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As O’Reilly Radar wrote last November, “New York has become the epicenter for many experiments in governance, from citizensourcing smarter government to participatory budgeting to embracing a broader future as a data platform.”. Blog Company News Customer News government Use CasesToday the MTA debuts their new Bus Time system on Staten Island. Commuters can text to find where the closest bus is – decreasing their wait times at bus stops and streamlining their commutes. Here’s how it works. Commuters text the unique code for their bus stop to 511123. miles away. MORE >>

government Our Products PressAn article in Crain’s New York covers the debut of the MTA’s Bus Time system on Staten Island. The Bus Time program, which lets people find out by text message exactly when their buses are running, will expand to all five boroughs by 2013.  That means a lot less waiting in the cold, a lot less standing in the sun, and a lot less wasted time for busy New Yorkers. The MTA worked with OpenPlans, a nonprofit that helps cities manage data in ways that allow the information to be shared. MORE >>

CAFN is a joint project of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington. Customer News government nonprofit Use CasesWith the mortgage crisis continuing to affect thousands of families across America, banks and nonprofits alike are looking for effective ways to help people stay out of foreclosure. Plenty of foreclosure counseling services are available – but are they reaching the right people, and are they reaching them on time? In other words, families don’t need internet access to get counseling. MORE >>

“New York has become the epicenter for many experiments in governance,” writes Alex Howard in the O’Reilly Radar. “From From citizensourcing smarter government to participatory budgeting to embracing a broader future as a data platform.”. The O’Reilly article discusses the way in which New York is opening up its wealth of data to outside developers – and how those partnerships are revolutionizing the way that government works. This can enable us to produce a more user-centric experience of government. Customer News government media Press Use Cases MORE >>