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Category: Transportation

  • News: Proposed CUTGroup Testing of Ventra App

    Today the Chicago Transit Authority announced their partnership with Smart Chicago on testing their new Ventra app. Here’s a snip: Smart Chicago is a civic group that is devoted to improving lives through technology. Its Civic User Testing Group has tested more than a dozen apps. The CUTGroup will create a pool of testers to…

  • CTA Train Tracker Beta Test + Review

    I’ve been helping test the Train Tracker system for the Chicago Transit Authority over the last few weeks and today (launch day) I wrote an extensive, first-look review over here on CTA Tattler. Here’s a snip: In my experience, the system works great and it is a very positive addition to the overall CTA communications regime.…

  • Presentation: MacArthur Foundation:”Some CTA Hacks”

    Here’s my part of a presentation I made with Harper Reed and Jon Trowbridge at the MacArthur Foundation today. Some CTA Hacks View more presentations from Daniel x. O’neil.

  • Presentation: Hack The CTA at ORD Camp

    Today I did the Hack The CTA presentation at ORDCamp with Harper Reed.

  • Red Eye Mention of CTA Alerts, December 27, 2005

    Here’s a mention of the CTA Alerts system in an end-of-the-year CTA roundup in the Red Eye: The year 2005 marked some memorable moments for the CTA. With the new year upon us, “Going Public” takes a ride down memory lane. Along the route, we’ll vote these moves good, bad or just plain ugly. *Wireless…

  • CTA Alerts

    CTA Alerts

    I created this popular service that was used by tens of thousands of riders of the Chicago Transit Authority that morphed into an official service maintained by the transit agency. Here’s a Chicago Tribune story covering the service:

  • TV interview: Fox News: CTA Wireless Alerts

    Here’s a screenshot from the spot that Fox News did on the launch of CTA Alerts.

  • Create Training on CDOT Permits

    I helped CDOT leadership create an hour-long training course with the following objective: To describe the type of approval required prior to making any opening in, or constructing or repairing any pavement in, the Public Way pursuant to Chapter 10-20 and 10-30 of the Code. Here’s an outline of the content: Part 1 – License…