Social networks, combined with the GPS and location-based services, are creating opportunities for applications that support carpooling and ridesharing.
While he waits to get his hands on a new iPad, columnist Joseph Rose turned his attention to some “mobile transit goodies” — five new applications available for Portland’s TriMet customers
Streetcar, the UK-based car-sharing service, introduced a new application that lets users locate, book, and unlock a car using their iPhone or iPod Touch.
The government of Korea’s Gyeonggi Province banned the Seoul Bus application for iPhone users last month, but reversed its decision after a public backlash.
Susan Bregman is editor of The Transit Wire. She has been a consultant on transit policy and planning for fifteen years and before that worked for the Boston Transportation Department. In 2004 she founded Oak Square Resources, LLC, which focuses on transit research, policy, and communications.