Tuesday, May 2, 2023

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 - Gillette, New Jersey

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**Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month**

CAMERAS

1) Indiana To Deploy Enforcement Cameras In Construction Zones

Indianapolis Star

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

2) China’s Smart Cities: Four Areas Where AI, IoT, Big Data, Cloud Computing Are Making A Difference

South China Morning Post

3) Nurpur, India Gets Intelligent Traffic Management System

The Tribune

MARITIME

4) North Carolina DOT To Text, Email Ferry Updates

News & Observer

OTHER

5) More Arizonans Coming Forward To Report Problems With New IDs

KPHO/KTVK-TV

PRIVACY

6) New Tool Shows if Your Car Might Be Tracking You, Selling Your Data

Vice

RAILROADS

7) STB Turns Down Metra, BNSF Requests To Participate In Conference On CPKC Reporting Of Metrics

Trains

8) Amtrak To Remove Large New Marker At Rhinecliff, New York Station, Following Concern From Town Supervisor, Passengers

The Daily Catch

ROADWAYS

9) How Pavement Striping Impacts The Community

For Construction Pros

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) EVs Rev Up Cybersecurity Challenges

Route Fifty

11) TSA Rolling Out New Facial Recognition Technology To Check IDs At Airports Across US

Insider

TRANSIT

12) Seven Metro Manila Cities Test Single Ticketing System

Manila Times

News Releases

1) May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month - NHTSA Points To Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol As Factors In Rise Of Fatalities

2) Arlington, Texas Leverages Technology At Over 100 Traffic Signals To Optimize Traffic Flow For Heavy Freight Vehicles

3) Berkeley, California Police Transparency Hub Adds New Traffic Safety Page

4) PennDOT Announces Improved Online Experience For Driver’s License, Motor Vehicle Forms 

5) IATA Welcomes Telcos’ Agreement To Extend 5G Mitigations But More Is Needed

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Its number is 375 but as far as the world’s largest free-standing hangars go, Hangar 375, aka “Big Texas”  at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio is #1. It covers some 600,000 square feet (55,741 sq. meters).

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