[TCN] Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

👩🏾‍🦱 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🧑🏾‍🦲

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**Black History Month**

AVIATION

1) FAA Cautions Pilots On Runway Length Data Sources

AIN

2) Jacksonville Airport Removes 'Hologram' Of Mayor

WTLV-TV

3) FAA Planning Efforts Should Address How Drones Will Communicate With And Avoid Other Aircraft

GAO

CAMERAS

4) Traffic Cameras Surge Across Tasmania But Public Access Lags Behind

Pulse Tasmania

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Women Have Been Mapping The World For Centuries – And Now They're Speaking Up For The People Left Out Of Those Maps

The Conversation

FREIGHT

6) FMCSA Designates English Proficiency 'Safe Zones'

FreightWaves

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) ERTICO Newsletter - February 4, 2026

ERTICO-ITS Europe

OTHER

8) New USDOT Advisory Council Charged With Creating Infrastructure Design Guidebook

Fast Company

9) Louisville Documentary Explores Link Between Transportation And Food Access

Louisville Public Media

10) Wyoming DOT Discontinues Speciality Tribal License Plates Due To Slow Sales

KUWR Radio

11) Gainesville, Florida Metro Transportation Board Settles On New Name With Ampersand

Mainstreet Daily News

PRIVACY

12) Inside The AI Surveillance State

WBUR Radio's On Point

RAILROADS

13) Norfolk Southern To Expand Use Of Wheel Defect Detection System

Progressive Railroading

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) New Brunswick Catching Up On Road Collision Data, Officials Say

CBC News

15) Salt Lake City Voices Concerns On Bill Calling For New Utah DOT Partnership, Other Changes

KSL

16) Allegations Of Passport, TSA Privileges Canceled After Exercising Constitutional Rights

The Travel

SPACE

17) New Univity Satellite Constellation Targets 5G For V2X In Europe

Traffic Technology Today

TRANSIT

18) SEPTA To Cease Using Social Media For Trip Cancellation Alerts

WCAU-TV

19) Modern New York City Subway Gates Tested By MTA Use AI Tech To Track Fare Evaders

Gothamist

20) Community Transit Upgrades Desktop Version Of 'Plan My Trip' Tool

Mass Transit

VEHICLES

21) Automakers Phased Out The CD Player From New Cars (And It's Not Hard To Guess Why) 

Jalopnik

News Releases

1) How Planning, Tech Shape Raleigh's Winter Response

2) Inrix Expands Longstanding Partnership With TexasDOT To Deliver Next-Generation Traffic And Safety Insights

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