Friday, July 30, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, July 30, 2021 - Rahway, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Recruiting Gamers For Next Generation Of Air Traffic Controllers

NBC Nightly News video

2) FAA Introduces Animated Runway Safety Messages

AOPA

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) New York Thruway Authority: 59,000 Affected In E-ZPass Toll Misreads, Overcharges At Lackawanna Gantry

WGRZ-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Driving A More Intelligent, Integrated Travel Experience

GCN advertorial

MOBILITY

5) The Apps That Are Redefining Accessibility

Bloomberg CityLab + Equality

OTHER

6) Veteran Transportation Journalist Dan Mahalaba Dies At 72

Trains

PARKING

7) Jeff Perkins Is Bringing His Marketing Mind To The ParkMobile CEO Seat

Hypepotamus

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Maricopa Association Of Governments Launches ‘See Me AZ’ Safety Campaign 

KNXV-TV

9) VIA Bus-Muppet ‘Buppet Buster’, Plus Classic ‘80s Jingle Are Back In New Ads Urging San Antonians To Ride The Bus

San Antonio Express-News

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Okaloosa County Sheriff Using what3words To Automatically Locate 911 Callers

Northwest Florida Daily News

TRANSIT

11) Visa Mobility Study: Most Want Contactless Payments On Public Trans

PYMNTS

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Agency For Traffic Management Approved For Niger State, Nigeria

The Sun

VEHICLES

13) Algorithm Could Improve How Self-Driving Cars Take on Narrow Streets

Route Fifty

News Releases

1) Missouri DOT To Run Commercial Motor Vehicle Awareness Campaign In August

2) US National Transportation Atlas Database Summer 2021 Adds Alternative Fuel Corridors Dataset, 11 Other Updates

3) Canadian Government Announces Upgrades To Klondike Highway Corridor In Yukon, Including ITS

4) City Of Toronto Launches Road Safety Public Education Campaign

Friday Bonus

As an old school journalist I’ve always been very careful about not publicly backing candidates or supporting political parties, but today I have decided to break that rule with my first endorsement. Today I’m publicly coming out in favor of Giant Cone and his/her/its candidacy.

Job Postings

 -  Video Production Specialist III - Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Upcoming Events

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