Miscellaneous

BART could adopt cell phone policy next week

Responding to widespread criticism for its decision to shut down cell phone service to quash an anticipated demonstration last August, Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA) has drafted a policy to guide future decisions. The proposed policy, which BART began crafting last month, authorizes the agency to interrupt cell phone service only under extraordinary circumstances whenRead… Read more »

Thursday’s political law links

OBAMA AND WALL STREET. The Post. “Despite frosty relations with the titans of Wall Street, President Obama has still managed to raise far more money this year from the financial and banking sector than Mitt Romney or any other Republican presidential candidate, according to new fundraising data.” SOLYNDRA EMAIL BATTLE. The Hill. “House Republicans areRead… Read more »

NJ TRANSIT partners with Google Wallet

NJ TRANSIT rail and bus customers can now use their cell phones to pay their fares at select locations. On Thursday, Governor Chris Christie announced the agency’s partnership with Google Wallet. Google Wallet is a free Android application that stores virtual versions of credit cards on the user’s phone. Customers can tap and pay usingRead… Read more »

Dispatch from ITS World Congress: Wednesday wanderings

On Wednesday I spent some time navigating the technical displays at the ITS World Congress to learn about the innovations coming to the transit industry. A few companies are trying to take the hassle out of park-and-ride. Parkmobile designs pay-by-phone systems that are currently in place at parking facilities for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority,Read… Read more »

What about all those other Icons?

In case you are wondering, there are still people working on symbol sketches – this is just the beginning of the volunteer effort, and we will continue to update the symbol gallery with all of the newly finished symbols. To date, Iconathon produced over 100 finished sketches, 40 of which were refined after the IconathonRead… Read more »

JURIX 2011: Accepted Papers

Accepted papers have been announced for JURIX 2011: The International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, to be held 14-16 December 2011, at the University of Vienna Centre for Legal Informatics, in Vienna, Austria. Several papers concern government information systems.

Don’t Miss Out On The “The Pivotal Plays Executive Series” Featuring the Redskins GM, a “Dateline NBC” Correspondent and the FBI

In sports and government, Pivotal Plays come from teamwork, strategy, focus, and a little luck. MorganFranklin invites you to attend a complimentary event where special guests from sports and government share their personal views on the factors that define Pivotal Plays. Register Now The next installment of this illuminating series will be held on Wednesday,Read… Read more »