[TCN] Thursday, March 12, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Thursday, March 12, 2026 - South Orange Village, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Class Scheduling Data Used To Better-Time Pedestrian Crosswalk Signals On VCU Campus

Virginia Commonwealth University

2) New Class At University Of Arizona Looks To Improve Walking, Cycling Conditions On Campus

University of Arizona

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) GNSS Jamming Spills Over Into Europe's Longest Sled Dog Race

Inside GNSS

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - March 12, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) District Of Columbia Releases Four-Year-Old Road Pricing Report Following Suit

Greater Greater Washington (commentary)

RAILROADS

6) New Archival Materials Reveal Toll Black Workers Paid Building Western North Carolina Railroads

Blue Banner

SPACE

7) Satellite Firm Extends Middle East Image Delay To Prevent Use By US Adversaries

Reuters

TRANSIT

8) New Jersey Governor's Budget Proposal Has Money To Improve NJ Transit App

Government Technology

VEHICLES

9) NHTSA Announces It Will Reduce Regulations For Autonomous Vehicles

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Arizona Wallet Newest Choice For Digital Documents

Bernie's Notes

This afternoon NJ Transit ran the first passenger train over the new Portal Bridge on the Northeast Corridor over the Hackensack River. I was fortunate to be onboard and here's what it looked like.

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[TCN] Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) New Texts, Emails Detail Response, Confusion In Wake Of FAA Airspace Closure Over El Paso

KVIA-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

2) The Greatest Debate In Design History | The New York City Subway Map

Design Docs (video)

FREIGHT

3) Iraq Links 40,000 Fuel Tankers To GPS Tracking System To Curb Smuggling

Shafaq News

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Could Iran Be Using China's Highly Accurate BeiDou Navigation System?

Al Jazeera

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Malaysia Expands Cooperation With European ITS Leaders To Enhance Smart Mobility

Malaysian Reserve

6) IRF Chairman Randy Iwasaki Talks About Automation, Digitalization And The Next Generation

ITS International

MARITIME

7) The End Of Benign Navigation: Shipping Must Prepare For A World Of Unreliable Signals

American Journal of Transportation

8) Why Shadow Tankers Are The Only Ships Still Moving Through The Strait Of Hormuz

The Conversation

MOBILITY

9) AI, Safety And The Future Of Mobility: Big Names Shape The Conversation At Intertraffic 2026

Highways Voices podcast

RAILROADS

10) Colorado Wants Help Picking A Name For Front Range Passenger Train Before November Vote

Colorado Sun

TRANSIT

11) As Mobile Revamps Transit System, City Turns To Public For Help Naming System 

WALA-TV

VEHICLES

12) Ford Launches New AI To Grow Multibillion-Dollar Pro Commercial Business

CNBC

13) UK Minister Urges Self-Driving Sector To Think Dual-Use

Zag Daily

News Releases

1) Kapsch TrafficCom Selects TomTom Traffic To Enhance Its Global Traffic Management Solutions

2) New Pilot Program Reminds DC Metro Customers To Offer Priority Seating To Those In Need

3) Derq Unveils Next Generation Platform Using AI At Intersections To Improve Safety

4) Marine Rescue Shellharbour Installs Electronic Sign To Promote Safer Boating

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[TCN] Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - South Orange, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Inside The 'Nerve Center' That Runs SFO

SFGate

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) North Carolina To Test Connected Tolling On Private Vehicles

Government Technology

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Intertraffic Amsterdam 2026: Deploy ITS Tech To Save Lives

ITS International

MARITIME

4) China Pushes Smart Ports, Intelligent Shipping In Next Transport Blueprint

TradeWinds

OTHER

5) Minnesota House Transportation Panel Votes Down Electronic Driver's Licenses, State IDs

Minnesota House of Representatives

6) Two Zag Journalists On Covering Transport As Women

Zag Daily

TRANSIT

7) Gustavo Matamoros Transforms A Miami Transit Walkway Into A Sound Experience

WLRN Radio

8) MBTA Completes Commissioning Of Modernized Signaling System On Orange Line

Mass Transit

News Releases

1) SAS Partners With Google To Improve Tracking Of Missing Bags

2) Q-Free, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Partner To Advance Satellite-Based Road User Charging

3) Huawei Shares Vision For Intelligent Transport

4) NOAA Satellites–And You–Are Helping Better Identify Hazardous Blowing Snow

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

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

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[TCN] Monday, March 9, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, March 9, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Patchy Data Blamed For 'Zero Percent Increase In Cycling' In Wales Despite £216 Million Active Travel Spend

Wrexham.com

AVIATION

2) Partial Closure Of Barbados Airspace Was Due To Staff Shortage, Minister Says

Barbados Today

CAMERAS

3) Pines Plain, New York Tried To Secretly Install Surveillance Cameras. An Uproar Ensured.

Times Union

OTHER

4) Kenya's New Digital Traffic Fines Signal End Of Roadside Negotiations For Motorists

Dawan Africa

PARKING

5) Digital Curb Management May Be More A Vision Than A Reality

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) War Doesn't Come Without Warning. On The DC Metro, It's Advertised.

AL.com (column) 

ROADWAYS

7) Complaints Albanian Language Continues To Be Ignored On Skopje-Tetovo-Gostivar Highway

Gazeta Express

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA Proposes Real-Time Security-Line Dashboard That Airports Can Feed Every 60 Seconds

VisaHQ

TRANSIT

9) Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation To Deploy AI System Across 115 Depots To Boost Safety, Transparency

Convergence Now

VEHICLES

10) Ford Recalls 1.74 Million Cars Over Rearview Display Issues

Associated Press

11) Vehicle Connectivity Explained: How Cars Connect To The Internet

Shift podcast

News Releases

1) Taiwan Professor Shows How Shared Vehicle Data Promotes Safer, Smarter Transport

2) USDOT Storytelling Program To Bring Iconic American Images, Thought-Provoking Reminders To Transportation

3) AI Dash Cams To Enhance Safety Across SamTrans Bus Fleet 

4) Jenoptik Acquires ITS Business From FIMA

5) Uber Expands Women Preferences Nationwide, Enabling Women Riders To Match With Women Drivers Across US

6) Starlink Raises Prices For General Aviation Pilots

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[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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