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Can Twitter help design better transit service?

January 25, 2012

Can Twitter help create better transit routes? Enter Eric Fischer who plotted thousands of geotagged tweets onto maps of NYC, Chicago, and San Francisco.

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Student develops app for Transit Windsor

January 19, 2012

A University of Windsor student has developed an iPhone application for Transit Windsor (ON) and hopes to get agency support.

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MTA launches Weekender website again

December 12, 2011

The MTA launched a new version of its weekend-only home page which provides information about construction-related weekend subway delays and diversions.

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App turns riding London Underground into a game

December 9, 2011

Each time a London Tube rider swipes an Oyster card, an app called Chromaroma adds that information to a map of travelers throughout the city.

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New app invites beta testers

December 6, 2011

Transit Near Me, a web app to help people in the Washington (DC) area locate near-by transit services, is looking for people to test its beta release.

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Google adds indoor maps to cell phone navigation

November 30, 2011

Google Maps for Android has added maps of indoor locations to its latest version, including airports, shopping malls, and selected rail stations.

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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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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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New app helps rural systems use GTFS format

August 25, 2011

National RTAP announced a free cloud-based application to help rural transit agencies convert their route and schedule data into the GTFS format.

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TransLink to release real-time app

August 24, 2011

TransLink (BC) plans to release a mobile application next month that displays real-time bus locations, starting with Coast Mountain buses and shuttles.

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