Bus trackers

[uptown164]

The MTA needs this check it out

this is the CTA out of chicago

 

http://www.ctabustracker.com/bustime/home.jsp

[w8Hou]

We already have, this MTA official bus arrival time demo only M16, M34 routes: http://nycbustime.info/bustime/home.jsp

 

And the B67 which is not done by MTA, its Roadify: http://www.roadify.com/

[armax1980]

we already have and was a big waste of money.

[Santa Fe via Willow]

The MTA needs this check it out

this is the CTA out of chicago

 

http://www.ctabustracker.com/bustime/home.jsp

 

:cool:

 

Our should absolutely do this. Improve on it even.

 

The CTA is Chicagoland's equivalent, analogue &/or counterpart of (NYCT). Metra is Chicagoland's MetroNorth & LIRR simultaneously. Pace Bus is Chicagoland's counterpart of LI Bus & Westchester & Rockland bus routes.

 

Btw, I've NEVER been to Chicago:(

 

Long Beach Transit (CA) is, technologically speaking, way ahead of our . But backwards in other ways.

 

LBT has airport style computerized screens at the Long Beach Transit Mall (& some bus stops) giving ETAs, arrivals, departures & status of buses. IE: 61 arriving in 5 minutes.

 

I`ve been a lazy poster in some ways lately:( I'll describe LBT in detail down on the RTS board when I get around to it. Ditto for my thoughts & ideas on bus & other mass transit, for SI, & other places.

 

Chicagoland & Long Beach (CA) can do these things. Why is our content to be left behind in the dust technologically?

[East New York]

It's pretty much the same as ours. Just a little different, and it's made by the same company.

[w8Hou]

we already have and was a big waste of money.

 

This time, MTA did not pay. Cleaver Devices just send them free trial which works well.... unlike Siemens that it fail horrible.

[buswizard]

Philadelphia has BusView, which is similar, and it, too, seems like a waste, as it has been a demo for like...forever. Only two routes (33 and 109) are in this prototype.

[aceizwild]

too bad we'll never see it expanded. Rather than buy something that works, the MTA has decided to build it themselves with the help of City College and Columbia U interns.

[East New York]

too bad we'll never see it expanded. Rather than buy something that works, the MTA has decided to build it themselves with the help of City College and Columbia U interns.

 

WTF???? Are you serious???

[aceizwild]

Yes, I am serious

 

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/giving-interns-a-shot-and-paying-for-the-flu-fight/

[Infamous85]

Yes, I am serious

 

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/giving-interns-a-shot-and-paying-for-the-flu-fight/

 

I'm all for giving Interns a shot, I actually commend the MTA for that, that's what you should do. But why wait until the 9th inning to do this.

 

Now let's just hope it works, quickly.

[aceizwild]

Define "work." MTA defines works as:

 

"While this may eventually mean riders will have access to the location of their bus, they won't have access to arrival times."

 

http://nyunews.com/news/2010/08/08/09gps/