Let’s Hear it for the SEPTA Webmonkeys!
Oh my god. I think the SEPTA monkeys may have actually done something right! Their webmonkeys, that is.
I was checking out a transit schedule today, and I noticed they made some changes to their online content:
-Html schedules that don’t take five years to load, even on a broadband connection (but still the option to download the pdf if you want it).
-A clickable rail system map, that tells you the exact location, hours, and fares for each station.
I’m not sure when these upgrades happened (could have been a while ago), but I’m just tickled. I realize this may not seem like a big deal to some of you, but holy crap if this isn’t a huge improvement!
Baby steps, you know?
So, SEPTA webmonkeys, keep up the good work! Definitely fix the Center City street and transit map next.
Oh, and just get rid of the trip planner. I mean, who the hell uses that thing anyway?
Update: Thanks to Blinq, and Philadelphia Will Do, and Akkam’s Razor for mentioning this post.
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March 17th, 2006 at 4:37 pm
uh, the “html schedules” link is broken. but thanks for the general tip! yay, information!
March 17th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
uh, the “html schedules” link is broken
Hmmmm… so it is… And now… it’s not.
Sorry about that, and thanks for letting me know!
March 20th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
I noticed back in December that the bus schedules had switched from PDF to HTML and that was mega exciting. Good to see they’ve finally switched the trains as well!
The clickable rail system map has been there for a while though. It’s been a big help to me working on SEPTA Commuter GMaps.
March 20th, 2006 at 12:46 pm
That makes sense, since I don’t think I’ve looked at a bus schedule in few months. Ditto for the rail map. Thanks for the input!
March 20th, 2006 at 11:13 pm
Andrea, you might be interested in these SEPTA Google and Google Earth Maps. I was looking for this earlier, but didn’t find it until now.
March 21st, 2006 at 12:19 pm
That site actually inspired me to make my own maps! I wanted to have something with the lines drawn for the routes, plus it gives me good experience with backend programming.