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Virginia to test real-time ridesharing to address impacts of military base realignment

January 11, 2012

The Northern Virginia Regional Commission is testing a carpool program that targets commuters working at military installations along the I-95/395 corridor.

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NY Waterway launches mobile ticketing app

January 10, 2012

NY Waterway, which operates Manhattan-based ferry services, launched a mobile application that incorporates payment and ticketing.

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CTA introduces train tracking text messages

January 10, 2012

A year after introducing Train Tracker real-time predictions, the Chicago Transit Authority (IL) is enhancing the application with two features.

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Taking a look at MTA App Quest

January 9, 2012

As the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (NY) MTA App Quest public voting period comes to an end, a reporter tried out some of the 42 submissions.

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MBTA wires system for cell phone coverage but where’s the service?

January 6, 2012

The MBTA is a bit late in extending cell phone coverage in its tunnels but BostInno writes that the real delay is coming from the cell phone carriers.

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New York City’s digital approach comes up short

December 21, 2011

Fast Company expert blogger Hana Schank takes a critical look at New York City’s approach to applications development and finds it lacking.

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Metro-North to expand quiet cars to New Haven line

December 20, 2011

MTA Metro-North Railroad (NY) plans to expand its quiet car program to rush-hour trains on its New Haven line starting in January.

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CMU expands bus-tracking app

December 13, 2011

CMU researchers have released an Android version of Tiramisu, the application that uses crowd-sourcing to track the location of Port Authority buses.

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FCC to review BART cell phone shutdown policy

December 5, 2011

A day after BART adopted a policy defining when the agency can interrupt cell phone communications, the FCC announced plans to review BART’s actions.

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Londoners are quick to adopt real-time info

December 2, 2011

Just weeks after Transport for London (UK) introduced real-time bus arrival information, thousands of riders are taking advantage of the updates.

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