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FTA Webcast: Public Transportation Priorities in the GROW AMERICA Act, May 22, 2014

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be hosting a live webcast on the topic ” Public  Transportation Priorities in the Grow America Act”. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will provide kick-off remarks for a public webcast highlighting the major public transportation priorities and new programs in the Administration’s four-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal, known as the …

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Data Driven Bus Service Scheduled Trial Runs in May 2014

Matthew George, 23-year-old Middlebury College graduate has found a  mass transit system that could figure out on a daily basis where people are and where they want to go, and then get them there — nonstop — on luxury buses for just a few dollars more than a T ride costs. The first-of-its-kind “pop-up” bus service …

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Upcoming T3 Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Real-Time System Management Information- May 21, 2014

The purpose of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Section 1201, Title 23 in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 511 is to establish a Real-Time System Management Information Program (RTSMIP) to monitor in real time the traffic and travel conditions on the major highways across the …

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U.S DOT – T3 webinar series : Connected Vehicle Basics

U.S Department of Transportation has annouced the  upcoming Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinar in the topic “Connected Vehicle Basics” which will be presented by Valerie Briggs and Brian Cronin from U.S.DOT. Date: Thursday, April 24, 2014 Time:  1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET Cost: Free Connected vehicles use communications technology to allow cars, trucks, transit vehicles, traffic signals, work zones, …

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Apple-Transit Data in iOS8 Maps

Apple’s recent mapping-related acquisition effort is expected to bear fruit in the next generation of iOS as the company’s mapping team is said to be preparing a new transit direction feature and significant improvements to the maps’ underlying data. Lack of built-in transit support is perhaps one of the most oft-cited failures of Apple’s mapping …

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