Hey y'all
I've found that there are 2 iphone-only apps for Calgary Transit: inTransit and Next Stop both of them seem to be pretty nifty, however, I don't have an iphone and can't review them for you so leave a comment if you've used either of these badboys!
Update!
I found Transit Hub Calgary for Android and am currently testing it out - it's a bit of a heavy download at 11 MB, and doesn't seem to fetch updates automatically which could be problematic for those of us who are lazy about keeping your phone updated. Will post a follow up review!
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Fina-Effin'-ly Calgary Transit has Text Messaging for bus stops
http://www.calgarytransit.com/sms/
Finally we get a feature that other cities have had for a while now. You text the number 74000 with your stop number in the message, and it will return the next bus times. Pretty neat huh!?
I hope that this is the beginning of a tech revolution for Calgary Transit - first we got the signs on LRT stations that tell you when the next train is coming, and now text for bus stops. Next I hope that they tackle that gawdaweful website... I can't honestly believe that the overhaul of www.calgary.ca didn't include the Calgary Transit website. Google is currently doing a much better job of transit tracking - the algorithm on the CT website doesn't really do the best job of optimizing trips. The site otherwise is clunky and outdated. We should be taking cues from sites like http://www.bart.gov/ and implementing a better experience.
Finally we get a feature that other cities have had for a while now. You text the number 74000 with your stop number in the message, and it will return the next bus times. Pretty neat huh!?
I hope that this is the beginning of a tech revolution for Calgary Transit - first we got the signs on LRT stations that tell you when the next train is coming, and now text for bus stops. Next I hope that they tackle that gawdaweful website... I can't honestly believe that the overhaul of www.calgary.ca didn't include the Calgary Transit website. Google is currently doing a much better job of transit tracking - the algorithm on the CT website doesn't really do the best job of optimizing trips. The site otherwise is clunky and outdated. We should be taking cues from sites like http://www.bart.gov/ and implementing a better experience.
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