Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, March 16, 2026

Monday, March 16, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) A Look At UDOT’s Aeronautics Mobile Command Center

Utah DOT (video)

CAMERAS

2) Florida Judge Dismisses Red-Light Camera Tickets, Rules Law Is Unconstitutional

WPEC-TV

EQUITY

3) UITP Director Lindsey Barr Discusses Why Men Stay Away From Gender Conversations

UITP

FREIGHT

4) EU Entering Final Phase Of Switch To All-Digital Freight Documents

trans.info

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) How Pokémon Go Is Giving Delivery Robots An Inch-Perfect View Of The World

MIT Technology Review

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Traffic Could Disrupt 5G Signals For Driverless Cars, Digital Twins, Study Warns

New Electronics

7) After Dhaka-Mawa ITS Success, Pakistan RHD Plans Monitoring Highways Round-The-Clock

Financial Express

8) Shortages, Delays In Digital Number Plates Frustrates Motorists, Car Dealers In Uganda

8Monitor

9) Designing Safer Cities: How Intelligent Mobility Technologies Reduce Accidents And Emissions

Times of India (contributed content)

OTHER

10) 2026 UITP Summit In Dubai Canceled

UITP

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Duffy Defends Trump, Slams 'Liberal Media' Of Covering Surging Oil Prices: 'Gas Prices Were Below $3...'

Benzinga

12) Westchester County, New York Again Refuses To Run A TSA Video For Passengers

Westfair Business Journal

13) Nevada Law Enforcement Agencies Launch ‘Joining Forces’ Speed Awareness Campaign

KTVN-TV

14) Sudbury, Ontario Man Creates Website Which Tracks Traffic Incidents In Real Time

CBC News

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Hacked Crosswalks In Denver Sound Anti-Trump Messages

Denver Gazette

TRANSIT

16) Seoul Subways To Accept Overseas Cards Starting Tuesday

Korea Herald

17) Hanoi Moves To Make Buses, Metro More Attractive To Commuters

VietNamnet

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Kakao Map, Seoul Metropolitan Government Collaborate To Provide Ultra-Precise Bus Location Info For Week Of BTS Comeback Concert

Maeil Business Newspaper

VEHICLES

19) Ireland Takes Small Steps Toward Self-Driving Cars

Galway Live

20) Stowe, Vermont Man Develops Backup Camera Cleaner

WCAX-TV

News Releases

1) Phillips Connect Introduces Platform Enhancements For Connected Trailers

2) From Software Defined To AI Defined, The Next Vehicular Evolution

3) ST Engineering To Advance Singapore’s Road Transport Network With Next-Generation ITS

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Friday, March 13, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 13, 2026 - Short Hills, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) How UMass Amherst Is Helping Stem The Shortage Of Air Traffic Controllers

WGBH

CAMERAS

2) Suburban Chicago School District Uses License Plate Readers To Verify Student Residency

WMAQ-TV/WSNS-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps Gets Chatty With A New Gemini-Powered Interface

Wired

OTHER

4) Federal Judge Rules Oregon Must Let Disabled Senior Submit Anti-Gas Tax Argument For Voters’ Pamphlet

Oregon Capital Chronicle

5) Ethiopia Experiments With ‘Smart’ Police Stations That Have No Officers

BBC Focus on Africa

6) Chinese Carmaker GWM Admits Plagiarising Iconic Land Rover Poster

Creative Bloq

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Turning Frustration Into Understanding Through Project Outreach

Idaho Transportation Department

8) Has New York State’s Official Instagram Account Lost Its Mind?

Gothamist

TELEMATICS

9) Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance To Use Driving Data In Uzbekistan To Reduce Traffic Accidents

Japan Times

TRANSIT

10) Inside The Bus Coalition’s Push For Stronger Federal Transit Investment

METROspectives (video podcast)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) New Website Helps Brewer Fans Navigate Game Day Traffic Amid I-94 Construction

WDJT-TV

News Releases

1) Smart Intersection Test Facility Advances Transportation Safety In North Carolina

2) New Mexico DOT Launches Platform For Transportation Projects

3) New Map Celebrates Route 66 In Illinois

4) IIHS Launching Safety Ratings For Commercial Vehicles

5) Raleigh, North Carolina Wins 2026 IDC Smart Cities North America Award

Friday Bonus

They call it the Mother Road, but in this case I think fathers can be equally excited.

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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, March 12, 2026 - South Orange Village, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Class Scheduling Data Used To Better-Time Pedestrian Crosswalk Signals On VCU Campus

Virginia Commonwealth University

2) New Class At University Of Arizona Looks To Improve Walking, Cycling Conditions On Campus

University of Arizona

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) GNSS Jamming Spills Over Into Europe’s Longest Sled Dog Race

Inside GNSS

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - March 12, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) District Of Columbia Releases Four-Year-Old Road Pricing Report Following Suit

Greater Greater Washington (commentary)

RAILROADS

6) New Archival Materials Reveal Toll Black Workers Paid Building Western North Carolina Railroads

Blue Banner

SPACE

7) Satellite Firm Extends Middle East Image Delay To Prevent Use By US Adversaries

Reuters

TRANSIT

8) New Jersey Governor’s Budget Proposal Has Money To Improve NJ Transit App

Government Technology

VEHICLES

9) NHTSA Announces It Will Reduce Regulations For Autonomous Vehicles

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Arizona Wallet Newest Choice For Digital Documents

Bernie’s Notes

This afternoon NJ Transit ran the first passenger train over the new Portal Bridge on the Northeast Corridor over the Hackensack River. I was fortunate to be onboard and here’s what it looked like.

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