When OneBusAway developer Brian Ferris left Seattle to join the Google Transit team in Zurich, he assured Seattle commuters that he would help “make sure the lights stay on” for the popular next-bus application. So when King County Metro Transit (WA) restructured its routes a few weeks ago, which introduced some glitches into the app,Read… Read more »
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority expects to award a contract this month for an electronic fare payment system, according to The Inquirer. The $100 million system will allow customers to pay their fares by tapping SEPTA smart cards or bank-issued contactless credit or debit cards on an electronic reader. The system will be designed toRead… Read more »
Last year, with only a month of notice, a small group passionate people announced we’d like to do an international open data hackathon and invited the world to participate. We were thinking small but fun. Maybe 5 or 6 cities. We got it wrong. In the end people from over 75 cities around the worldRead… Read more »
To enforce the newly adopted state ban on cell phone use on the job, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) will install surveillance cameras to keep an eye on its rail operators. The California Public Utilities Commission approved a regulation last week that prohibits rail transit operators from using personal cell phones and otherRead… Read more »
You almost can’t go a day without hearing something about “The Cloud”. Yet, according to a recent survey by the NPD Group, only 22% of U.S. Consumers are familiar with the term “Cloud Computing”. So I thought I’d take this opportunity to, pardon the expression, clear the air. The Internet has come a long wayRead… Read more »
Lovely interview with John Naughton about the themes of his upcoming book. Worth getting everyone you know to watch this! Possibly related posts: Everything you ever need to know about the internet “Kids today need a licence to tinker” What I’ve been reading Electric wok syndrome Micro-participation at ShropCamp Original post
Taking advantage of technology, a teacher in Potomac, Maryland conducts her Advanced Placement Calculus class a little differently. In fact she has turned the traditional method on its head by having her students view her lectures via podcast and bring their homework to school. This has phenomenal applications for experiential training. According to Gregg ToppoRead… Read more »
The PA Times, published by the American Society of Public Administration, has just issued a special edition called “From Bureaucratic to Cool: A Call for Public Service”. My article on “Crowdsourced Ideas Make Participating in Government Cool Again” describes how government agencies on all levels are turning to Open Innovation platforms to collect the wisdomRead… Read more »
Commissioner Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke of the Law Reform Commission of Ireland has published The Irish Legal System, Law Libraries and Legal Information: Access to Justice: Accessibility, Legal Information Management, 11(3), 159-164 (2011). Here is the abstract: Patricia T Rickard-Clarke writes on the complex issues relating to access to justice for the citizens of Ireland. HerRead… Read more »
We live in a magical age, where I can write a book in Washington, DC, and then readers in Paris can download my work to their e-readers. Murder in Ocean Hall is now available in France. It’s available in la boutique Kindle, which is an adorable name for an e-book store. The book is inRead… Read more »