[TCN] Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, February 25, 2025 -  South Orange, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Musk Has Inside Track To Take Over Contract To Fix Air Traffic Communications System

AP

2) A Midair Collision In Arizona Prompts Questions About Air Traffic Control Towers

AP

3) Communication, Training Key To Safety At Sioux Gateway Airport's Runways

KTIV-TV

CAMERAS

4) State And Local Lawmakers Take A Renewed Look At Speed Enforcement Cameras

Route Fifty

FREIGHT

5) David Kriger, P.Eng., RPP, MCIP — Emerging Trends in Urban Goods Movement

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

PARKING

6) FMCSA Study Highlights Need For Centralized Truck Parking Database

Land Line

RAILROADS

7) Anacostia Rail Holdings Joins RailPulse Telematics Effort

Trains

ROADWAYS

8) Why Many Road Signs Are No Longer Written In All Caps

Mental Floss

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) High-Tech Traffic Safety Bill Clears Final Hurdle In Virginia

Virginia Mercury

10) Combating Illegal School Bus Passing With Awareness, Technology

School Transportation News

TELEMATICS

11) New Coalition Launches To Champion Vehicle Owners' Data Rights

Body Shop Business

TRANSIT

12) SEPTA Begins Using New Labels For Urban Rail Service

Trains

 

13) Infrastructure Technology Podcast Goes In-Depth On Transit Innovations And AI For Safer Roads

Infrastructure Technology Podcast

VEHICLES

14) Car Owners Bullish On AI Agents Repairing The US Auto Industry - Here's Why

ZDNET

15) Tesla Introduces 5G Modem

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) PeopleForBikes' New Tool To Evaluate Accessibility, Quality, Connectivity Of Recreational Biking

2) Hitachi Rail To Modernize Telecommunications, Passenger Information Systems On Lisbon Commuter Line

3) Oklahoma Officials Reveal Official State Map Celebrating Route 66

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

San Francisco has more than its share of unusual street configurations. This one involves a bus line and a hairpin turn.

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[TCN] Monday, February 24, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, February 24, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) As DOGE Enters FAA, An Aging Aviation Safety System May Come Into Focus

FedScoop

2) Airport As Cultural Hub: Role Of Transportation Spaces Can Be Expanded

Global Times

3) Technology Looks To Detect Impatient Passengers At Boarding

Feast

CAMERAS

4) Ohio Announces Expansion Of State Highway Patrol Aviation Technology

Spectrum News

5) AI Traffic Cameras Are Being Used To Reduce Distracted Driving In South Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota

WCCO-TV

6) AI Traffic Cameras Are Watching You In These Five States

ZDNET

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Philippines DOTr Chief Defers Cashless Tollway Payments

Philippine Daily Inquirer

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Microcomb Chips Show Potential For Centimeter-Level GPS Precision

Phys.org

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Wants Japan's Smart Traffic Management System

AutoIndustriya.com 

MOBILITY

10) Rich In Cash, Toyota Builds A City To Test Futuristic Mobility

AP

PARKING

11) Data, Insight Are Central To New Los Angeles Metro Parking Tech

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Oregon DOT Director Says He Will Open Books For State Lawmakers

KATU-TV

13) Oklahoma House Transportation Committee Passes Bill Aimed At Increasing Turnpike Authority Transparency

OU Daily

14) Metra Paid Law Firm Over $1.5 Million For An Internal Investigation That It Won't Release, Raising Transparency Questions

Chicago Tribune

15) Kandahar Artist Promotes Traffic Safety Through Art

Tolo News

16) How Can We Ensure Climate And Aviation Messaging Really Lands?

Climate Outreach

RAILROADS

17) Q&A: Union Pacific's Katie Sanders Talks Technology And The Next Frontier In Predictive Railroading

RailPrime

ROADWAYS

18) Dubai Unveils Cutting-Edge Traffic Signal Control System

ARN News

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

19) Who You Gonna Call? Former Louisiana DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson Discusses How State DOTs Can Cooperate For Disaster Response

The Stream by AASHTO podcast

20) University Of Hawaii Mānoa Team Creating AI System That Detects, Prevents Car Crashes

Kaua'i Now

21) Taiwan Institute Develops AI That Can Reduce Traffic Incidents

Taipei Times

TRANSIT

22) Weirton, West Virginia's Public Transit Get New Name, Look

Weirton Daily Times

23) Metro-North's Quiet Cars Are No More

Quiet Communities blog

24) ATRA Pulse - February 2025

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

25) Nagpur Police Introduce 'Traffic Mitra' WhatsApp Helpline For Enhanced Traffic Management

Times of India

VEHICLES

26) Automated Driving On Swiss Motorways Is Theoretically Possible Starting March 1

swissinfo.ch

News Releases

1) Ports Australia Calls For Action On National Cybersecurity

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[TCN] Friday, February 21, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, February 21, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) AOPA Urges FAA To Stop Abuse Of ADS-B Data

AIN

2) How The Airport Guy Is Inspiring Tomorrow's Aviation Talent

Aviation Week's MRO Podcast

3) American Airlines Joins 18 Carriers Using Apple AirTags To Find Lost Bags Faster

View from the Wing

CAMERAS

4) Speed Cameras In 'Stars Hollow'? Life Imitates Art In Washington, Connecticut, Town That Inspired 'Gilmore Girls.'

Connecticut Post

FREIGHT

5) Autonomous Trucking Approaches Inflection Point

Transport Topics

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) US Space Force Bump Astrion From Resilient GPS Program

Defense News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - February 20, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

8) Advocates Gear Up For FirstNet Reauthorization Push

Route Fifty

PARKING

9) Guide For Truck Parking Information Management Systems

TRB

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Road Safety Scotland Launches 'Mind On The Road' Safety Campaign

Falkirk Herald

ROADWAYS

11) Florida DOT Limiting Bridge Light Displays To Government Holidays

WJAX-TV

12) Vietnam Transport Ministry Orders Urgent Fix To Chaotic Signage

VietNamnet

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) States Seeing Success with 'Hands Free' Driving Laws

AASHTO Journal

14) Marylanders Convicted Of Reckless Driving May Have To Device Which Forces Car To Slow Down

WRC-TV video

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Huntsville, Alabama Integrates AI To Improve Traffic Flow

WAAY-TV

16) Traffic Signals To Be Shutoff In St. John's, Antigua During Peak Hours As Experiment

Daily Observer

News Releases

1) MTC, Transit Agencies Unveil Bay Area's New Transit Maps And Signs In Santa Rosa

2) NATO Conducts Unmanned Surface Vehicle Demonstration In Baltic Sea

3) Hirschbach Motor Lines Selects Hyperscience To Drive Digital Transformation In The Trucking Industry

Friday Bonus

If you lived here it might affect your self-esteem. It's the intersection of Zero Avenue and 0 Street in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. It's part of Naval Reserve Center Harrisburg. 

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[TCN] Thursday, February 20, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, February 20, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Withdraws From Alaska Groups That Work On Safety

Alaska Beacon

2) New Report Finds Orlando's TRACON Equipment Hasn't Been Upgraded Since The 1980s

Simple Flying

3) Bellingham Airport Has Fewer Air Traffic Controllers, Tower Closed Some Days

Cascadia Daily

4) Five Airlines That Are Taking Personalization To The Next Level

Future Travel Experience

CAMERAS

5) Sacramento Buses Use Cameras With AI To Issue Parking Tickets

Sacramento Bee

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Port Authority Of New York & New Jersey Touts Toll Cheat Crackdown

NJBIZ

MARITIME

7) China's Ports Adopt DeepSeek AI Model To Streamline Operations, Protect Data

South China Morning Post

OTHER

8) School Bus Of The Future Pilot Launched In New York City

Traffic Technology Today

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Tesla Sues Customers, Reporters To Silence Negative Press

Autoblog

10) ReConnect Rondo's Short Film Shows Widespread Impact Of Highway Construction

KMSP-TV

ROADWAYS

11) More Than 200 Wrong-Way Detection Systems Being Added To Connecticut Highways

CT Insider

TRANSIT

12) How Tokyo Developed A Culture Of Transit In A World Of Cars

The World

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Inside Maryland's Transportation Lab That Keeps The DC Area Moving

WUSA-TV

14) Inside The ACT Traffic Management Centre

Australian Capital Territory Government

15) NOCoE Newsletter - February 20, 2025

National Operations Center of Excellence

News Releases

1) Smartcar Partners With BMW Group Europe To Deliver Enhanced Connected Mobility

2) Riyadh Air Unveils 'Sound Of A New Era' Sonic Brand

3) A New Metric For Tracking US Communications Infrastructure

4) Autonomous Vehicle Trials Begin At Hamad International Airport

5) AirAsia, Plan3 Partner To Transform Passenger Experience During Flight Disruptions

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