Wednesday, April 30, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Vauxhall, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Could Get $15 Billion To Update Air Traffic Control Systems

Flying

2) FAA Launches Investigation After Pilots Report Hearing Erroneous ‘Go Around’ Broadcasts At Cincinnati Airport

Travel and Tour World

3) SUNY Schenectady’s Simulator Address Air Traffic Shortage

WTEN-TV

4) Dubai Airports CEO Talks About Prioritizing Speed, Tech Upgrades

CNBC’s Access Middle East video

FREIGHT

5) What’s Behind Trucking’s Rush To Automation?

The American Conservative

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) California Governor Announces AI-Driven Efforts To Help State Reduce Traffic Jams, Improve Road Safety

KABC-TV

OTHER

7) Transport Innovation In The Digital Age

The Chartered Institute for IT

SPACE

8) Amazon’s Project Kuiper Partners With L3Harris To Develop Military Communication Solutions

SpaceNews

TRANSPORT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) First Responders Share Ideas At First DC Metro Safety Summit

WRC-TV

TRANSIT

10) MetroCard Holdouts Cling To Slivers Of Plastic Despite Tap-And-Go OMNY-Presence

The City

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Cities Embrace AI For Greener Traffic Control

Urban Acres

**Bernie’s Notes**

It was announced this morning that my short film, In Transit, won three gold Clio Awards. My thanks and congratulations to everyone at Area 23 and IPG, as well as director JP Lasmar.

News Releases

1) Hawaii DOT Announces Free Wi-Fi At Moloka’i Airport

2) Avolve Announces Integrated Electronic Plan Review Software With Esri GIS Technology

3) Cycling Guide Foundation Releases Cycling Guide 2.0

4) Louisiana DOTD, Partners Hold Automated Vehicle Event

5) Parkopedia, ParkMobile To Launch US eMSP Service

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© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) AI Technology Being Used To Keep Pedestrians Safe At Albuquerque Intersection

KOAT-TV

2) Engineering Better Bike Infrastructure: AASHTO Bike Guide With Bill Schultheiss And Katy Sawyer, Toole Design 

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

AVIATION

3) FAA ‘Equipment Outage’ Snarls Flights At Newark Airport

Flying

CARTOGRAPHY

4) New Yorkers Adjust To First New Transit Map In 50 Years

The Guardian

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Saudi Arabia Launches Future Mobility Sandbox Initiative To Advance Autonomous Transport Solutions

Middle East Economy

MARITIME

6) US Coast Guard’s Plan To Remove Hundreds Of Buoys Is Meeting Opposition

Soundings

OTHER

7) Oxford To Become First UK City To Integrate Small Cell Technology Into Street Lighting

This is Oxfordshire

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) How Maryland’s Social Media Team Responded To Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Route Fifty

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Millions Of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked Via Wi-Fi

Wired

TRANSIT

10) New York MTA Wants AI To Flag ‘Problematic Behavior’ In Subways

Gothamist

11) Park City Transit Rolls Out E-Ink Displays At Select Stops

Park Record

12) How Transit Agencies Are Raising The Bar On Safety

Trapeze

News Releases

1) Fort Bend Transit Launches Real-Time Alerts

2) UCLA Mobility Center Of Excellence Hosts Government And Industry Workshop On Emerging Transportation Technologies

3) Connecticut DOT Announces Enhanced Wireless Service On New Haven Line

4) BayWa Unifies Fueling, EV Charging Into New App

5) World Of Volvo Opens Traffic School For Children

6) National Motor Freight Traffic Association Launches Web-Based National Motor Freight Classification Item Lookup Tool

7) Q-Free Secures Major Tolling Contracts To Deploy Its Kinetic Mobility Advanced Traffic Management System

8) Louisiana DOT Launches Online Permit Portal

9) Toyota Launches Commercially-Focused Hydrogen Business Website

10) Kyrgyztelecom Creates ITS Subsidiary

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

You’ve probably heard of bucket brigades which used a human chain to carry water to fight fires. Another version of the idea was used in Chelsea, Michigan when a bookstore moved to a new location.

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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.  

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Monday, April 28, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

   Monday, April 28, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Workers’ Memorial Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Shanghai’s Smart Fix For E-Bike Violators

Shanghai Daily

AVIATION

2) Blackhawk Involved In DC Crash Had ADS-B Off Because Mission Profile Was Classified

AVweb

3) How Effective Are Today’s Approaches To Neurodivergent Airport Passengers?

Passenger Terminal Today

4) Artificial Intelligence Enhances Air Mobility Planning For US Air Force

MIT News

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Satellite-Based Toll Collection May Take A Few More Years: National Highways Authority Of India

New Indian Express

FREIGHT

6) Trump To Demand All Truck Drivers Speak English In Latest Executive Order

Latin Times

MOBILITY

7) Budapest Opens Integrated Transportation Exhibition And Training Center

Hungarian Conservative

OTHER

8) Pennsylvania DOT Accidentally Cancelled The Driver’s Licenses Of Hundreds Of People

Patriot-News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs To Keep New Communications Project Secret

Rolling Stone

RAILROADS

10) Partnership Lays Groundwork For Railroad Safety Program In Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Doylestown Patch

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) GM Engineers And A Father Who Lost A Son Continue Fight Against Distracted Driving

Detroit Free Press

12) TSA, DHS Open Door To Next-Gen Airport Passenger Screening

TSA

13) Report: Revisiting Wireless Cyberattacks On Vehicles

Highways News

SPACE

14) FCC Kicks Off Review Of Satellite Spectrum Sharing And EPFD Limits

Via Satellite

15) China Plans Space Traffic Management System Amid Commercial Satellite Boom

South China Morning Post

16) US Builds ‘Spacecraft Speedometer’ To Enhance Satellite Navigation Without GPS

Interesting Engineering

TRANSIT

17) New York City Subway Riders Will Soon Be Able To Utilize Transit Cards On iPhone

9to5Mac

18) Priority Seats Made Easier To Spot On London Transport

BBC News

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) How AI-Powered Traffic Systems Could Reduce Auto Accidents In Cities Such As New Orleans

Tech Times

VEHICLES

20) GM Patent Would Allow Vehicles To Detect, Report Road Issues

autoevolution 

WIRELESS SPECTRUM

21) FCC Adopts New Licensing Framework for Lower 37-GHz Band

TV Tech

News Releases

1) Gerald R. Ford International Airport Introduces First-Ever Mascot, Jerry The Jet

2) Spire Global Completes Sale Of Maritime Business

3) Wichita Business Journal Hires Jenna Farhat To Cover Aviation

4) China’s Traffic Safety Leadership And iRAP Innovation On Show In Wuhan

5) Gannett Fleming TranSystems Changes Name To GFT

6) ABQ Ride Introduces Ambassadors To Help Riders Use System

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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.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016