FareBot tracks your public transit card history, raises privacy issues

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Your ORCA card probably contains a lot more publicly accesible information than you think. Crosscut is out today with a story about the ORCA (One Regional Card for All) card, a pass that allows Seattle area public transit riders to get around town. Information like your 10 most recent trips and five transactions are stored on… Read More…

Lost in Seattle? WhichBus helps you plan your public transit ride in real-time

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From an honorable mention at Startup Weekend last year to winning second place at October’s Evergreen Apps Challenge, the developers of WhichBus have made serious progress. Now comes another big step: WhichBus is officially going live. Similar to OneBusAway, WhichBus helps you navigate your way around Seattle on public transit. It combines both trip planning… Read More…

Seattle redesigns public transit map with focus on frequency

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Speaking last month at an Ignite Seattle talk, mayor Mike McGinn stressed that the city needed to find ways to better use and present data to help the everyday lives of its citizens. A recent redesign of Seattle’s King County Metro transit maps is a perfect example of that. Nearly two years ago, public transit planning… Read More…