On Wed, 11/5/14, Albert Peres wrote: Add to this the following initiatives: 1) live LCD info Screen in every station (airport style) 2) a new Smart Phone App connected to GPS information on transmitted from buses on the most heavily used Bus Routes ------------------------------------------------
Folks, 1) When I get out of my subway station I have the choice of two buses on my route. The express takes 14 minutes to get me home and the regular bus can take twice as long. I used to take the first bus that came along but now the TV screens clearly indicates the time of arrival of the next five buses. In other words, I now have the choice of skipping the next bus that comes into the station and wait the extra two minutes for the express to arrive. 2) The Smart Phone App works well. It takes me a minute to walk from home to the bus stop. The App gives you the time the next bus will arrive at the stop. I now can leave home when the bus is two minutes from home and thus spend less than a minute in the cold shelter, before the bus arrives. This App is especially useful when a person has more than one bus route available to him/her. The commuter can go and stand at the stop that is going to be serviced the earliest. Mervyn
