A giant IPO, an election and a train in the sky could help solve Asia’s urban gridlock – Quartz 2013-03-03 Skytrain’s future prospects will also be shaped by a crucial election on Sunday. Recent opinion polls show that former police-general Pongsapat Pongcharoen is poised to become Bangkok’s governor, aligning the city’s government with Thailand’s ruling Puea Thai Party. Since Bangkok’s annual municipal budget is a paltry $2 billion—less than half of the similarly sized Jakarta, ...

Cambridge releases Hubway usage statistics – The Tech 2013-02-26 The MIT station, at Massachusetts Avenue and Amherst Street, saw the most ridership among all Hubway stops, averaging 6.3 rides per bike per day during its 118 days in service . via Cambridge releases Hubway usage statistics – The Tech. YAYYY HUBWAY! HT Pranjal

Uber officially launches in Singapore after four weeks of testing in its first Asian city – The Next Web 2013-02-24 Uber says that the city-state is a technology hub for the region and has long welcome innovation. What’s more, it says that it has realized that citizens are tired of driving themselves to work and have embraced the service as a way to get around in comfort and style. The unpredictable weather also makes Uber ...

China gets its rail network up to speed – The Irish Times – Mon, Feb 11, 2013 2013-02-24 During the development of the project, a train on the Beijing-Shanghai route hit a record speed of 486km/h during a test run, which the Xinhua news agency said was the fastest speed recorded by an unmodified conventional commercial train. This is still a developing country, and there are complaints that the prices are too high. The ...

Bad parking job? Text the driver through the license plate | Crave – CNET 2013-02-24 Drivers can sign up for CurbTXT by registering their license plates and phone numbers. A sticker on the car gives people an anonymous way to contact the driver through text messaging by referencing the plate number. The service forwards the message to the owner. via Bad parking job? Text the driver through the license plate | ...

Description – GE Flight Quest – GE Quest 2013-02-24 Did you know airlines are constantly looking for ways to make flights more efficient? From gate conflicts to operational challenges to air traffic management, the dynamics of a flight can change quickly and lead to costly delays. There is good news. Advancements in real-time big data analysis are changing the course of flight as we know ...

How Virtual Traffic Lights Could Cut Down on Congestion – Commute – The Atlantic Cities 2013-02-24 The basic world of Virtual Traffic Lights operates like this: as you approach an intersection, your car transmits data, such as location and speed, to other nearby cars. The virtual system processes this information for all the cars in the area, with the help of a lead car that changes every cycle, and determines your individual ...