London Assembly raises questions about TfL open fare payment plans
The London Assembly raised questions about Transport for London’s (UK) plans to accept payment by bank card on its buses in time for the 2012 Olympics. Original post
Pittsburgh considers natural gas buses
After receiving an FTA grant for a CNG fueling station, the Port Authority of Allegheny County (PA) is studying the feasibility of converting to CNG. Original post
CTA installs security cameras ahead of schedule
The Chicago Transit Authority (IL) completed installing nearly 1,800 security cameras at 78 rail stations six weeks ahead of schedule. Original post
City of Ottawa 3-1-1 #fail ?
You may have noticed that there is a question mark at the end of my blog post title. That’s because I didn’t want to make it sound like a statement, in case I’m missing something. Here’s what I experienced today and would love some of your feedback on: I was driving north on Bank streetRead… Read more »
Whither a federal Open Government policy
Fellow open government advocate, Craig Thomler, has asked a very important question in his latest post: I wonder, should Australian political parties have explicit policies for Open Government and Government 2.0 with commitments to the use of online media and support for online engagement by public servants? It’s a question I have also asked. InRead… Read more »
Redistricting Tools
Of late, a number of tools are popping up on-line to allow the average constituent redistrict their city/county, etc. While the one for Los Angeles has been available since May (facilitating a crowd-sourced effort), New York has recently made theirs available. The interesting twist on the New York release is that it is based uponRead… Read more »
What is the future of social media at the U.S. National Archives?
What’s the future of social media? The National Archives hosted a discussion of that rather big question earlier this month. After an introduction from the Archivist of the US and a presentation on an upcoming “citizen archivist dashboard,” I gave a short presentation at the McGowan Theater in which I talked about the past, presentRead… Read more »
MPA Research Survey on Public Sector CMS & Social Media
Please consider taking this survey on website content management systems and social media which I am conducting for independent study as part of my MPA culminating experience/thesis research as a second year graduate student at the University of Memphis in the Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration. My research focus is exploring the impact onRead… Read more »
The “mobilization & socialization” of government
It’s a fact where mobile and social were somewhat optional several years ago, they are now a requirement for reaching and serving an increasing demand in our society. This has become even more apparent as web traffic driven solely by mobile devices increases (to nearly 7% of all web traffic), while over 1/3 of theRead… Read more »
Fort Wayne bidding process met with controversy
Deltek Analyst Joanna Salini reports. Proposals were received from several agencies in response to Fort Wayne, Indiana’s solicitation for a new emergency communications system for its police, fire, and paramedics agencies. After the bidding process was complete, Motorola was found to have submitted the only complete bid for the system. The city of Fort WayneRead… Read more »