New study: Better info can help commuters go car free
After going car free for a week, participants in a new research study said owning a car was not essential, especially with better information about alternatives. Original post
Weekly Round-up, March 25, 2011
Gadi Ben-Yehuda No more misplaced keys (or cars, or drivers?). Government Technology has two articles–one about adding a “First Responders” layer to GIS, the other about adding bar codes to municipal inventory–that should be read against one another. Each activity can act as a force multiplier for the other. Event, LiveBlog, Stream, Needle, Praise, Recap.Read… Read more »
Agencies use cell phones to catch fare jumpers
Both LA Metro (CA) and Metro Transit (MN) are using NFC-enabled cell phones to catch fare cheats. Original post
Maryland launches IVR for paratransit
The Maryland Transit Administration launched Mobility Direct, an interactive voice response system for its paratransit services. Original post
Because it’s fun
There are two things I’d like to comment on and they’ll be brief because I’ve just worked out the most perfect mountain bike route from my front door and little gets in the way of going and trying it out except explaining something which I think might be important. I said a while ago thatRead… Read more »
SLG Business Brief: Litigation, law enforcement and lighter electricity bills
Litigious is the word this week. And human services technology is both the plaintiff and the defendant, the winner and the loser. Dell thinks its new mobile forensics solution is pretty sweet; IBM has struck yet another deal with parts of the New York City government apparatus; and there are some positive (fingers-crossed) health ITRead… Read more »
SLG Business Brief: Litigation, law enforcement and lighter electricity bills
Litigious is the word this week. And human services technology is both the plaintiff and the defendant, the winner and the loser. Dell thinks its new mobile forensics solution is pretty sweet; IBM has struck yet another deal with parts of the New York City government apparatus; and there are some positive (fingers-crossed) health ITRead… Read more »
Back in the Saddle Again
First let me start off by sharing: Second, let me share that it’s great to be back in the saddle, I’ve really missed this space and truly underestimated it’s ability to keep to me motivated and thinking creatively about public service. I hope that you can bare with me if my writing seems a littleRead… Read more »
“People don’t Resist Change. They Resist Being Changed!”
This Peter Senge quote is very appropriate for this week’s post. In last week’s blog we discussed why people typically resist change. (https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/why-do-we-resist-categorizing). In this week’s entry, we take it to the next level by discussing why and how people actually resist change. What barriers and arguments do they use to convince themselves that changeRead… Read more »
Maryland tests talking buses
The Maryland Transit Administration is the latest agency to test audible alerts designed to let pedestrians know when the bus is turning. Original post