Posts tagged Gordon Linton

  • Zimmerman leaving WMATA Board, bag checks starting

    Today’s WMATA Board meeting revealed several surprises, both disappointing. Chris Zimmerman is stepping down from the board. Also, WMATA will begin random bag checks. Zimmerman, the member from Arlington for 13 years, was one of the best members, both in transit knowledge and in his responsiveness to riders. Apparently even fellow Board members were unaware of Zimmerman’s…  Keep reading…

  • New York MTA changes stance on open data

    The New York MTA has a new policy: Transit data is more valuable to the agency when released publicly at no charge than when hoarded as a potential source of revenue.   Keep reading…

  • Innovation resistance at Metro, part 2: The Google bugaboo

    Yesterday, I discussed the way the burdens from a “top-down” approach hinders innovation far more than any potential benefits to Metro. That addresses the first of the two major issues, releasing data to developers. Metro did release its schedule data, but under a restrictive license, and when asked about doing the same for bus position data, Board member Gordon…  Keep reading…

  • Zimmerman and Linton debate Google

    A few hours after debating the value of innovation regarding NextBus, Arlington’s Chris Zimmerman and Maryland’s Gordon Linton continued their debate over technology at the full Board meeting. In the interim, the Metro Board renewed John Catoe’s contract with a small raise. I addressed the Board during the public comment period about Google Transit, presenting…  Keep reading…

  • Zimmerman and Linton on innovation

    At Thursday’s Metro Board meeting, issues around open access to data arose twice, once around NextBus and once around schedule data and Google Transit. Both times, Board member Chris Zimmerman of Arlington advocated for Metro to take an encouraging stance toward innovation, while alternate Board member Gordon Linton of Maryland suggested Metro should limit access to information…  Keep reading…

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