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In addition to offering a shuttle service to on-campus residents and Zipcar to both those on- and off-campus, the university recently partnered with Zimride, a rideshare service that uses a social networking format to connect students to carpooling opportunities. Recent new additions, NextBus and an app, make the shuttle program more efficient.
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The worldwide app, for iPhone or Android phones, allows users to buy tickets, get info on tours and stops, as well as email photos taken during the tour.
Read More →Plans to launch apps in late May providing commuter rail passengers with real-time info on train arrivals.
Read More →Allows students to track bus locations in real-time online via their computer or mobile devices such as cell phones, iPods or iPads.
Read More →From Blacksburg Transit's VT Bus Tracker for Virginia Tech to King County Metro and the University of Washington’s One Bus Away, transit systems linked with universities are leading the way with open source technology. They are providing real-time arrival information to riders and giving them mobile access, through iPhone and Android applications. But there is a huge disparity among agencies across the country in terms of the information they are providing to riders.
Read More →Students and community residents can send their location and Blacksburg Transit route number to VT Bus Tracker to receive estimated bus arrival time and number of passengers currently on board.
Read More →The Mobile Transit Companion is currently being piloted on Android phones in 10 stations along Line 14 of the Paris Metro.
Read More →Providing instant access to customer opinions, Survey on the Spot enables businesses to gather information from customers on their iPhones, smartphones and the Web.
Read More →Customers using RouteShout are able to quickly and easily find bus stops, routes and arrival and departure times on their electronic devices.
Read More →RouteShout, a mobile phone application that delivers next-bus arrival times, is now available for customers to receive MTA schedule information. Customers using RouteShout are able to quickly and easily find bus stops, routes and arrival and departure times on their electronic devices.
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