Tuesday, February 18, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, February 18, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Thales, Sopra Steria Partner For Digital Air Traffic Control In Europe

Mobile World Live

CAMERAS

2) Speed Camera Reform Stalls In Virginia Senate

Virginia Mercury

3) Calera, Alabama Enhances Emergency Response With Railroad Crossing Cameras

WBRC-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Florida AG Shuts Down Fake SunPass Sites Targeting Toll Users With Phishing Scams

WPEC-TV

FREIGHT

5) Tenstreet Acquires Driver Communications Provider TextLocate

FreightWaves

MOBILITY

6) Europe Navigating Urban Mobility Challenges

Inside GNSS

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) New Hampshire DOT Has Someone Hilarious Doing Their Social Media

WOKQ Radio

ROADWAYS

8) Phase-Free Traffic Signal Control For Balanced Flow In Sensor-Limited Environments

Scientific Reports

TRANSIT

9) New York City Schools Crack Down On Student OMNY Card Abuse, But Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns

On The Way

VEHICLES

10) Autonomous Truck Rules Discussed In 11 Statehouses

Land Line

News Releases

1) University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Partner On Project To Address Rural Transportation Needs With Autonomous Vehicles

2) AAC Clyde Space Begins Work On Maritime Domain Awareness Project 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

College Park Airport in Maryland is the oldest continually operating airport in the world.

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Monday, February 17, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, February 17, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Trump Fires Hundreds Of Air Traffic Support Staff As SpaceX Visits FAA Command Center

TechCrunch

2) Black Hawk Pilots May Have Missed Air Traffic Directive, Flown On ‘Bad’ Altitude Data Before Crash

The Hill

3) USDOT Will Audit FAA Flight Delay Data To Evaluate National Airspace System

Simple Flying

ROADWAYS

4) Drivers Warned As Little-Known Road Markings Could Be Rolled Out Across Australia

Yahoo News

5) Albanian Language Removed From Highway Signs In Macedonia

CNA

TRANSIT

6) New NJ Transit Executive Director Says Better Information For Riders One His Primary Goals

NJ.com

7) ‘See It, Say It, Sorted’ - The Voice Of London’s Trains 

BBC News video

News Releases

1) Redesigned SEPTA App Enhances Rider Experience

2) Nassau, Bahamas First Regional Port To Join Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program

3) University Of New Mexico Researchers Use New Tech To Improve Railroad Safety

4) MARTA Launches ‘Behind The Ride’ Series. First Story Looks At Projects Enhancing The Customer Experience.

 

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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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Friday, February 14, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, February 14, 2025 -  Summit, New Jersey

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**Happy Valentine’s Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) The Cognitive Experience Of A Transit User

Talking Headways podcast

FREIGHT

2) Big Tech Comes To The Cold Chain

FreightWaves

HEALTH

3) How To Build A Neurodiverse City

Bloomberg CityLab

OTHER

4) Racial Profiling Or Data Flaw? Louisiana Law Leaves Officers Guessing On Race

WVUE-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) New York State DOT Launches I-81 Connect App

WSTM-TV

6) Building Trust From Public Engagement

AASHTO Journal

TRANSIT

7) New York MTA Offers ‘Late Notes’ For Delayed Commuters

WNYW-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) A Look at the WYDOT Transportation Management Center

Wyoming DOT

News Releases

1) SITA’s New ATC Connect Platform Provides Full Interoperability With Legacy Networks For Air Traffic Control Messaging

2) ITS Australia Announces 2025 Award Winners

3) DART Transforms System Through Modernization Program

4) CTA Will Pilot Automatic Detection System On Rail Right-Of-Way

Friday Bonus

Take a high-speed ride on BART through the Transbay Tube.

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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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Thursday, February 13, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 13, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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**World Radio Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Cities Have One Less Excuse Not To Install Accessible Pedestrian Signals

Streetsblog USA

AVIATION

2) North Korea To Cut Air Traffic Control Communication With South Korea, Seoul Says

Korea JoongAng Daily

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Mapping Adversarial Maritime Activity In A Changing Arctic

Center for Data Innovation

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) National Highways Authority Of India To Boost Surveillance At Toll Plazas After Fraud Reports

Business Today

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Can Signed Diversions Work In The Era Of Satnavs?

Traffic Technology International

HEALTH

6) Queer-Friendly Data On Car Crash Deaths Removed From NHTSA Website

Ars Technica

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Cyprus Investing In Smart Transport Systems

Cyprus Mail

8) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - February 13, 2025

Traffic21 Institute

MARITIME

9) CMA CGM Boxship Hit Beacon Due To Lack Of Crew Understanding And Procedures

Maritime Executive

10) Yamaha Made A Boat Remote

The Verge

PARKING

11) Truck Drivers Slow To Adopt Parking Apps, Study Finds

Transport Topics

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) AI Translation Tools Could Improve Trust In Public Safety Efforts

Route Fifty

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Trucking Experts Link Cybersecurity To Company Culture

Transport Topics

TRANSIT

14) In Rural Minnesota, Transit Planning Apps Could Boost Ridership

University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

News Releases

1) Cincinnati Metro Unveils Name, Brand For Upcoming Bus Rapid Transit System: Metro Rapid

2) Cubic Transportation Systems Announces UK Innovation Centre To Explore AI And Machine Learning’s Role In Future Of Public Transit

3) Mississippi DOT Launches Rules Of The Road Campaign

4) University Of Mississippi Research Uses AI To Make Infrastructure More Resilient, Sustainable

5) EasyPark Group Acquires Parkopedia To Streamline The Driver Experience

6) Solar-Powered Glance C-V2X School Zone Safety Beacon Now Available From Applied Information

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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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