"Departures NYC" aims at letting people find their way in the sometimes complicated New York bus network. This mobile app uses augmented reality to locate bus stops and display transit information in real time.By holding up their smartphone and simply…
Transport for London (TfL) is currently testing an innovative wayfinding system for the visually-impaired at Pimlico subway station. The "Wayfindr" was developed by ustwo design studio, in partnership with the Royal London Society for Blind People's Youth…
The benefits of real-time transit information are already known, but a survey conducted by a team of researchers from the City College of New York tried to measure precisely its impact on overall ridership.This research is based on the results of a real…
Most New Yorkers systematically consider the bus as the slowest and most complicated transport option compared to the subway. Based on this observation, data analyst Jonathan Soma created a map using MTA data to let people check which is the fastest way…
Willing to encourage social interactions and fight against isolation in public transportation, the Brazilian city of Pelotas and marketing agency Mark+ are conducting an experiment in the bus called the "Feeding friendship campaign".Several seats marked…
"Check Room" is a concept presented by South Korean designer Wan Ki Kim as part of the of the 2014 Spark Design Awards.It aims at solving the overcrowding issue in the subway during rush hour by allowing a more efficient distribution of commuters between…
London’s iconic double decker buses will become greener now starting next year.To reduce the carbon emissions in the city Transport for London is launching a program where they will acquire hybrid double-deck buses that can wirelessly charge at the end of…
A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota conducted a study analyzing the impact of bus stop amenities (shelters, benches and schedules) on the perception of waiting times. It is based on a sample of 822 commuters at 36 bus stops in the "Twin…
Transport for London (TfL) is currently testing in its famous double-decker buses a system aiming at informing passengers in real-time about seats availability on the second floor before they climb the stairs.This innovation is based on a technology using…
TransitMix is a tool created by a group of developers from the Code for America organization that lets people design their own bus network in every city around the world.By selecting points in a mapping tool, users can create bus stops and draw a route…
Google Now, the intelligent personal assistant developed by Google, offers a new feature for mobile devices able to wake commuters up when they're about to reach their destination.Early birds or night owls taking a long trip on public transport and…
Transport for London (TfL) partnered with telecoms firm Telent and IT company CGI to set-up a giant network of sensors in the London Subway.This initiative aims at allowing a centralized management and monitoring of escalators, loudspeakers, air…
Willing to create an international standard for the design of subway maps, Paris-based Serbian architect Jug Cerovic developed "INAT", a set of guidelines to make them easy to read and memorize. As a result of this work, Cerovic redesigned the maps of 12…
After having redecorated a bus shelter, a subway station, advertising panels and an airport lounge in Paris, Ikea turned Tokyo Tama Monorail into a "party train" to celebrate the opening of a new store in the Japanese capital.Customers selected via a…
Zurich-based agency Vehovar & Jauslin designed an impressive transparent roof covering an area of 1,000 square meters for a bus station of the Northern Swiss city of Aarau.Its structure consists of a steel frame covered by a giant light blue air…
To make bus commuting more attractive, Aberdeen transit authority equipped its vehicles with an onboard entertainment channel.Using the buses' free WiFi and a dedicated mobile app, passengers can access online contents on their mobile devices after…
Chinese New Year is taking place on January 31st this year.During the 40-day "Spring Festival" period, when several hundred millions of Chinese citizens will cross the whole country to visit their families, 3.6 billion passenger trips are expected to be…
From the first portable gramophones manufactured in the early 20th century to the famous "Walkman" launched by Sony in 1979, allowing people to listen to music on the move has always been a concern for the music industry. Nowadays, mobile music…
As part of a graduation project at the Eindhoven Design Academy, Dutch designer Ilse Heesterbeek imagined a technology to teach local history and make daily commute more entertaining.The "History travels with you" project is based on a transparent touch…
To promote Paris as a destination, Air France partnered with Canadian advertising agency Bleublancrouge to set-up a piece of the French capital's subway on the platform of Montreal's Berri-UQAM station.Several classical elements from the Paris subway were…