Friday, March 6, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, March 6, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) US Geological Survey Updates ‘Volcano Observatory Notice To Aviation’ Alerts

Volcano Watch

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Transportation Officials Launch Interactive Online Project Map For West Virginia Roadways

WCHS-TV

ENVIRONMENT

3) How Texans Are Protecting Monarch Butterfly Migration Paths

The Stream by AASHTO podcast

EQUITY

4) What Would A City Designed For Blind Commuters Look Like?

Bloomberg CityLab

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Jamming Emerging As An Increasingly Prevalent — And Troubling — Weapon Of War

CNN

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) New Weather Dashboard Tracks Illinois Snow And Ice Response

Chambana Today

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak Pilot Program Using QR Codes To Assist Boarding Of Passengers With Disabilities  

Trains

TRANSIT

8) Maryland Transit Administration Aims To Improve On-Time Performance By Empowering Bus Operators With Real-Time Information

Mass Transit

9) Ramat Gan, Israel Piloting Using AI To Aid Disabled People Using Transit

Goodnet

10) Caltrain Adopts Corridor-Wide Right-Of-Way Safety Strategy

Metro

News Releases

1) American Travel Organizations Launch ‘Pay Federal Aviation Workers’ Campaign

2) World-Class Mobility Planning For Mega Events

3) Lynchburg Regional Airport Unveils New Website

Friday Bonus  

Imagine having to pay a toll every time you enter or leave your neighborhood. Residents of a community in Texas don’t have to imagine.

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Thursday, March 5, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Delta Trialing Bluetooth Headphone Paring On More Of Its Planes

The Points Guy

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Has GPS Destroyed The Art Of Maps? These Enlightenment Masters Show Us How It’s Done

Financial Times

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) More Than 1,100 Ships Hit By Widespread GPS Disruption After Iran Strikes

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - March 5, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

5) A BART Police Officer Made A Bigoted AI Deepfake Video About A Sikh Colleague. What Happens Next?

San Francisco Chronicle

PRIVACY

6) Allstate Must Face Privacy Lawsuit Over Cellphone Tracking Of Drivers

Reuters

RAILROADS

7) New US Legislation Would Require Railroads To Conduct Automated And Human Track Inspections

Trains

ROADWAYS

8) Wyoming DOT, University Of Wyoming Start New Safer Roads Project

KCWY-TV

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) Georgia DOT And MARTA Officials Discuss Preparations For The World Cup 

Georgia DOT’s Ahead of the Curve podcast

TRANSIT

10) Jonesboro, Arkansas Transit System Rebrands As GO JO, Unveils Upgraded Bus Stops, New App

KAIT-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Inside The High-Tech, Multimillion-Dollar Effort To Improve Traffic Flow In Mobile, Alabama

WALA-TV

VEHICLES

12) Tesla Adds 'Active Noise Cancellation' To Cybertruck In Update

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Initiative Launched To Promote Data Skills In Transport To 10,000 UK Students By ITS UK, DigData 

2) Written Statement: Promoting Active Travel - Guidance For Local Authorities In Wales

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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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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) San Luis Obispo Airport Launches App For Accessible Navigation

KSBY-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) E-ZPass Tags To Be Replaced With Stickers In New Jersey

WPIX-TV

ENVIRONMENT

3) Transforming Environmental Document Management With AI At Miami International Airport

International Airport Review (contributed content)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Smart City Traffic Optimization Using Internet Of Drones, Internet Of Things

Scientific Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Amid Bid To Save Bay Area Transit, Muni Gets A Campaign Of Its Own

KQED Radio

6) Rhode Island DOT Releases Washington Bridge Rebuild Video

WHJJ Radio

7) Justin Timberlake Sues To Stop Release Of Video Showing DWI Arrest

NBC News

TRANSIT

8) Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Eyes 50-60 Transit Ambassadors Ahead Of World Cup

KCTV-TV

News Releases

1) Governors Highway Safety Association, BusPatrol Release National Action Plan To End Illegal School Bus Passings

2) Huawei Announces Five Solutions To Advance Transportation All Intelligence

3) ADB Safegate Sells Terminal Business Line, Will Focus on Airside Operations

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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