Wednesday, February 4, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Black History Month**

AVIATION

1) FAA Cautions Pilots On Runway Length Data Sources

AIN

2) Jacksonville Airport Removes ‘Hologram’ Of Mayor

WTLV-TV

3) FAA Planning Efforts Should Address How Drones Will Communicate With And Avoid Other Aircraft

GAO

CAMERAS

4) Traffic Cameras Surge Across Tasmania But Public Access Lags Behind

Pulse Tasmania

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Women Have Been Mapping The World For Centuries – And Now They’re Speaking Up For The People Left Out Of Those Maps

The Conversation

FREIGHT

6) FMCSA Designates English Proficiency ‘Safe Zones’

FreightWaves

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) ERTICO Newsletter - February 4, 2026

ERTICO-ITS Europe

OTHER

8) New USDOT Advisory Council Charged With Creating Infrastructure Design Guidebook

Fast Company

9) Louisville Documentary Explores Link Between Transportation And Food Access

Louisville Public Media

10) Wyoming DOT Discontinues Speciality Tribal License Plates Due To Slow Sales

KUWR Radio

11) Gainesville, Florida Metro Transportation Board Settles On New Name With Ampersand

Mainstreet Daily News

PRIVACY

12) Inside The AI Surveillance State

WBUR Radio’s On Point

RAILROADS

13) Norfolk Southern To Expand Use Of Wheel Defect Detection System

Progressive Railroading

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) New Brunswick Catching Up On Road Collision Data, Officials Say

CBC News

15) Salt Lake City Voices Concerns On Bill Calling For New Utah DOT Partnership, Other Changes

KSL

16) Allegations Of Passport, TSA Privileges Canceled After Exercising Constitutional Rights

The Travel

SPACE

17) New Univity Satellite Constellation Targets 5G For V2X In Europe

Traffic Technology Today

TRANSIT

18) SEPTA To Cease Using Social Media For Trip Cancellation Alerts

WCAU-TV

19) Modern New York City Subway Gates Tested By MTA Use AI Tech To Track Fare Evaders

Gothamist

20) Community Transit Upgrades Desktop Version Of ‘Plan My Trip’ Tool

Mass Transit

VEHICLES

21) Automakers Phased Out The CD Player From New Cars (And It's Not Hard To Guess Why) 

Jalopnik

News Releases

1) How Planning, Tech Shape Raleigh’s Winter Response

2) Inrix Expands Longstanding Partnership With TexasDOT To Deliver Next-Generation Traffic And Safety Insights

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

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - The College of New Jersey, New Jersey

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**Transit Equity Day**

AVIATION

1) Angelo State University Launches Simulator Lab For Air Traffic Control Training

KLST-TV

CAMERAS

2) Traffic Cameras Aren’t Going Away, But Virginia Legislators May Add Some New Restrictions

WVTF Radio

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Toronto Explores ITS To Improve Jams And Transit

Digital Watch

OTHER

4) ‘Abolish ICE,’ Tributes To Athletes Among Snowplow Contest Finalists In Chicago

WMAQ-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill Draws Criticism Over Lack Of Information

Georgia Recorder

TELEMATICS

6) Report Looks At Control Of Vehicle Data

U.S. PIRG

TRANSIT

7) BART Launches Free High-Speed Wi-Fi At Five Major Stations

Richmond Standard

VEHICLES

8) Dubai To Launch Glydways Network Of Self-Driving Pods

Gulf News

News Releases

1) George Brennan Named Publisher Of Trucking And Transportation For Bobit

2) CapMetro Introduces Tap-To-Pay On All Buses

3) STM Rolls Out Text Message Reporting On Its Bus Network

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Signs can convey important information but if you can’t easily read them they aren’t much help. A man in Hull, UK does his part to make them legible. 

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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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Monday, February 2, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, February 2, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Happy Groundhog Day**

AVIATION

1) FAA To Require 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders On New Aircraft

AeroTime

CAMERAS

2) Trump Restricts Traffic Camera Funding In Cities

Washington Post

3) Amid Immigration Crackdown, Mountain View, California Discovers Unauthorized Access To License-Plate Data

Mountain View Voice

4) Irish National Police, An Garda Síochána, Launches Consultation On Draft Code For Public CCTV Use

Law Society Gazette

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) All-Electronic Tolling Coming To Richmond, Virginia Expressways, Ramps

WRIC-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Ireland Warned By EU For Failing To Fully Transpose ITS Directive Into National Law

Highways News

MOBILITY

7) Blink-Controlled Wheelchairs Bring New Mobility To ALS Patients

CGTN

OTHER

8) Misleading Text In The Physical World Can Hijack AI-Enabled Robots, Study Shows

UC Santa Cruz

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) News Media Coalition Letter Challenges FAA’s Expansive NOTAM On Drones

DroneLife

SPACE

10) SpaceX Has Stopped Russia’s ‘Unauthorized’ Use Of Starlink Against Ukraine, Musk Says

France 24

TRANSIT

11) ATRA Pulse - January 2026

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Take A Look Inside Caltrans’ District 3 RTMC

Fresno Bee (video)

News Releases

1) Why Drivers Ignore Emergency Vehicles And How Smart Corridors Can Help

2) Alaska Airlines Unveils State-Of-The-Art Global Training Center

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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