BRT Model on Display Now

An example of a BRT model will be on display today until Thursday in a variety locations in the north metro area.

Right now it is at the Westminster Park-n-Ride on the west bound side of US 36. It will be there until 6 pm.

Tomorrow, June 6, it will be at the Boulder Municipal Building, 1777 Broadway, from 8 am to 1:30 pm. From there it will go to the Longmont Park-n-Ride at 8th and Coffman where it will be from 3-6 pm.

On Thursday, June 7 is will be at the Broomfield Park-n-Ride at Gate B during the morning rush hour from 7-9 am. I think that Gate B is the gate for regional buses going to downtown Denver. During the evening rush hour it will be at the Louisville/Superior Park-n-Ride from 3-6 pm. I think it will be on the south bound side of the highway.

Just a note that this is the second time that RTD has displayed a possible BRT model for the Denver area. They ended up not buying the first one although it was a system that would have worked very well.

An Unique Guide to the NY Subway

Ever gotten off the train or subway and then realized that you were actually a couple of blocks from where you thought you already were. If you are in New York City there is an iPhone application that can help you with that. ExitStrategyNYC can tell you where to stand on every subway platform in the city so that you are right next to your exit when you get off.

The app has also incorporated Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s neighborhood map to make a continuous, transit-oriented map of Manhattan. This is good, because the maps are too big to print, and may not be that useful for someone who is not already familiar with NYC. The app also includes bus maps.

ExitStrategyNYC for the iPhone gives information for all of New York City. A smaller version of this app is also available for BlackBerry and Android phones and also works on Amazon's Kindle. The lite version does not have subway or bus maps and Manhattan is the only borough with full coverage. The iPhone version costs $4.99. The lite versions cost from $3.99 to $0.99 depending on the platform you buy it for.

I have sent the company a message asking if this app is useful for handicapped riders who need to be use elevators or ramps. (Update: the app includes the location of elevators.)

Now someone needs to make something like this for the Seoul subway. Also, something to tell riders which escalators and elevators are not working in the DC metro.