[TCN] Friday, March 6, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, March 6, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) US Geological Survey Updates 'Volcano Observatory Notice To Aviation' Alerts

Volcano Watch

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Transportation Officials Launch Interactive Online Project Map For West Virginia Roadways

WCHS-TV

ENVIRONMENT

3) How Texans Are Protecting Monarch Butterfly Migration Paths

The Stream by AASHTO podcast

EQUITY

4) What Would A City Designed For Blind Commuters Look Like?

Bloomberg CityLab

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Jamming Emerging As An Increasingly Prevalent — And Troubling — Weapon Of War

CNN

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) New Weather Dashboard Tracks Illinois Snow And Ice Response

Chambana Today

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak Pilot Program Using QR Codes To Assist Boarding Of Passengers With Disabilities  

Trains

TRANSIT

8) Maryland Transit Administration Aims To Improve On-Time Performance By Empowering Bus Operators With Real-Time Information

Mass Transit

9) Ramat Gan, Israel Piloting Using AI To Aid Disabled People Using Transit

Goodnet

10) Caltrain Adopts Corridor-Wide Right-Of-Way Safety Strategy

Metro

News Releases

1) American Travel Organizations Launch 'Pay Federal Aviation Workers' Campaign

2) World-Class Mobility Planning For Mega Events

3) Lynchburg Regional Airport Unveils New Website

Friday Bonus  

Imagine having to pay a toll every time you enter or leave your neighborhood. Residents of a community in Texas don't have to imagine.

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[TCN] Thursday, March 5, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, March 5, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Delta Trialing Bluetooth Headphone Paring On More Of Its Planes

The Points Guy

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Has GPS Destroyed The Art Of Maps? These Enlightenment Masters Show Us How It's Done.

Financial Times

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) More Than 1,100 Ships Hit By Widespread GPS Disruption After Iran Strikes

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - March 5, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

5) A BART Police Officer Made A Bigoted AI Deepfake Video About A Sikh Colleague. What Happens Next?

San Francisco Chronicle

PRIVACY

6) Allstate Must Face Privacy Lawsuit Over Cellphone Tracking Of Drivers

Reuters

RAILROADS

7) New US Legislation Would Require Railroads To Conduct Automated And Human Track Inspections

Trains

ROADWAYS

8) Wyoming DOT, University Of Wyoming Start New Safer Roads Project

KCWY-TV

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) Georgia DOT And MARTA Officials Discuss Preparations For The World Cup 

Georgia DOT's Ahead of the Curve podcast

TRANSIT

10) Jonesboro, Arkansas Transit System Rebrands As GO JO, Unveils Upgraded Bus Stops, New App

KAIT-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Inside The High-Tech, Multimillion-Dollar Effort To Improve Traffic Flow In Mobile, Alabama

WALA-TV

VEHICLES

12) Tesla Adds 'Active Noise Cancellation' To Cybertruck In Update

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Initiative Launched To Promote Data Skills In Transport To 10,000 UK Students By ITS UK, DigData 

2) Written Statement: Promoting Active Travel - Guidance For Local Authorities In Wales

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[TCN] Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, March 4, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) San Luis Obispo Airport Launches App For Accessible Navigation

KSBY-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) E-ZPass Tags To Be Replaced With Stickers In New Jersey

WPIX-TV

ENVIRONMENT

3) Transforming Environmental Document Management With AI At Miami International Airport

International Airport Review (contributed content)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Smart City Traffic Optimization Using Internet Of Drones, Internet Of Things

Scientific Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Amid Bid To Save Bay Area Transit, Muni Gets A Campaign Of Its Own

KQED Radio

6) Rhode Island DOT Releases Washington Bridge Rebuild Video

WHJJ Radio

7) Justin Timberlake Sues To Stop Release Of Video Showing DWI Arrest

NBC News

TRANSIT

8) Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Eyes 50-60 Transit Ambassadors Ahead Of World Cup

KCTV-TV

News Releases

1) Governors Highway Safety Association, BusPatrol Release National Action Plan To End Illegal School Bus Passings

2) Huawei Announces Five Solutions To Advance Transportation All Intelligence

3) ADB Safegate Sells Terminal Business Line, Will Focus on Airside Operations

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[TCN] Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, March 3, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) United Airlines Could Ban Passengers Who Don't Use Headphones On Flights

Parade

OTHER

2) UITP 'Closely Monitoring Geopolitical Developments' In Gulf Region In Advance Of Summit

ITS International

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

3) Instructional, Digital ID Offerings From Alaska, Oregon DMVs

Government Technology

ROADWAYS

4) High-Tech Snowplows, AI Help Cities Clean Up From Big Storms

AP

TRANSIT

5) Monmouth And Hudson Counties Chosen For NJ Transit Pilot Program For Bus Signs

Hoboken Patch

VEHICLES

6) San Francisco Emergency Director Says Cops Forced To Be 'Roadside Assistance' For Waymos

SFGate

News Releases

1) Operation Driver Excellence, Traffic Safety Fair Offer Hawaii Students, Parents Practical Tips For Safe Driving

2) Harman, Viasat Collaborate To Enable In-Cabin Voice Calls Over Satellite Communications

3) Smart Roads: Paving The Path To A Digital Future

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

There have been many stories of planes landing on roadways but one landing on the George Washington Bridge is something different.

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[TCN] Monday, March 2, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

♀  Monday, March 2, 2026 - New York, New York ♀

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**Women's History Month**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Southern Nevada Bicycle Coalition Launches 'Let's Get There Together' Campaign

KLAS-TV

AVIATION

2) FAA Radar Data Feed Activated In North Dakota

State Aviation Journal

3) Ensuring Effective FAA Data Protections

Business Aviation Insider (commentary)

CAMERAS

4) Hacked Tehran Traffic Cameras Fed Israeli Intelligence Before Strike On Khamenei

CTech

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Massachusetts Switching E-ZPass From Transponders To Stickers

Boston.com

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Attacks On GPS Spike Amid US And Israeli War On Iran

Wired

PRIVACY

7) Southwest Airlines Bans Smart Glasses For Employees Over Privacy Concerns

AviationA2Z

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Caltrain's Anti-Dodgers Video Just Won A National Award

SFGate

9) Los Angeles Metro Tells Public To 'Ride The D' And Internet Loves It

Mashable

RAILROADS

10) Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Ask FRA To Waive Cab Signal Requirements For Big Boy Trip In The East

Trains

11) A Powerful Wine Country Family Is Trying To Kill California's SMART Train With A Book 

San Francisco Chronicle

ROADWAYS

12) Jean Widmer, Designer of Celebrated French Roadway Graphics, Dies At 96

New York Times

13) UK EV Industry Calls For Better Signage To Push Adoption

Motor Trade News

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) Inside The Pennsylvania Turnpike's Snow Removal Plans

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TRANSIT

15) New York MTA To Test 30-Second Audio Ads In Subway Stations This Summer

5 Towns Central

16) BART's Fare Gates Will Make A New Sound…Here's Why

San Francisco Chronicle

17) ATRA Pulse - February 2026

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) New Traffic Management Tools Planned For Yosemite In 2026

Travel and Tour World

19) Lagos State Traffic Management Authority Deploys Advanced Technology To Improve Road 

Safety

The Nation

20) Why Orchestration, Not Expansion, Will Define Next Era of UK Road Management

New Civil Engineer

VEHICLES

21) Tesla Removes 'Autopilot' Name In New Software Update

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Via Establishes Mayors Council To Advance Transit Innovation In Cities Across US

2) Archer Aviation To Bring Starlink To Its Air Taxi Operations

3) Hawaii DOT Asks Public For Feedback On List Of Hawaiian Street Names, Destinations

4) Norfolk Southern Expands Mobile App For Surplus Asset Disposal

5) Massachusetts DOT Announces Launch Of Online Grant Central Cost Estimation Tool

6) Qualcomm, Other Industry Leaders Commit To 6G Trajectory Towards Commercialization Starting From 2029

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