TOOLBOX / BSLA
In the early days of strategizing about
transit information dissemination,
the MBTA had considered investing
heavily in the installation of countdown
signs. As their strategy developed,
the MBTA realized that they could
bring information more directly and
immediately to people in a more cost
effective way by releasing data publicly.
The MBTA began making static
information about its transit services
public in 2009. Within two months,
a series of applica F