MassDOT Developers - Where's the Bus - MITX Event

WHERE’S THE BUS?

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Chris Dempsey and Joshua RobinMassachusetts Department of Transportation

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WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND REAL-TIME WEATHER REPORTS?

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WEATHER INFORMATION IS OPENAS A RESULT, CUSTOMERS HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES

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WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND OUT WHEN THE NEXT BUS WILL ARRIVE?

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Where’s the #%*(#&$

bus?

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TRANSIT INFORMATION WAS “CLOSED”

ONE CHOICE

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SO, IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WE DECIDED TO MAKE MBTA BASIC TRIP PLANNING

INFORMATION OPEN

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BY NOVEMBER, THERE WERE SIX INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS BUILT

WITH MBTA DATA

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GREAT, BUT WHEN IS THE NEXT BUS ACTUALLY GOING TO SHOW UP?

TRADITIONAL MODEL

First, (1) Countdown Signs

Then, (2) Web and Phone Distribution

Then, Maybe, (3) Share with Others

WHAT IF WE REVERSED THE ORDER?

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ON NOVEMBER 14th, AS PART OF A TRIAL PROGRAM, THE MBTA RELEASED

A REAL-TIME DATAFEED FOR FIVE BUS LINES

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1 HOUR 2 DAYS 1 WEEK

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2 WEEKS 1 MONTH 5 WEEKS

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7 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS

http://www.mass.gov/massdot/developers

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WITH THOSE RESULTS*FOR JUST FIVE BUS LINES

IN TWO MONTHS…

*ALL AT NO COST TO THE MBTA

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WHAT MIGHT DEVELOPERS CREATE IF WE UNLOCK

BUS LOCATION DATA FORTHE ENTIRE BUS SYSTEM?