mobile device

MTA selects winning app

February 3, 2012
Winners of MTA App Quest

Embark NYC, an all-purpose app with trip planning, service advisories, interactive maps, and schedules, won the grand prize in the MTA App Quest competition.

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Some changes for The Transit Wire

January 29, 2012
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You’ll see some changes to The Transit Wire starting this week. I’m adding photos to the main site and launched a mobile version.

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Is new walking app racist?

January 24, 2012

Microsoft received a patent for a mobile mapping feature designed to help pedestrians avoid dangerous neighborhoods, bad weather, and difficult terrain.

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MBTA and Boston launch apps challenge to link transit with bikes . . . and lunch

January 13, 2012

The MBTA and the City of Boston launched a developers challenge for apps that highlight connections between the MBTA and Boston’s bikeshare program.

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San Diego apps challenge is open

January 13, 2012

The San Diego Apps Challenge is open and invites developers to create applications using at least one dataset from the City of San Diego or its partners.

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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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UTA to release real-time data to developers

January 11, 2012

The Utah Transit Authority announced plans to release its real-time bus and rail data to developers. An information meeting is scheduled for January 12.

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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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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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