Monday, October 30, 2023

Monday, October 30, 2023

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Monday, October 30, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey 🇿🇦


** South Africa: Winner of Rugby World Cup**


ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) City Of Kalamazoo Installs Bike Traffic Signals 

WBXX Radio


2) As E-Bikes Grow In Popularity, So Do Calls For Safety Certification 

Grist


3) Abandoned Hire Bikes, Scooters Around London Can Now Be Reported Via FixMyStreet

Highways News


AVIATION


4) Young Photographer Gives New View Of Planes

ABC News Live Prime video


5) Elon Musk Appears To Have Given Up Trying To Camouflage His Private-Jet Travels 

Insider


FREIGHT


6) AI And The Future Of Trucking

Truckinginfo


7) Gamifying Your Shop Can Help Your Business Score Big

FleetOwner


MARITIME


8) Washington Ferries Will Pause Ads, At Least Until Coca-Cola Controversy Fizzles

KUOW Radio


9) British Columbia’s Ombudsperson Regrets Lack Of Ferries Oversight

Business in Vancouver


10) Ports Of Hamburg, Halifax, Valencia Establish Network Of Port Innovation Centers

India Shipping News


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


11) FAA Releases Unruly Passenger Halloween Meme To Get Ahead Of Rate Increase

FAA


RAILROADS


12) FEC, Brightline Train Horns Equally Loud But Passenger Trains More Frequent

Treasure Coast Newspapers


TRANSIT


13) WMATA Cuts Ribbon Of Integrated Command And Communications Center

ALXnow


14) Los Angeles Metro Board Votes Unanimously To Make Transit Ambassador Program Permanent

Westside Current


15) OMNY Card Vending Machines Now Available At Several New York City Subway Stations

WPIX-TV


16) Buffalo’s Metro Rail Fare System Goes Digital, Fare Inspectors Become Transit Ambassadors

Buffalo News


17) Howard University Students Develop Animations For DC Metro

The Hilltop


18) Infrastructure Storytelling With Grant Writing: Current Trends And Challenges

Metro contributed content


VEHICLES


19) Virginia Tech, Partners Design Blueprint To Improve Self-Driving Vehicles With $7.5 Million Grant

Virginia Mercury


20) Porsche Adding Google To Its Cars As VW’s Software Problems Worsen

The Verge


WEATHER


21) NOAA Leverages AI For Weather Forecast Translation

Nextgov/FCW



News Releases

1) Pennsylvania DOT's Northwest Region Honored For Video Documenting Messerall Bridge Preservation Project

2) MTA, New York Comedy Festival Team Up To Bring Top Comedic Voices To Subway System

3) MTA Celebrates 119th Anniversary Of New York City Subway With Special Edition Historical Animation Video

4) Toronto’s Metrolinx Becomes First Public Transit Agency In North America To Adopt Hidden Disabilities Program

5) Dubai Taxi Control Centre Applies AI To Monitor And Track 7,200 Vehicles, 14,500 Drivers

6) Transport For The North Launches Connected Mobility Strategy To Support Simple, Seamless Journeys

7) Superior, WSP Begin Work On Florida DOT’s $171 Million Brooks Bridge Project


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