[TCN] Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🌉  Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🛣️

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**National Engineers Week**

AVIATION

1) FAA To 'Deactivate' Public Part 135 List Until 'Current And Accurate'

Private Jet Card Comparisons

2) US Government, Airlines Keep Quiet Over FAA's Alarming Air Travel Cancer Warning For Flight Attendants

The Travel

3) Ghana Drops Coup Leader Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka's Name From Main Airport On Putsch Anniversary

BBC News

4) Deaf Travelers Say Audio-Only Airport Announcements Put Them At Risk

USA Today (column)

5) Denver Airport Paid $14.5 Million For A Glowing Sign. A Decade Later, It's Not Looking Great

Colorado Public Radio

6) The Three Keys To Unlocking Agentic AI's Power In Airports

International Airport Review (contributed content)

EQUITY

7) Colorado To Widen Use Of American Sign Language App Across All Agencies, Buildings

Government Technology

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Montenegro To Launch €31.45 Million Procurement For ITS Project

SeeNews

9) Digitalization Essential For Road Resilience, Says IRF

Global Highways

10) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter Digest - February 2026

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) US Senator Jim Banks Launches Tipline To Report CDL Carriers Which Hire Drivers Not Legally In US

WLFI-TV

12) SC Ports Gives Private Update On Public Rail Yard Project

South Carolina Daily Gazette

13) Michigan Launches 'SAFER By 2030' Initiative To Cut Traffic Fatalities

WBUP-TV

ROADWAYS

14) New Traffic Signal Tech Show Early Gains In Nashville

The Tennessean

15) Texas Politicians Want To Honor Charlie Kirk. They're Getting Mixed Results

Chron

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) Indiana DOT Introduces Guardian Angel Safety Lights To Enhance Worker Visibility

WISH-TV

17) Breaking Silos For Safer Streets – Bryan Jones, PE, AICP, City Of Menifee, California

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

SPACE

18) In Space Traffic Coordination, The Biggest Challenge May Be Coordination

SpaceNews

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

19) Uber To Add Air Taxis To App In Dubai

Gulf News

TOURISM

20) First Stakeholder Meeting For Code Of Conduct For Online Ratings And Reviews For Tourism Accommodation

European Commission 

TRANSIT

21) Ongoing Clipper 2.0 Issues Plague Bay Area Transit Agencies, Seniors, Low-Income Riders

KQED

22) Sacramento Regional Transit Seeks Public Input To Improve Safety Near Bus, Light Rail Stops

KOVR-TV

23) Public Transit Trip Planning App Expanding To All Public Transportation Services In Northern Minnesota

KAXE Radio

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

24) Seven Years After Wisconsin's Largest Crash, Transportation Officials Reflect On Lessons Learned

WBAY-TV

25) The Role Of RFID In Smart City Traffic Management

RFID Journal

VEHICLES

26) What The Future Holds For Cybersecurity In Connected Vehicles

Polytechnique Insights

27) An Insurance Expert Appraises The Safety Record Of Self-Driving Cars

Bloomberg CityLab

News Releases

1) New Kansas Bicycle Maps Now Available

2) North Dakota DOT Upgrades ND Roads Travel Map

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[TCN] Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - New York, New York

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AVIATION

1) Pentagon Raises Concerns Over Senate Aviation Safety Bill

Reuters

2) Five-Year-Old Spots Discrepancy In Southwest Airlines Training Manual

KUSA-TV

CAMERAS

3) Denver Cuts Ties With Flock

Axios

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Denver Changes Road Configuration Change Process After City Didn't Tell GPS Apps About Street Direction Conversion

KUSA-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Traffic Technology International - February/March 2026

MA Business

MARITIME

6) Report: Maritime Cyberattacks Doubled In 2025

The Maritime Executive

PARKING

7) Uber Announces Plans To Acquire SpotHero

Parking Network

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) BART, Muni Have A Scheme To Save Themselves: Scare The Crap Out Of You

San Francisco Standard

9) Tesla Sues California DMV To Reverse 'Full Self-Driving' False Advertising Ruling

Electrek

10) Transport New South Wales Release Video Showing Close Calls In Bid To Save Lives

9News

11) US Contractor Organization Launches Campaign To Encourage Federal Transportation Spending

Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

RAILROADS

12) Amtrak Releases Video On Fleet Maintenance Facility Program

Railway Age

ROADWAYS

13) Boston Opens AI-Powered 'Curb Lab' To Optimize Public Spaces

StateScoop

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Uber Wants To Be A Swiss Army Knife For Robotaxis

TechCrunch

TRANSIT

15) San Francisco Bay Area Transit Agency Leaders OK Standardized Sign Designs

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Pune First Indian City To Launch Traffic Control System With Google

Times of India

News Releases

1) Awards For Best Airports For Customer Experience: ACI World

2) UN Agency Releases Sixth Edition Of Glossary For Transport Statistics

3) AeroDefense Launches No-Cost Drone Detection Access Program For Local, State, Federal Law Enforcement

4) Arcadis Selected To Deliver Two Mobility Modernization Projects In Santa Ana, California

5) AUTRI Receives $1.9 Million To Study Smart Tire Technology For Highway Safety

6) Inrix Announces New Generation Of AI Traffic Products

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

High-speed rail continues to be in the news in the US. Back in 1966 the New York Central tried something different, a jet-powered train.

 

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[TCN] Monday, February 23, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, February 23, 2026 - Burlington, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) Oklahoma Invests In Key Safety Technology To Advance Autonomous Aviation

Velocity

FREIGHT

2) All Truck, Bus Drivers In US Will Be Required To Take Commercial Driver's License Tests In English

AP

3) Montana DOT Launches Truck Parking Info System Along I-90

KTMF-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) When Satnavs Go Wrong: Why Drivers End Up Following GPS Into Danger

BBC News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) ITS Push To Make Long-Route Bus Travel Safer, Smarter In India

Times of India

 

OTHER

6) High-Tech Driving Tests In India Leave Aspirants Stunned

Deccan Chronicle

RAILROADS

7) Third ERTMS Work Plan: ERTMS Deployment Is Progressing, But More Must Be Done

European Commission

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA PreCheck Won't Shut Down After All, Global Entry Remains Suspended

USA Today

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Robotaxis Are Coming To London. The City's Famed Black Cab Drivers Are Skeptical

AP

TRANSIT

10) Communications Failure Shuts BART Transbay Tube Service

KTVU-TV

11) South Dakota's Rapid Transit System Launches Interactive Map

KOTA-TV

12) Open-Loop Systems Help Modernize Transit Payments 

PYMNTS (contributed content)

VEHICLES

13) Your Car Has A Lot To Say About Who You Are

NPR

14) Tesla Having Hard Time Turning Over Its FSD Traffic Violation Data

Electrek

News Releases

1) New TripShot App To Help Students Better Navigation Troy University Transportation Network

2) At Main Roads Western Australia, The Makings Of A Government-First Operational Platform

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[TCN] Friday, February 20, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, February 20, 2026 - Claremont, New Hampshire

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AVIATION

1) FAA Rules Could Hinder Upper C-Band Use, Mobile Industry Fears

Broadband Breakfast

2) Realizing The Digital Airside: From Disconnected Data To Intelligent Airport Ecosystems

International Airport Review

3) FAA's Oversight Of United Airlines' Maintenance Practices Is Hindered By Inadequate Inspection Resources, Ineffective Workforce Planning, And Impediments to Accessing Air Carrier Data

USDOT Inspector General

CAMERAS

4) Hidden In Plain Sight: Surveillance At The Arizona Border

The Border Chronicle

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Open Road Tolling And Work Zone Safety With Mark Compton, Pennsylvania Turnpike CEO 

The Transportation Podcast

FREIGHT

6) Technology Identifies Most Needed Areas For Truck Parking

Commercial Carrier Journal

7) New Carrier ID System Aims To Make Freight Fraud Harder

Commercial Carrier Journal (video)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Los Angeles DOT Pulls PSA Urging Riders To Not Poop On City Buses

KCAL-TV

9) LinkNYC Launches 'Rules Of The Road' Campaign To Teach Cyclists Traffic Laws

Brooklyn Paper

TELEMATICS

10) What Happens When Fleet Data Stops Living In Silos

Australasian Fleet Management Association

TRANSIT

11) ORCA To Roll Out Tap-To-Pay, Letting Riders Use Cards, Digital Wallets Throughout Puget Sound Area

KOMO-TV

12) Prairie Lakes Transit Added To Minnesota DOT Transit Map

Fairmont Sentinel

13) How Agentic AI And Dynamic Networks Are Solving The Transit Reliability Gap

Mass Transit (contributed content)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Estonia Wants To Give Waze, Google Maps Direct Access To Traffic Data

ERR

News Releases

1) HAAS Alert, Wanco Expand Partnership To Include Built-In Digital Alerting On All Connected Arrow Boards

Friday Bonus  

Don't forget those two magic words when you get off the bus.

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