March 2009

Pasadena approves longer green lights for MTA’s Rapid buses

March 30, 2009

The City of Pasadena (CA) will install new traffic signals that stay green longer when the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Rapid buses approach certain intersections.

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Google makes user-created maps searchable: New resource for transit?

March 28, 2009

Google announced that user-created content will now show up in Google Maps search results.

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MBTA bus trainees can now fake the wheel

March 27, 2009

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority uses a $1.3 million bus simulator to train new drivers and retrain experienced ones.

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City of Seattle launches traveler’s information website

March 27, 2009

Seattle (WA) Department of Transportation today launched the Traveler’s Information website to provide real-time information on traffic conditions for major arterial streets in Seattle and nearby highways.

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ITS technologies chosen to support coordinated transportation

March 27, 2009

Transportation systems in Kentucky, South Carolina, and New Jersey selected RouteMatch Software as the lead technology vendor to support their efforts to develop coordinated human services and public transportation programs.  Agencies received grants from the USDOT Mobility Services for All Americans program.  The MSAA program supports the use of  ITS technologies to achieve coordinated and [...]

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IBM hops aboard high-speed rail

March 27, 2009

CNET reports that IBM will announce details of rail projects in China, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. The corporation is making the case that high-speed rail requires more than faster locomotives.

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MIT tries to bring NFC to everyday life

March 26, 2009

Students in the MIT Mobile Experience Laboratory have created a video showing everyday applications of NFC-compliant cell phones.

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Metro “tweets” rail service delay information

March 26, 2009

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metro has expanded its use of social networking tools with a new Twitter page where riders can sign up to get information about Metrorail service disruptions.

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GSA signs agreement with Web 2.0 providers

March 26, 2009

The General Services Administration has reached agreement with Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo and blip.tv to allow federal agencies to use these new-media tools.

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Model for viable electric vehicles in cell phones?

March 26, 2009

Shai Agassi, the founder and CEO of Better Place, has embarked on an ambitious plan to build a worldwide network of electric vehicle charging stations by bringing national, state and local governments on board.

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