The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (CA) is testing new fareboxes on selected bus routes starting May 18. The new fareboxes will be able to issue and read electronic day passes and allow riders to swipe magnetic stripe tickets from other transit agencies. After reviewing the results of the the pilot test, VTA expects toRead… Read more »
TransLink (BC) is adding 600 security cameras to its bus fleet with a goal of protecting drivers and customers, reviewing incidents, and investigating claims. The agency placed cameras in 244 buses in 2006 and says they have helped protect drivers and solve crimes. According to TransLink, the number of bus driver assaults has dropped 20%Read… Read more »
With bicycle-sharing coming to Boston (MA) in a few months, Fortune interviewed Alta Bicycle Share president Alison Cohen about technology, revenues, and the future of bike sharing in North America. On technology: “Our bikes and stations are built by Public Bike System of Montreal…With a system that’s secure like that, theft and vandalism are veryRead… Read more »
via flickr.com “NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne today unveiled Road Map for the Digital City – a comprehensive strategy to make New York the nation’s leading digital City.” 16 May. This amazing effort and beautifully structured and designed report sets out examples of what has been done and whereRead… Read more »
Over the weekend the family went to one of our favorie restaurants. As we were leaving, I noticed the van and how busy it was in regard to the various messaging elements (over 20). The “Cool prices … Warm Service!” phrase stood out–it was memorable, short, and playful. It prompted to find them on theRead… Read more »
The Academic Job Search: Faculty If there is any career where you can be “voted off the island,” it is as a college professor. Both of my parents are college professors, and I recently had a great conversation with my dad about the hiring process for tenure-track faculty in colleges and universities. The process I’mRead… Read more »
Take a look at the photo. Look odd? Well, it still brought value. At a recent Young Government Leaders meeting, we had two people calling in by phone. Unfortunately, each phone could only support one call. We had a problem, but we solved it. We put the phones next to each other. The people wereRead… Read more »
The 7th annual Games for Health conference began today in Boston. This conference is one of several going on now as part of Games Beyond Entertainment Week, organized by Digitalmill, Inc. and is supported by the Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Today’s pre-conference line-up did not disappoint – I’m only sorry thatRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: So tell me… how often do you as a project manager need to give a presentation? This could be as simple as adressing your team during a team meeting, facilitating a telephone conference with your customers, giving a formal status update to your sponsors or customers orRead… Read more »
This week’s episode of The Project Management Podcast: So tell me… how often do you as a project manager need to give a presentation? This could be as simple as adressing your team during a team meeting, facilitating a telephone conference with your customers, giving a formal status update to your sponsors or customers orRead… Read more »