Friday, August 29, 2025

Friday, August 29, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Friday, August 29, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey



AVIATION


1) Radio Issues Force Newark Flights To Halt, Adding To String Of Airport Problems

ABC News


2) FAA Runs Tests While Winter Haven Preps For Remote Tower

AIN


CAMERAS


3) Flock Challenges Evanston, Illinois’ Termination Of Contract For License Plate Readers

Evanston RoundTable


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


4) Denmark Installs Satellite-Based Tolling System For HGVs

CiTTi


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


5) ITS America President Urges World Congress Delegates To ‘Take The Risk’

Highways News


6) ITS World Congress Sets Sights To South Korea

ITS International


OTHER


7) Trump Freezes Most Training For Non-ICE Federal Law Enforcement

Government Executive


8) Former ‘What The Truck!?!’ Host Sues FreightWaves Parent

Transport Topics


9) Taco Bell Says ‘No Más’ To AI Drive-Thru Experiment

Gizmodo


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


10) RCMP Investigating After City Of Penticton, British Columbia Employee Receives Violent Online Threat Following Public Transportation Planning Discussion

PenticonNow


11) Local Officials Have A Powerful Tool To Warn Residents Of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.

ProPublica


12) Mississippi DOT Unveils Hurricane Katrina Documentary

AASHTO Journal


13) Alabama DOT Details Safety Role Of ‘Signal Crews’

AASHTO Journal


TRANSIT


14) Montreal’s Transit Agency Says Too Expensive To Display ‘Go! Habs Go’ Before Winter

Canadian Press


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


15) Highways UK Set To Launch Event App

Highways News


VEHICLES


16) Ford Recalls 355,000+ Trucks Over Instrument Panel Error: NHTSA

The Hill


17) Collaboration, Education, Information Campaigns Could Aid EV Adoption

Government Technology



**Correction**

This story in yesterday’s edition had the wrong source. It should have shown Metro as the source.

How The MBTA Uses Podcasting To Build Trust

Metro


News Releases

1) A New Way For 911 To Help Stranded Drivers

2) FAA Launches Process To Select Prime Integrator For Brand New Air Traffic Control System

3) Porsche Adopts In-Car Gaming With AirConsole

4) Estonia's ITS Innovations Are Ready To Scale In US

5) Oklahoma DOT, Turnpike Authority Launch Statewide Campaign To Encourage Seat Belt Use



Friday Bonus  

Want to make your kids or grandkids laugh or possibly groan? Tom E. Moffatt is here to help with some transport jokes.


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