Transit Tracker

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TransitTracker-ChicagoallowsriderstotakeadvantageoftheChicagoTransitAuthority'sBusTrackerAPI.

TransitTracker-Chicagoalsoincludestheabilitytodownloadrouteschedules.

TransitTracker-ChicagoallowsyoutodefinealertsforCTAroutesandstops;getanotificationwhenavehicleonaspecificrouteisapproachingorarrivingataparticularstop.

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TRACKING

-Putinoneormoreroutenumbers,separatedbyspacesorcommas,andseeallbusesonthoseroutesorputinanindividualbusnumber(printedonthesideofCTAbuses).

ROUTESCHEDULES

-YoucanrequestaroutescheduleforanyCTAroutebyenteringitsnumber.Schedulescanbeviewedasorigin/destinationtablesoronamap.Onthemap,seewhenthenextbus/trainisscheduledtoarrivebytappingonastop.Seealltimesforthatstopbytappingontheinfowindowthatappears.

CLOSESTOPS

-SelectyourcurrentlocationoranaddressyouenterorselectonamapasasearchlocationforCTAstopsthatarenearby.Youcanspecifyamaximumnumberofstopstoreturnaswellasanoptionalroutefilter.

ALERTS

-YoucandefinealertsforwhenaCTAvehicleisapproachingorarrivingataparticularstop.Thesealertsarebasedondistancefromthestop,usingtheshapeoftheroutedefinedbyCTA.

-BecausethesealertsdependonthevehiclefollowingtheshapedefineUdbyCTA,ifthevehicleisondetour,orifthevehicleisn'tfollowingthedefinedrouteforsomeotherreason,youralertmaynottriggerasexpected.

DIRECTIONS

-Chooseanorigin,adestination,andthetimeyouwouldliketoeitherdepartorarrive,andtheGoogleMapsappwilldisplaythedifferentoptionsavailableusingCTA'sbusesandtrains.


Otherfeatures:

-Choosealightordarktheme.
-Showsatelliteimageryand/orcolor-codedtrafficdataonthemap.
-Optionallykeepthemapscreenfromdimmingandshuttingoff.
-AdjusttheupdateintervalofCTAvehiclelocations.
-Chooseacustomringtonefoalerts.