To Share or Not to Share? The Great Transit Data Debate
Some transit agencies keep it under wraps, while others share it widely. Three cities in the U.S. show how the availability of transit arrival data is a wild frontier.
"How likely is it that the arrival and departure information will be available on a site or service other than the official one? That depends on how open your local agency is. In some metro areas, transit agencies make data--routes, schedules, and even real-time vehicle location feeds--available to developers to mash into whatever applications they wish. In others, the agencies lock down their information, claiming it may not be reused without permission or fee."
New York's MTA is claiming copyright over its data. San Francisco is now writing data accessibility into its contracts. Portland is the most open of all.
Full Story:
Published on Monday, August 24, 2009 in
Topics
- The Cute and The Iconic
- The ASLA's New Guide to Resilient Design
- A Message to Suburban Counties: Invest in Transit or Get Left Behind
- Friday Eye Candy: Images of the World's Cities Through History
- The Days of 'Uber-for-X' May Be Over
- Redefining Success for Younger Generations
- CIAM's Third Way
- A First Look at New Migration Data
- Google Maps Erases Publically Owned Open Spaces
- Sweeping Parking Reform Approved in Oakland
- Corruption Charges Sully Economic Development Scheme in Upstate New York
- Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask About Prop. 13
- Uber's Demand Curve Is a Breakthrough for Users and Economists
- Bay Area City Rejects Crude-by-Rail Terminal, Could Set Precedent
- The Huge Cost of Improving Amtrak's Pennsylvanian Even a Little
- Memphis Bus Riders Union Scoring Victories
- How to Manage Retreat in the Face of Sea-Level Rise and Nuisance Floods
- Op-Ed: Parking Concerns Can't Outweigh Affordable Housing
- Safety Gets Top Priority in San Francisco Street Reconfiguration
- Planetizen Week in Review: September 24, 2016
