[TCN] Monday, August 7, 2023

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

🇨🇮 Monday, August 7, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey 💜

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**Côte d'Ivoire Independence Day/National Purple Heart Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) New York City Council Passes Bill Requiring Real-Time Bike Lane Data

The Spirit

AVIATION

2) NASA Air Traffic Operations Lab Engineers Hope Drone Research Will Open Door For Air Taxis

WTKR-TV

3) Oakland International Airport Considers Dropping City From Name

SFGATE

4) What Public Sector Entities Can Learn From Airport Innovation During The Pandemic

Cutter Consortium

CAMERAS

5) Transport For London Told Using CCTV To Fine Drivers Is 'Illegal'

Highways News

6) The Vigilantes Out To Thwart Cyprus Mobile Traffic Cameras

Cyprus Mail

7) Scotland Dashcam Reporting Portal Could Reduce Bad Driving On A9 Say Campaigners

Press and Journal

FREIGHT

8) How AI Is Helping Deliver Smarter Supply Chains

Gulf Business

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) Smart Traffic Management System In Pune Falters Again

Pune Mirror

MARITIME

10) New Technologies Will Allow Indo-Pacific States To Build 'Sovereign Maritime Domain Awareness'

The Strategist

11) VR 360 View: The High-Stakes World Of San Francisco's Bar Pilots

KPIX-TV video

OTHER

12) US Department Of Justice Takes Over Investigation Of Traffic Stop Data By Connecticut Troopers

AP

13) Illinois State Police Encourage Online Crash Reporting

The Center Square

14) Government Contractors Grapple With Enforcement Challenges Of TikTok Ban

Nextgov/FCW

15) E-Scooter AI Pilot Study To Launch In Chicago, Helsinki

Zag Daily contributed content

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

16) North Carolina DOT Training Instructors To Teach Teens About Train Track Safety

WRAL-TV

ROADWAYS

17) There Are Two Ways To Write Olelo Hawaii. The Debate: Is Only One Correct?

KHNL/KGMB-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

18) How Connecticut Wants To Combat Traffic Deaths: Cameras, Warning Lights

Hartford Courant

19) Hanna, Alberta Removes Nickelback Highway Sign For Safety Reasons

CBC News

TRANSIT

20) This Futuristic Translation Device Is Now Helping Foreigners Navigate Tokyo's Metro

NextShark

21) Washington State's Intercity Transit Updates Public Record Request Policy

Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater

VEHICLES

22) Inside Aurora's Autonomous Trucking Operation In Texas

CNBC

News Releases

1) Colorado DOT Launches New Videos To Increase Trucker Safety

Upcoming Events

 -  2023 Maritime Safety & Weather Technology Conference - Surabaya, Indonesia - August 8-10

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[TCN] Friday, August 4, 2023

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Friday, August 4, 2023 - North Plainfield, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Dubai Gets AI-Powered Pedestrian Crossing System

Economic Times

AVIATION

2) After Boeing 737NG Display Unit Blanking Incidents, FAA Addressing Issue

AeroTime

3) Orlando International Airport's Voice, Carolyn Fennell Retires After 43 Years

Orlando Sentinel

4) American Airlines Pilot Goes Viral For Announcement Reminding Passengers Not To Be 'Selfish And Rude'

People

5) Aira Provides Guidance For Visually Impaired At San Luis Obispo Airport

AviationPros Podcast

CAMERAS

6) Wisconsin AI-Powered Flock Cameras Are Tracking Where You Drive

WITI-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Pilot Project Coming To I-94 In Michigan Will Make It 'World's Most Sophisticated Roadway'

WJBK-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) AASHTO Video Highlights 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week Efforts

AASHTO Journal

RAILROADS

9) FRA: Amtrak Seeks ACSES II Amendments

Railway Age

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Robotaxis Are Coming To Los Angeles. Everywhere Could Be Next.

Slate

TRANSIT

11) DC Metro's Customer Service Leader Eyes Navigation Improvements

Washington Post

12) New York MTA Seeking To Expand Service — Into The Lucrative Metaverse

Gothamist

13) CATS Adding Monitors To Buses, To Launch Training Program

Charlotte Observer

14) Advocating From Inside A Government Agency For Transit And Bike Improvements

Carter's Substack commentary

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Open Houses Held To Learn About Traffic Management Center In Post Falls, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press

News Releases

1) Brightline Rolls-Out New Digital Experience Ahead Of Expanded Florida Service

2) International Space Station National Laboratory, Privateer Announce Data And Information Sharing Partnership

Friday Bonus

Who did more to encourage bike riding than Pee Wee Herman? Well, probably quite a few people, but he certainly brought a different perspective. With this week's passing of Paul Reubens, here's a look at one of his classic bike rides. This is multimodal and includes not only bicycles, but golf carts, skateboards, a boat, a motorcycle, a sled and even a vine.

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[TCN] Thursday, August 3, 2023

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Thursday, August 3, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) New Vehicle Traffic Control System Using Cameras, Technology, Manpower To Keep Traffic Moving At Houston's Bush Airport

KPRC-TV

2) Facing Rural Air Service Crisis, West Virginia's Benedum Airport Authority Bolsters Airline Relations

Times West Virginian

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 3, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

4) Profile Of The The Transportation Library At Northwestern University

Fine Books & Collections

5) Interview with Tony Corpin, Publisher Of School Transportation News

NSTA: The Bus Stop podcast

PLANNING

6) The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission's Strategic Plans And Cooperative Growth

AASHTO's ETAP Podcast

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Owner Initiates Campaign To Save Cape Cod Rail Line

The Enterprise

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA Unveils Open Architecture Roadmap To Enhance Screening Capabilities

TravelPulse

9) Zimbabwe Journalists Get Road Safety Training To Inform Reporting

Herald

10) Missouri DOT Unveils Railroad Crossing Safety Plan

KQTV-TV

News Releases

1) Salem Area Mass Transit District's Cherriots Launches New Fare Collection System On Cubic's Umo Platform

2) American Center For Mobility, Block Harbor Collaborate To Develop Cybersecurity Offerings

3) UK Government Relaunches Think! Campaign To Improve Road Safety

4) New Idaho Math Program Teaches Safe Driving And Data Science

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[TCN] Wednesday, August 2, 2023

  

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Wednesday, August 2, 2023 - New Brunswick, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Mobile System Allows Air Traffic Team To Take Control

Royal Australian Air Force

2) Stage Access, ReachTV To Bring Classical Music And Arts Content To US Airports, Hotels

Broadway World

FREIGHT

3) Electronic Logging Devices Now Required For Commercial Drivers In British Columbia

CFJC Radio

OTHER

4) Iowa DOT Soft Launches Mobile ID App

KCRG-TV

PRIVACY

5) Dallas County, Texas Approves Settlement For Man Who Sued Over Livestreamed Traffic Stop

Dallas Morning News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) MTC-ABAG Planning Pop-Up Draws Crowd

The Bay Link blog

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak Unveils Results Of Gulf Coast Safety Campaign: Citations Issued, Education Efforts Continue

WPMI-TV

8) How A Norfolk Southern Machinist Became Its East Palestine Liaison

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ROADWAYS

9) Milwaukee Will Create Lending Library For Traffic-Calming Tools

WTMJ-TV

10) Mercedes Partners With City Of Boston To Use Connected Vehicle Data To Improve Roads

BenzInsider

TRANSIT

11) Transit Agencies Prep For New Data Requirements

Route Fifty

12) New Fare-Paying App Introduced For Rochester, Minnesota Public Transit

KIMT-TV

VEHICLES

13) BMW Tests Next-Gen LiDAR To Beat Tesla To Level 3 Self-Driving Cars

ZDNET

News Releases

1) Econolite Acquires Western Pacific Signal

2) TheRide Staffs Ypsilanti Transit Center With Information Specialists For First Time

3) Jacksonville Transportation Authority Introduces Cash App On MyJTAApp

4) France Joins Tolltickets Toll Payment System

5) Sopra Steria, TfL Develop Software To Upgrade London's Traffic Management System

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[TCN] Tuesday, August 1, 2023

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

🇨🇭 Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey 🇧🇯

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**Founding of Swiss Confederation/Benin Independence Day**

AVIATION

1) Nav Canada Launches Social Media Account To Track, Publicize Flight Delays

Global Village Space

EQUITY

2) Tech Is Breaking Accessibility Barriers In Transport — Here's How

TNW 

OTHER

3) Former Port of Corpus Christi CEO Had Access To Commissioners' Emails

KRIS-TV

4) California DMV Testing Mobile Driver's Licenses

KNBC-TV

5) The Importance Of Clear Audio In Transportation Hubs

AviationPros contributed content

PRIVACY

6) California Privacy Regulator Reviewing Data Collected By Smart Vehicles

The Hill

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Washington State Patrol Unveils New Hit-And-Run Alert

KIRO Radio

8) Roanoke Seeks Feedback On Cyclist Traffic Safety Campaign

WDBJ-TV

9) Welsh Government Teams With Police, Fire Services, Others To Help Educate Motorists Ahead Of 20 MPH Default Speed Limit Roll Out In September

Welsh Government

ROADWAYS

10) UAE Launches Public Safety Project To Identify Accident Blackspots, Predict Floods Before They Occur

Khaleej Times

TRANSIT

11) High Valley Transit Introduces Real-Time Bus Locator

KPCW Radio

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Bicycles are often touted as a less expensive form of transportation. These bikes, however, will exceed what you might pay for a luxury automobile.

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