Check out api.tfl.gov.uk which should have everything you need for London in a more structured format.
I built my own CityMapper
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Re: I built my own CityMapper
#12Check out api.tfl.gov.uk which should have everything you need for London in a more structured format.
I used this exact API extensively for both buses and tubes :)
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#13Citymapper et al are excellent. The big issue I find is that half the time TFL seems to completely ignore its own bus schedule (at least in my area). You rush for a bus and it leaves 2mins before schedule (and the next one also turns up early). I would rather longer waits and better predictability.
Re: I built my own CityMapper
#14Citymapper et al are excellent. The big issue I find is that half the time TFL seems to completely ignore its own bus schedule (at least in my area). You rush for a bus and it leaves 2mins before schedule (and the next one also turns up early). I would rather longer waits and better predictability.
Im thinking it might be better to revisit the project and analyse long term patterns in bus arrivals
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#15Before Citymapper existed, there was OneBusAway, a Ph.D. student project at the University of Washington. It still exists and powers millions of transit rider trips every day all around the world in Seattle, Washington DC, New York City, Poznan Poland, Buenos Aires Argentina, Adelaide Australia, and who knows where else. If you’re interested in hacking on something like Citymapper, or setting up an OBA server for you…
Thanks for your great work on one bus away. This is such a fantastic app for people riding the bus. It uses info from the bus system to tell you how far the bus is away from your stop. It deals pretty well with the messy dynamic reality that traffic can slowdown or speed up, or even a bus has to stop for some reason and so the next one will come.
Check it out if you are in one of their cities.
Re: I built my own CityMapper
#16Before Citymapper existed, there was OneBusAway, a Ph.D. student project at the University of Washington. It still exists and powers millions of transit rider trips every day all around the world in Seattle, Washington DC, New York City, Poznan Poland, Buenos Aires Argentina, Adelaide Australia, and who knows where else. If you’re interested in hacking on something like Citymapper, or setting up an OBA server for you…
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#17Surprised not to find Motis and Transitous cited in the article.
Re: I built my own CityMapper
#18Before Citymapper existed, there was OneBusAway, a Ph.D. student project at the University of Washington. It still exists and powers millions of transit rider trips every day all around the world in Seattle, Washington DC, New York City, Poznan Poland, Buenos Aires Argentina, Adelaide Australia, and who knows where else. If you’re interested in hacking on something like Citymapper, or setting up an OBA server for you…
Thanks for your great work on one bus away. This is such a fantastic app for people riding the bus. It uses info from the bus system to tell you how far the bus is away from your stop. It deals pretty well with the messy dynamic reality that traffic can slowdown or speed up, or even a bus has to stop for some reason and so the next one will come. Check it out if you are in one of their cities.
Thanks!
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#19Citymapper et al are excellent. The big issue I find is that half the time TFL seems to completely ignore its own bus schedule (at least in my area). You rush for a bus and it leaves 2mins before schedule (and the next one also turns up early). I would rather longer waits and better predictability.
Im thinking it might be better to revisit the project and analyse long term patterns in bus arrivals
What would be the source of truth for verifying that the bus made it to the location on-time/late/early?
Re: I built my own CityMapper
#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Im thinking it might be better to revisit the project and analyse long term patterns in bus arrivals
What would be the source of truth for verifying that the bus made it to the location on-time/late/early?
Potentially using the live arrivals APIs and seeing when its right now, not 100% it would work but might be worth a shot