In January, Trillium client Mountain Line in Flagstaff became the first transit agency in Arizona in Google Transit. Today, Mountain Line staff forwarded me an article from the Arizona Daily Sun about the trip planner. It’s great to see transit agencies take advantage of Google Transit as a publicity opportunity, and Mountain Line is doing […]
Recently, a new page appeared on Washington DC Metro’s website (WMATA): Developer Resources. WMATA has joined the growing ranks of transit agencies that choose to provide their schedule, route, and stop data in the Google Transit Feed Spec (GTFS) for anyone (who consents to the license agreement) to download. Hats off to DC Metro. Trillium […]
The participation of one of my clients with Google Transit attracted the attention of the local T.V. news station recently. KIEM Channel 3 (Eureka, CA) reporter Scott Hurst covered Humboldt Transit Authority, Trillium and Google Transit recently. Earning positive press is another great reason to join Google Transit, or embark on other online information projects. […]
Selling transit passes with an online store that accepts credit cards is a great way of making it more convenient for riders to purchase fare media, keep buses rolling on schedule (by avoiding time-consuming on-board pass sales), and even streamline ticket sales that usually happen through a retail location. Ask Humboldt Transit Authority. So far, […]