Transportation Communications Newsletter
Encyclopedia
Transportation Communications Newsletter is an electronic newsletter
published Monday through Friday via Yahoo Groups and Google Groups
. Its ISSN is 1529-1057.
The newsletter began as a discussion group on MakeList.com on June 13, 1998 and evolved into its current newsletter format over the next several years. The newsletter features a collection of news items and information related to all aspects of communication
s in the transportation field. Frequent topics include intelligent transportation systems, telematics
and traveler information systems. The newsletter uses a headline and link format which allows readers to skim the stories and click on only those which are of interest.
The newsletter's founder and editor is Bernie Wagenblast
who has worked in various aspects of transportation communications since 1979. This includes time as a radio traffic reporter in New York City
, manager of a public sector transportation operations center and as a voiceover artist for various transportation projects including AirTrain Newark
, AirTrain JFK
and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
's E-ZPass
service center.
The newsletter ranks as the top Yahoo Group in the transportation category, based on the number of subscribers. Total subscribers in February 2009 were over 7,000.
Newsletter
A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. Newspapers and leaflets are types of newsletters. Additionally, newsletters delivered electronically via email have gained rapid acceptance for the same reasons email in...
published Monday through Friday via Yahoo Groups and Google Groups
Google Groups
Google Groups is a service from Google Inc. that supports discussion groups, including many Usenet newsgroups, based on common interests. The service was started in 1995 as Deja News, and was transitioned to Google Groups after a February 2001 buyout....
. Its ISSN is 1529-1057.
The newsletter began as a discussion group on MakeList.com on June 13, 1998 and evolved into its current newsletter format over the next several years. The newsletter features a collection of news items and information related to all aspects of communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s in the transportation field. Frequent topics include intelligent transportation systems, telematics
Telematics
Telematics typically is any integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, also known as ICT...
and traveler information systems. The newsletter uses a headline and link format which allows readers to skim the stories and click on only those which are of interest.
The newsletter's founder and editor is Bernie Wagenblast
Bernie Wagenblast
Bernhard Robert Wagenblast is the founder and editor of the Transportation Communications Newsletter , an e-mail publication with over 7,000 subscribers as of January 2008 which is distributed via Yahoo Groups and Google Groups Monday through Friday...
who has worked in various aspects of transportation communications since 1979. This includes time as a radio traffic reporter in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, manager of a public sector transportation operations center and as a voiceover artist for various transportation projects including AirTrain Newark
AirTrain Newark
AirTrain Newark is a 3-mile monorail system connecting Newark Liberty International Airport to the Newark Liberty International Airport train station on the Northeast Corridor rail line of New Jersey Transit and Amtrak...
, AirTrain JFK
AirTrain JFK
AirTrain JFK is a 3-line, -long people mover system and elevated railway in New York City providing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport...
and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
MTA Bridges and Tunnels, legal name Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, is a division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, that operates seven intrastate toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City...
's E-ZPass
E-ZPass
E-ZPass is an electronic toll-collection system used on most tolled roads, bridges, and tunnels in the northeastern US, south to Virginia and West Virginia, and west to Illinois. Currently, there are 25 agencies spread across 14 states that make up the . All member agencies use the same technology,...
service center.
The newsletter ranks as the top Yahoo Group in the transportation category, based on the number of subscribers. Total subscribers in February 2009 were over 7,000.