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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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Best metro data releases for 2011

December 23, 2011

Declaring that it’s a great year to be a data geek, The Atlantic Cities presents its list of 10 best urban datasets released in 2011.

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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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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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TriMet launches multimodal trip planner

October 17, 2011

After a soft launch earlier this month, TriMet (OR) officially unveiled its open-source multimodal trip planner on Friday.

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TriMet gets ready to launch open-source trip planner

October 7, 2011

TriMet (OR) unveiled the public beta for its new open-source multimodal trip planner this week, with the official launch scheduled for October 15.

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Transportation camp moves west

March 23, 2011

Following a successful event in New York City, Transportation Camp headed west to San Francisco (CA) last weekend.

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TriMet turns to open source

March 17, 2011

TriMet is currently working with the open source community to develop OpenTripPlanner, which allows customers to plan multimodal trips.

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GoTriangle launches developer resources

February 17, 2011

GoTriangle (NC) opened a developers center on its website, offering route and schedule data for transit operators in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.

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MTA launches real-time bus info

February 2, 2011

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) launched its BusTime pilot, providing real-time location information for Brooklyn’s Route B63.

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