Friday, July 25, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, July 25, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Local Governments Use GIS To Find, Fix Inaccessible Sidewalks, Curb Ramps

StateScoop

CAMERAS

2) CCTV To Be Rolled Out At Bus Stop Across London After ‘Very Positive Impact’ On Making Women Feel Safer

London Standard

3) Some Towns In New Jersey Deploy SafetySticks -- Cameras In A Pole -- To Enforce Parking Rules

WABC-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

4) New Data Map Shows Higher Flood Risks For Roads, Transit Networks In DC Region

WTOP Radio

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) France Introduces Free-Flow Toll On Paris-Normandy Motorways

Trans.info  

6) Delaware To Offer Free E-ZPass Transponders In August Ahead Of Toll Increases

WDEL Radio

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) New York Participating In Coordinated Public Awareness And Enforcement Campaign To Prevent Bridge Strikes

New York Governor’s Office

8) Victoria Trialing New Traffic Cameras, But Won’t Tell Us Why

Drive

9) State DOT Podcasts Cover Many Transportation Topics

AASHTO Journal

RESEARCH

10) Traffic Speed Prediction Network Based On Multi-View Spatio-Temporal Graph Convolution Network 

Computers and Electrical Engineering

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) What Will It Take To Automatically Brick Drivers’ Cell Phones Behind The Wheel?

Streetsblog USA

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Lyft Now Lets You Favorite And Block Drivers

CNET

13) Lyft To Add Autonomous Shuttles To Its Ride-Hailing Network

Axios

TRANSIT

14) Hampton Roads Transit Debuts More Than 2,600 ‘Smart Stop’ Bus Signs

WTKR-TV

15) Tech Is Helping People With Disabilities Use New York City Transit

Government Technology

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Alaska DOT&PF Upgrading Road Weather Info System

AASHTO Journal

VEHICLES

17) Germany Leads Europe’s Open-Source Automotive Software Drive

S&P Global Mobility

News Releases

1) Lufthansa, Fraport, zeroG To Use Camera-Based Computer Vision Tech To Improve Ground Operations

Friday Bonus  

Hot dog! Let’s go for a boat ride!

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport Launches AI Bin Assistant To Boost Recycling

International Airport Review

2) NASA Tests 5G-Based Aviation Network To Boost Air Taxi Connectivity

NASA

CAMERAS

3) How Safety Cameras Slow Down Drivers In School Zones

Talking Michigan Transportation podcast

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Estonia Says Russia Moving Electronic Warfare Systems Closer To NATO Borders

Euromaidan Press

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Influential Effect Analysis Of Digital Transportation Policies On Urban Economic Green Transition

Nature

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - July 24, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

7) New Jersey Passes Law To Set Up Mobile Driver's Licenses

Government Technology

8) Infrastructure Investment And Jobs Act: USDOT Should Better Communicate Funding Status And Assess Risks

GAO

TELEMATICS

9) BMW Confirms ‘Currently No Plans To Offer CarPlay Ultra’

BMW Blog

TRANSIT

10) Detroit People Mover Names Morning Radio Host, Lloyd Jackson, As New ‘Voice’

WXYZ-TV

11) Rotterdam Links Airport With Metro Via Autonomous Bus

ITS International

12) New York City Subway’s Modern Train Signals Already Due For Upgrades

Gothamist

13) SEPTA Posts Signs Alerting Bus Riders Of Discontinued Service

WCAU-TV video

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) NOCoE Newsletter - July 24, 2025

National Operations Center of Excellence

VEHICLES

15) Future Ford Vehicles Could Manage Traffic At Drive Thru Restaurants

Ford Authority

News Releases

1) Spire Launches New Space-Based Radio Frequency Intelligence Capabilities For Defense And Security

2) Wisconsin Governor, WisDOT Celebrate Unveiling Of New Lac du Flambeau Dual-Language Highway Signs

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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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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Flights At SLO County Airport, Santa Barbara Airport Affected By Air Traffic Control Outage

KSBY-TV

2) Air Traffic Controllers Didn’t Warn A B-52 Bomber Crew About Nearby Airliner, US Air Force Says

ABC News

3) Crisis Communications At Incheon Airport: Lessons Learned From A PR Manager

International Airport Review (contributed content)

CAMERAS

4) Traffic Cameras Being Installed On Maine Interstates

WMME Radio

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Map Data Will Help Pedestrians Better Navigate Phoenix Streets

Arizona State University

FREIGHT

6) Air Cargo: USDOT Should Communicate Data Limitations And Identify Stakeholder Challenges

GAO

MOBILITY

7) Transport For West Midlands Takes Global Honor For Wheelchair-Friendly Augmented Reality Navigation Breakthrough

Highways News

PRIVACY

8) Seven Car Features That Automatically Share Your Data With Insurers

Clever Dude

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) UK Air Travelers Concerned About Data Security, Study Says

Airport Technology

SPACE

10) AST SpaceMobile Seeks To Deploy A Direct-To-Device Satellite Service For First Responders

Mobile World Live

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Uber Will Let Women Drivers, Riders Request To Avoid Being Paired With Men

CNBC

TRANSIT

12) New York MTA Revamps Its Elevator And Escalator Status Tool

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

13) Self-Driving Bus Service Takes To The Road In Belfast’s Titanic Quarter

Border Telegraph

News Releases

1) Sustainable EU Tourism: New Communication Toolkit Available

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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.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016