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Congratulations to the winners, and all who entered, the MTA APP QUEST
Photo from the MTA Flickr, by Patrick Cashin.
(Photo: Grand Prize team Embark NYC with a custom 5’ subway sign at Vanderbilt Hall in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal.)
Earlier today, travelers strolling by Grand Central’s Vanderbilt Hall overheard something historic: the announcement of the winners of MTA App Quest, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s competition for software developers. The MTA challenged developers to create new apps that improve the transit experience of its 8.5 million daily riders. Forty-two appswere submitted, for a range of platforms and devices: Android, iOS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and more.
Join us in congratulating the winners!
- Grand Prize: Embark NYC, by Taylor Malloy and David Hodge of Embark
This all-purpose transit navigation app for Android and iOS devices offers trip planning, service advisories, interactive maps, schedules and more.- Second Prize: Free NYC Subway Locator, by Jordan Hill of Flatiron Factory
This iOS app automatically calculates the nearest subway entrances to your current location and lists them by direction, in order of proximity by feet. The app also shows the individual station entrance locations, service alerts, and elevator and escalator outages, all using data provided by the MTA.- Third Prize: Notify Me NYC, by Emma Assin and Felipe Flores of the Cortelyou Collective
This Android app notifies you if your subway, Metro-North or LIRR train is experiencing service problems, based on the times of day and days of week you ride.- Popular Choice Grand Prize: CityMaps, by Christopher Winfield
This app combines real-time information about local businesses with subway information about how to reach them.- Popular Choice Second Prize: Right Track: Metro-North, by David Waring
This Android app provides quick access to Metro-North schedules, real-time status updates and track assignments.- Large Organization Award: NYC Station Finder, by Slalom Consulting
This iPhone app allows users to find station entrances with an augmented reality station finder.Five apps received honorable mentions from the panel of nine expert judges:
- Annadale: Staten Island Train & Ferry, by Mike Raney
- Art by Subway NYC, by Matthew Vincent
- NYC Travel, by Fernando Garza and Chevon Christie
- OnBoard, by Reed Martin
- Right Track: Metro-North, by David Waring
View all the submissions in the gallery, and download an app today to enhance your own experience of the MTA!
‘Embark NYC,’ Multi-Purpose Navigation App, Wins MTA App Quest [mta.info]
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By Marci
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Reblogged from The ChallengePost Blog
The MTA’s Bus Time is now live for buses in Staten Island. Powered by technology from two NYC tech companies, Open Plans and Mobile Commons, New Yorkers can track buses in real-time using their computers, smart phones or via SMS.
The Mayor welcomed the news, saying, “ In an increasingly digital world, it’s more important than ever to provide New Yorkers with the 21st Century mass transit system they need and deserve. Today, the MTA took a positive step towards that goal by launching Bus Time in Staten Island – a real-time tracking service that will provide greater convenience and more flexibility to New Yorkers.”
Photo from: openplans.org.
The MTA is launching BusTime in Staten Island later this month, allowing you to track buses and get an estimated time of arrival from your computer or mobile device (vis SMS or a web app).
Until then, you can check out the pilot program on the M34 and M34A routes in Manhattan or the B63 route in Brooklyn.
Have you seen one of these around NYC?
For the past two weeks, the MTA has been running a fleet of vintage buses on the M42 crosstown route. According to the MTA, “Everything is original except the MetroCard fareboxes.”
Find out more: http://www.mta.info/news/stories/?story=497.
What is your favorite MTA App?
We want your help to find the best MTA-related app. MTA App Quest public voting is now live through January 11th. You can vote once a day until then.
Go to http://mtaappquest.com/submissions to watch video demos and to vote on your favorite app.
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