Transportation Communications Newsletter: March 2025

Monday, March 10, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, March 10, 2025 - New York, New York

MARITIME

1) BC Ferries To Open Field To Canadian Satellite Internet Providers, Not Just Starlink

Times Colonist

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

2) Marin Transit Outlines Communications Plan For San Rafael Bus Lot Project

Marin Independent Journal

TELEMATICS

3) Maryland Insurance Commissioner Expresses Support For Bill Increasing Regulations On Telematics Programs

Insurance Business

TRANSIT

4) Mississauga Transit Considers Eliminating Diversity, Seasonal Messages From Buses

INsauga

5) Detroit’s ‘Bring Back The Tracks’ Campaign Pushes For Rail Transit Revival Along Michigan Avenue

WDIV-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) Tennessee Now Providing Slowdown Alerts To Truck Drivers Through Drivewyze Smart Roadways

FleetOwner

VEHICLES

7) Japan’s Nissan Tests Driverless Vehicles In City Streets Filled With Cars And People

8) Volkswagen Reintroducing Physical Controls For Vital Functions

Autocar

News Releases

1) Transforming Ireland’s Road Network With AI-Powered Data Fusion

2) Metra Seeking Feedback On Potentially Renaming Lines

3) King County, Washington Target Zero Coalition Launches Campaign Focused On Increasing Corridor Safety

4) How GIS Data Can Transform Government Operations

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Friday, March 7, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 7, 2025 - Newark, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) New Research Delves Into How Pedestrians Can More Safely Interact With AVs

Tech Brew

AVIATION

2) FAA Wants Tougher Air Traffic Control Staffing Regulations At Reagan National

WRC-TV

3) Blue Ridge Aviation Discusses Navigating Planes Without Air Traffic Control

WHSV-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge To Switch To Electronic Tolling

KNDO-TV

PRIVACY

5) How Canadian And US Privacy Laws Impact Clients’ Telematics Data

Canadian Underwriter

RAILROADS

6) Amtrak Adds Color Coding To Railcars To Help Guide Passengers On Where To Board

Trains

ROADWAYS

7) US Transportation Secretary Tells DC Mayor Mural On Roads Are Distractions

WUSA-TV video

8) New York City Wants Wider Use Of Weigh-In-Motion Technology To Fight Overweight Trucks

FreightWaves

TRANSIT

9) Station-Level Rail Performance Data Goes Live Across England

CiTTi

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Traffic Management Center Opens In Mohali, India

The Tribune

11) Singapore’s ‘AI Traffic System’ Set To Tackle Phuket’s Congestion

The Nation

VEHICLES

12) Physical Buttons Could Make A Comeback Thanks To A New European Safety Regulation

Autoblog

13) Tesla’s AI Assistant Now Uses Vehicle Data For Personalized Responses

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Alabama DOT Expands ALGO Traffic App And Website

2) Airlines For America Launches ‘Travel Like A Star!’ Countdown Campaign To Real ID

3) United Installs Starlink On First Regional Aircraft

4) EHang Partners With University Of Zaragoza, University Of Guangzhou To Establish Joint Laboratory For Low-Altitude Flight Safety

Friday Bonus

How’s your memory? A game, where people try to see how many stations of the London Underground they can recall could have countless variations for transit systems around the world. You could even do it for highways or airports.

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