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TheTransitWire

  1. Albany's #CDTA launches mobile app with real-time info for BusPlus BRT (via @timesunion) ow.ly/b97dU @CDTA
  2. Pinellas Suncoast Transit joins #opendata movement, makes real-time and static bus info available ow.ly/b96SN @RidePSTA
  3. Staten Island bus route is next to receive BRT treatment as MTA brings Select Bus Service to S79 in September ow.ly/b96Ik...
  4. From @CTMag1: Don't say you run buses, say you move people. #ctaaexpo
  5. Follow that train! #TfL launches separate Twitter accounts for each rail line (via @recombu) @TfLOfficial thetransitwire.com/2012/05/24/tfl…
  6. Ironic? New mobile app from #MBTA police catches officer napping on the job (via @bostinno) thetransitwire.com/2012/05/24/new…
  7. Thanks! RT @rideHIRTA: Great session on social media! @thetransitwire @CTMag1 #transit #ctaaexpo
  8. Skeptics question Calif High Speed Rail Authority's plan to delete emails after 90 days (via @TheBayCitizen ) ow.ly/b5Vgz @cahsra
  9. Asheville Transit (NC) redefines itself, joins Google Transit (via @asheville) ow.ly/b5UZN @cityofasheville
  10. #SFMuni got $37M in fed funds for surveillance cameras but only 43 installed so far (via @sfgate) ow.ly/b4h1d @sfmta_muni
  11. New #MBTA app lets riders report suspicious activity directly to transit police (via @BostonGlobe) ow.ly/b4gR3 @mbtaGM
  12. Virginia Railway Express reconsiders WiFi on commuter trains (via @kytja) ow.ly/b4gFT @VaRailXpress
  13. Now Transport for London passengers can check Oyster card balances and trip history online (via @Guardian) ow.ly/b2FUS #TfL
  14. Transport for London says gondola across Thames may not open in time for Olympics (via @msnbc) ow.ly/b2FIw #TfL
  15. #MBTA to have cell coverage in all rail tunnels by end of year, but only AT&T and T-Mobile so far (via @bostondotcom) ow.ly/b2Fng
  16. Three years after contract, WiFi on @SFBART is lagging behind schedule says @sfgate ow.ly/aZQif
  17. Cleveland RTA to team up with @NASAGlenn on hydrogen bus and fueling station demo (via @plaindealer) ow.ly/aZQ3o @gcrta
  18. Ten #MTA workers to be arrested for faking signal inspection reports in what @nydailynews calls signalgate ow.ly/aYk0E @MTAInsider
  19. Doors opened on a moving @WMATA train Tuesday AM; Metro is investigating (via @washingtonpost) ow.ly/aYjPB
  20. #MTA riders can toss virtual tennis balls at digital dogs in interactive subway ad display (via @nydailynews) ow.ly/aWKFd