October 2008

South Korea uses web technology to boost transit use

October 30, 2008

“If you work in a big city and don’t use public transportation, there’s a good chance that’s because it’s a hassle to use. Seoul wants to make its system more accommodating. The city will create a platform of Web-delivered software, in conjunction with several vendors, which will combine information from the city’s various transportation fleets [...]

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Ontario’s London Transit is keeping passengers in the know

October 30, 2008

“For more than a month, London Transit’s 192-bus fleet has been alerting its 75,000 passengers each weekday about upcoming stops with internal verbal displays and verbal announcements. In addition, outside audio announcements are made by the buses, aimed at passengers waiting at the more than 2,500 stops in the city.”  Link to full story in [...]

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Next generation iPhone to include Google Transit?

October 29, 2008

From Palluxo.com: Apple has seeded iPhone 2.2 firmware beta 2 to developers, adding Google Street View support including the mass transit directions and schedules offered by Google Transit. Rumor has it, more exciting features are coming. Click to read entire post. And from TG Daily: The company seems to be focused on the Maps application [...]

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Tampa to create transportation website

October 20, 2008

“The city’s transit czar is creating a transit-themed Web site. Transit Manager Elaine McCloud said Mayor Pam Iorio’s rail vision will be front and center of a city-run Web site devoted to mass transit.The mayor wants light-rail trains operating from New Tampa to Tampa International Airport with stops at the University of South Florida, downtown [...]

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