Transportation Communications Newsletter: September 2023

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday. For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Thursday, September 28, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) Integrating Drones Into European Airspace

Raising the Aviation Bar podcast

FREIGHT

2) Trimble Continues Quest To Improve Connectivity In Trucking

Transport Topics

3) Making Big Insights Count Through Little Data

FreightWaves

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Electronic GPS ‘Spoofing’ Behind Civilian Jet Navigation Failures Over Iraq

Washington Times

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Improving Road Safety With Real-Time ITS Data

Traffic Technology Today

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - September 28, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Concerns Raised Over Lack Of Public Engagement Concerning Cape Cod Canal Bridges

Cape Cod Times

8) 2021 Christmas Ice Storm Presented Alaska DOT&PF With Communication Challenges

Roads & Bridges contributed content

ROADWAYS

9) Broken Stop Signs Rile Alderman As St. Louis Wrestles With Dangerous Streets

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

10) Sensor And Drone Technologies Help Maintain Minnesota’s Aging Bridge Infrastructure

University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) MoDOT Director Links Missouri’s Traffic Fatality Increase To Cellphone Use

KSSZ Radio

12) Cybersecurity For Mixed-Autonomy Traffic: Detection And Localization Of Compromised Vehicles

University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) 2021 Christmas Ice Storm Presented Alaska DOT&PF With Communication Challenges

Roads & Bridges contributed content

TRANSIT

14) DC Metro Crisis Intervention Team Offers Help Within System

WRC-TV video

15) ATRA Pulse - September 2023

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Developing Smart Signs For Traffic Control In Work Zones

Crossroads

News Releases

1) Upper Mississippi River Basin Association Expands Navigation Assets Inventory To Missouri River

2) Sabre Launches AI-Powered Retailing Tool To Optimize Airlines’ Premium Cabin Inventory

3) Loadsmart Acquires Computer Vision Startup NavTrac

4) Norfolk Southern Announces New Position: Director Of Public Engagement

5) Monotch, TraffGo Road Announce Partnership

Upcoming Events

- Webinar: City Thread’s Accelerated Mobility Playbook Technical Assistance Grant Program - October 3

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Denver Pedestrians Give A Collective Shrug To Colorado DOT’s ‘Neon Navigators’ Safety Campaign

Denverite

AVIATION

2) FAA Announces New Airfield Lights For 82 Airports Following Spike Of Near-Misses

Aerotime

CAMERAS

3) Detroit To Spend $5 Million In Federal Funds ON 100 License Plate Readers At 25 Intersections

Detroit Free Press

4) Cheap Home-Mounted Sensor Counts All Road Users, Not Just Motorists

Forbes

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Indian Space Research Organisation Working To Expand NaVIC Coverage To 3,000 KM Beyond India

Times of India

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) ERTICO Newsletter - September 27, 2023

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

7) Vietnam Protests Automatic Ship Identification Stations Built By China On Paracel Islands

Maritime Executive

8) Inmarsat: Secrecy And Siloed Data Slow Progress On Maritime Safety

Maritime Executive

OTHER

9) Police, ACLU Want Changes To Traffic Stop Rules That Aim To Combat Profiling

Bangor Daily News

10) New Play Explores A Father’s Journey After Losing Two Children To Traffic Violence

Streetsblog USA

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Champaign, Illinois School Parents Upset With Communication About Transportation Reimbursement Program

WCIA-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) From AI To Data Leaks, Cyber Dangers Threaten China’s Infrastructure, State Security Chief Warns

South China Morning Post

TRANSIT

13) Nashville’s WeGo Transit System To Require Use Of Quick Ticket Starting Sunday

WSMV-TV

News Releases

1) American Traffic Safety Services Association Unveils New Logo

2) ABS, Crowley Advance Augmented Reality Technology For Maritime

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) Gatwick Airport Places Limit On Flights Due To Air Traffic Controllers Shortage Due To Illness

Ilkley Gazette

2) Articles From Latest Issue Of Skyways From Eurocontrol

3) Here’s Why You Should Think Twice Before Recording Drama On An Airplane, An FAA Rep Warns

Insider

FREIGHT

4) Alone In The Crowd: Long-Haul Truckers Fight Isolation Through Satellite Connections

Thinking Transportation podcast

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) USDOT Seeks GPS Alternatives To Fortify US’s Position, Navigation And Timing System

FedScoop

6) Ops, Security Experts Alert Of GPS Spoofing Near Iran

AIN

MARITIME

7) ‘Dark’ Ships Are Faking Their Locations To Move Oil Around The World

CNBC

OTHER

8) Interview With Gabe Klein, Executive Director, US Joint Office Of Energy And Transportation

ITE Talks Transportation

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Rhode Island DOT Hides Crash Data From The Public

ecoRI News

10) USDOT Forming Motorcyclist Advisory Council

CycleFish

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) How Uber Learned To Stop Fighting And Play Nice With Taxis

The Verge

TRANSIT

12) Westmoreland (Pennsylvania) Transit Readies Real-Time Bus Tracking

Tribune-Review

13) Catalyzing Innovation In Self-Driving Public Transport

RTA Dubai

News Releases

1) Buy Gas With Your Fingertip? CEO Of Mercedes Pay+ On Securing The Future Of In-Car Payments

2) Hosting Dubai World Congress For Self-Driving Transport

3) Dubai RTA Introduces New Generation Of Cutting-Edge Smart Kiosks

4) UNLV To Launch Tourist Safety Institute

5) Rider University Professor Revolutionizes Road Traffic Safety Through AI Research

6) IoT Data Provides A Foundation For Smart City

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

It may not be as famous as Route 66, but Route 20 has a couple of things going for it. First, it’s still intact. Second, it is the longest contiguous road in the United States, running 3,365 miles between Boston and Newport, Oregon.

Upcoming Events

- TRB Webinar: The Value of Access Management—Tools for Difficult Conversations - September 28

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