Calgary Transit (AB) will soon be launching real-time arrival information for its CTrain light-rail service. The roll-out is a few weeks late, but the system is in place and testing is under way. “I know people are getting antsy; they want to have it,” said spokeswoman Theresa Schroeder. “We want it, too. We thank everyoneRead… Read more »
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) plans to roll out countdown signs at major bus stops. According to the Washington Examiner, the District of Columbia plans to add 70 signs at bus shelters in partnership with Clear Channel advertising and WMATA plans to add 85 more at major stops throughout the region. Passengers currentlyRead… Read more »
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) could introduce all-door boarding for its buses as soon as next year. Although they did not vote, Muni’s directors supported the idea as a way to speed up bus operations. To ensure that people pay their fares, Muni will have to add fare inspectors and make it easierRead… Read more »
Most of what we see in day-to-day cybersecurity is not cyberwar, or the perennial threat of the ‘digital Pearl Harbor.’ Crime, espionage, political vandalism, and military “long-range cyber-reconaissance”–rather than kinetic targeting that kills, damages, or disables–are more mundane, day-to-day concerns. National Defense University’s Samuel Liles does make a persuasive case that much of cyberwar existsRead… Read more »
This is the futurist’s dilemma: Any believable prediction will be wrong. Any correct prediction will be unbelievable. Either way, a futurist can’t win. He is either dismissed or wrong. Kevin Kelly Original post
Lyndon Johnson said voting is: “. . . the basic right without which all others are meaningless.” He signed the Voting Rights Act as president in 1965. Today, the Republican Party and other Koch brothers stooges want to strip you of your right to vote. Read More http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/8374989/republicans_want_to_steal_your_vote.html?cat=9
Day 27 Road Project Now that our road project is substantially complete, we’ve been working on getting out a pay estimate. The project engineer prepared the estimate late last week and gave it to me yesterday. So this morning, I spent some time checking over the final quantities and comparing them to the original quantitiesRead… Read more »
There are several different avenues for private enterprise and government to work together in the technology field these days. This can benefit all parties involved, from the government agencies to the industry, to the consumer. I want to explore a couple of them today and look at what they can mean to you. Technology TransferRead… Read more »
We were fortunate in getting Tom Ridge, John Gannon, and Roger Cressey to share their eyewitness observations about the founding of DHS, its performance to date, and the evolution of the terrorist threat that ignited the largest U.S. government reorganization in half a century–in a well-produced documentary at AOL Government http://bit.ly/p3EWpN . Ridge of courseRead… Read more »
Translink, the company that runs public transit in the region where I live (Vancouver/Lower Mainland) is getting ready to launch a real time bus tracking app that will use GPS data to figure out how far away the next the bus you are waiting for really is. This is great news for everyone. Of courseRead… Read more »