Transportation Communications Newsletter: April 2024

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

FREIGHT

1) Preparation And Communication Are Critical Ahead Of Violent Weather

Commercial Carrier Journal

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Estonia Says Russia Violates International Rules With GPS Interference

Reuters

PRIVACY

3) FCC Fines Major Wireless Carriers $200 Million For Illegally Selling Customer Location Data

Nextgov/FCW

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

4) San Francisco West Portal Traffic Safety Initiative Slows To Include Community Voices

KPIX-TV

ROADWAYS

5) Trucks Too Tall For Sumner Tunnel In Boston To Get Extra Warnings So More Don’t Get Stuck

WBZ-TV

TRANSIT

6) BART Riders Frustrated By New Clipper Card Readers

SFGATE

7) New York City To Hand Out Subway Fliers To Deter Migrant Children From Selling Candy

Gothamist

8) New York MTA Spends $141 Million On Cameras To Ticket Drivers Blocking Bus Routes

Gothamist

9) ATRA Pulse - April 2024

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) A Behind-The-Scenes Peek At The Control Center Trying To Keep Toronto’s Clogged Streets Moving

Toronto Star

News Releases

1) Florida’s LeeTran Announces New Mobile App For Its On-Demand Transit Service

2) Brandy Jones Named Cincinnati Metro’s Chief Communications And Marketing Officer

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

For decades a bridge, officially known as the NX Bridge, carried trains of the Erie Railroad across the Passaic River in New Jersey. The last train traveled over the bridge in 1977 and the bridge is now in a permanently open position. What makes this bridge a transportation oddity is the role it played in a movie. In 1982 the bridge was used for a dramatic scene in the movie Annie. In it, Annie climbs the open bridge to avoid being caught by Rooster. Today the bridge is perhaps better known as the Annie Bridge.

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Monday, April 29, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, April 29, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Wayfinding Signs Begin Tentative Rollout With ‘Test’ Kiosk Placement In Downtown Santa Monica

Santa Monica Daily Press

AVIATION

2) Finnair Suspends Estonia Flights After GPS Interference Prevents Two Landings

3) Improving The Community’s Relationship With Airports

City & State New York

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Drivers Using The Dartford Crossing Reportedly Receive Fines After ‘Accounts Closed’

KentOnline

HEALTH

5) Traffic Noise Can Harm Birds Even Before They Hatch

Science News

6) Planned Announcements Are Making Airports Less Noisy

Quiet Communities blog

MARITIME

7) AI System To Assist In St. Lawrence Seaway And Great Lakes Traffic Management

Smart Maritime Network

8) Maritime Chaplains Minister To Crew After Baltimore Bridge Collision

Maritime Executive commentary

OTHER

9) US Department Of Agriculture To Require Electronic Ear Tags To Transport Most Cattle

Roswell Daily Record

10) University Of Florida Transportation Institute Opens ‘Living Lab’

WUFT Radio

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Transportation Reporter Tanya Snyder Departs Politico

Talking Biz News

ROADWAYS

12) Work Zones Need Detailed Research, Planning, Technology To Be Made Safe

TRB

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) New Tech Helps Keep Driver, Cyclists, Pedestrians Safer On Road

WXIA-TV

SPACE

14) Russia Turns On World's First Satellite System For Arctic Monitoring

Maritime Executive

TRANSIT

15) Minnesota’s Metro Transit Steps Up Safety Efforts With Monitors Displaying Bus Behavior For All To See

Star Tribune

16) Muni Subway Service Delays Clear After Rebooting Floppy Disk System

San Francisco Examiner

17) New York MTA Banned From Using Facial Recognition To Enforce Fare Evasion

Gothamist

VEHICLES

18) Cars Will Slow Down If Drivers Are Speeding Under EU Safety Tech In New Cars

The Telegraph

19) Future Is Near For Self-Driving Trucks On US Roads

20) Everything We Learned From The Inaugural A2RL Autonomous Race

The Race

21) Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius On Not Using Apple’s Next-Gen CarPlay

The Verge

News Releases

1) Openvia Mobility, NTT Data To Deploy Private 5G In US

2) Siemens Mobility To Introduce State-Of-The-Art Train Control System ETCS Level 2 For Finland

3) US Department Of Homeland Security Creates AI Safety And Security Board

4) Chicago Transit Authority Officially Launches Chatbot To Improve Customer Interaction

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Friday, April 26, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 26, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Unsanctioned Signs Installed Along San Francisco’s Wiggle Bike Route

SFGATE

AVIATION

2) Controller Shortage Causes Ground Delay At Nashville Airport

WKRN-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) New York MTA Announces June 30 As Start Date For Congestion Pricing

WABC-TV

EQUITY

4) New Technology Trials To Enhance Bus Accessibility Across New South Wales

Intelligent Transport

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Pressure On New Jersey Governor, Sports And Exposition Authority To Share Details On FIFA World Cup Costs, Transportation

The Record

6) Families Unaware As Missouri DOT Discontinues ‘Adopt-A-Highway’

Standard Democrat

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Federal Government Looks to Boost Maritime Cybersecurity

Government Technology

8) Crash Data Involving New Truck, Bus Drivers Getting Worse

FreightWaves

9) Is There A Light At The End Of The Tunnel? The Outlook For Cybersecurity Insurance And Transit In 2024

Mineta Transportation Institute

TRANSIT

10) SEPTA Unveils New Signage To Simplify Navigating Mass Transit

WCAU-TV

11) More Celebrity Voices And Promo Spots Coming To New York City Subway Stations, Trains

The City

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) New App Alerts Users To Train Blockages At Key Crossing In Longmont, Colorado

Times-Call

VEHICLES

13) Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive

PYMNTS

News Releases

1) AST Networks Acquires Reygar

2) Merlin, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Partner On Next Generation Aviation Collision Avoidance System

Friday Bonus

As you may know, I record the announcements for the AirTrain at Newark Liberty International Airport. This isn't public yet, but I want to let you know about some upcoming changes.

They are renaming the terminals and some of the infrastructure. Terminal C will be Here, Terminal B is Everywhere and Terminal A is There. Connecting the terminals will be the new monorail, In Between. If you are arriving on a United international flight and then taking a domestic flight, you need to go In Between Here and There. It won't happen often but sometimes you'll need to go In Between Here, There and Everywhere if flights get canceled or moved. Fortunately, United's new lounge, Where, will be a nice place to relax while you await your flight. You won't find Where in There, it will only be in Here. The Rail Link station will be called Nowhere. Long term parking is now Anywhere.

The new announcement will sound like this, "The train from Nowhere is now arriving. It will make stops at Here, There and Everywhere. For long-term parking, please go to Anywhere. For hotel shuttles go to Somewhere"

*apologies to New Jersey natives Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

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