Transportation information for moderns. Using Web 2.0 tools and applications to get people moving in the right direction.

BayBridgeInfo on Twitter

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@BayBridgeInfo is the official conduit for news and information about the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. This includes closures for construction and maintenance and the design of the new span.


Caltrain

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caltrain@caltrain is a Twitter account set up by Caltrain riders to broadcast service alerts and other updates about the Caltrain system. This Twitter account was established to fulfill a need not met by Caltrain, namely convenient and timely updates. The service relies on Caltrain riders to share updates. More information can be found here.


CTA Tweet

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CTA Tweet@ctatweet republishes CTA Alerts without requiring them to sing up for the system, as well as allow CTA riders to post their own news about specific lines. CTA Tweet is a user-driven service that fills a need that CTA does not provide solutions for.


DB Info

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@DB_Info provides followers information about services disruptions for Deutsche Bahn lines. They also provide updates about promotions and other changes to services.


Metro Los Angeles

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Metro Los Angeles@metrolosangeles provides followers with service updates for Los Angeles Metroin English and Spanish.


Metrolink

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Metrolink@metrolink publishes service updates for the Southern Californian commuter rail .


New York City MTA Service Alerts

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NYC MTA@nyc_mta publishes Metro service alerts from NYC MTA. This is an unofficial service provided by riders for lack of something similar from MTA.


SFBART

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SFBART@sfbart posts BART service updates, answers riders’ questions, and re-tweets comments about the system. They also post articles either related to Bay Area transit or public transit around the world.