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MTA - Transit Schedules Are Protected by Copyright (Bollocks!)

August 24, 2009 by Greg Palmer
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Chris really shouldn't owe the MTA anything, "licensing agreement" or not. MTA shouldn't be able to enter into a licensing agreement for data that is 1) public and 2) compiled at taxpayer expense. New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has sent a take down notice to Greenwich man Chris Schoenfeld for using Metropolitan... [read more]

Despite stimulus funds, budget gaps remain for public transit

May 4, 2009 by Jeff Smith
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contained $8.4 billion in stimulus funding for public transit systems across the country. Yet transit agencies from New York to Atlanta, Madison to San Francisco are facing massive layoffs and service cutbacks to cover widening budget gaps. A quick skim of the nation’s largest newspapers... [read more]

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