Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, March 9, 2026

Monday, March 9, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Patchy Data Blamed For ‘Zero Percent Increase In Cycling’ In Wales Despite £216 Million Active Travel Spend

Wrexham.com

AVIATION

2) Partial Closure Of Barbados Airspace Was Due To Staff Shortage, Minister Says

Barbados Today

CAMERAS

3) Pines Plain, New York Tried To Secretly Install Surveillance Cameras. An Uproar Ensured.

Times Union

OTHER

4) Kenya’s New Digital Traffic Fines Signal End Of Roadside Negotiations For Motorists

Dawan Africa

PARKING

5) Digital Curb Management May Be More A Vision Than A Reality

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) War Doesn’t Come Without Warning. On The DC Metro, It’s Advertised.

AL.com (column)

ROADWAYS

7) Complaints Albanian Language Continues To Be Ignored On Skopje-Tetovo-Gostivar Highway

Gazeta Express

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA Proposes Real-Time Security-Line Dashboard That Airports Can Feed Every 60 Seconds

VisaHQ

TRANSIT

9) Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation To Deploy AI System Across 115 Depots To Boost Safety, Transparency

Convergence Now

VEHICLES

10) Ford Recalls 1.74 Million Cars Over Rearview Display Issues

Associated Press

11) Vehicle Connectivity Explained: How Cars Connect To The Internet

Shift podcast

News Releases

1) Taiwan Professor Shows How Shared Vehicle Data Promotes Safer, Smarter Transport

2) USDOT Storytelling Program To Bring Iconic American Images, Thought-Provoking Reminders To Transportation

3) AI Dash Cams To Enhance Safety Across SamTrans Bus Fleet

4) Jenoptik Acquires ITS Business From FIMA

5) Uber Expands Women Preferences Nationwide, Enabling Women Riders To Match With Women Drivers Across US

6) Starlink Raises Prices For General Aviation Pilots

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Friday, March 6, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 6, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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

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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