- Source: Transit (app)
Transit is a mobile app providing real-time public transit data. The app functions in over 175 metropolitan areas around the world.
Description
Transit was designed for aggregating and mapping real-time public transit data as well as crowdsourcing user data to determine the true location of buses and trains. Transit was first released in 2012 for iPhone and soon after launched the Android-compatible version.
The app offers users schedules and alerts for multiple modes of transportation where available, including bus and rail. Transit was developed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Sam Vermette and Guillaume Campagna with the goal of minimizing the need for individuals to own vehicles in cities.
Transit is in direct competition with other transit mapping services such as Moovit and Citymapper, as well as general mapping services that also provide transit data such as Google Maps, Bing Maps, and Apple Maps.
Current Transit app executives are Chief Executive Officer Sam Vermette and Chief Business Officer David Block-Schachter. In 2018, Transit raised $17.5 million. The majority of investments came from auto manufacturers. The lead investor was Alliance Ventures. Others included Jaguar Land Rover's venture capital fund, InMotion Ventures, Accel, and Real Ventures.
= Features
=Transit is compatible with car-sharing and ride-hailing apps such as Uber, Lyft, Via, and Ola, along with multiple bike-share systems. In April 2018, the app expanded to include scooter-sharing systems in four American cities. The app provides users with a color-coded system that matches colors with modes of transportation in order for users to quickly associate a color with the mode of transportation they are monitoring.
In February 2019, the Transit app released an update that allows users to look up bus and train schedules for their whole city even without a data connection, or determine if a bike-sharing station has bikes available. Even when users are offline, they are able to find the nearest public transport stops and map their journey.
= Supported regions
=Transit is supported in 16 countries across the globe including Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Within the United States, Transit can be used in 270 regions.
Partners
Transit supports multiple mobile ticketing platforms including Token Transit and Masabi. Users are only required to input their payment information into the app one time, and then able to purchase ride and bike-share passes within the app's interface.
= Endorsers
=Transit has partnered with some public agencies in Canada and the USA to become their official or endorsed multimodal app. Agencies that have endorsed the app include:
In Canada:
BC Transit
Société de transport de l'Outaouais
OC Transpo
Halifax Transit
Société de transport de Montréal
TransLink
Calgary Transit
In the USA:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Central Ohio Transit Authority
Capital Area Transportation Authority
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
Green Mountain Transit (Vermont)
Los Angeles Metro (Metro)
Maryland Transit Administration
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority
Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus
Utah Transit Authority
Golden Gate Transit
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority
ABQ Ride
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar istilah penerbangan
- Singapura
- Lintas Rel Terpadu Addis Ababa
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- EZ-Link
- Google Drive
- Jak Lingko
- LRT Jakarta
- Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines
- Transjakarta
- Transit (app)
- Moovit
- Citymapper
- Transit
- PBSC Urban Solutions
- Regional Transportation District
- York Region Transit
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Central Ohio Transit Authority
- MetroHero