Transportation Communications Newsletter

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. Instagram: @cranford_radio

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - New York, New York

AVIATION

1) FAA Investigating Why Plane Was Allowed To Take Off As Trump’s Helicopter Approached

CAMERAS

2) Are Rural Law Enforcement Agencies Using Flock Cameras?

Daily Yonder

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Legal Framework To Promote Smart Border Gates In Vietnam

Vietnam.vn

OTHER

4) How Texas DOT Has Embraced AI

Route Fifty

5) Could Psychology Solve Transport Problems Engineering Can’t?

Highway Voices podcast

PARKING

6) New York City Says They’re Not ‘Shame Stickers,’ As It Slaps Them On Alternate-Side Violators’ Cars

Gothamist

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Officials Tout Online Tool To Plan Around Animal-Collision Hotspots In Montana

KTVH-TV

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - New York, New York

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Self-Driving Cars Have An Aging Problem

Semiconductor Engineering

AVIATION

2) FAA Mulls Critical Infrastructure Designations, Sparking Civilian Rights Debate

Spectrum News

3) How Probabilistic Weather Forecasting Is Changing Aviation Risk Management

The Weather Company

CAMERAS

4) Kenya’s National Transport And Safety Authority Blamed For Poor Signage

The Standard

FREIGHT

5) Study Shows Digital Curbside Management Reduces Driver Stress

Traffic Technology Today

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) US Approves World’s First Private Constellation To Strengthen Navigation

Interesting Engineering

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) San Francisco’s July 4 Chaos: Bad Planning, Dead Waymos, 1,000 People Waiting For A Bus

San Francisco Standard

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Developing An AI Framework For Long-Term Bridge Damage Monitoring

Seoul Tech

OTHER

9) How One Delaware DOT Engineer Is Using AI

At the Intersection podcast

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Oklahoma DOT Unveils Vehicle-Mounted Boards To Grab Drivers’ Attention In Work Zones

KOCO-TV

SPACE

11) EchoStar’s Hughes Filed For Bankruptcy As Its Satellite Internet Subscribers Fled To Starlink

Quartz

TRANSIT

12) Connecticut's Bus System Is Divided Among 17 Transit Agencies. The State Is Trying To Connect Them

13) CTtransit Overhauls Website, Adds ‘Where’s My Bus?’ Feature

Connecticut Post

VEHICLES

14) Honduras Introduces RFID-Based License Plates

ITS International

15) A Review Of In-Vehicle Touchscreen Safety And Usability

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

WEATHER

16) New Guide Helps Transport Sector Prepare For Severe Space Weather

UK Met Office

News Releases

1) Inrix, MetroLab Announce Finalists In Initiative For Universities To Tackle Transportation And Urban Mobility Challenges Using Real-World Data

2) University Of Arizona Employee Group Explores Using Data, Education To Reduce Bike Theft

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

As many know, in the early 1800s the grid system of Manhattan streets was laid out. This required some land surveying to determine where streets and avenues would intersect. The area covered included what is now Central Park. While the grid system was never imposed upon the land now covered by the park, one of the survey bolts can still be found there.

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