Free WiFi on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (CA) Gold Line is a little closer. Last week the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CA) approved a contract with Xentrans to prepare design specifications and a request for proposals from vendors. According to The Eastsider LA, the process began withRead… Read more »
Day 32 & 33 I decided to combine yesterday’s post with today’s because wow – have I been busy! On Thursday I tried to finalize a few outstanding items before taking off a few days to attend conferences. I finalized a cost estimate for resurfacing a major roadway in the city. Then sent out theRead… Read more »
This month, online parenting site Babble.com put out a list of 100 moms who are changing the world. This high-powered list includes Hillary Clinton, Vera Wang, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Shirin Abadi. To recognize the thousands upon thousands of other not-high-profile moms toiling tirelessly to change our world, Babble.com also created a competition, inviting anyoneRead… Read more »
Now that New York City is introducing a bicycle-sharing program, other localities are looking to do the same. Interest in strong in Dallas (TX), bicycle planner Max Kalhammer told The Dallas Morning News. But first the city has to add bike lanes and find funding to complete a series of street improvements so that peopleRead… Read more »
The Phone Tips & Tricks series is supported by the Sprint Federal Employee Discount Program. To find awesome discounts visit the Sprint Federal Employee Discount resource center today. I know people who use their phones in all sorts of ways, and these days, there are plans out there for everyone. Some people use their phoneRead… Read more »
Yesterday Facebook rolled out a brand new feature that allows people to not only “friend” each other, but now “subscribe” – – making a personal profile more like a fan page. For example – let’s say I want to know what is going on with Mark Zuckerberg, but I am not “friends” with him. IfRead… Read more »
Hello again! In this video: http://bit.ly/pmpstep07, I would like to share some points that we should expect on the actual day of the PMP Exam. After months of studying and giving up on social life, not to mention the books that we have to spend on as our review guides, it’s important for us toRead… Read more »
Yes, it’s that time again. The Presidential Management Fellows application process is officially open for the 2012 application year. Here’s a very quick rundown of how to determine if you are eligible and what to expect. At the end of this article are the other great resources available on the web. I will be happyRead… Read more »
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (DC) has asked 150,000 riders to test a new feature that lets them add money to their SmarTrip farecards online using credit and debit cards and plans to expand the program to all passholders later this month. WMATA initially recruited a smaller group of riders to test the cardsRead… Read more »
New York City has selected Alta Bicycle Share to develop and operate a privately funded bike-sharing program, which is expected to launch in Summer 2012. New York City Bike Share will include 10,000 bicycles at 600 stations, making it one of the largest programs in the world and the first U.S. system to run withoutRead… Read more »