Information technology

TransportationCamp comes to DC…and The Transit Wire was there

January 22, 2012

Saturday was my first time at TransportationCamp, the unconference that explores the intersection of urban transportation and technology.

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MTA rolls out Bus Time for Staten Island

January 12, 2012

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) expanded its Bus Time real-time tracking application to cover buses serving the borough of Staten Island.

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Best metro data releases for 2011

December 23, 2011

Declaring that it’s a great year to be a data geek, The Atlantic Cities presents its list of 10 best urban datasets released in 2011.

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Montreal hosts its first TransportationCamp

December 16, 2011

Software developers, transportation geeks, urban planners, academics, and others converged in Montreal for the city’s first TransportationCamp.

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MTA developers still lack real-time info

December 6, 2011

Writing about the MTA’s (NY) application contest, Transportation Nation observes that several key datasets have not yet been released to developers.

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Open data updates

November 27, 2011

Here are a few quick updates about some recent open-data doings, including bus tracking in New York, TransportationCamp in DC, and a new website in Oregon.

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Why computer voices are mostly female

October 24, 2011

Ever wonder why computer voices — from voicemail to GPS — are mostly female? The answer seems to be a combination of biology and culture.

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ITS World Congress: Thursday’s thoughts

October 20, 2011

On the last day of the ITS World Congress I attended a fascinating session how open data can make pubic transport more accessible.

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OneBusAway extended for another year

October 18, 2011

OneBusAway will live to see another day thanks to an agreement between the University of Washington and several Puget Sound transit providers.

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TriMet launches multimodal trip planner

October 17, 2011

After a soft launch earlier this month, TriMet (OR) officially unveiled its open-source multimodal trip planner on Friday.

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