http://transportationnation.org/2010/07/21/where-the-h_-is-my-bus-nyc-tries-to-answer/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:58:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://transportationnation.org/2010/07/21/where-the-h_-is-my-bus-nyc-tries-to-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-3433 Bob Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:22:07 +0000 http://transportationnation.org/?p=3168#comment-3433 This is stupid - who cares how many stops away the bus is - why not use a system like Nextbus which operates in Washington, San Francisco and I think now in Boston. They can take the same feed from the buses and provide arrivals predictions - not just how many stops away the bus is - and they can do it on literally any device. - cell phones, smartphones, texting, etc. And my understanding is that it's not very expensive. This is stupid – who cares how many stops away the bus is – why not use a system like Nextbus which operates in Washington, San Francisco and I think now in Boston. They can take the same feed from the buses and provide arrivals predictions – not just how many stops away the bus is – and they can do it on literally any device. – cell phones, smartphones, texting, etc. And my understanding is that it’s not very expensive.

]]> http://transportationnation.org/2010/07/21/where-the-h_-is-my-bus-nyc-tries-to-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-3235 Streetsblog New York City » Today’s Headlines Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:11:44 +0000 http://transportationnation.org/?p=3168#comment-3235 [...] MTA Works With OpenPlans to Provide Real-Time Bus Locations (Transpo Nation) [...] [...] MTA Works With OpenPlans to Provide Real-Time Bus Locations (Transpo Nation) [...]

]]> http://transportationnation.org/2010/07/21/where-the-h_-is-my-bus-nyc-tries-to-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-3214 The real-time bus tracking aspect of PayPass :: Second Ave. Sagas Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:04:29 +0000 http://transportationnation.org/?p=3168#comment-3214 [...] to Matthew Schuerman of WNYC, the MTA hopes to use that information to bring bus-tracking technology to its riders. While the MetroCard technology relies upon reading data off of a magnetic strip, the [...] [...] to Matthew Schuerman of WNYC, the MTA hopes to use that information to bring bus-tracking technology to its riders. While the MetroCard technology relies upon reading data off of a magnetic strip, the [...]

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