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MBTA GM: “We’re trying to make buses cool”

June 3, 2010

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority continued its efforts to engage with developer community by releasing real-time data for 12 additional bus routes today.

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Fourteen apps that use LA Metro data

June 2, 2010

In The Source, Fred Camino highlights must-have apps that use LA Metro’s route and schedule data.

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Metra takes wait-and-see attitude on WiFi

May 23, 2010

Chicago-area commuter rail operator Metra (IL) has said no to WiFi for now, citing cost constraints.

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NJ TRANSIT expands DepartureVision

May 14, 2010

NJ TRANSIT expanded DepartureVision to Pennsylvania Station (NY) and Hoboken Terminal (NJ), making online access to real-time train departures available at all of its rail stations.

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Harnessing geek power

May 10, 2010

A column in The Wall Street Journal focuses on the transit applications, including New York City’s recent efforts to to engage the developer community.

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New York app developers: “Beat Boston!”

May 10, 2010

Those of us in Massachusetts are used to a certain rivalry with New York on the baseball field, but now the competition has moved into the web apps arena. MassDOT‘s Josh Robin reports that panelists at last week’s developer Unconference for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority urged developers to “Beat Boston.” “Hearing a chorus [...]

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Coming soon: Apps for New York commuters

May 7, 2010

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) released new datasets at a developer event and encouraged participants to brainstorm about new applications to benefit commuters.

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BART riders check in to Foursquare

May 7, 2010

BART surveyed its customers about their experience with Foursquare, and 38% of the customers who used the location-based application said it made riding BART “more fun” and 14% said they used BART more often as a result.

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New York MTA to host “unconference” for developers

April 27, 2010

Following in the footsteps of the Massachusetts DOT, among others, the New York MTA is hosting a so-called Unconference for application developers on May 5.

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Metra says no to WiFi

April 26, 2010

Despite successful examples in other cities, Chicago-area Metra (IL) has no plans to install wireless Internet connections on its commuter rail coaches.

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