Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit Data

There's a decent chance this woman got a solo ride to Manhattan. Photo: Chariot

Ford’s Chariot Vans Are Mostly Empty

By David Meyer | Aug 2, 2018 | 6 Comments

Ford's Chariot van service — which has been hyped as a key addition to the urban transit network, but is little more than $4 bus rides along set routes in areas already well served by existing service — is proving to be a big, expensive failure.

The MTA's bus performance dashboard measures bus service in terms that make intuitive sense to riders.

Is Bus Service Getting Better or Worse? New MTA Dashboard Makes It Easier to Track.

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2018 | 2 Comments

The dashboard includes important indicators of citywide service quality, but riders can't look up the specific routes they take.

Subway arrival data displayed on an app produced by Transit, a Montreal-based start-up, and the MTA's Subway Time app.

Will the MTA Put Better Transit Data to Work for Riders?

By David Meyer | Oct 19, 2017 | 5 Comments

The Montreal-based app Transit is based on an unorthodox assumption: trip planning limited to directions from Point A to Point B doesn’t actually fit the needs of most riders, who travel the same route every day. “[The idea] we started with at Transit was to give the information of the next bus at the stop [where […]

The new MTA dashboard will show the average amount of time that delays cost riders on platforms (above) and trains.

MTA Will Start Using Common-Sense Metrics to Show Subway Riders How Their Trains Perform

By David Meyer | Sep 25, 2017 | 3 Comments

Starting Wednesday, transit riders will be able to see for themselves how their subway lines are performing, when the MTA launches an online dashboard showing how much time riders lose due to trains that are off-schedule.

A Westchester Bee Line bus. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Real-Time Westchester Bus Info Mysteriously Appears on Google Maps

By David Meyer | Sep 14, 2017 | 1 Comment

Riders of Westchester County's "Bee Line" bus service are still waiting for bus tracking apps, but maybe not for long.

Measuring Uber Traffic Would Be Impossible Under Cuomo’s Ride-Hailing Bill

By David Meyer | Feb 28, 2017

Yesterday, analyst Bruce Schaller published a groundbreaking report on the effect of Uber and other ride-hailing services on New York City streets and traffic. Schaller relied on copious trip data from ride-hailing companies to produce the report. But that same data, would not be obtainable under the disclosure provisions in Governor Cuomo's statewide "Uber" bill.

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