In an effort to showcase and encourage the usage of public transport in San Diego, I have started exploring different tools to visualize information for routes available in their system
Some of the things I've heard that stop people from taking public transport are: scared of not knowing the process of how to pay and ride it, the places where there is coverage, and overall the state of vehicles. One way I started doing this was by creating Reels to try and answer those questions, which may lead to more people being motivated to opt for this option in an effort to decrease carbon emissions.
Initial storyboard to highlight both ice cream shops and thrift stores on route 11.
Video for Route 1
Video for Route 11
Another project -one I created to satisfy my own needs- was that of a building a widget for a Tidbyt display so I could see the times for the bus stops close to my place. That way, I can glance at my tiny display and avoid having to constantly check on my phone. This project uses Tidbyt's Pixlet app, which implements Starlark -a Python dialect- and Go modules. Along with these components, HTTP requests to SDMTS' Onebusaway implementation are made to retrieve the data needed.
Form to request key from SDMTS
Onebusaway RESTful API documentation to make the calls and get the information needed
Playing with Tidbyt and learning about base64 encoding
Deployment of widget in Tidbyt's emulator