Transportation Techies are programmers who love visualizing open data from transportation systems. Organized by @mvs202.
Washington, DC
Joined December 2013
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Transportation Tech retweeted
The new Metro Pulse app launches TOMORROW morning, with exciting new features and improvements designed to make your experience easier and more convenient than ever! 📲
☑️ Get alerts about service disruptions
☑️ Choose light or dark mode
☑️ Report a lost item
☑️ Share feedback about your trip
☑️ View accessibility and parking information at a glance
☑️ Enjoy a polished, improved design
☑️ Improved data accuracy, quality, and app performance
And more! ⤵️
Already have the app? Be sure to update it. Learn more at wmata.com/MetroPulse
Transportation Tech retweeted
Drive every interstate out of Washington, DC at once, and the last car hits the West Coast 45h 35m later.
Transportation Tech retweeted
Trying out collecting SEPTA's gtfs-rt feed to do some TransitMatters inspired dashboards.
Here's an interactive site to look at average regional rail route speed profiles.
septa-rail-profiles-0923dd.g…
Transportation Tech retweeted
the parking simulator is working increasingly well, without losing the whole "complete clusterfuck" vibe. (i added stop signs)
Transportation Tech retweeted
🌟 Get true reachability calculations with the Isochrones API.
This API calculates the area you can reach from an origin point within a set amount of time — but unlike a radius, it accounts for actual road network travel times ➡️ goo.gle/3RnkOp2
ALT Multiple overlapping shapes with irregular borders imposed onto a map.
Transportation Tech retweeted
Our safety work transforms complex data into actionable insights that save lives. We’re looking for a Center Director to maintain technical excellence in SMS software, risk modeling, and human-tech interaction. Apply today: bit.ly/3SUFo09
Learn more about our Safety & Human Factors Technical Center: bit.ly/3SyLP9e
ALT Manager stands in front of team around conference table
Transportation Tech retweeted
TheDuckCow, the developer behind Godot Road Generator, has shared a newly merged update adding traffic lanes for procedural intersections.
Check out the plug-in: 80.lv/articles/godot-road-ge…
Transportation Tech retweeted
💡The FRA Research and Development team wants to hear your ideas! We’re seeking innovative research concepts related to track, rolling stock, and train control, and we're looking to build new partnerships with universities and industry leaders. Share your ideas and help shape the future of rail research. Learn more about our Broad Agency Announcement here: railroads.dot.gov/research-d…
Transportation Tech retweeted
Train travel is a modern alternative to congested highways and busy airports. The @Amtrak Ridership data in BTS' State Transportation Statistics give planners insights to gauge demand for nonhighway travel, track intercity growth trends, and optimize transit hubs.
See the data: bit.ly/3Q6jYfE #AmtrakRidership #Transit #BTS
Transportation Tech retweeted
Widgets for the MTA app are back! Now you can get real-time subway and bus information without even opening the app.
You can create widgets for upcoming arrivals to your favorite stations or routes, or for service on the lines you use the most. They automatically update, so you’ll always have the most accurate information right at your fingertips.
Not using the MTA app? Now’s the time to change that—download the app for iOS or Android today.
ALT Screenshots of MTA app widgets on an iPhone
Transportation Tech retweeted
I had a lot of Fable tokens to use up before my weekly reset, so I made this live 3D map of London with Three.js
Every train, bus, boat and plane is real and live right now!
- Tube, bus and riverboat data from TfL
- National Rail trains from Darwin live departure boards
- ADS-B for planes and helicopters
- AIS feed for boats and ships
- Map data from Overture and OpenStreetMap
Trains and buses have no GPS feed, so their positions are inferred from arrival countdowns and departure boards, then animated along the track/route geometry
Transportation Tech retweeted
We heard your feedback & updated our website! 📲💻
✔️Train lengths displayed
✔️Real-time elevator/escalator tracking (single view of ALL elevator/escalator statuses)
✔️Navigation upgrades
✔️Improved arrival countdowns
✔️Enhanced station & stop search
wmata.com
Transportation Tech retweeted
I made a super simple website where you can see everywhere you can get to in under an hour on the NYC subway.
The generated map is both a heat-map (changes color) and a cartogram (warps space).
castrio.me/nyc
Transportation Tech retweeted
Every day, millions of people travel through New York’s subway system, spanning over 400 stations and 600 miles of track!🗽🚇 This animation illustrates how travel patterns change throughout the day.
🔹Explore the story map: ow.ly/FxgH50YvtB2
