Transportation Communications Newsletter: October 2023

There’s only one US Navy vessel authorized to fly the Jolly Roger at sea. The USS Kidd is the ship, but it wasn’t named after the 18th century pirate.

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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.

Monday, October 30, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Monday, October 30, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey 🇿🇦

** South Africa: Winner of Rugby World Cup**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) City Of Kalamazoo Installs Bike Traffic Signals

WBXX Radio

2) As E-Bikes Grow In Popularity, So Do Calls For Safety Certification

Grist

3) Abandoned Hire Bikes, Scooters Around London Can Now Be Reported Via FixMyStreet

Highways News

AVIATION

4) Young Photographer Gives New View Of Planes

ABC News Live Prime video

5) Elon Musk Appears To Have Given Up Trying To Camouflage His Private-Jet Travels

Insider

FREIGHT

6) AI And The Future Of Trucking

Truckinginfo

7) Gamifying Your Shop Can Help Your Business Score Big

FleetOwner

MARITIME

8) Washington Ferries Will Pause Ads, At Least Until Coca-Cola Controversy Fizzles

KUOW Radio

9) British Columbia’s Ombudsperson Regrets Lack Of Ferries Oversight

Business in Vancouver

10) Ports Of Hamburg, Halifax, Valencia Establish Network Of Port Innovation Centers

India Shipping News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) FAA Releases Unruly Passenger Halloween Meme To Get Ahead Of Rate Increase

FAA

RAILROADS

12) FEC, Brightline Train Horns Equally Loud But Passenger Trains More Frequent

Treasure Coast Newspapers

TRANSIT

13) WMATA Cuts Ribbon Of Integrated Command And Communications Center

ALXnow

14) Los Angeles Metro Board Votes Unanimously To Make Transit Ambassador Program Permanent

Westside Current

15) OMNY Card Vending Machines Now Available At Several New York City Subway Stations

WPIX-TV

16) Buffalo’s Metro Rail Fare System Goes Digital, Fare Inspectors Become Transit Ambassadors

Buffalo News

17) Howard University Students Develop Animations For DC Metro

The Hilltop

18) Infrastructure Storytelling With Grant Writing: Current Trends And Challenges

Metro contributed content

VEHICLES

19) Virginia Tech, Partners Design Blueprint To Improve Self-Driving Vehicles With $7.5 Million Grant

Virginia Mercury

20) Porsche Adding Google To Its Cars As VW’s Software Problems Worsen

The Verge

WEATHER

21) NOAA Leverages AI For Weather Forecast Translation

Nextgov/FCW

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania DOT's Northwest Region Honored For Video Documenting Messerall Bridge Preservation Project

2) MTA, New York Comedy Festival Team Up To Bring Top Comedic Voices To Subway System

3) MTA Celebrates 119th Anniversary Of New York City Subway With Special Edition Historical Animation Video

4) Toronto’s Metrolinx Becomes First Public Transit Agency In North America To Adopt Hidden Disabilities Program

5) Dubai Taxi Control Centre Applies AI To Monitor And Track 7,200 Vehicles, 14,500 Drivers

6) Transport For The North Launches Connected Mobility Strategy To Support Simple, Seamless Journeys

7) Superior, WSP Begin Work On Florida DOT’s $171 Million Brooks Bridge Project

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Friday, October 27, 2023 - Keasbey, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Vehicle-To-Vehicle Comms Eyed As Life-Saving Tech For E-Bike Riders

InsideEVs

AVIATION

2) Emirates Introduces ‘One Device’ Strategy Integrating Apple Products For All Cabin Crew

World Aviation Media

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Congestion Pricing Sensors Excluded From Lincoln Tunnel Property

City & State New York

FREIGHT

4) UMass Researchers Exploring Impact Of Automation On Truck Drivers

Commercial Carrier Journal

5) Gamifying Your Shop Can Help Your Business Score Big

FleetOwner

MARITIME

6) Ports Consider Digitization Strategies To Track Cargo

Transport Topics

OTHER

7) Iowa DOT Rest Area Also A Native American Museum

AASHTO Journal

PRIVACY

8) Class Action Suit Says FloBikes Disclosed Subscribers’ Personal Information To Facebook

Bicycling

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Norfolk Southern Has Spent Record $4.2 Million So Far Urging Cincinnati Voters To Sell Railway

Cincinnati Enquirer

10) Texas DOT Seeks Input On State Transportation Plan

AASHTO Journal

11) AlertTheBay Launches In San Francisco Area To Keep Citizens Connected During Emergencies

The Bay Link

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Hertfordshire Council Warns Over Fake ULEZ Signs With Malicious QR Codes

Highways News

SPACE

13) NASA’s First Two-Way End-To-End Laser Communications Relay System

NASA

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Uber Begins Offering Rides In Self-Driving Waymo Cars

CNBC

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

15) Minnesota Begins Construction Of New Emergency Management Operations Center In Blaine

Minnesota Public Radio

16) Following 168-Vehicle Pileup On I-55 In Louisiana, Questions On Why Roadway Remained Open With Severely Reduced Visibility

WWL-TV

TRANSIT

17) Greenpeace Puts Up Provocative Posters At WMATA Stations, Bus Stops; Metro Calls It Vandalism

WRC-TV

18) Riders, Travel App Maker Say NJ Transit Real-Time Bus Data Is Flawed

The Record

19) Google Wallet Will Now Let Users Store Transit Cards, See Ride History

Android Authority

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Wyoming DOT Implements Weight-Based Blowover Risk Messaging

Oil City News

21) Yarra Trams Deploys Navigation Technology For Visually Impaired Passengers

Metro Report International

VEHICLES

22) Cruise Pauses Driverless Car Operations Nationwide

Bay City News/KNTV-TV

News Releases

1) Enterprise Rebrands As Mobility Company With New Name, Logo

2) Bicycle Coalition Of Greater Philadelphia Introduces New Regional Bike Map

3) IATA Report: Progress Towards Aviation Industry’s Commitment To Passengers With Disabilities

Friday Bonus

Can a jetliner float in the sky? This video makes it appear that way but it’s just an optical illusion demonstrating the parallax effect.

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