In Boston our buses all report their GPS coordinates along with metadata like direction, so apps can ignore the schedules and make plausible guesses about arrival time. Has anyone proposed something like that for Seattle?
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Yes we have the same thing here, except for when it isn’t working, as was the case for David. It’s further exacerbated right now by a massive construction project on our main freeway.
jul 25, 2025, 7:13 am • 2 0 • view
The GTFS-RT format that MBTA publishes is an industry-wide standard and can either be read directly, or plugged in to a server like OneBusAway, which generates an easier to use API for developers along with some extra business logic. www.mbta.com/developers/g...
jul 25, 2025, 7:15 am • 1 0 • view
And the OBA developer docs are here: developer.onebusaway.org
jul 25, 2025, 7:16 am • 1 0 • view