Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Hi Jennifer, http://www.sbb.ch/, used it for long time, for me, the good experience lies in two parts 1. it's very easy to lookup and plan your schedule (just point the begin and end) 2. the subway/train always on time Regards, Jarod On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:19 AM, Jennifer Hoppenrath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites, particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and has a bus routing feature for many cities. Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share? Thanks, Jennifer Hoppenrath Razorfish Seattle Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help -- http://designforuse.blogspot.com/ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
You can take a look at this Seoul, Korea subway website. They provide some great feature that you're looking for. - *Quick to get info* - Provide show/hide interested Line only. This reduce the mental workload trying to find a target station in a highly complex subway system. - *Information guidance* - You're able to input the start/end destination like in Google Map to find your way. It also can suggest a minimum route transfer (click on the tab on the tree) http://www.smrt.co.kr/Train/Subwaymap/Eng/Subwaymap.jsp Hope this help. regards, CHAN On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:19 AM, Jennifer Hoppenrath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites, particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and has a bus routing feature for many cities. Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share? Thanks, Jennifer Hoppenrath Razorfish Seattle Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
I just recently have had to start using the TCAT bus system in Ithaca, NY. I've had reasonable success with their site and interactive maps. The trip planner is lacking somewhat (based on the limited results it generates) but it's a step in the right direction. http://www.tcatbus.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
http://www.transportdirect.info/web2/home.aspx?repeatingloop=Y This site has been set up in England (and maybe the rest of the UK). It brings together train, bus, car and walking. This is a area which is exceptionally important as integration is important if public transport is to take off. As far as I know it is not very widely used, but it is a good example of how complex merging all this data is, both technically and interaction design wise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
The Shanghai metro has expanded rapidly over the last 5 years (about 6 lines added) and will continue to do so upto the World Expo in 2010 (13 lines in total!). Sometimes it can be confusing to navigate around the possible interchange stations. The following website is really useful; http://www.exploreshanghai.com/metro/ It has a complete map of the current metro network and you can drag between your start and end station and it will calculate the price time taken! Also it gives the first and last train times for all stations. Karl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Others can debate the potential security holes opened here, but http://swisstrains.ch/ shows the projected physical locations of trains in Switzerland based on the published timetables. I believe they're working on getting the actual GPS coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Peter Bird wrote: shows the projected physical locations of trains in Switzerland based on the published timetables. Which is what, a junior high word problem in algebra? If a train leaves Zurich at 0900 and has an average velocity of 148kph, at what time will it arrive at Winterthur? I suspect the terrorists have people who can compute these timings or simply observe them and compute averages. -- J. Eric jet Townsend, CMU Master of Tangible Interaction Design '09 design: www.allartburns.org; hacking: www.flatline.net; HF: KG6ZVQ PGP: 0xD0D8C2E8 AC9B 0A23 C61A 1B4A 27C5 F799 A681 3C11 D0D8 C2E8 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
I use New Jersey Transit (http://www.njtransit.com) from time to time, and I can't say that their Web experience is a good one, but it has a couple of features that are reasonably well done. One, they have a station information popup that tells you the street address, parking and bike rack availability, and ticketing options (vending machines and/or humans) at the train station you've selected. And two, their trip planner service, though somewhat clunky, has some user-selected options that are nice, such as how far you're willing to walk and whether you'd rather have fewer transfers or less walking. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority site offers riders a lot of information and tools wrapped in a fairly clean design. http://www.mbta.com/ Carrie Whitehead www.120movements.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
While living in San Francisco for a few years, I've used the Trip Planner site to figure out the best route for my needs (you can select the route by fastest trip, fewest transfers, or least walking options). SF Bay Area Trip Planner: http://tripplanner.transit.511.org When I knew my route, I would use the NextBus site to check the real time arrivals for various municipal transit systems. SF NextBus: http://www.nextbus.com/ There are always some kinks to work out, but for the most part, it has helped me traverse the city without the use of a car. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
I had a great experience using the Emery Go Round system in Emeryville, CA due to their NextBus real-time tracking implementation, however their web site can definitely use some work and isn't as simple or direct as One Bus Away's site. You can retrieve real-time shuttle status from the bus stop and the web site, and the system worked great for me while I was there. Take a look: http://www.emerygoround.com/ Btw, let me know if you'd like any thoughts on the LA area MTA and Metrolink. The public transportation experience is so fun to think about and dabble in, and I love conjuring up ideas each time I ride. MQ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
hopstop.com is really great, at least for New York it is. To me it's what the MTA site *should* be. Sheri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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I think you have heard about Curitiba - Brazil and its very popular transportation system. Here are some links: http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/344 http://thomaslockehobbs.com/2005/curitiba.html http://www.lightrailnow.org/facts/fa_cur01.htm Alkin KORKMAZ Izmir - Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
On 04/12/2008, Jennifer Hoppenrath [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites, particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and has a bus routing feature for many cities. Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share? The BART widget is pertty exceptional in terms of interaction design (although not specifically a website feature). Bret Victor (the app's creator) talks about aspecdts of it's development in this article: http://worrydream.com/MagicInk/ -- Regards, Danny Hope http://linkedin.com/in/dannyhope 07595 226 792 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
wmata.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Hi Folks, I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites, particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and has a bus routing feature for many cities. Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share? Thanks, Jennifer Hoppenrath Razorfish Seattle Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Jennifer Hoppenrath I'm researching options for improving public transportation websites, particularly bus transportation. I've found most city sites to be lacking, but have found some nice mapping, real-time route information on the Chicago CTA site and onebusaway.org for the Seattle Metro area. Google maps integrates well with mobile, particularly the iPhone and has a bus routing feature for many cities. Has anyone found anything they feel has been a great experience that they can share? Hi Jennifer I'm a regular user of Transport for London's Journey Planner. You can enter a wide range of different journey options - for example, I have walking difficulties and I can tell it that I only want buses, walk slowly, and want a journey with as little walking as possible between stops. The maps that you get at the beginning and end of the journey are pretty good. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/ Click on 'advanced options' for the full planner. If you're not familiar with London and want some journeys to try, here are some suggestions: London Eye to St Paul's Cathedral (both places of interest) Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace (both places of interest) Heathrow airport to Gatwick airport (the two big airports) If you try it in the middle of the night (UK time), you'll only get buses because that's the only type of transport that's running. Best Caroline Jarrett Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Public Transportation Experiences
Try looking at the Portland Oregon Tri Met site as well. We did a project recently that included some transportation questions as well. The route planning part of this site was something we looked at because it integrated their bus system, light rail and trolleys when giving route information and timing. May be something that helps out, may not... http://www.tri-met.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36199 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
