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Travel in your city - now online!

4 replies · 2,419 views · Started 26 February 2009

Living in Reading in the UK, I've been used to seeing a gradual computerisation of everything to do with the city's travel network, right down to electronic signs at some of the busier bus stops - it's clear that there's now computer awareness of all trains, buses and roads. Which begs the question as to why some or all of this data couldn't be put online for Joe Public to access. There's now an answer for Reading (and for several other UK cities), thanks to mxData and their new MetroTV mobile application, screenshots and details below.

Read on in the full article.

Seems to be UK-residents only. Still, this app might give people like lord Ahmed another reason play with his phone while driving...

If only this was available in London........this would be such an incredible service - just what mobile data access is meant for!

A proper phone would come with a luxury stretch limousine and an evasive driving trained chauffeur, this would render the public transport system obsolete overnight.