Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Data

Chicago’s Bus Tracker: Taking the Guesswork Out of Waiting for the Bus

By Elizabeth Press | Jan 14, 2011 | No Comments

One of the encouraging trends for American transit riders, in an otherwise bleak landscape of service cuts and fare hikes, is the growing number of agencies experimenting with ways to bring better information to their customers. Last summer Streetfilms explored how open transit data is helping to make riding the bus or the train more convenient in […]

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The World’s First “Transit Appliance”

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 22, 2010 | No Comments

This is just too cool. At Rail-volution, Chris Smith from Portland Transport debuted what he is calling the world’s first “Transit Appliance.” It can deliver real-time transit arrival estimates to a display in your home, coffee shop, library or, well, anywhere frequented by transit users. Drawing upon a number of open source software components, the open […]

Track 34th Street Buses From Your Computer or Phone

By Noah Kazis | Oct 15, 2010 | 3 Comments

Since last August, New Yorkers waiting for a bus on 34th Street have been able to check electronic signs at bus stops to find out how long it will take for the next oneto arrive. As of yesterday, they don’t even need to head to the bus stop. Riders can see the real-time location of […]

Walk Score Goes Multimodal With the Addition of Transit Score

By Noah Kazis | Aug 17, 2010 | 29 Comments

Like much of Manhattan, Streetsblog HQ nets a "Rider’s Paradise" rating from Transit Score. One of the simplest and best tools for promoting walkable development has branched out into the full range of car-free transportation. Walk Score, the website which measures how many neighborhood amenities are within walking distance of a given location, has added […]

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The Case for Open Transit Data

By Elizabeth Press | Jul 30, 2010 | No Comments

Ever find yourself waiting for the next bus, not knowing when it will arrive? Think it would be great if you could check a subway countdown clock from the sidewalk? Or get arrival times on your phone? Giving transit riders better information can make riding the bus or the train more convenient and appealing. And […]

Walder: MTA Commitment to Open Transit Data Is For Real

By Ben Fried | May 6, 2010 | 8 Comments

At a conference at Google’s Chelsea office last night, MTA Chair Walder said all the right things about working collaboratively with software developers, confirming the agency’s dramatic turnaround on open transit data. After a longstanding policy of keeping a tight lid on route and schedule information, the MTA reversed course earlier this year and began […]

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