New MBTA Mobile Website Launched Yesterday!

The MBTA launched a new mobile website yesterday morning that’s intended to provide customers with more useful information, in a much more user-friendly format. When a user visits the MBTA website on a mobile device, the site recognizes the type of smartphone a person is using and presents a format specifically designed for that type of device. See the Boston.com article for more information.

Features of the new mobile site include:
 A real-time Google Maps trip planner.
 A service-alerts box color-coded by subway line and transit mode.
 A customer comment form.
 Access to mobile apps, most aimed at telling riders when a bus or train is arriving.

Two goals of the new mobile site are:
1. To make problems easier for the T to identify and correct (via customer comments).
2. To help customers better navigate the system when they are out and about in Boston.

I checked out the new mobile site via my BlackBerry today, and the site is definitely a fantastic improvement! I was very impressed with the format and information. Good job, MBTA!

Transit Maps

This app puts those big transit maps in your pocket so you can figure out where to catch that transfer or hit the stop closest to your destination. It’s super-simple to use and has a clean interface. Simply download the map from your local transit agency and store it on your phone. Yeah, Transit Maps is essentially a 3G .pdf viewer, but that doesn’t make it any less handy to have in your pocket.

You van read  more, and download the application here: Transit maps app

Zipcar

What is Zipcar?

Zipcar is an American membership-based car sharing company providing automobile reservations to its members, billable by the hour or day. Zipcar was founded in 2000 by Cambridge MA. As of September 2011, it has 650,000 members which the company refers to as "Zipsters". Zipcar offers more than 30 makes and models of self-service vehicles by the hour or day.

What Zipcar application does?

Being a Zipcar subscriber makes car sharing a snap, and if you’re one of the 275,000 or so Zipsters out there you can choose a car, reserve it and even turn it on using an iPhone. It’s a whole lot easier than trying to navigate the Zipcar website on your phone. The interface is straightforward and the remote starting feature is a thing of beauty. This free app is a must-have for frequent Zipcar users.

You can download the application here: Zipcar

Future City

Would you like to live in a city like this???
Watch the video about future cities and let us know what are you thinking?

Future by Microsoft

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Real Game

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Future Commuter Transportation

Wow!  Check out this interesting video of a pilot program that will be running shortly in China to help alleviate some congestion on the roadways.  Pretty interesting stuff.  Enjoy....