Communications

UK city plans to record taxi passenger conversations

November 16, 2011

The Oxford City Council (UK) plans to equip every taxi in the city with a closed circuit television system to monitor drivers and passengers.

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CDTA adds tech features to BRT service

November 16, 2011

About six months after the Capital District Transportation Authority (NY) introduced BRT service, the promised tech features are finally in place.

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Problems plague Metro’s radios

November 8, 2011

WMATAs (DC) radios are plagued by dead spots, according to the Metro Transit Police Labor Committee, making it difficult to communicate in emergencies.

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Singing the underground wireless blues

November 4, 2011

According to a survey from the New Cities Foundation, almost 60% of major subway systems around the world provide Internet access for their passengers.

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Amtrak adds WiFi to more East Coast routes

November 1, 2011

Amtrak officially launched free WiFi on 12 East Coast routes, including the heavily traveled Northeast Regional, Empire, and Keystone services.

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BART delays decision on cell phone policy

October 28, 2011

BART directors did not take action on guidelines for interrupting cell phone service as expected, but instead directed staff to revise the draft policy.

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Napa County rolls out real-time info

October 25, 2011

The Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (CA) rolled out a system to allow VINE riders to track real-time bus arrival information.

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Amtrak adds more WiFi but with a catch

October 23, 2011

Greater Greater Washington reports that Amtrak has begun launching WiFi on its Northeast Corridor regional trains but is censoring certain websites.

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BART could adopt cell phone policy next week

October 20, 2011

Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA) drafted a policy that allows the agency to shut down cell phone service only under extraordinary circumstances.

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Tuesday at the ITS World Congress

October 19, 2011

Tuesday at the ITS World Congress, I attended (and presented at) sessions on the role of mobile technology and social media in attracting new transit riders.

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