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- Reviewing the iPhone Transportation Apps 22 September 2009
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Google Listens: a rural transit itinerary issue resolved
Back in December of 2009, I posted on some of the issues with Google Maps transit itinerary results in rural areas that some Trillium clients were experiencing. Recently, I noticed that some of these issues were resolved. Earlier, this trip … Continue reading
Google Transit feature: number of stops
Google Maps introduced a new feature to transit search results recently. In addition to providing the time duration of a travel leg, the number of stops also appears. Screenshot below. At first, the data nerd in me liked this new … Continue reading
TransitDataFeeder: open source web-based GTFS creation and maintenance tool
Roughly one month ago, the source code for TransitDataFeeder was released. TransitDataFeeder is an open source web-based application for creating and maintaining data in the General Transit Feed Specification. The software aims to offer equivalent functionality to what Trillium already … Continue reading
Streetfilms: A case for open data in transit
Streetfilms has put together an eloquent and persuasive case for making transportation data more open. It is just over 6 minutes long. Watch and enjoy. If you have time, check out some of their other inspiring films on the site. … Continue reading
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Mapping transit frequency online
Jarrett Walker at humantransit.org makes the case for frequent transit network maps. If you look at almost any street map, a map designed for motorists or to give people a general sense of the shape of the city, you’ll see … Continue reading
Common standards are key for more succesful online rideshare programs (Climate Change Business Journal)
I was interviewed for the Climate Change Business Journal‘s Transportation Edition. Here’s an excerpt discussing the online ridematching space and what drives successful programs and companies in that space. Indeed, using information technology to facilitate ridesharing and transit usage appears … Continue reading
Human Transit email of the week: Should ridership data be online?
Quick apology: I’m very late posting on this because Trillium has had many projects going on. Look for more regular blog posts over the summer, however. [End excuses.] A post from February 2010 on Human Transit by Jarrett Walker, one … Continue reading
Dead Horse Times: Things that should be automated
From EngineerScotty comes an idea for do-it-yourself automated stop announcements (ASA). As a passenger, I find automated stop announcements quite helpful, as they are most often clearer, louder, and more consistently called than operator announcements. Bus and train operators also … Continue reading
“Helping rural residents use Google Transit”
Sue Crowe, the project lead for the Trillium-completed Northern California Google Transit Feasibility Study and Pilot Project, guest authored an article for the Reconnecting America blog, “Helping Rural Residents Use Google Transit”. Transit trip planning in the rural areas of … Continue reading
Filling the gaps over the mountains and through the woods
I haven’t posted to the blog much recently because Trillium has been so busy preparing GTFS and adding agencies to Google Transit. Recently, we’ve been part of filling many more of the gaps in Google Transit transit trip planner for … Continue reading