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Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Re: Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Post by timnetworks »

tolidano wrote: post #52

Shameless (in-progress) plug: https://yamtam.nyc I find the NYC public transit system to be one of the most interesting in the world. Beyond the subways and LIRR and Metro North (which are covered by the MTA's app), there are literally dozens of other transit providers: Nassau bus, red bus, Suffolk bus, NJT, PATH, HBLR, Roosevelt Island Tram, and a shocking number of smaller targeted transit providers, as well as spe…

A map with arrival times is all that is needed, this is great. Routing also doesn't need to be fancy, departures can be locked to actual stations and the transfer station is the only bit of info needed if it's not already a one-train trip. People who use buses generally know their own feeder lines and that's it, and they don't need to see them again.

This is great.

Re: Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Post by marwis »

figmert wrote: post #12

I live and swear by Citymapper[0] for all cities that it supports. No other app I've used has been as good for public transport as Citymapper has been. I really hope one day one of these city transport organisations either buy it out, push for it, or license their tech. [0] https://citymapper.com/

Lacks ferries and availability of e-bikes. Google maps has both.

Re: Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Post by iPenguin »

areichert wrote: post #35

Shameless plug, but I just recently built my own little simple MTA app because I wanted to play around with Live Activities in Swift [0] to be able to display the next upcoming train on the lock screen of my phone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mta-tracker/id6477849271?platf... (There are some annoying technical kinks with this that I'm still trying to iron out, but maybe someone will find it useful in the meantime!)…

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Re: Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Post by smcl »

nailer wrote: post #50
smcl wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This isn’t true. I just looked for directions to somewhere in my city that involves an estimated 3 minute walk to the tram stop and a 34 minute ride and it correctly reported 37 minute journey. I already knew this though because it’s walking speed estimates are a little slow for me, so I often arrive earlier than I need to.

Yes I re-checked myself and it looks like they’ve finally fixed it after a decade.

Been using it as long as I remember, I don't recall seeing the issue you described

Re: Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Post by paulschreiber »

areichert wrote: post #35

Shameless plug, but I just recently built my own little simple MTA app because I wanted to play around with Live Activities in Swift [0] to be able to display the next upcoming train on the lock screen of my phone: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mta-tracker/id6477849271?platf... (There are some annoying technical kinks with this that I'm still trying to iron out, but maybe someone will find it useful in the meantime!)…

This is great! Suggestion: it shows 10 trains per station, which means fewer stations per screen. Perhaps show the first 3 and show the rest under a disclosure? Or add a settings for this?

Re: Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Post by tolidano »

k4rli wrote: post #67
tolidano wrote: post #52

Shameless (in-progress) plug: https://yamtam.nyc I find the NYC public transit system to be one of the most interesting in the world. Beyond the subways and LIRR and Metro North (which are covered by the MTA's app), there are literally dozens of other transit providers: Nassau bus, red bus, Suffolk bus, NJT, PATH, HBLR, Roosevelt Island Tram, and a shocking number of smaller targeted transit providers, as well as spe…

What's so interesting about it?

The sheer scale combined with the density combined with the mismanagement and history, as a few examples. I imagine if I lived in London or Paris or Tokyo I'd probably feel just as partial to their unique intricacies. I was recently in Milan and found their public transit system similar and equally interesting. The fact that entire lines were created and then summarily removed, only to be rebuilt decades later in some cases, or turned into green space in others, continues to surprise me.

Re: Show HN: We relaunched the Official MTA App for NYC public transit

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Post by tolidano »

zaptrem wrote: post #66
tolidano wrote: post #52

Shameless (in-progress) plug: https://yamtam.nyc I find the NYC public transit system to be one of the most interesting in the world. Beyond the subways and LIRR and Metro North (which are covered by the MTA's app), there are literally dozens of other transit providers: Nassau bus, red bus, Suffolk bus, NJT, PATH, HBLR, Roosevelt Island Tram, and a shocking number of smaller targeted transit providers, as well as spe…

What are your thoughts on Transit app? Seems to cover the different systems pretty well IMO.

I feel like Transit does a pretty good job. I don't love the UI, but it's a personal preference. CityMapper was my go-to for years, and still is if I need something specific that I don't yet handle. But one day, I hope mine is sufficient to never require another app.
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