Friday, April 7, 2023

[Bernie Wagenblast]

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

🩺 Friday, April 7, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey 👨🏻‍⚕️

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**World Health Day**

AVIATION

1) Airports In US, Vietnam, India, Kazakhstan Deploy Biometrics, Digitize To Streamline Operations

Biometric Update

2) Making Drones Suitable For Cities

Horizon

CAMERAS

3) Washington Governor Signs Law That Will Install Speed Cameras Along State Highways

KING-TV

4) New National Guidelines On Traffic Cameras In Works In India To Keep Dangerous Driving In Check

Hindustan Times

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Meeting Proposes Integrated ETC System For Federation Of Bosnia And Herzegovina And Croatia

Sarajevo Times

FREIGHT

6) Minnesota Researchers Look At Commodity Flow For Freight Network Infrastructure Planning

Crossroads

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Colorado Springs Continues Quest To Be ‘Smartest Of Smart Cities’

StateTech

8) Pakistan-China Joint Lab Established To Build AI Transportation System

Associated Press of Pakistan

MARITIME

9) Airship Tested For Port Surveillance At Spain’s Valenciaport

Maritime Executive

PRIVACY

10) Your Car Is The Next Frontier In The Fight For Digital Privacy

Inverse

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Traffic Safety Campaign Launches With Posters At San Diego Intersections Where People Died

San Diego Downtown News

12) Vietnam Deputy PM: Stronger Communications Needed To Raise Public Awareness Of Traffic Safety

Vietnam News Agency

ROADWAYS

13) New York State DOT Blames GPS For Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge Hits And Suggests Additional Signage

WSYR-TV

14) The ‘Smart City’ Mangaluru Has Now Turned Into A City Of Traffic Signs

Mangalorean

15) A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Detroit’s Traffic Sign Shop

CBS News Detroit video

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) GM Robotaxi Crashes Into San Francisco Bus, Prompting Recall

AP

TRANSIT

17) Cleveland RTA Riders Call For Better User Information During Partial Red Line Shutdown

WEWS-TV

18) Houston Metro Advances Route For Bus Rapid Transit While Pledging To Improve Community Engagement

Houston Public Media

19) Longview Transit Adds Real-Time Online Tracking Tool

Longview News-Journal

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) China To Improve Bus Lane Management To Boost Efficiency

Xinhua

VEHICLES

21) Goodyear’s ‘Smart’ Tires Make Even A Car’s Shoes Intelligent

Plain Dealer

News Releases

1) 14 US Universities To Research Way To Reduce Aviation Noise

2) Explore Transportation History With Wisconsin DOT’s New Online Highway Map Archive

3) Africa Port Digitalization Diagnosis Kicks Off

4) Wolverhampton, UK Bus Station Testing Smart Codes To Improve Accessibility

5) Lyft Expanding ‘Green’ Mode To Help Connect Riders With Electric, Other Lower-Emission Vehicles

6) ForeFlight Acquires Flight Debriefing Software Provider CloudAhoy

7) WalkBoston Is Now WalkMassachusetts

8) Idaho DMV Removes Convenience Fees For Online Driver’s License Renewals

Friday Bonus

April Fools’ Day has come and gone but here’s a look at some of the “projects” transit agencies proposed on April 1.

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