Automated Bus Transfer Announcements Today
A couple weeks ago I blogged about how TriMet should use the GPS data to provide real-time connection info on buses and light rail train.
Today on #6 both in the morning and afternoon I saw what might be a precursor to that system. Today there were automated announcements (accompanied by message board displays) at each major transfer point such as Burnside, Hawthorne, Pacific (MAX), and so on. This is quite possibly the worst photo I’ve ever taken, but here’s a quick snapshot of the message board in use:
First we have automated transfer announcements… hopefully the next step is tying that data together for real-time transfer status information.
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March 17th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
They’re experimented with this before, right when they actually installed those signs, which is ages ago now. And then the signs went dark except for the time.
The #75 has been running the stops and the announcements for a couple of months now.