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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by StavrosK on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:04AM (#12627484)
Many providers have an API for this. I used one in my city to build a very simple display that shows you bus times (and I put it in a toy bus):

https://i.imgur.com/LjV7MtB.jpg

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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by madeofpalk on Monday October 03, 2016 @10:17AM (#12627568)
Sydney even uses the electronic ticketing system to provide an estimate on the capacity of the bus.
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by sethhochberg on Monday October 03, 2016 @11:02AM (#12627862)
Thats clever. Most public bus systems I know in the US still see frequent cash payments onboard (the elderly, mostly). Is this not the case in Sydney, or is the system cashless?
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by madeofpalk on Monday October 03, 2016 @11:08AM (#12627925)
Over the past few years they've rolled out a new electronic ticketing system which is used exclusively.

On some bus routes (and/or outside of peek times) you can pay a cash fare on the buss, but even that is still a single-use paper RFID card that should be tapped on and off. These sales are in the extreme minority though - the elderly require an electronic card to get their discount IIRC.

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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by skeletonjelly on Monday October 03, 2016 @07:23PM (#12632197)
Really?! Where can I see this? On an app? I admittedly only use Google Maps when I'm in Sydney.
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Re:Why's that company so big? I could do that in a weekend by madeofpalk on Monday October 03, 2016 @09:02PM (#12632631)
TripView has it.
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