedestrian Safety And Want Technology To Prevent Crashes

Consumer Reports

13) The Role Of Telecommunication In Public Safety

CityLife

TRANSIT

14) Bluefield Area Transit Has New Tool To Purchase Passes

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) New I-10 Warning System Will Alert Louisiana Drivers To Slowdowns, Congestion

The Advocate

VEHICLES

16) Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche Getting Their Own In-Car App Store

The Verge

News Releases

1) Federal Railroad Administration Announces New Safety Initiative With A Focus On Hazardous Materials

2) Greyhound, FlixBus Combine Technology To Create Largest Intercity Bus Network

3) Toks Omishakin, Secretary Of The California State Transportation Agency, Launches Blog

4) Minnesota DOT Launches First Multimodal Trip Planner To Focus On Rural Transportation Services

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