Transportation and Infrastructure

News Features

• E-Vote: Georgia Secretary of State Responds to Efforts to Block Verification of Voter Eligibility
  

  "I have a sworn duty to protect the integrity and security of our state's elections, and will fight any attempt to breach Georgians' trust in our electoral process."

• Arlington County, Va. Ramps up for Election Day
  

  Additional optical scanning machines have been rented to nearly double the capacity of most polling stations to handle voters.

• 10 Ways to Spot a Potential IT Train Wreck
  

  Put IT strategic planning, rather than tactical budgeting at the heart of the CIO management agenda.

• Government Open Source Conference to Include Kundra, Chopra, Berry and Stein
  

  To draw the audience -- primarily state, local and national government IT management -- into the session and extract a reference model for additional communities on the spot.

• College Students Say Wi-Fi Nearly as Important as Beer
  

  "Wi-Fi has become a universal expectation among college students, and their attitudes towards technology are a good indicator of broad changes under way in how we as a society learn, work and communicate."

• Baton Rouge, La., Boosts Interoperability with Regional Approach
  

  Officials tackled interoperability for emergency response after hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

• Missouri Receives $642,205 Communications Planning Grant
  

  I am pleased this planning grant will enhance Missouri's future interoperable communications program.

• Denver's 3-1-1 Call Center Serves Millionth Caller
  

  "The 3-1-1 system has revolutionized Denver's approach to customer service by enabling residents and businesses to reach a live, knowledgeable person with just one call to City Hall."

• Wireless Internet Connections Available in Five Missouri State Parks
  

  Now available at no charge in certain areas of Bennett Spring, Roaring River, Montauk, Big Lake and Sam A. Baker state parks.

• E-Vote: Kentucky Counties Move to Digital Scan Voting Equipment
  

  "This new equipment is user-friendly and provides voters with a very important tool in today's elections -- a voter verified paper record."

White Papers / Case Studies

• Volvo to Begin Testing Hybrid Buses on City Streets
  

  "A common approach earlier was that bus manufacturers purchased hybrid components externally and attempted to adapt them to their own bus."

• Colorado Partnership Uses Geospatial Technologies to Support the DNC
  

  GIS collaborations play role in Democratic National Convention.

• URISA: GIS for Hard Times
  

  URISA's 46th Annual Conference: October 7-10, 2008 in New Orleans

• Washington D.C. Transit Police Exploring Text Messaged Reports by Employees and Passengers
  

  "So if an employee in the system sees a crime as you've explained, they could send us an e-mail."

• Phoenix Participates in Test of Prototype Public Safety Radio Gateway
  

  System currently supports the Police, Aviation, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Public Transit, Street Transportation, Water Services, Human Services, and Library departments, Municipal Court and Valley Metro Rail, with more than 11,000 radios on the network.

• RFID: From Fish to Flowerpots
  

  1.5 million RFID cards sold to the Warsaw Transport Department in Poland.

• Washington Dumps Wireless Rest Areas
  

  "With people already having Internet access on cell phones and other wireless devices the number of subscribers didn't meet up to projected use estimates."

• Michigan Garners Most Finalists in 2008 NASCIO Awards Program
  

  "State information technology best practices should be promoted and shared."

• Virginia Receives $13.5 Million in Highway Safety Grants
  

  "These grants enable localities, state agencies and non-profit organizations to support programs that address a wide range of transportation safety needs."

• Delta to Offer Broadband Wi-Fi on U.S. Flights
  

  Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs, can access the Internet, corporate VPNs, corporate and personal e-mail accounts, etc.

Best Practices

• Volvo to Begin Testing Hybrid Buses on City Streets
  

  "A common approach earlier was that bus manufacturers purchased hybrid components externally and attempted to adapt them to their own bus."

• Colorado Partnership Uses Geospatial Technologies to Support the DNC
  

  GIS collaborations play role in Democratic National Convention.

• URISA: GIS for Hard Times
  

  URISA's 46th Annual Conference: October 7-10, 2008 in New Orleans

• Washington D.C. Transit Police Exploring Text Messaged Reports by Employees and Passengers
  

  "So if an employee in the system sees a crime as you've explained, they could send us an e-mail."

• Phoenix Participates in Test of Prototype Public Safety Radio Gateway
  

  System currently supports the Police, Aviation, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Public Transit, Street Transportation, Water Services, Human Services, and Library departments, Municipal Court and Valley Metro Rail, with more than 11,000 radios on the network.

• RFID: From Fish to Flowerpots
  

  1.5 million RFID cards sold to the Warsaw Transport Department in Poland.

• Washington Dumps Wireless Rest Areas
  

  "With people already having Internet access on cell phones and other wireless devices the number of subscribers didn't meet up to projected use estimates."

• Michigan Garners Most Finalists in 2008 NASCIO Awards Program
  

  "State information technology best practices should be promoted and shared."

• Virginia Receives $13.5 Million in Highway Safety Grants
  

  "These grants enable localities, state agencies and non-profit organizations to support programs that address a wide range of transportation safety needs."

• Delta to Offer Broadband Wi-Fi on U.S. Flights
  

  Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as laptops, smartphones and PDAs, can access the Internet, corporate VPNs, corporate and personal e-mail accounts, etc.