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Will SEPTA change its schedules in response to civic hacker’s app? [LINKS]

"Jim Fox, SEPTA’s Chief Control Center Officer, calls the app 'a nice little tool,' but says there are a number of factors that go into adjusting the schedule. SEPTA shares rail lines with Amtrak at some points, and there are points where several lines converge and merge."

Underage sexters in N.J. won’t be placed on Megan’s Law registry, ordered to pay monthly fee [Newsworks] “The measure also imposes a $30 a month fee on those convicted of sex offenses. The money would be used to cover the expense of supervising the offenders.”

Pew: Despite recent “boom,” millennials likely to leave Philly [Daily News]

Frustrated Over Late SEPTA Trains, Software Developer Creates App Proposing Better Schedules [NBC10] “Jim Fox, SEPTA’s Chief Control Center Officer, calls the app ‘a nice little tool,’ but says there are a number of factors that go into adjusting the schedule. SEPTA shares rail lines with Amtrak at some points, and there are points where several lines converge and merge. […] Speaking specifically about Entriken’s app, [Michael Zaleski, SEPTA’s Director of Emerging & Specialty Technologies] and other SEPTA officials have ideas how it can be refined to offer more features and tools and plan to discuss the improvements directly with him.” See our coverage of the app here.

Office Style: At Media [Philly.com]

 

 

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