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Alex Lougheed, spokesperson for the local advocacy group Open Data Ottawa, said the group is “super excited” about this next stage in the ongoing process of fighting for open data. In the end, it was community pressure that led to this success, said Lougheed, a Centretown resident. That pressure went beyond the open data community and tech-minded developers because transit users are able to see the benefit and express that to councillors and commissioners. “There is a lot of genuine demand for this stuff,” Lougheed said, who handed out “certificates of awesome” to transit commission members to thank them for their support. OC Transpo agrees to release GPS data - News - By Laura Mueller Ottawa South Local Community News
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US national government placing such a high priority on better transit information that the CTO of the USA and the Deputy Secretary of Transportation convened a discussion “to see what we can do to help millions more transit riders get better access to information”. ‘Other agencies around the country are less certain about opening their data to the public. [US CTO] Aneesh Chopra reminded particpants that the experience of the Obama Administration’s Open Gov initiative suggests that, “Openness empowers people with information to make decisions.”’ Fast Lane - the Official Blog of the US Secretary of Transportation - Transit apps empower riders with information - January 24, 2012 /via @bthubbard

US national government placing such a high priority on better transit information that the CTO of the USA and the Deputy Secretary of Transportation convened a discussion “to see what we can do to help millions more transit riders get better access to information”.

‘Other agencies around the country are less certain about opening their data to the public. [US CTO] Aneesh Chopra reminded particpants that the experience of the Obama Administration’s Open Gov initiative suggests that, “Openness empowers people with information to make decisions.”’

Fast Lane - the Official Blog of the US Secretary of Transportation - Transit apps empower riders with information - January 24, 2012

/via @bthubbard