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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
Sounds almost word for word like our system. Except for the 20%.
The only way our transit system could be more frustrating would be if stops were removed altogether. You already don't know if the system is running or if it is on time. Removing stops would make the thing a 100% crap shoot. Make it happen, CT ######bags.
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Off topic a bit, but I would like to see CT revamp their website and trip planning. Yes, they just did a facelift but there are more substantive changes that need to be made.
1. Ditch their current map system. Most of the time you can't tell what you're looking at anyway. Adopt and embrace google maps. CT can piggyback on Google's work and have maps that convey useful information for once. Google is already incorporating transit schedules for other major cities and has the train stops mapped already so why not?
2. GPS on buses. I'm sitting at my stop and I call up the Teleride number. Next bus in 1 minutes. Following bus in 31 minutes. You never know if that elusive next bus rolled by a little earlier than usual or if it's 12 minutes behind schedule. Could be either. With some routes, it could be canceled altogether. And how many times have you been waiting around downtown for, say, the 301 and it doesn't come. Doesn't come. Doesn't come. And then three show up in a friggin' caravan.
3. How about a CT mobile site for your phone? Doesn't have to be a iPhone app (although how hard would that be if the above stuff was already implemented?) but make useful transit infomration available while you're on the go. Most phones have GPS so build that in to the app too. It could tell you where the nearest stops are, how long until the next bus and how far to your destination. It could buzz you when it's time to get off the bus in case you're not sure where/when your stop/transfer is.