MBTA Featured App Contest

[dbperry]

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Which app most-effectively gives commuters the real-time MBTA information needed to navigate their way around the Boston region?

A public forum will be held on Aug. 12th at 10 Park Plaza, where developers will showcase their products. This event will feature a group of finalists from existing apps currently being used by the public.

The winner will have their app featured prominently on the MBTA website for a full year, and be officially endorsed by the MBTA. The winner will be announced on August 12th.

[BandA]

"There can be only one". A year is a very long time in software.

[Arlington]

What is your favorite Commuter Rail "my next train" app?

I am looking for one that is fast to load and looks at just "my morning stop" and "my evening stop"--and remembers these two without wanting to see my GPS. Just show me both and I know where I am, thanks.

(I find StefanW"s tracker and the Transit App both too powerful --showing me way too much info vs the simple question: is my train on tme or if I am off schedule what is my next option)

[dbperry]

I like MBTA Rail Tracker for simple data. Not exactly what you're looking for in terms of indivdually customization, but pretty quick to click through to your train.
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MBTATrains.com is a more simplistic map-based tracker. Again, exactly what you're looking for, but somewhat 'cleaner' interface than Stefan's actual map based web page.

More links to other stuff here:
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[dbperry]

Five finalists are here:
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You can RSVP to attend the public presentation with this EventBrite link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/selection- ... 7009571355" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

WHEN
Friday, August 12, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar
WHERE
10 Park Plaza 2nd Floor, Conference Room 1, Boston, MA 02116

Please join us for a public forum to be held on Aug. 12th at 10 Park Plaza, where transit app developers will showcase their products.

This event will feature a group of finalists from existing apps currently being used by the public.

Agenda
12:05 Introduction: David Block-Schachter
12:10 MBTA open Data: David Barker
12:15 App Accessibility: Miriam Cooper
12:20 Moovit
12:40 Transit
1:00 Moovel
1:20 Swiftly
1:40 Transloc

The winner will have their app featured prominently on the MBTA website for a full year, and be officially endorsed by the MBTA. The winner will be announced in September.

[Arlington]

Thanks dbperry, for the suggestions. I have bookmarked the mbtainfo.com pages for my home stop and North Station and will see how that goes.