Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

  ðŸ‡³ðŸ‡· Tuesday, January 31, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey 🇳🇷


**Nauru Independence Day**


ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Some BMW EVs Aren’t Making Their Pedestrian Warning Sounds

The Verge


AVIATION


2) FAA Adopts New Safeguards After Computer Outage Halted Flights

Reuters


3) Travelers With Varying Needs Can Now Get Help Navigating Portland, Oregon’s Airport With Help Of New App

Oregon Public Broadcasting


4) Spokane-Published Magazine Launches To Attract US Youth To Aerospace Careers

Spokesman-Review


CAMERAS


5) Rhode Island Cities, Towns Make Millions Off Traffic Cams

WJAR-TV


6) New Haveners Speed To Camera Defense

New Haven Independent


7) AI Traffic Cameras Ready For Work In Thiruvananthapuram, India

Kaumudi


FREIGHT


8) Freight Carriers Train Drivers To Spot Signs Of Human Trafficking

Transport Dive


OTHER


9) Minnesota Bill Would Permit Driver’s License Applicants To Volunteer Demographic Info

Minnesota House of Representatives


10) Bus Drivers From Two Pennsylvania School Districts Fired Over Inappropriate Messages With Students

KDKA-TV


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


11) Judge Dismisses Public Records Lawsuit Over Florida Migrant Flights

News Service of Florida


ROADWAYS


12) Damaged Traffic Lights In Florida May Take Over A Year To Replace, Officials Say

WOFL-TV


SAFETY / SECURITY


13) South Korea To Build ICT-Based Crowd Management System This Year

Yonhap


14) Why TSA Agents Hate Colorado Driver’s Licenses

5280


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


15) Robotaxis Have A Problem With Dozing Passengers

Digital Trends


TRANSIT


16) Locals Want Wi-Fi, Food And Jobs When Camden, New Jersey Transit Hub Gets $250 Million Makeover

NJ.com


17) DART Says It’s Much Better Prepared For Winter Storm This Time

Dallas Morning News


18) New York Subway Station Agents Preparing To Exit The Booth

NY1


19) New LIRR Grand Central Terminal Has Typo Etched In Stone

Bloomberg


VEHICLES


20) Tesla Confirms US Department Of Justice Requested Documents On Autopilot, ‘Full Self-Driving’

CNN Business



News Releases

1) Public Comment Period Ends For Hawaiian Diacritical Markings To Be Added To Signs Along Leeward Coast

2) European Commission Stakeholder Conference On Mitigating The Social Impact Of Transition To Automation And Digitalization In Transport

3) Indiana Toll Road Expands Wrong-Way Driver Detection And Alert System



Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Pennsylvania is on a roll with recent entries crediting the commonwealth with the oldest residential street in the US and the oldest extant train station. We stay in the Keystone State for this week’s Transportation Oddity, the oldest continually operating railroad in US


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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.  

© 2023 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Monday, January 30, 2023

Monday, January 30, 2023

 


Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Monday, January 30, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Chicago’s Plan To Make Crosswalks Accessible For Blind Pedestrians Moving At A Crawl

WTTW-TV


AVIATION


2) ADS-B Exchange, The Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet, Sold To Private Equity Firm

Ars Technica


3) Singapore Laying Groundwork To Roll Out New Air Traffic Management System By Late 2020s

Straits Times


GPS / NAVIGATION


4) Satellite Billed As The ‘Future GPS’ Begins Key Tests

SpaceNews


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


5) Safe Journeys With China’s Intelligent Transportation System

China Global Television Network video


MARITIME


6) US Coast Guard Releases New Guide To Help Maritime Cybersecurity Assessments

Homeland Security Today


7) Uncrewed Naval Vessels And The Span Of Maritime Tasks

Marine Policy


OTHER


8) Kuala Lumpur Police Urge Public Not To Use Waze To Aid Traffic Offenders

Bernama


9) Number Plate Cloning On The Rise In UK As Thieves Try To Avoid ULEZ Charges

The Telegraph


10) Philippine Land Transportation Office To Digitize Traffic Citations

Philippine Star


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


11) Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency Launches Review Of Communications During Auckland Flooding

Newshub


12) Road Transport Authority In Anantapur, India To Conduct Traffic Safety Awareness Programs In Colleges

The Hindu


SPACE


13) Europe Seeks Greater Autonomy In Space Traffic Management

SpaceNews


14) Lessons From Shuttle Columbia Disaster Could Stave Off Next Tragedy

Orlando Sentinel


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


15) San Francisco Wants To Slow Robotaxi Rollout Over Blocked Traffic And False 911 Calls

The Verge


TRANSIT


16) MTA Cuts Free Wi-Fi From New York City Buses

Gothamist


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


17) Bangladesh Mulls Introducing Integrated Traffic Management System

Xinhua


VEHICLES


18) NHTSA Hits Volvo Group North America With $130 Million Penalty Over Delayed Recalls

Reuters


19) Motoring Journalist Finds Kia And Hyundai Speed Limit Warning Feature Annoying

CarsGuide commentary



News Releases

1) Aviation Leaders Sign Declaration To Lay The Way For International Aviation Forum

2) GridMatrix Partners With Port Authority Of NY & NJ To Launch AI Traffic Software Platform At Lincoln And Holland Tunnels, George Washington Bridge

3) European Climate, Infrastructure And Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) Launches Public Dashboard Covering All Its Projects, Programs


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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.  

© 2023 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Friday, January 27, 2023

Friday, January 27, 2023

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Friday, January 27, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Belgium Launches Central Bicycle Register To Combat Theft

Brussels Times


CAMERAS


2) Call In Barbados For Traffic Camera Law To Help Nab Reckless Road Users

Barbados Today


3) New York City Man Uses Social Media To Shame People Who Deface License Plates To Beat Cameras

Jalopnik


CARTOGRAPHY


4) Centennial Edition of North Dakota DOT Road Map Adds QR Codes

KFYR-TV


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


5) Harris County Toll Road Authority Proposes To Cut Toll Rates By 10%, Offer EZ Tags At No Cost

KTRK-TV


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


6) Young South African Scientists Aim To Use Data Analytics To Improve Life

IT-Online


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


7) Cape Cod Canal Bridges Project Criticized For Lack Of Public Involvement

Bourne Enterprise


8) Virginia Legislation Would Allow Government Legal Notices To Be Posted Online

Cardinal News


9) Six Considerations For Police PIOs Ahead Of The Release Of Tyre Nichols Bodycam Video

Police1


10) TSA Takes To Twitter To Celebrate Apprehension of Zero Terrorists, One Completely Legal Item

Techdirt commentary


RAILROADS


11) Canadian Transport Minister Didn’t Speak To Via Rail During Holiday Travel Chaos

CBC News


ROADWAYS


12) Hand-Painted Street Signs Coming To Fort Myers Beach, Florida To Replace Missing Signs

WBBH-TV


13) New York City DOT Proposes To ‘Remove The Unpredictability’ For Drivers, Pedestrians On Brooklyn’s New Utrecht Avenue

BoroPark24


14) Ford Patent Application Envisions ‘Synchronized Work Zone Traffic Management Systems’

autoevolution


SAFETY / SECURITY


15) Fleet Petitions FMCSA To Allow Pulsating Brake Lights

Commercial Carrier Journal


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


16) US State Department Warns Against Using Uber, App-Based Transportation In Cancun

Travel + Leisure


TRANSIT


17) Auckland Transport Criticized For Recommending Driving To Elton John Concert

1News


18) Building Passenger Trust To Support Future Growth

Intelligent Transport commentary


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


19) Western New York Leaders Rethink Thruway Shutdowns During Severe Weather

WGRZ-TV



News Releases

1) Snoqualmie Valley Transportation Launches New Website With Rider Alerts, Easier Access

2) UITP Launches Global Public Transport Benefits Toolbox

3) Yunex Traffic Gives Priority To Buses, Trams In Wallonia, Belgium



Friday Bonus

Canceled flight? Round-up 14 fellow passengers, rent a van and drive to your destination. One such trip has gone viral on TikTok.


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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.  

© 2023 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016