[TCN] Thursday, June 30, 2022

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 30, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Portland, Oregon's Top Traffic Signal Staffer Takes Bike Advocates For A Ride

Bike Portland

2) London Experimenting With Traffic Lights That Put Pedestrians First

MIT Technology Review

3) 'Participatory Sensing' App Enables Safe Bicycle Commuting

Government Technology

AVIATION

4) Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport First In US To Use App Detailing Travelers' Medical Conditions

KSTP-TV

5) New York City Council Takes Aim At Helicopter Noise

Quiet Communities blog

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Waze Partners With Netflix To Turn Drivers Into Pirates

Android Headlines

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - June 30, 2022

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

8) Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Transit Agency Can't Bar Workers' Black Lives Matter Masks

Reuters

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Violating Policy, SeaTac Airport Censored Pro-Life, Conservative Customers

KTTH Radio's Jason Rantz Show commentary

RAILROADS

10) UK Transport Minister Announces £1 Billion Investment To Introduce European Train Control System On East Coast Mainline

UK.gov

11) New Details Released On Warnings For Railroad Crossing Near Mendon, Missouri

KMBC-TV

12) More Than 78% Of Railroad Crossings In Maine Don't Have Gates, Warning Bells Or Lights

WGME-TV

ROADWAYS

13) Interstate Signs Bent, Broken And Faded Ahead Of World Games In Alabama

WBMA-TV

14) Early Warning System Pinpoints Flooded Roads in Some States

Stateline

15) Bogotá Pilots Road Congestion Pricing App

Cities Today

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) SeaTac Airport Unveils Program To Help Cut TSA Security Lines

KIRO Radio

17) National Safety Council Releases Report: Mobility, Technology And Safety: The Next 20 Years

National Safety Council

VEHICLES

18) New NHTSA Chief Says Agency Will Scrutinize Automated-Driver Technology

AP

News Releases

1) Unicard, Amdocs Collaborate To Deliver Integrated Multimodal Ticketing For Public Transport Users

2) Research Shows Pent-Up Demand For Air Travel, With Passengers Embracing Mobile And Touchless Technologies

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[TCN] Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - Garwood, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) German Air Traffic Controllers Fix Technical Problems After Software Update

Reuters

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Waze Partners With Tour De France To Minimize Impact On Traffic

autoevolution

MARITIME

3) US Coast Guard Says Cyberpiracy Threatens Supply Chains And T he Maritime Industry

Tech Times

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

4) Smogmobile Visits Westminster To Raise Awareness Of Air Pollution

Highways News

5) How Roadside Safety Signs Backfire—And Why Policymakers Don't Notice

Leaps.org commentary

RAILROADS

6) NTSB's Visit To Mendon Shines Light On Passive Crossings In Missouri

KSHB-TV

ROADWAYS

7) Where Is 5G Heading Within Transport And Logistics

Automotive World commentary

SPACE

8) US House Appropriators Advance Commercial Space Tracking With Funding Bump

Breaking Defense

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) EMS 'Should Be Commended' For Response To Amtrak Train Derailment Says MU Trauma Director

Columbia Daily Tribune

TRANSIT

10) SEPTA Has Been Double-Charging Regional Rail Riders' Key Cards Due To Bug

Billy Penn

11) Public Transport Is Ditching Cash — But Here's Why That's OK

MIT Technology Review

12) Taking The Friction Out Of Regional Transit Payments

Route Fifty

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Texas DOT Will Provide Traffic Alerts To All Cellphones In El Paso Area

KFOX-TV

VEHICLES

14) J.B. Hunt, Waymo Add Wayfair To Autonomous Trucking Program

Transport Topics

News Releases

1) Colorado DOT Receives Communications Award For State's Byways

2) New TravelEssex Identity Launched To Unify Bus Network In Essex, UK

3) Lincolnshire, UK Police Trial Electronic Monitoring Of Disqualified Drivers

4) Cebu Cordova Link Expressway Corporation Unveils App For Electronic Tolling

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[TCN] Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey ⚾

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AVIATION

1) Autonomous Planes Take Off Amid Labor Shortages

https://biz.crast.net/autonomous-planes-take-off-amid-labor-shortage/

CAMERAS

2) FMCSA Makes Permanent Its Regulatory Exemption For Windshield-Mounted Safety System Cameras

School Transportation News

3) Chicago's Speed Cameras Yield More Tickets And Fines, But Also Complaints And Controversy

WBEZ Radio

4) Awful WBEZ Speed Cam Piece Disregards Safety Data, Ignores Traffic Violence Victims

Streetsblog Chicago commentary

5) New Automated Traffic Cameras Catch Thousands Speeding In Bibb County, Georgia School Zones

Georgia Public Broadcasting

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) We Need Smarter Cities, Not 'Smart Cities'

MIT Technology Review commentary

OTHER

7) App Helps Missouri Residents With Gas Tax Increase

KOMU-TV

8) AT&T Transmits 5G Network Via Drone

Aviation Today

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Second Grade Students Raise $24,000 For Billboard Aimed At Improving Traffic Safety

WBBM-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) International Road Assessment Program – Improving Global Roadway Safety With The Safe System Approach

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

TRANSIT

11) Computer Problem Halted Service On Pittsburgh's Entire Light Rail System 

KDKA-TV

12) This Smartphone App Can Help Blind People Navigate More Trains And Buses. Here's How

World Economic Forum

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Improved Tool To Help Minnesota DOT Make Freeway Travel Time More Reliable

Catalyst

News Releases

1) Wejo, Ford To Leverage Connected Vehicle Data Across Europe To Enable End-To-End Insurance Offerings

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Food trucks can be found nearly everywhere dishing out all kinds of foods. However, for a meal that's out of this world, check out the Space Shuttle Café.

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[TCN] Monday, June 27, 2022

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Monday, June 27, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Nonbinary Airline Passengers Ask: What's Gender Got To Do With It?

New York Times

2) This Technology Could Speed Up Your Wireless At Airports

PCMag

CAMERAS

3) New Victoria Speed-Camera Commissioner Addresses Concerns About Latest Technology

3AW Radio's Mornings

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Motorways in Pakistan Getting Electronic Toll Plazas

ProPakistani

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Feel Like Waze Is Judging You? Get Directions From A Talking Dog Instead.

Wall Street Journal

MOBILITY

6) Developing The UK's First Multi-City MaaS Platform

Intelligent Transport

OTHER

7) Federal Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Alleging Required Signage On Illinois' Gas Tax Freeze Violates Free Speech

Chicago Tribune

8) Angry Motorist Confronts Cyclist 'Famous For Reporting Bad Drivers'

The South African

9) Wales Only Nation In UK To Display 'Dogs Die In Hot Cars' Warnings

Penarth Times

PLANNING

10) New North Carolina DOT Tool Gives Public 3D View Of Transportation Project

Neuse News

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Pennsylvania Study Looks At Work Zone Crashes, Risk Factors

Government Technology

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

12) San Antonio Police Take Traffic Investigations To New Heights With Drone Technology

KSAT-TV

TRANSIT

13) Union Boss Accuses UK Transport Secretary Of 'Talking Nonsense' In Twitter Thread

NewsChain

14) Current State Of Advanced Public Transit Systems In Canada

ITS-STI Canada paper

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) New Measures To Improve Information And Safety During Flooding Of Audley Weir

St George & Sutherland Shire Leader

16) Welcome To Connecticut???

Talking Transportation blog

VEHICLES

17) NHTSA Wants Automakers To Collect More 'Black Box' Crash Data

Reuters

18) Why Public-Private Collaboration Is Key To Developing Autonomous Vehicle Technology In Türkiye

World Economic Forum

News Releases

1) Los Angeles Metro Board Approves Transit Ambassador Program To Help Improve Customer Experience

2) North Carolina Incident Management Track Highlights Safety, Partnership

3) SRL Traffic Systems Announces Opening Of Technical & Innovation Centre

4) SMATS Launches Port Traffic Management Solution For Terminal Traffic Monitoring And Predictive Data On Truck Turn Times

5) New Mexico DOT Unveils New ENDWI Campaign

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