Napa County rolls out real-time info
The Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (CA) rolled out a system to allow VINE riders to track real-time bus arrival information. Original post
Can social networks unite bus riders?
TBD On Foot writes about a suggestion from Rail~Volution last week to use social networks to bring together people who ride the same bus route. Original post
Political law links for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011
MCCAIN MUGGED? Politico. ““What happened to [McCain] was, he — I think he feels he got mugged first by the Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, who walked away from the public financing of the general election, and then by the press, who let Obama get away with it,” said [Trevor] Potter in an interview for POLITICO’sRead… Read more »
Like A Boss
It’s hard not to feel inspired. I’m contacted daily by people who are deciding enough is enough, and they are taking charge of their careers. Perseverance Some have failed. Didn’t get that job they were going for. Didn’t pass the PMP exam. But they keep going. I don’t agree with everything he says, but IRead… Read more »
Zipcar launches Facebook app
Car-sharing service Zipcar launched its Reserve a Zipcar Facebook application as a public beta test last week. Original post
As Canada Searches for its Open Government Partnership Commitments: A Proposal
Just before its launch in New York on September 20th, the Canadian Government agreed to be a signatory of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). Composed of over 40 countries the OGP signatories are required to create a list of commitments they promise to implement. Because Canada signed on just before the deadline it has notRead… Read more »
How to Map a Neighbourhood of Ideas
Have you ever wondered how you can make sense and uncover connections between lots and lots of ideas? Have you ever wanted to see if you could understand what trends the ideas were shaping on a theme you were exploring? We’re half way through our competition and as we encourage people to sign up forRead… Read more »
A Day in the Life of a Civil Engineer – Day 58
Day 58 Tree Contractor Started The Emerald Ash Bore has been in our community for a few years now. But the Ash trees really didn’t show severe signs of infestation and damage until last year. Then unfortunately it seemed like they all died this summer so our council decided to make the removal of ashRead… Read more »
Mobile government can’t succeed without mobile government strategy.
White Horse recently released a report, “Mobile development Guidelines for Government Agencies,” that examines the mobile medium’s emerging role in delivery of government services. We believe that mobile has the potential to help government agencies keep the public informed, foster public engagement and ultimately improve the work of democracy. But in the rapidly changing realmRead… Read more »
Your Fear of Social Media—Your Older Target Audience is Within Reach
Http://LeonardSipes.Com Part four on the fear some people in government, associations and nonprofits express when whey contemplate social media. Entering social media now is like having an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of Google or Apple. If you knew it was going to become a worthwhile investment, you would have bought. SocialRead… Read more »