Friday, April 24, 2026

Friday, April 24, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Friday, April 24, 2026 - Harrison, New Jersey



AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION


1) 5GAA Demonstrates Connected Mobility At Scale With Live Road Safety, V2X Trials In Sweden

The Fast Mode


AVIATION


2) JetBlue Accused Of Using Personal Data To Set Ticket Prices In New Lawsuit

The Hill


3) Delivering Personalized Airport Passenger Journeys While Managing Rising Travel Demand

International Airport Review


CAMERAS


4) Honolulu Traffic Cams Catch Speeders. But Most Don’t Get Tickets.

AP


PARKING


5) Raleigh, North Carolina Mayor Calls New Garage ‘Catalyst’ For Driverless Cars

WRAL


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


6) BART To Host ‘80s-Themed Prom For Riders

San Francisco Chronicle


SAFETY / SECURITY


7) FRA To Invest $1.1 Billion Into Safety Infrastructure At Railroad Crossings

USDOT


TRANSIT


8) ATRA Pulse - April 2026

Advanced Transit Association



News Releases

1) Innovative Monitoring System Tracks Wind, Wave Conditions On Sound Transit’s Floating Bridge

2) Granicus Digital Government Award Winners Announced

3) PHMSA Opens First LNG Safety Center

 


Friday Bonus  

When you think of rap hotspots, Chicago’s O’Hare Airport probably doesn’t come to mind. One pilot used the complexity of navigating the taxiways at the airfield as inspiration for this creation.


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© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Thursday, April 23, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  📖  Thursday, April 23, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🖥️


**National Library Week**


AVIATION


1) LaGuardia Firefighter Heard ‘Stop, Stop’ Before Crash But Didn’t Know Who It Was For

AP


CAMERAS


2) Lawmakers Reject Speed Camera Bill, But Maine DOT, Turnpike Plan To Try Again

WCSH-TV


FREIGHT


3) California, New Jersey Bring Data To Bear On Trucking

Government Technology


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - April 23, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University


RAILROADS


5) Multilingual Alerts, Pictograms Proposed For Railroad Crossings In Japan After Tourist Accident

Jiji Press


6) Man Creates Website Showing Where Amtrak Trains Are In Real Time And How Full They Are

Adafruit


ROADWAYS


7) Iowa DOT Testing Slow-Moving Vehicle Warnings On Des Moines Bypass

Iowa DOT


VEHICLES


8) Renault Eyes Data Revenues From Software-Defined Vans

Autocar


9) A Call For Less Infotainment In New Cars

CE Outlook


10) Chinese Vacuum Maker Dreame, UC Berkeley Partner To Bring AI To Its Vehicles

CarNewsChina


WEATHER


11) France Probes Airport Weather Data Tampering After Surge In Polymarket Bets

Bloomberg



News Releases

1) AD Ports Group, NYU Abu Dhabi To Build, Pilot High-Fidelity Intelligence Engine For Smarter Port Operations

2) Applied Information Updates Glance Platform With Customizable Maps, Live Probe Data And AI Assistant

3) Texas DOT Accelerating Use Of Digital Tools To Design, Deliver Highway Projects


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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.  

© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


♻️  Wednesday, April 22, 2026 - Scotch Plains, New Jersey 🌐


**Earth Day**


AVIATION


1) Duffy Says AI Is Not Going To Replace Air Traffic Controllers

CBS Evening News


2) FAA Tech Teams To Partner With AI Vendors On Customized ATC Software

FedScoop


3) ‘We Can Do Better’ FAA Administrator Says Of Work To Update US Analog Air Traffic System

NPR’s Morning Edition


4) FAA Modernizes NOTAM System By Presenting Critical Flight Information In Plain Language

Flying


5) FAA Expands Weather Camera Network To Help Alaska Pilots Fly Safer

KTUU-TV


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


6) Hong Kong Expands AI-Enabled Traffic Management And Smart Motorway Systems

Open Gov


OTHER


7) Round Rock, Texas Voters To Decide If Digital Billboards Will Be Allowed

KVUE-TV


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


8) Landmarks Across Oklahoma To Glow Orange For Work Zone Safety

KOKI-TV


9) National Highways Launches Free Life-Saving Training For Commercial Vehicle Drivers

Highways News


SAFETY / SECURITY


10) How New Drone Detection Tech Will Protect Seattle World Cup Games 

KOMO-TV


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


11) JFK Airport Command Center Used To Catch Taxi Scammers

Gothamist


TRANSIT


12) UC Riverside Uses Travel Training Program To Teach Students How To Use Public Transit

Inside UCR


13) The Voice Of The Subway: Meet Bernie Wagenblast, The Person Behind The MTA’s Most Familiar Announcement

News 12 New Jersey


14) More Women, Better Performance: The Communication Shift In Bus Operations

Highway Voices podcast


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


15) Florida DOT Commits $31 Million To Operate Tampa Bay Traffic Control System

Tampa Bay Business & Wealth


16) NOCoE Newsletter - April 22, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence



News Releases

1) Houston TranStar Celebrates 30-Years Of Keeping Southeast Texas Moving With Launch Of Anniversary Campaign


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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.  

© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


👷🏿‍♂️  Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🚧


**National Work Zone Awareness Week**


AVIATION


1) Examining Importance Of Safety Transponders At South Florida Airports

WPLG-TV


2) The New Terminal One At JFK: Designed Around Modern Passenger Processing Technology

International Airport Review (contributed content)


3) Cornell Students Envision Ithaca Airport As Community Hub

Cornell Chronicle


CAMERAS


4) About 2,000 Fines Withdrawn Since AI Road Safety Cameras Introduced In Western Australia

Australian Broadcasting Corporation News


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


5) Albania Looks To Have E-Tolling On About 20% Of Its Highways By 2030

Vox


EQUITY


6) Amid Rule Delay, Website Accessibility Must Be An ‘Ongoing Process,’ Leaders Say

Route Fifty


FREIGHT


7) Tennessee DOT To Implement Truck Parking Pilot Project

Tennessee DOT


GPS / NAVIGATION


8) US Space Force Kills OCX GPS Ground Control System, Citing ‘Insurmountable’ Challenges

Breaking Defense


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


9) ERTICO Newsletter - April 21, 2026

ERTICO-ITS Europe


10) April/May 2026 Issue Of Traffic Technology International Online

Mark Allen Group


MARITIME


11) Scam Messages Offering Ships Safe Transit Through Hormuz, Security Firm Warns

Reuters


OTHER


12) From Overwhelmed To Optimized: How AI Is Transforming School Transportation Leadership

School Bus Fleet


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


13) Signs Sprout In Cincinnati Touting Projects Funded By Railroad Sale

Cincinnati Enquirer


ROADWAYS


14) Bozeman, Montana To Add Over 400 Stop Signs Before 2030

MSU Exponent


TRANSIT


15) US Spends More Time, Money Building Transit Than Most Countries. Inefficient Community Engagement May Help Explain Why.

Urban Institute


16) NJ Transit Refreshes Departure Vision Boards

NJ Transit via Facebook


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


17) North Texas Cities Using AI To Help With Traffic Ahead Of World Cup

Dallas Morning News


18) Advanced Warning System On Pennsylvania Turnpike Will Warn Drivers Of Traffic

Montgomeryville-Lansdale Patch



News Releases

1) Las Vegas Airport Launches Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program

2) Miovision Introduces Mateo: First GenAI Agent For Traffic Engineering

3) NHTSA Launches ‘Pathways To Safer Streets’ Initiative To Keep Americans Safe On Roadways, Reduce Traffic Fatalities

4) City Of Atlanta Highlights Comprehensive Preparations For FIFA World Cup 2026



Tuesday Transportation Oddities

It’s the centennial of Route 66 and Tulsa is doing something special to mark the anniversary.



**Bernie’s Notes**

I enjoy keeping my transportation colleagues updated on what goes on in other parts of my life and today is a big day. It’s been announced that I have been selected as one of the grand marshals for the 2026 NYC Pride March! The march is scheduled for June 28.


 

Upcoming Events

 - Talking TIM Webinar Series: 2026


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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.  

© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016