From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Khazakhstan commuters to get free Wi-Fi

November 30, 2009

Kazakhstan’s national railway will begin offering free wireless Internet service to passengers on its busiest commuter rail line.

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London department store offers electric shopping shuttle

November 30, 2009

A London (UK) department store is providing a luxury electric shuttle bus service for its holiday shoppers in hopes of reducing traffic congestion.

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Transportation of the future or elevated fantasy?

November 30, 2009

A story on Southern California Public Radio offers an overview of personal rapid transit.

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Virginia boys develop ride-sharing website

November 30, 2009

A group of fourth- and fifth-graders in McLean (VA) developed carbuddiesmclean.org, a website to match drivers and riders in this northern Virginia suburb.

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Miami airport to accept contactless payments

November 25, 2009

Miami International Airport will accept contactless payments for parking starting in December.

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Making government data sexy

November 25, 2009

CNN writes about the growing interest in data visualization — the art of turning boring data into “compelling graphical presentations explaining our world.”

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Making transit popular in Bangalore

November 25, 2009

Several students at the National Institute of Design’s R&D campus in Bangalore, India, have proposed a model to make transit more popular in their city.

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Transparency leads to better reporting technology

November 24, 2009

The reporting requirements for the federal stimulus program have yielded an unexpected benefit — better reporting technology at the state and local levels.

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Metro Mobility hybrids hit the road

November 24, 2009

Metro Mobility, which serves people with disabilities in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area (MN), put 15 new hybrid vehicles into service.

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Dueling NFC applications vie for French mobile market

November 24, 2009

PC World writes about two competing approaches for incorporating NFC features into mobile phones.

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