Transportation Communications Newsletter

06/28/2024

For those who missed it when it aired, here's my piece on CBS Mornings.

Bernie Wagenblast, a transgender woman who's one of the iconic voices of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, writes a note to her 18-year-old self, who had not transitioned yet for the CBS News series "Note to Self."

06/13/2023

Twenty-five years ago today was the start of what became my Transportation Communications Newsletter! Just to give you an idea of how long ago that was in internet time, among the things that didn't exist then were Google, Waze, and the iPhone.

What began as a discussion group morphed quickly into the daily newsletter format it has today. I had no idea at the time, but it would lead to me creating my own business which includes a number of other transportation newsletters that I produce for clients and a couple of transportation podcasts I host for ITE and AASHTO.

07/30/2019

Roger Millar, Secretary of Transportation at Washington State DOT in Olympia, WA, USA highlights how the state is innovating when it comes to mobility as a service/mobility on demand and collaborating with partners across various municipalities and regions. He also addresses accessibility and equity...

01/22/2019

Neil Pedersen, executive director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), joins the ITE Talks Transportation podcast to discuss the “Critical Issues in Transportation” report recent…

11/27/2018

Frederick G. ‘Bud’ Wright, executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, announced earlier this year that he will retire at the end of 20…

05/24/2016

The inaugural Institute of Transportation Engineers (Ite Headquarters) podcast just debuted. Our first guest is Sam Schwartz, perhaps better known as "Gridlock Sam" to many. We discuss his recent book and his views on the future of transportation.

http://www.ite.org/learninghub/podcast.asp

The ITE Learning Hub is launching ITE’s inaugural podcast, ITE Talks Transportation, this month! ITE and Bernie Wagenblast, founder and editor of the Transportation Communication Newsletter and host of Transportation Radio, have collaborated to deliver this valuable resource to ITE members and the e...

09/30/2015

The second in a series of podcasts on ITS organizations has been posted. Listen to my interview with ERTICO's Rasmus Lindholm.

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/rasmus-lindholm-of-ertico-its-europe/

09/17/2015

ITS California prepares for annual meeting next week. Hear the interview with Josh Peterman on Transportation Radio.
https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/09/11/its-california-prepares-for-annual-meeting-september-21-23/

04/20/2015

ITS New York, ITS Pennsylvania & ITS New Jersey held their first joint meeting last week. Hear the story on Transportation Radio https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/04/19/its-new-jersey-its-new-york-its-pennsylvania-meet/

The leadership of the ITS state chapters in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey held their first coordination meeting last week at the World Trade Center in New York City. The gathering, hosted b...

02/01/2013

The latest installment of Transportation Radio is an interview with an independent filmmaker who discusses her new film, Trainsporting America. The documentary looks at passenger rail travel in the US from the passengers' perspective.
http://shouts.at/GtW

(Re-Shout: Bernie Wagenblast)

01/28/2013

Idaho Transportation Department Uses Public Outreach Planner to Aid Communications
Link to story on Transportation Radio:
http://shouts.at/Gmp

(Re-Shout: Bernie Wagenblast)

01/26/2013

Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit group with the mission of eliminating deaths and fatalities from grade crossing and pedestrian incidents on railroads. My latest Transportation Radio segment is an interview with the new CEO of the organization. You can hear it here:
http://shouts.at/Gge