[TCN] Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🇸🇮 Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🚴🏼‍♂️

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**Tadej Pogačar - Winner of Tour de France 2026**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) England’s First ‘Cycle Street’ Closes After A Few Months Due To Road Markings Issue

BBC News

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

2) An Expert In Traffic Jams Has A Scary Idea: What If The Cars Turn On Us?

New York Times

AVIATION

3) FAA Runway Mitigation Program Shows Measurable Gains

AIN

4) Memphis International Airport Prepares For Name Change Honoring FedEx Founder Fred W. Smith

WATN-TV (video)

5) Airports: Online Information Is Widely Available For General Aviation Fuel Prices But Not For Required Fees

GAO

6) FlightAware Suing Kalshi Over Flight Cancellation Bets

Gizmodo

7) Mobile’s New International Airport Is Still Under Construction, But You Can Visit It Virtually On Microsoft Flight Simulator

AviationPros

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Feds Ignored A Decade Of Warnings That GPS Jamming Could Cause A Crash

KOB-TV

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) Is Iceland About To Experience A Total Eclipse—And Its Biggest Traffic Jam?

Iceland Review

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) Kenya Urban Roads Authority Expands Nairobi's Smart Traffic Project Into Phase II

Kenyans

11) How Universities Are Turning Their Connected Campuses Into Smart Cities

EdTech

MARITIME

12) Seaports Dabbling In AI, But Complex Supply Chain Operations Make Adoption A Challenge

Business Insider

OTHER

13) Virginia To Take ‘F--k The Police’ License Plate Flight To US Supreme Court

Axios Richmond

14) As Michigan Rolls Out Automated Traffic Tickets, New Law Blocks Driver Points

Bridge Michigan

PRIVACY

15) New Tech Adds Phone Tracking To License Plate Readers, Associating Devices With Identifiable Cars

The Conversation

ROADWAYS

16) Audit: Change To Privatization In North Carolina DOT Highway Sign Program A Struggling Journey

The Center Square

TRANSIT

17) DC Metro Bus Driver Push Back Against Requirement To Announce Fare

Transit Talent

VEHICLES

18) Tesla Unveils First Cybercab With Starlink Antenna Integrated

Electrek

News Releases

1) Kapsch TrafficCom Expands Satellite Tolling To Netherlands

2) Michigan Office Of Highway Safety Planning Releases New TV Commercials

3) Texas DOT Introduces New DriveTexas App

4) FAA Unveils Brand-New Radar As Latest Improvement To Newark Liberty International Airport

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

It looks like a railroad crossing. It sounds like a railroad crossing. However, there are no tracks and this is used for heavy trucks to cross the roadway in Granite City, Illinois.

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[TCN] Monday, August 10, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 🇳🇱 Monday, August 10, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🚵🏽‍♀️

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**Demi Vollering - Winner 2026 Tour de France Femmes**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Paris Now Requires Electric Scooter Riders To Wear High-Vis Vests

Electrek

2) Cyclists Ditching Phrase ‘On Your Left’ After Shared-Path Warnings Spark Safety Debate

The Cool Down

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

3) Legislative Proposal Would Restrict Autonomous Transit Vehicles In Pennsylvania

Billy Penn at WHYY

AVIATION

4) FAA Investigates Cause Of Minneapolis Radio, Radar Outage Which Affected Midwest Flights

WGTU/WPBN-TV

5) US Hires Over 2,000 Video Gamers As Air Traffic Controllers

Talker News

6) Air Traffic Control Dispute Between Somalia And Somaliland 

Middle East Forum

7) USDOT Could Scrap Rules Requiring Airlines To Disclose Airfares In Full

CBS News

8) New Air Force One Communications Suite Obsolete Before It’s Deployed

AvBrief

9) FCC Moves To Ban LiDAR-Equipped Foreign Drones From US

Tom’s Hardware

10) Inside Israel’s Air Traffic Control During US-Israel Strikes On Iran 

Jerusalem Post

11) The FAA Wants To Reboot The Nation’s Airspace. Alaska Airlines Shows How It Might Work

NPR’s Morning Edition

12) How Keflavík Airport Is Turning Departures into Experiences

Breaking Travel News

CAMERAS

13) Connecticut Governor Calls For Pause On ALPR Camera Installations

WVIT-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

14) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter Digest - August 2026

IEEE

MARITIME

15) Taipei Says China’s Traffic Control Order For Taiwan Strait During Typhoon Is ‘Ridiculous’

Reuters

16) Saronic Technologies Establishes Autonomous Ship Test Site At Port Of Gulfport

WLBT-TV

17) India Debuts Digital Maritime Governance Platform

SpashTech

OTHER

18) Georgia DOT Moves Surplus Property Auctions Online To Reach Buyers

WSB-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

19) Pilot Groups Press FAA On Publicly Displaying Aircraft Registry Data

AVweb

20) K-12 Youths Use Art To Teach Public Transit Passengers About Climate Science

The Sun

ROADWAYS

21) Complaints About Faded Houston Road Markings More Than Doubled So Far In 2026

Houston Chronicle

22) Drivers In Gwinnett County, Georgia Say They’re Not Getting Enough Warning When Driving Through Speed Camera Zones

WSB-TV

23) Why Oklahoma's 'No Tolerance' Speed Limit Signs Catch Travelers Off Guard 

Islands

SAFETY / SECURITY

24) How Innovation And Awareness Are Shaping Work Zone Safety: An Industry Interview With Indiana DOT

Flagger Force

TRANSIT

25) NIST Releases Final Transit Profile To Help Transit Agencies Prioritize Cybersecurity Risks

Industrial Cyber

26) Fake AI Ads In New York City Subway Station United Commuters In Hatred Of AI Ads

Gothamist

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

27) Atlanta Traffic Reporter On The Need For Human Traffic Reporters

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (column)

VEHICLES

28) Ford’s AI Assistant Is  Rolling Out To 8 Million Owners Through The Mobile App

TNW

News Releases

1) Eutelsat To Play Central Role In Delivering Europe’s IRIS² Connectivity Infrastructure

2) District DOT Expands Features Of Online Permitting System

3) Grant Will Fund Sensors, Data Systems For Parking At Indiana Dunes National Park

4) DMV Renames Enforcement And Safety Division To Vermont Highway Patrol

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[TCN] Friday, August 7, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

💡🏠  Friday, August 7, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 💡🏠

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**National Lighthouse Day**

AVIATION

1) NTSB Report: Military GPS Jamming Was Active At Time Of Medical Plane Crash In New Mexico

KOAT-TV

2) FAA To Unveil New Air Traffic Control Tower At Asheville Regional Airport

WLOS-TV

CAMERAS

3) Speeding Surges After Ontario Cities Remove Traffic Cameras

Planetizen

4) Syracuse Stops Ticketing Drivers In Funeral Processions Caught By School Zone Cameras

Post-Standard

5) Flock Wanted Uber, Lyft Drivers To Become Roaming Surveillance Vehicles

Gadget Review

FREIGHT

6) FMCSA Moves To Codify English Proficiency Requirements For Truckers On US Roads

FMCSA

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Visakhapatnam Signs Pact With City Of Moscow For Smart City Initiatives

Construction World

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Filipino Lawmakers Push To Teach Students About South China Sea

South China Morning Post

9) Union Sues TSA Saying Agency Keeping Public, Congress ‘In The Dark’ On Privatization Plan

WFED Radio

ROADWAYS

10) New Rail Crossing Alert System Coming To Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin In September

Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

Friday Bonus

Everyone loves a compliment! Usually when it comes to speed signs the stick is used rather than the carrot. In Texas drivers might blush if they’re driving the speed limit.

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[TCN] Thursday, August 6, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, August 6, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) ‘Regional Equipment Outage’ Causes Ground Stop At Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport

WCCO-TV

2) Pensacola International Airport Launches Redesigned Website

WALA-TV

3) Are Non-Towered Airports Safe? The Data Says Yes.

General Aviation News

CAMERAS

4) Atlanta Added 5,000 Plate Readers, And FBI Data Shows Crime-Solving Barely Budged

The Cool Down

5) Slovakian Opposition Questions Security Of New Traffic Cameras Over Alleged Russian Links

Slovak Spectator

6) Delay In Payments Puts Thiruvananthapuram’s AI Traffic Camera Network Under Strain

Times of India

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Google’s New Ask Map Features May Be More Exciting Than The Upcoming Pixel Drop

ZDNet

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) AI Can Help Emergency Management Teams With Limited Funds

Government Technology

9) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 6, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

10) Cyberattack Impacts Operations At North Carolina Ports In Charlotte, Wilmington, Morehead City

WCNC-TV

11) San Francisco Bay Ferry Launches Public Ridership Database

The Bay Link

OTHER

12) Texas DMV Replacing Its Title, Registration System

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Utah DOT Takes Safety Message To New Teen Drivers As Schools Open

KSTU-TV

ROADWAYS

14) Oakland, Pennsylvania’s PRT Bus Lanes Are About To Change Color

Tribune-Review

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Clark County, Nevada Unveils School Traffic Safety Plan After 432 Students Hit By Cars Last Year

KVVU-TV

TRANSIT

16) TCN Editor Talks Transit, Other Topics With New York City Mayor

New York City Mayor’s Office's Talk with the People (video)

17) How DART’s GoPass Is Redefining Regional Mobility

Metro

18) Ad Revenue Is Boon For New York MTA, But Some Subway Riders Lament ‘Ad Creep’

On The Way

19) How Data, Strategy, And Community Engagement Are Reshaping Transit

METROspectives podcast

20) MBTA Service Delivery Policy Annual Report

MBTA

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) NOCoE Newsletter - August 6, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

VEHICLES

22) Some BMW Owners Are Seeing Spider-Man Ads Every Time They Start Their Car

Film Stories

News Releases

1) University Of Texas At Arlington Research Turns Vehicle Data Into Traffic Solutions

2) Missouri DOT Highlights FIFA World Cup Success

3) RailPulse Sets Binding Standard For Data In Demurrange, Storage Charge Dispute Resolution

4) IANA Launches ‘An Intelligent Container Journey,’ Industry-Built Framework For Practical AI In Intermodal Operations

5) Viasat: Three-Quarters Of Drivers Willing To Pay For Satellite-Connected Car Services

6) Five Michigan State University Researchers Using Data, Gen AI, Policy Analysis To Shape Mobility Advancement

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