August 2009

Track your bus online in Kansas City

August 27, 2009

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (MO) introduced WebWatch, an online feature that lets customers track the location of their bus in real time.

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Cell phone alerts: A digital divide?

August 26, 2009

In the Dr. Gridlock column, The Washington Post’s Robert Thomson ponders a question from a reader: Does Metro’s arrival-alert system leave riders without cell phones in the cold?

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Bumpy ride for San Diego Compass card

August 26, 2009

Software problems are slowing full rollout of the Compass card in the San Diego (CA) region.

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Twitter helps commuters share info

August 26, 2009

A new service lets commuters share real-time updates via Twitter regardless of mode.

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MBTA bus riders may face disruptions

August 26, 2009

As the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority moves to a new radio frequency, the system’s bus riders may encounter delays.

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TriMet retools its buses to stay cool

August 25, 2009

To help its diesel buses keep their cool during weather extremes, Portland’s Tri-County Metropolitan Transit District of Oregon has helped adapt a technology first used in Army tactical vehicles.

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New TCRP report on transit call centers and 511

August 25, 2009

The Transit Cooperative Research Program has issued Report 134, Transit, Call Centers, and 511: A Guide for Decision Makers.

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Who owns transit data?

August 25, 2009

In CNET News, Rafe Needleman highlights three transit agencies with different philosophies about sharing their data — New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency, and Portland’s TriMet.

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Kalamazoo Metro to get GPS

August 24, 2009

Kalamazoo Metro Transit (MI) will use some of its federal stimulus funds to equip its buses with a GPS system.

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Muni to install TransLink fare gates

August 24, 2009

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) announced plans to install new TransLink-only fare gates and ticket-vending machines in nine stations.

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