NYC's Parking Availability Technology Pilot

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- January 25, 2012 11:22 AM

Parking Availability Technology Pilot
DOT is partnering with three tech firms to launch the Parking Availability Technology pilot, testing state-of-the-art equipment that will wirelessly transmit real-time parking information to users. DOT is embedding sensors in 177 parking spots along Arthur Avenue and East 187th Street in the Bronx that can detect whether a parking space is vacant. If successful, the pilot has the potential to ease congestion by giving information on how many spaces are available on a particular block, reducing the amount of time spent cruising for a spot. The sensors are provided by ACS, IPsens and Streetline at no cost to the City.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/prkintro.shtml

Fast Talk: Elle Luna's Holistic Vision Of Design | Fast Company | Local Economy in Action | Scoop.it

From www.fastcompany.com - March 14, 2012 9:05 AM

Meet Elle Luna, who believes design plays a role at every stage of the process--even before teams start to think visually.

Dan Pink in his book A Whole New Mind has chapters on storytelling and design as essential 21st Century work skills. Here is a demonstration of how the two are coming to life.

This article is an interview with a former IDEO designer Elle Luna who calls herself a "designer, storyteller, and startup advisor."

She chats about how humanizing brands is essential these days -- they are honest, emotional, and engaging (if done right, I add).

The link to storytelling? You can't understand or design effective customer experiences/products/services without listening to and gathering customer's stories. And you can't engage your customers without sharing your stories in return.

The only danger here? Not enough emphasis in the interview was placed on the ongoing dynamics of story listening and story sharing over time. But I am confident that will come!

Enjoy reading the rest of this article and continuing to understand that storytelling is an essential business core competence.

Via Karen Dietz

Local Economy in Action

NYC's Parking Availability Technology Pilot

Fast Talk: Elle Luna's Holistic Vision Of Design | Fast Company