Mobile Devices

Los Angeles' public transit authority has joined those of other major U.S. cities in providing a real-time tool for checking to see how soon buses will arrive at specific stops.

This post from The Atlantic suggests that mobile devices and the ability to connect them with the Internet will help lure more people into cities.

Gigaom looks at a handful of "augmented reality" apps, both current and projected, that create an interface between the internet and the world around us.

Twitter, iPhones, and new sites like SeeClickFix make it increasingly easy for citizens and governments to communicate. Along with newly available data sets, these "Gov 2.0" apps may signal a new era of active citizens and responsive governments.

Writer Ellen Perlman heads to Washington, D.C. to use the new "Where's My Bus?" mobile tracking.