1. WHERE’S THE BUS?
Chris Dempsey and Joshua Robin
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
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2. WHY IS IT SO EASY TO FIND
REAL-TIME WEATHER REPORTS?
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3. WEATHER INFORMATION IS OPEN
AS A RESULT, CUSTOMERS HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES
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4. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO FIND OUT
WHEN THE NEXT BUS WILL ARRIVE?
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5. Where’s the
#%*(#&$
bus?
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6. TRANSIT INFORMATION WAS “CLOSED”
=
ONE CHOICE
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7. SO, IN SEPTEMBER 2009 WE DECIDED
TO MAKE MBTA BASIC TRIP PLANNING
INFORMATION OPEN
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8. BY NOVEMBER, THERE WERE SIX
INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS BUILT
WITH MBTA DATA
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9. GREAT, BUT WHEN IS THE NEXT BUS
ACTUALLY GOING TO SHOW UP?
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10. TRADITIONAL MODEL
First, (1) Countdown Signs
Then, (2) Web and Phone Distribution
Then, Maybe, (3) Share with Others

11. WHAT IF WE REVERSED THE ORDER?

12. ON NOVEMBER 14th, AS PART OF A
TRIAL PROGRAM, THE MBTA RELEASED
A REAL-TIME DATA
FEED FOR FIVE BUS LINES
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13. 1 HOUR 2 DAYS 1 WEEK
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14. 2 WEEKS 1 MONTH 5 WEEKS
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15. 7 WEEKS 8 WEEKS 8 WEEKS
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16. http://www.mass.gov/massdot/developers

17. WITH THOSE RESULTS*
FOR JUST FIVE BUS LINES
IN TWO MONTHS…
*ALL AT NO COST TO THE MBTA
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18. WHAT MIGHT DEVELOPERS
CREATE IF WE UNLOCK
BUS LOCATION DATA FOR
THE ENTIRE BUS SYSTEM?
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