NY Waterway launches mobile ticketing app
NY Waterway, which operates Manhattan-based ferry services, launched a mobile application that incorporates payment and ticketing. Original post
Grad student creates online station-area design contest
A grad student created an online challenge to seek design ideas for the area around one of the stations on the planned extension of the MBTA’s Green Line. Original post
U@MARENOSTRUM – Collaboration On Water-Management In The Mediterranean
Newly Emergent Collaborative Governance Practices. Online Collaboration is increasingly being used to address complex resource and ecosystem management issues, and for strategic planning and development. In the context of challenges to traditional government practices, we are seeing generation of a variety of new practices that are based on collaboration, deliberation, and dialogue. In a previousRead… Read more »
Get The Right Model
“It’s okay to talk to yourself. Just don’t tell yourself any lies.” Danny Evans, Carpenter Reality is complex. To understand and predict reality we build models, simplified versions of reality. Managers often confuse their model with reality. The model doesn’t care. When your model no longer works, build a new model. Since New Year’s, I’veRead… Read more »
Looking ahead: issues facing state governments in 2012
As we start out a new year, I would like to provide some perspective on the major issues likely to face the states in 2012. My perspective is based on having had the opportunity to meet with a large number of governors and state legislative leaders over the last several months and attending several nationalRead… Read more »
Creating A Government Innovation Fund
In January of 2011 shortly after taking office as Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order creating the Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission. The purpose of SAGE is to modernize and rightsize government to make it more efficient, effective and accountable through four activities: On December 15, 2011, the SAGE Commission met and approvedRead… Read more »
Commute Social with Skuzme – a must for any serious commuter
The next time you’re riding your favorite transit service, driving your daily morning commute, boarding your weekly flight home, and you see something that may be useful for other commuters, use Skuzme to let them know. Skuzme connects commuters with commuters, and with better transport choices. It’s a one-stop social network where commuters interact withRead… Read more »
Its about the media, stupid #commutesocial
However, most interestingly, their experience is less connected to the technology than it is to the social media tools enabled by the technology. via lloydbrown.posterous.com What seems to drive the consumer’s seemingly insatiable appetite for the mobile device, is not the device, but the media we access through the device. www.commutesocial.me Permalink Original post
Kevin Curry: Why I’m Coding for America
I recently made a significant change in my life. I joined Code for America. I’ve actually been a part of Code for America, as an advisor, from its beginning. Actually, Code for America Founder and Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka and I hosted the very first CityCamp in January 2010. A couple of weeks ago IRead… Read more »
Training – A must in any business environment, especially tough ones
In our current business environment should we train, not train, or delay training? That is the question. All one has to do is listen to the news, look at a magazine or newspaper, or attend a meeting with management to confirm that the government is in a period of significant budgetary challenges. Although we mayRead… Read more »