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Finding a parking space, and more.

Posted on April 12, 2011

Roadify.com, a parking, traffic and public transportation real-time information application for mobile smartphones, won a $10,000 prize from New York City for the best new app. Not only does it help you find a parking …

Posted in NewsTagged apps, parking, technology, traffic, transit

Walk or drive and see how much it costs for gas.

Posted on April 12, 2011

MapQuest’s gas pricing tool gives gas prices for your town and nationally. As of April 11, the lowest priced gas is $3.19 in Mt Holly, NJ and the highest price tops out at $5.04 in …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, gas prices, MapQuest, technology, transit, walking

Walk or drive and see how much it costs for gas.

Posted on April 12, 2011

MapQuest’s gas pricing tool gives gas prices for your town and nationally. As of April 11, the lowest priced gas is $3.19 in Mt Holly, NJ and the highest price tops out at $5.04 in …

Posted in NewsTagged costs, gas prices, MapQuest, technology, transit, walking

Casual car sharing meets the app age

Posted on March 23, 2011

Although casual car sharing has a long history, “The rise of cellphones and now smartphones has brought a whole new dimension to the process. Piggybacking on the casual-carpool model, Web sites and smartphone apps have …

Posted in NewsTagged apps, car sharing, technology, VMT

What will this tell us about boomer drivers?

Posted on February 18, 2011

Researchers at MIT have developed a suit – an actual garment – that mimics the effect of aging on the body. As described in “A Graying Population Spells Business Opportunity”: “The age-empathy suit comes from the …

Posted in NewsTagged older drivers, technology

Getting from Point A to Point B

Posted on December 21, 2010

Using insiders as well, cities and states are creating communication tools to make sure that their citizens know what transportation options are available to them.  A video for Idaho, is available at the I-way web …

Posted in NewsTagged bicycles, ID, ride sharing, technology, transportation options, video

“Our apps are whiz kid certified.”

Posted on December 21, 2010

New York City touts the transit technology created by outsider whiz kids when it switched to an open data policy.

Posted in NewsTagged apps, NY, technology, transit

Warning system shows potential for alleviating crashes at dangerous rural intersections

Posted on December 6, 2010

From the University of Wisconsin, a note about ongoing research states that:  “In 2005, more than 9,200 Americans died in intersection crashes, and nearly half of those crashes occurred at rural intersections,” quoting Madhav Chitturi, an …

Posted in NewsTagged rural, safety, technology
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