The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is testing 10 plug-in hybrid electric pickup trucks as part of a national test with Chrysler. In return for the vehicles, the MBTA has agreed to drive the Ram trucks at least 1,500 miles per month and to share data with Chrysler for the next three years. A $48 millionRead… Read more »
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) plans to introduce a bus rapid transit route in midtown Manhattan starting in November. The route will replace existing service on 34th Street between Second Avenue and Ninth Avenue. The Select Bus Service routes use wireless technology to extend green lights for approaching buses and operate in bus-only lanes (enforcedRead… Read more »
This is another ‘you’ve not really thought this through, have you Lou?’ post. Sorry about that – if you want more professional and cohesive writing go see here where Hewlett Packard are kindly hosting some of my scribblings. Mobile libraries, I am willing to bet, are an endangered species right now. Rarer than the ThompsonsRead… Read more »
General Session Steven Johnson let the general session of the third day of APWA’s conference. His topic was “Creativity and the Brain—Where do good Ideas Come From?” Johnson started by sharing the story about John Snow who worked with maps and government mortality data to help determine the cause of cholera in the 1800s inRead… Read more »
Please consider participating in a user survey respecting Legislation.gov.uk, the official, free online source for UK statutes. The survey is available on the main Legislation.gov.uk site — from the “Survey” tab on right screen — or directly here. The deadline for participating in the survey is 30 September 2011. According to Legislation.gov.uk‘s creator, John SheridanRead… Read more »
Congress is now sitting on President Obama’s American Jobs Act. It emphasizes infrastructure improvements and tax cuts. Given the politics, it will not move quickly. Congress just isn’t interested because it affects your life, not theirs. Read More … http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8689657/president_obamas_american_jobs_act.html?cat=3
AFGE’s District 5 building has officially been named after National Vice President Emeritus Kenneth Blaylock. On August 27, AFGE District 5 made history as they celebrated their “Mortgage Burning” and Building Rededication Ceremony. The building is now officially named after National Vice President Emeritus Kenneth Blaylock, who also served as the keynote speaker for theRead… Read more »
Last week, I wrote about the characteristics of a compliance-driven agency. This week, I want to connect those characteristics to key elements of document management solutions to illustrate how a document management system can help the compliance-driven agency. Compliance is a concept that cuts across government agencies, levels and missions. And, you could argue, theRead… Read more »
Today as I was driving to work I decided to try something new! I spotted a potential shortcut in my route, a road I must have somehow missed on other days and I decided to drive down it just to see where it would lead me. I was already running behind schedule so I wasn’tRead… Read more »
It is relatively easy to test information learned in a classroom or from a book. That information or new knowledge can be remembered in the short term, but can it be applied in a practical sense? Information retained in the short term is fine for education; for starters, it connects the dots elsewhere in theRead… Read more »