software

Montreal hosts its first TransportationCamp

December 16, 2011

Software developers, transportation geeks, urban planners, academics, and others converged in Montreal for the city’s first TransportationCamp.

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MTA payroll system is vulnerable to fraud

November 11, 2011

Several New York City Transit managers were disciplined after an investigation uncovered falsified payroll records, according to the New York Daily News.

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Google bus to travel across Egypt in search of new tech ideas

September 30, 2011

A Google-branded bus will travel across Egypt seeking the next generation of technology entrepreneurs.

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Problems delay DC One Card

September 9, 2011

Personnel problems and technical glitches have delayed the distribution of the DC One Card student IDs, which double as WMATA passes for K-12 students.

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MTA issues app challenge

July 12, 2011

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) is challenging developers to create new applications that improve the transit experience for its riders.

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Apps contests for non-programmers

June 27, 2011

In a welcome twist for people with good ideas but no programming skills, New York City and Chicago are opening their apps contests to non-developers.

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Can 50 hackers save the world?

May 26, 2011

Change.org is sponsoring Hack for Change, a weekend event for 50 developers to build applications that generate positive change.

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Software glitch affects SmarTrip cards

May 13, 2011

Some bus riders in the Washington (DC) area are having trouble adding value to their regional SmarTrip cards, and WMATA blames a software glitch.

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Cyber-criminals target social media and mobile phones

April 6, 2011

A new report says that social media and mobile phones are increasingly subject to attacks by cyber-criminals.

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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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