Ride Houston lets iPhone users locate the closest bus and rail stops for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (TX). The application does not provide real-time updates, but users can link seamlessly to Google Transit for detailed directions to their destination. Developer Brian Leonard also designed To A T, which provides a similar service for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and is currently making his way through Texas one app at a time. In addition to Ride Houston, he completed Ride Dallas and is working on Ride Austin. Downloads are available from the iTunes App Store. Link to full story in Write On METRO.
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Good to see more agencies providing these services to their customers. You may be interested in a paper on our blog about the transit data debate and how agencies can provide this information to their passengers. It is located here: http://www.fleetbeat.com/index.php/2010/02/simplifying-the-open-transit-data-debate-a-comprehensive-guide-to-providing-real-time-information-to-your-passengers/
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