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Open Standards
Public transit agencies in the US run the gamut from small, non-profit charity operations to multi-billion Federal Agencies. Some are privately operated and most serve a well defined region. As a result, end-users are often only able to access information pertaining to a single mode or agency when other complementary services may exist within the same service area. Many transit agencies recognize the benefits of providing users with information on connecting services but lacking a common format to publish multiagency schedule/location data, the effectiveness has been limited. In most major cities and many other regions across the USA (268 Worldwide according to http://www.citygoround.org/), transit agencies have found a solution to this problem by adopting a standard data format known as the General Transit Feed Specification which can then be provided to third party mobile app developers through the GTFS Data Exchange. Once provided as "Open Data" the feeds can then be converted for use in multiple formats compatible with Windows Phones, iOS Android or others.
Bring regional transit providers in line with best practices of open data standards
- Advocate for regional Open Data practices
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Work with Municipal Partners to Convert Data Into GTFS Format -
Organize and Assist Regional OpenStreetMap Campaign -
Compile Repository of Open Source Applications for GTFS, OpenStreetMap, Siri resources for small agencies