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Street Talk: Transit 2.0

Written by Boston Biker on Mar 18

Transit 2.0: The Developers Initiative
By Chris Dempsey, Director of Innovation, Mass Dept. of Transportation

Tues, April 6, 7-9 pm
@ LivableStreets office, 100 Sidney St, Cambridge [map…]

Open to the public. Suggested donation. Complimentary beer provided by Harpoon while supplies last.

Pull out your phone, check if your bus or train is on time, and come to the LivableStreets Alliance StreetTalk to learn how technology is improving public transit. The Mass. Dept of Transportation Developers Initiative is a ground-breaking program that hosts transportation data that can be used by third-party software developers to build websites, mobile applications, and other applications that deliver information more efficiently and effectively to users of the Commonwealth’s transportation system. Since the first developers meeting in the LivableStreets office, the initiative has led to the development of numerous innovative web and mobile applications. Chris Dempsey will describe how open source data and innovative collaborations are helping Massachusetts travelers better plan their trips or find the location of their bus.

Chris Dempsey is the Director of Innovation for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Before his current role, Chris was Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Transportation. Prior to joining state government, Chris was a staffer on the Patrick-Murray campaign, responsible for the campaign’s volunteer, student outreach and internship programs. He is a native of Brookline and currently resides in Boston.

Hosted by LivableStreets Alliance. For more information: [email protected], facebook, 617-621-1746

http://livablestreets.info/event/streettalk/transit-20-developers-initiative


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