App to crowd-source subway delay info
New York City commuters can turn to a new app for information about service conditions when the MTA’s official updates are not enough. Original post
Yearly Archives: 2011
Michigan research universities team up to look beyond the car
Partners in Michigan’s University Research Corridor are teaming up to focus on multidisciplinary transportation research. Original post
Help, I need a great web application idea!
There is a contest to win some Google I/O tickets and I would like to do something to help govs out. Here are the details: I will have until 4:00 P.M. PDT on March 30 to complete the following coding challenge. Automation on Apps Scripts Choose a task that you do regularly and automate itRead… Read more »
TfL unveils design for royal wedding Oyster card
The wait is over: Transport for London (UK) unveiled the design for the Oyster card commemorating the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Original post
Albany to roll out BRT, but tech features will wait
The Capital District Transportation Authority (NY) is launching its new bus rapid transit service next week but, as the Times Union points out, “some whiz-bang features aren’t yet in place.” So while passengers will be able to ride the brand-new hybrid vehicles fare-free for the first two weeks, they will have to wait a littleRead… Read more »
Houston taps Alvarion for municipal wifi
Municipal wifi is moving ahead in Houston. Yesterday, the city announced that it has chosen Alvarion to deploy a citywide 4G municipal network. The network will increase the city’s ability to provide more municipal services online, improve public safety support and better traffic management. According to the city’s municipal wifi plan, the new network willRead… Read more »
Houston taps Alvarion for municipal wifi
Municipal wifi is moving ahead in Houston. Yesterday, the city announced that it has chosen Alvarion to deploy a citywide 4G municipal network. The network will increase the city’s ability to provide more municipal services online, improve public safety support and better traffic management. According to the city’s municipal wifi plan, the new network willRead… Read more »
McGrath on Legislative Workbench Legislative Information System
Sean McGrath of Proplyon — and a member of our community — has posted Legislative Workbench (LWB) Technical White Paper, Version 1.0 (2011). The paper describes the architecture of the system that powers KLISS, the Kansas Legislative Information Services System. Click here for Sean’s earlier posts about KLISS.
Architectural Design of Library Buildings
Sitting in a session of the 2nd Annual Learning Commons Development and Design Forum, in Brisbane, I noticed the delegate next to me reading the March 2011 edition of Architectural Record magazine on Library Design. There are about 241 articles in AR mentioning unviersity libraries. But I could find no mention of “Learning Commons” inRead… Read more »
Leadership Is Face To Face
Google founder Larry Page will reclaim his role as CEO on April 4th. Page wants to cut through the bureaucracy that has developed as Google has grown to 24,000 employees. Some steps taken by Page according to a Wall Street Journal article include: Persuading top executives to sit and work together every day in aRead… Read more »