Last week the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority took a major step on its path to a new electronic fare system. A board committee approved a $9 million contract with LTK Engineering Services to manage installation of the system; the full board is expected to vote on Thursday. The $100 million project will allow passengers toRead… Read more »
Posted by openkent on July 20, 2011 In the busy and rapidly changing modern world that we live in, we are often confronted with stacks of information that seem difficult to manage or process. From an open data perspective, it would be far more beneficial to find a way to pick out the most relevantRead… Read more »
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) is outfitting another 341 buses with security cameras. Eight-five buses are already equipped with surveillance, and the authority will decide shortly whether to install cameras on another 1,100 vehicles. The cameras will store images for a month but will not feed information to New York City Transit’s command center inRead… Read more »
The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (OH) received a $1 million grant from the Federal Transit Authority to build a solar-panel array at its headquarters and to replace the facility’s lights with energy-efficient equipment. “Toledo is increasingly recognized as the solar capital of the Midwest, so this award is particularly fitting,” said U.S. Rep. MarcyRead… Read more »
Tweet Print PDF Last year, West Virginia received $126 million in federal stimulus grant money to expand broadband statewide. However, state officials may be scaling back the project resulting in unspent funds. At the same time, the state’s broadband map still lacks critical data about broadband access. According to a piece in the Charleston Gazette,Read… Read more »
Deltek Sr. Analyst Jeff Webster reports. Earlier this month, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) began the process of replacing its current contract for inmate telephone services through competitive procurement. The invitation for bids (IFB) will replace the current contract held by the California Technology Agency and set to expire January 31, 2013.Read… Read more »
When the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (CA) introduced real-time bus information a few months ago, the agency also rolled out new signs to help riders access the info. In addition to listing the bus stop ID number and providing instructions for getting arrival predictions by phone (smart or otherwise) and text message, asRead… Read more »
Deltek Director of State and Local Information Services Tim Brett reports. Over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, I drove back home to Sweet Home Chicago with my family. As we were driving on the Chicago Skyway, we passed the “Welcome to Chicago” signage, and it was an odd feeling seeing Rahm Emanuel’s name onRead… Read more »
North America’s first all electric-vehicle car-sharing program is coming to San Diego (CA) by the end of the year. Describing itself as a “free-floating car-sharing service,” car2go encourages spontaneous rentals. Registered drivers will be able to pick a car, swipe a card, and drive off. There is no time limit and no need to makeRead… Read more »
The Memphis Area Transit Authority (TN) is installing digital signs at its trolley stops as part of a systemwide $10 million information technology project. When operational this fall, the signs will display the date, time, expected arrival time, and information about service delays and interruptions. Other ITS upgrades include global positioning systems for buses, passengerRead… Read more »