PDX Bus MAX Streetcar WES Overview
What is PDX Bus MAX Streetcar WES?
PDX Bus is an award-winning app that provides arrival times for public transport in Portland, Oregon. It uses TriMet's live tracking data to display arrival times that are perfectly formatted for the iPhone. The app allows users to bookmark frequently used stops, displays recently accessed stops, and gives details for arrivals that are en-route. It also includes interactive rail maps, embedded maps, and GPS to locate nearby stops or rail stations. The app displays Rider Alerts, Detours, and a "Nighttime visibility flasher" to make users visible to bus drivers.
Features
- Displays arrival times for public transport in Portland, Oregon
- Uses TriMet's live tracking data to display arrival times
- Allows users to bookmark frequently used stops
- Displays recently accessed stops
- Gives details for arrivals that are en-route
- Includes interactive rail maps
- Shows embedded maps with locations of stops and last known position of the bus or train
- Uses GPS to locate nearby stops or rail stations
- Allows users to browse routes and stops
- Provides links to TriMet route information
- Displays Rider Alerts and Detours
- Includes a "Nighttime visibility flasher" to make users visible to bus drivers
- Provides trip planning feature
- Specially formatted text to work with the iPhone 3GS VoiceOver accessibility feature to speak arrivals
- Includes a QR code reader to read codes at bus stops and stations
- Route and arrival data provided by permission of TriMet
- Developed as a volunteer effort to provide a service for TriMet riders
- Suggestions and feedback are welcome.
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Product Details and Description of
PDX Bus is an award winning application that displays arrival times for public transport in Portland, Oregon. ** PDX Bus won Best in Show at the CivicApps.org awards ** This app uses the Internet to quickly access TriMet's live tracking data to display arrival times perfectly formatted for the iPhone. It allows you to bookmark frequently used stops, displays recently accessed stops, and gives details for arrivals which are en-route. You can enter the stop "id" of the stop (as displayed at each stop or station) or you can browse the routes for the stop. Feature includes: - Interactive rail maps, showing the MAX, WES and Streetcar stops. - Embedded maps, showing locations of stops, and when available, the last known position of the bus or train. - Use GPS to locate nearby stops or rail stations. - Browse routes and stops, show an entire route on the map. - Links to TriMet route information. - Displays Rider Alerts, and Detours. - A "Nighttime visibility flasher" - a flashing screen that can be used at night so that drivers can see you. TriMet suggests holding up a cell phone to make yourself visible to bus drivers. -Trip Planning - now you can use the same trip planning feature that is available on TriMet's web site. - Specially formatted text to work with the iPhone 3GS VoiceOver accessibility feature to speak arrivals. - QR code reader to read codes at bus stops and stations Route and arrival data provided by permission of TriMet. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Note: this free application was developed as a volunteer effort to provide a service for TriMet riders, the developer has no affiliation with TriMet, or Apple. Suggestions and feedback are welcome.
Top Reviews
By Bummer Toons
Vastly Improved App
The app is much better than it used to be. I use it daily to identify where and when the nearest MAX train will arrive and whether there are any delays. The only issue I see is sometimes the app will show a train is coming or due, and no train comes. All if the busses and trains have GPS, and it seems odd that the app would not have 100% accurate location data. Having said that, this seems to happen very rarely. One feature I would like to see is the ability to set custom alerts, e.g. notify me 10 minutes before the next red line train is due to arrive at X station.
By Sillygrrrl
Great App with Hidden Features
I use this app multiple times each day during the work week. I really liked the flashing light to alert bus drivers during the winter time but it seemed to have disappeared. I read some reviews today and the latest app description and realized that it wasn't gone but just "hidden" in the optional settings that I never thought to review! I also found the ability to bookmark my stops which is very handy since I previously had a note on my phone with all my favorite stop ID's. I really do find the app to be helpful and pretty accurate.
By ednwvf
Bestows transit superpowers
PDX Bus turns regular bus riders into bus whisperers. It pulls up my morning and evening commute options automatically, and I can easily see my fastest route home from anywhere. It shows alerts, delays and buses that might be no-shows, so nothing’s left to chance. I just noticed that you can refresh arrival times by shaking the phone, a real mittens season game changer, and I had to finally leave a review. It’s years overdue.
