Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 13, 2026

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

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

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

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?

TELEMATICS

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

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

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

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

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

SPACE

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

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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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, March 11, 2026

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) New Texts, Emails Detail Response, Confusion In Wake Of FAA Airspace Closure Over El Paso

CARTOGRAPHY

2) The Greatest Debate In Design History | The New York City Subway Map

Design Docs (video)

FREIGHT

3) Iraq Links 40,000 Fuel Tankers To GPS Tracking System To Curb Smuggling

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Could Iran Be Using China’s Highly Accurate BeiDou Navigation System?

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Malaysia Expands Cooperation With European ITS Leaders To Enhance Smart Mobility

Malaysian Reserve

6) IRF Chairman Randy Iwasaki Talks About Automation, Digitalization And The Next Generation

ITS International

MARITIME

7) The End Of Benign Navigation: Shipping Must Prepare For A World Of Unreliable Signals

American Journal of Transportation

8) Why Shadow Tankers Are The Only Ships Still Moving Through The Strait Of Hormuz

The Conversation

MOBILITY

9) AI, Safety And The Future Of Mobility: Big Names Shape The Conversation At Intertraffic 2026

Highways Voices podcast

RAILROADS

10) Colorado Wants Help Picking A Name For Front Range Passenger Train Before November Vote

TRANSIT

11) As Mobile Revamps Transit System, City Turns To Public For Help Naming System

VEHICLES

12) Ford Launches New AI To Grow Multibillion-Dollar Pro Commercial Business

13) UK Minister Urges Self-Driving Sector To Think Dual-Use

News Releases

1) Kapsch TrafficCom Selects TomTom Traffic To Enhance Its Global Traffic Management Solutions

2) New Pilot Program Reminds DC Metro Customers To Offer Priority Seating To Those In Need

3) Derq Unveils Next Generation Platform Using AI At Intersections To Improve Safety

4) Marine Rescue Shellharbour Installs Electronic Sign To Promote Safer Boating

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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

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