CMU expands bus-tracking app
CMU researchers have released an Android version of Tiramisu, the application that uses crowd-sourcing to track the location of Port Authority buses. Original post
Miscellaneous
Mergers, executive privilege, earmarks and elections, and more political law links
FIRMS MERGE. Roll Call. “Duane Morris Government Affairs has scooped up GSP Consulting Corp. The combined shop, which will be called Duane Morris Government Strategies, is part of an effort to expand in the nation’s capital and in state capitals such as Harrisburg, Pa.” PRESIDENTIAL FUNDRAISING. BusinessWeek. “President Barack Obama, who has been characterized asRead… Read more »
The future of fare payment is in your wallet
CTA and SEPTA are both implementing open fare-payment systems, setting the stage for widespread adoption in other U.S. cities. Original post
CityCamp is Seriously Local
Last Saturday, CityCamp Honolulu packed the student center at the University of Hawaii. The one-day event brought together nearly 150 locals to discuss and plan for updating the interface for Honolulu’s city services. Forest Frizzell, director of the City’s department of information technology and Burt Lum, a local activist and the man behind ByteMarks Cafe,Read… Read more »
How the Federal Government is Slowly Embracing Mobile by AlexOlesker
Mobile computing, primarily smartphones and tablets, is one of the most disruptive technologies today. Increasingly sophisticated portable personal computers are providing unprecedented opportunities to work from anywhere and access solutions wherever and whenever they are needed, leading to great productivity gains. Yet mobile computing in the enterprise also brings security risks by introducing many newRead… Read more »
Holiday Stress Management 1.0 : Five Tips for Reducing or Alleviating Stress This Holiday Season!
How many dinners and parties and office engagements have you been invited to this holiday season? Are you really ready for this? Emotionally and physically? Try not to think about what you were doing last year! Have you decided not to attend most of them? Perhaps you”re alone(relationship) this year and would rather just getRead… Read more »
Manufacturing Green: American-Made Solar Panels
Solar World was an exhibitor at this year’s GOVgreen. Visit them online to learn more about their solar panels. Original post
Minh’s story
This month, we are featuring a series of stories from our Fellows, in their own words. We hope you’ll enjoy learning more about these remarkable young people, and how they are making our cities better places to live, work and play. Grit – “the willingness to commit to long-term goals, and to persist in theRead… Read more »
Wireless EV Charging
Nissan’s wireless charging system video just made nearly every other charging system look dated. We haven’t seen details on charging times for the wireless option, but assuming that it’s competitive, wireless charging may be here to stay. That is, if it is actually launched when the insiders predict – 2013. Original post
SEPTA receives $1.2 million grant for locomotive upgrade
SEPTA received a $1.2 million EPA grant to improve air quality in and around its rail yard by converting one of its locomotives to a clean diesel engine. Original post