Transportation Camp is coming to Atlanta on February 9, 2013. The sixth Transportation Camp to date and the first to be held in the Southern U.S., TranspoCamp South will bring together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation and technology for a day of learning, debating, connecting, and creating. The event will run from Read more…
We’ve talked about how transit data comes in three flavors: open, open to Google and closed. And we’ve introduced the Transit Data Dashboard to track the availability of transit data by over 700 transit agencies. Now, our goal is get 100% of transit agencies to completely open their data. We need your help to make that happen!
Help us put transit directions back on the iPhone! Support our Kickstarter to bring transit, walking and biking directions back to iOS6. The way we get around is changing. We increasingly combine bikes and transit. And in many cities we’re seeing a birth of whole new modes of transport like bike-share and carshare. At OpenPlans Read more…
With the announcement of iOS6, Apple has dropped Google Maps as default mapping application. Apple has chosen to strike out on their own and created an new map service, Maps. Which is great right? Everything that Apple does is well-polished and flawlessly executed. The new Map application has the potential to be a great solution Read more…
The goal of MTA Bus Time is to track the locations of all NYC buses in real time. That data is provided to bus riders through a web application, to developers through an API, and used by the MTA to analyze and improve bus operations. The end results are a great tool and a set Read more…
Pratt Institute’s Jaime Stein, John Shapiro, and Lacey Tauber stopped by OpenBag to introduce their newest urban design programs. They are all a part of Pratt’s Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development, described as “an alliance of four programs with a shared value placed on urban sustainability — defined by the ‘triple bottom line’ of environment, equity Read more…
We want to see you at SXSW Eco and we hope that you’d like to see us. OpenPlans team members are included on two panels up for vote. If these panels and their topics tickle your fancy, please go vote ‘em up! ‘Measure It, Improve It: Data for Better Cities‘ features our own Aaron Ogle, Rob Goodspeed Read more…