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Trams, Trains and Automobiles: Transportation in Today’s Cuba

March 3, 2016 – 4:40 pm

In November of last year I traveled to Cuba with a delegation led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee to explore business and transportation development opportunities on the island. It was my second trip to Cuba, but my first since President Barack Obama’s historic reopening of diplomatic relations, so it was an inspiring time to be […]

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Recent Adventures in Mobile App Development

December 14, 2015 – 2:26 pm

When the Department of General Service’s Green Gov Challenge code-a-thon ended about a month ago, Acumen’s busy season of civic hacking and innovations contests came to a close, for now. In case you missed out: Back in June, Acumen cultivated our civic hacking chops at Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) Hack My Ride 2.0 […]

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Art and Transit: An Odd Couple That Works

October 15, 2013 – 9:06 am

Public transit reflects the soul of any city. A public transit system provides major visual continuity for its city; much like branches flowing from a tree – it symbolizes an intimate, tangible connection to its base. Can you imagine San Francisco without its cable cars or BART; Portland, OR without its streetcars; or London without […]

By weallen | Also posted in National | Tagged Acumen Transit, Art in Transit, BART, FTA, government, Oakland Airport Connector, Public Art, transportation, Walter E. Allen, Warm Springs | Comments (0)

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announces end of term

February 11, 2013 – 11:31 am

For the past four years, he has been advocating for high speed rail service, and expanding the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program that helped fund state road and bridge projects. Based on his unwavering support and deep understanding of where this nation should be on HSR, infrastructure investment, job creation, and sustainable […]

By weallen | Also posted in National | Tagged government, green transportation, high-speed rail, infrastructure, transportation, urban, Walter E. Allen | Comments (0)

Smart Cards: Savvy Move for Small Transit Agencies

May 6, 2011 – 1:45 pm

The transportation landscape for small, mid-sized and rural transit agencies is changing. Many of them want to take advantage of smart-card solutions — better fare management, ridership data, tracking and reporting capabilities — but they don’t necessarily have the infrastructure in place and cannot afford much of the functionality in high-end solutions. I’ve considered this […]

By weallen | Also posted in Smart Technologies | Tagged AcuFare 200, Acumen Transit, BART, contactless payment, contactless smart cards, MBTA, small transit agencies, transportation, Walter E. Allen, WMATA, YMPO, Yuma County Area Transit, Yuma Metropolitan Planning Organization | Comments (0)