Want to know if a Rabbittransit bus is on time? There’s now an app for that.
The iPhone App, which is free, provides information for the Route 1, the line that has the most traffic with 500,000 riders a year, the Rabbitexpress buses to Harrisburg and Maryland, and the York College Green Machine service. Just search for “rabbittransit” in the app store, according to a news release.
A smart phone application for the Android will be available in October and one for the BlackBerry is still in the works.
All Rabbittransit vehicles are now equipped with GPS technology, and a new Infopoint section on transit agency’s website displays real-time information on the bus locations and departure times.
Riders at the Rabbittransit Transfer Center will be able to see the next available departure times on large-scale screens. Additional passenger screens are expected to be installed at York Hospital and York College.
For those who use the paratransit service, riders receive notification calls about their trip times from an automated phone system, which uses interactive voice response technology. Customers can opt to receive reminder calls prior to the bus arriving.
For more information about the latest technology features, visit www.rabbittransit.org and click on the “smarthop” icon.