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open source

TriMet previews details of open source trip planner

July 22, 2010

TriMet (OR) recently shared details of its open source multi-modal trip planner project with about three dozen Portland-area transportation and data experts.

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Bus-tracking on the cheap

April 19, 2010

Thanks to some tech-savvy graduates of the Stevens Institute of Technology, passengers can track the location of Hoboken’s community shuttle The Hop (NJ).

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The route to smart transit

April 15, 2010

Writing for IBM’s developerWorks series, Scott Davis presents an overview of online transit resources from Google Maps to City-Go-Round and mobile applications like One Bus Away.

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Portland launches apps competition

March 26, 2010

The City of Portland (OR) has launched CivicApps for Greater Portland to encourage developers to find ways to use government information in useful and interesting ways.

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Seattle launches open data website

March 2, 2010

The City of Seattle (WA) launched data.seattle.gov, a website that makes city data sets available to developers.

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Getting to yes on open data

February 26, 2010

While the federal government is moving forward through the Open Government Directive, progress at the state and local level has been slower.

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TTC launches trip planner: Still in beta, still buggy

February 4, 2010

The Toronto Transit Commission (ON) launched a beta version of its new trip planner and is seeking user feedback.

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OpenTripPlanner project proceeds

January 24, 2010

OpenTripPlanner is an open source multimodal trip planner that incorporates transit, bicycling, and walking directions.

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MTA opens data to developers

January 15, 2010

In a turnaround from previous pollicy, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority will make its route and schedule data available through a developers page on its redesigned website.

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See it? Send it.

December 29, 2009

CNN writes about Gov 2.0 and the growing list of applications that give citizens a greater voice in government.

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